Backstage Magic Tour?

[Goofy DS]

Has anyone done the Backstage Magic tour?

7 hours and $200 per person.... is it worth it?

My wife and I like to do something different when we go without the kids. We've done "Keys to the Kingdom" amd loved it, and we're looking for a different tour for our May trip.

 

[melmel]

My mom and I did this one this past November, and LOVED it. I had to talk her into it because of the 7 hours but the time just flew. They use a nice tour bus for most of the walking which was wonderful. Lunch is a HUGE family style affair at Mama Melrose, at least $50 or $60 meal easy. And just the sheer amount of stuff we saw, much more then we ever expected. We had done Keys on our trip pior and loved it. We ended up being VERY happy we decided to do the Backstage Magic, at least 50 times better. I liked it sooo much I want to do it again in December.

Melissa

 

[contempgal]

I think it is well worth it ................ I posted a quick description of the tour in a previous thread. Here it is:

In October of 2004, I took the Backstage Magic tour. What an amazing tour this is. Again, we started outside of Guest Services at Epcot just before 9:00. We walked as a group (in both tour cases, the groups were small) into the park and then immediately went "backstage" to a Disney Cruise Line bus that would be our "home" for the day. This was cool because the bus was very comfortable and big for the amount of people we had and they also kept water in a cooler on hand. We had 2 bus drivers who drove us around and stayed with the bus while we were out in case we wanted to leave anything on board. I won't divulge too much about what you do but we went into many backstage areas at Epcot, checked out the wardrobe department and saw the workings of the American Adventure show. Our fabulous guide gave us lots of info on other Epcot tidbits as well. We then went to the Disney Flower Shop and toured this building. Fabulous. After that, we hopped back on the bus and went to Disney Studios where we went to the huge costuming center where they make many of the costumes for the parks. It was wonderful. We stayed backstage for a bit and then did lunch at Mama Melrose's -- this was a highlight as the meal is family style. They brought out many different appetizers, entrees, desserts and we all tried each. After this filling meal, it was back on the bus and behind the MK we went........to the gigantic building that houses the Christmas decorations and to a huge metal shop where many different ride parts were being serviced. We ended our day at the MK, where we did a visit to the utilidors (very cool) and went into the park for some inside info. Our last thing........we walked down the blocked off street just before the parade (learning cool things on the way) and then guided to the very end of the route to watch the parade. The bus parked behind the scenes at every park so we had easy access. As we were leaving, our guide asked who was staying at a MK resort so me (at CR) and another couple were dropped off at our resorts. The others were took back to Epcot. Notes for this tour -- it's fabulous and a must do in my opinion...while there is a lot of walking and standing, there is also good rest time (you're on this tour for 7 - 8 hours).....I was very tired by the end though.