6&4 are the perfect ages for this. They'll have a blast. When you consider the fact that you meet characters, and skip ride lines, it doesn't even feel like that much of a "waste" of 2 hours, even if you don't particularly like the 'tour.' But if your kids are joiners, they'll definitely think this is the bee's knees. It also helps this is one of the cheapest add on things to do at disney.