Disneyland Tours Questions

[Vala]

My room mate and I have been looking at doing one of the walking tours this year.

Our dates so far are October 27 to November 7, and then coming back late November 8 and staying until the 11th.

The first thing that came to my mind was of course the Halloween tour, but nobody will get me onto Tower of Terror, so I am not really sure if this is something I'd like.

I'd personally prefer the Walk in Walt's Footsteps tour, but somehow my room mate has fallen for the other two tours: either Discover the Magic or Welcome to Disneyland.

Discover the Magic seems to be geared more towards kids, is this correct? I'm a child at heart and certainly won't mind, but I have a feeling my room mate will be disappointed in the end. She likes her Disney fix, but she "overdoses" quite soon if that makes sense.

I've seen a lot posted about Walk in Walt's footsteps, but nothing recent about Welcome to Disneyland. Can somebody give me a short overview? I'd be interested most in the Priority Seating. Is this for Aladdin or a parade? If it's for a parade, whereabouts is the seating?
This will be my fourth trip to Disneyland and I'd probably not learn anything new there, but if it makes room mate happy I'd be willing to pay, especially considering the Priority Seating.

 

[glendalais]

The first thing that came to my mind was of course the Halloween tour, but nobody will get me onto Tower of Terror, so I am not really sure if this is something I'd like.

It is the goal of the Disneyland Resort to ensure all of our Guests are comfortable while experiencing one of our Guided Tours.

If there is any aspect of a Guided Tour, including the tour referred to in 2008 as Disney's Happiest Haunts Tour, that you wish not to experience, simply inform the Tour Guide Host or Hostess upon checking in, and they'll be more than happy to allow you to skip that portion.

Discover the Magic seems to be geared more towards kids, is this correct? I'm a child at heart and certainly won't mind, but I have a feeling my room mate will be disappointed in the end. She likes her Disney fix, but she "overdoses" quite soon if that makes sense.

The Discover the Magic Tour is a unique experience aimed at Families with young children ages 3 thru 9 which allows them to explore Disneyland Park while interacting with their favourite Disney Characters.

I've seen a lot posted about Walk in Walt's footsteps, but nothing recent about Welcome to Disneyland. Can somebody give me a short overview? I'd be interested most in the Priority Seating. Is this for Aladdin or a parade? If it's for a parade, whereabouts is the seating?

Designed for those who wish to make of their visit to the Disneyland Resort, the Welcome to Disneyland Tour takes Guests through both Disneyland Park and Disney's California Adventure Park. Our Tour Guides will share fun facts and trivia about both Parks with their Guests.

While VIP Viewing for one of our Parades, Street Parties or Shows is included, the exact show is subject to change.

For more information, or to book a tour, contact Disneyland Resort Guest Services on (714) 781-4400.

 

[ballarinamom]

We took DMIL on our last trip. She is a huge fan of the Twilight Zone and has watched all of the Disney programs on the Travel Channel. She wanted to see the ride without the ride. So I went with her and DD7 through the whole "preshow" which is really cool. Then we took the chicken exit just before the actual ride. You could always do that and get some of the ride experience in.

 

[Vala]

It is the goal of the Disneyland Resort to ensure all of our Guests are comfortable while experiencing one of our Guided Tours.

If there is any aspect of a Guided Tour, including the tour referred to in 2008 as Disney's Happiest Haunts Tour, that you wish not to experience, simply inform the Tour Guide Host or Hostess upon checking in, and they'll be more than happy to allow you to skip that portion.

Thanks. I didn't know you could request to skip a part. I had a really bad experience at Universal when our guide tried to talk my friend into going on the Mummy ride for about 10 minutes.

We took DMIL on our last trip. She is a huge fan of the Twilight Zone and has watched all of the Disney programs on the Travel Channel. She wanted to see the ride without the ride. So I went with her and DD7 through the whole "preshow" which is really cool. Then we took the chicken exit just before the actual ride. You could always do that and get some of the ride experience in.

I tried last year after users on here told me about the chicken exit. No chance at all. I already panicked in the first elevator and had to get out again. Yes, I am that much a chicken.

 

[bumbershoot]

I tried last year after users on here told me about the chicken exit. No chance at all. I already panicked in the first elevator and had to get out again. Yes, I am that much a chicken.

The first elevator meaning the room where they play the Twilight Zone stuff?

Does that room even move? Once you leave that room you still go into the boiler room which involves climbing stairs up to another level, so I'm not sure that room moves...

I don't mean to make you feel bad (the mind is a powerful thing!) but I think it's worth finding out if that room moves, and if not, you can go through, climb the stairs to see all the theming, and THEN exit.

If you want to.

 

[Vala]

The first elevator meaning the room where they play the Twilight Zone stuff?

Does that room even move? Once you leave that room you still go into the boiler room which involves climbing stairs up to another level, so I'm not sure that room moves...

If it moves, I never made it that far. It honestly took all my willpower to even go into the building.

After the queue area the CMs directed us in a room that looked just like an elevator (almost like the HM one without theming). I saw no Twilight Zone stuff playing, and neither I did see any stairs. It was nothing I remembered from any description.

Of course being stuck in the hotel elevator for 20 minutes the day before didn't exactly help.

 

[ballarinamom]

The first elevator meaning the room where they play the Twilight Zone stuff?

Does that room even move? Once you leave that room you still go into the boiler room which involves climbing stairs up to another level, so I'm not sure that room moves...

I don't mean to make you feel bad (the mind is a powerful thing!) but I think it's worth finding out if that room moves, and if not, you can go through, climb the stairs to see all the theming, and THEN exit.

If you want to.

It moves up a few stories. That's why the storm affects are used to cover the movement

 

[Kayla's Mom]

The first elevator meaning the room where they play the Twilight Zone stuff?

Does that room even move? Once you leave that room you still go into the boiler room which involves climbing stairs up to another level, so I'm not sure that room moves...

The library does not move.

 

[Kayla's Mom]

It moves up a few stories. That's why the storm affects are used to cover the movement

Whoops - just saw this post. I have been on this ride tons of times and would be shocked to find out that the room moved??!! I did some checking online and from everything I read - it doesn't move. Am I wrong?

 

[ballarinamom]

I thought I saw on Tv that they take you up a couple of floors. Then you walk a few flights and then you take the "ride car" up a few more. Isn't the ride like 13 floors tall?

 

[helenk]

I've seen a lot posted about Walk in Walt's footsteps, but nothing recent about Welcome to Disneyland. Can somebody give me a short overview? I'd be interested most in the Priority Seating. Is this for Aladdin or a parade? If it's for a parade, whereabouts is the seating?

I leave for my first ever trip to Disneyland this Saturday and I will be taking this tour on Monday May 4th. I will be happy to post my experience when I return home on Saturday the 9th.

 

[bumbershoot]

If it moves, I never made it that far. It honestly took all my willpower to even go into the building.

After the queue area the CMs directed us in a room that looked just like an elevator (almost like the HM one without theming). I saw no Twilight Zone stuff playing, and neither I did see any stairs. It was nothing I remembered from any description.

Of course being stuck in the hotel elevator for 20 minutes the day before didn't exactly help.

My goodness, that's quite a phobia!


Since I think info is good (though it hasn't helped with my arachnophobia at all...the more I know about them the more I despise them)...


It would have looked like a library. Once the doors closed it would have gotten dark and a TV would have turned on with Twilight Zone stuff (helps the storyline), you hear a storm "outside"...then the other doors would have opened, you walk out, and then you're in the boiler room where there are stairs as part of the queue.

The ride itself involves seats, seatbelts, and it's NOT like being in an elevator at all, except that it goes up and down. Just so you know.

 

[Vala]

I leave for my first ever trip to Disneyland this Saturday and I will be taking this tour on Monday May 4th. I will be happy to post my experience when I return home on Saturday the 9th.

That would be really wonderful, thank you so much in advance.

My goodness, that's quite a phobia!

Thank you.

That was probably the worst attack I ever had, I guess partly because I wanted to do it so much because my friends wanted me to come. So I tried too hard, if that makes sense?

It would have looked like a library. Once the doors closed it would have gotten dark and a TV would have turned on with Twilight Zone stuff (helps the storyline), you hear a storm "outside"...then the other doors would have opened, you walk out, and then you're in the boiler room where there are stairs as part of the queue.

So basically just like the Haunted Mansion elevator, but it's going up instead down? Oddly enough, that HM one I am okay with.

The ride itself involves seats, seatbelts, and it's NOT like being in an elevator at all, except that it goes up and down. Just so you know.

The going - "falling" - down part is what makes me so scared about HM. I know it's being pulled and everything and nothing will happen, but somehow my mind is refusing to process that information when I am near TOT.

 

[bumbershoot]

So basically just like the Haunted Mansion elevator, but it's going up instead down? Oddly enough, that HM one I am okay with.



The going - "falling" - down part is what makes me so scared about HM. I know it's being pulled and everything and nothing will happen, but somehow my mind is refusing to process that information when I am near TOT.

I think we're about even with "it doesn't move at all" and "it moves a little bit". Ooh I bet the micechat people would know!

I understand fear... I just wanted to let you know what's there, in case you wanted to walk through until the true chicken exit, to see all there is to see (you could even peek into the ride "room" before telling the CM you need to leave now). If you just look at it as an abandoned hotel, rather than "and then there's an out of control-feeling elevator at the end" ride, maybe you could appreciate it.


Or just do the tour and sit out that part of it. CMs really don't talk you into things, and are happy to tell you where the exit is. I tried to take DS at 2 years old on Haunted Mansion, and the people screaming in the stretching room freaked him out. I tried to get him calm as we went along the hallways, but it just didn't work and he was getting too worked up. So I asked the spooky CM just before going onto the moving walkway to get into the seats where the exit was, and he was happy to point me there. They don't want people freaking out...not kids, not adults. Sure, they have that helpful first aid station in each park, but I"m sure they would be MORE than happy to NEVER have anyone use it.

 

[Vala]

I understand fear... I just wanted to let you know what's there, in case you wanted to walk through until the true chicken exit, to see all there is to see (you could even peek into the ride "room" before telling the CM you need to leave now). If you just look at it as an abandoned hotel, rather than "and then there's an out of control-feeling elevator at the end" ride, maybe you could appreciate it.

Yeah, that exactly was the plan originally.

For HM I had no idea about the Stretching Room when I went on first. We did HM the first time my friends spontaneously took me to DLR. They're not big Disney fans and all they told me was "oh, that's the Haunted Mansion, and it's NBC themed at the moment." I swear I didn't even realize we were in an elevator until the thing was moving.

For TOT we walked down to Hyperion theatre and first thing I head was all the screaming. Totally different first impression.

 

[Kayla's Mom]

I think we're about even with "it doesn't move at all" and "it moves a little bit". Ooh I bet the micechat people would know!

Micechat is where I read a bunch of people saying it did NOT move. But who knows? I just can't believe I wouldn't have known I was moving in that room. Crazier things have happened though!

 

[ukstitch]

The library does not move .

The reason I say this is as follows...

Based upon the Paris Tower of Terror (which is a clone of the California one and is therefore applicable here), it is possible to do the following.

1) Enter the building and queue to enter the library
2) Enter the library and watch the pre-show
3) Exit the library and walk through the boiler room
4) Reach the lift entrance and choose to take the chicken exit
5) Walk through the chicken exit and along the corridor to the gift shop
6) Walk out the gift shop and back round to the building entrance

At no point in the above sequence do you encounter any stairs or slopes (assuming you are assigned a ground floor lift). With this in mind, if the library moved up at all, then you would have to travel down either some stairs or a slope of some kind to return you to ground level.

 

[ballarinamom]

I have no idea for sure if there is an elevator. But when you go through the pre show, which direction do you exit the room? I vaguely recall you go out the door you came in through.

 

[ballarinamom]

DH just confirmed that it does go up 2-3 stories and opens into the boiler room. When you get out you are then in the boiler room. That is why the "storm" hapens Just as the stretch room rooms at HM. It works the opposite of the Haunted Mansion. He has read every book there is about Disney and has taken all of the tours. Me- I just go!

 

[mechurchlady]

The library does not move .

The reason I say this is as follows...

Based upon the Paris Tower of Terror (which is a clone of the California one and is therefore applicable here), it is possible to do the following.

1) Enter the building and queue to enter the library
2) Enter the library and watch the pre-show
3) Exit the library and walk through the boiler room
4) Reach the lift entrance and choose to take the chicken exit
5) Walk through the chicken exit and along the corridor to the gift shop
6) Walk out the gift shop and back round to the building entrance

At no point in the above sequence do you encounter any stairs or slopes (assuming you are assigned a ground floor lift). With this in mind, if the library moved up at all, then you would have to travel down either some stairs or a slope of some kind to return you to ground level.

Here is my point of view on this form an ECV.

1) Enter the building and queue to enter the library
2) Enter the library and watch the pre-show
3) Exit the library and roll through the boiler room
4) Reach the lift entrance and park the ECV outside the Lift doors.
5) Ride then exit to find my ECV just where I parked it.
6) Roll out the gift shop and back round to the building entrance

So how can my ECV be in the same place when I exit the ride and it is still there. Can you imagine carting all them rollators, crutches, wheelchairs, canes, strollers, and ECVs up and down the building?