We did it last April with our kids that have been to MK a few times. Yes, you do a ride, but it doesn't seem like the tour always does the same ride each day, or at least we went on a different ride than some of the reviews that I read beforehand. You also do a couple of meet and greets. Overall we really enjoyed it and I would recommend it (except feeling maybe it was 15-20 minutes too long?), but I agree with the previous posters - if it's your child's first time in the MK, there's just so much to take in and so much excitement, it might be tough to focus on a tour!