Has anyone done the Backstage Magic tour ?

[Floridagram]

On the website it is listed as starting at Epcot and goes to MGM and MK and is $199 for 7 hours. Can anyone give me specifics as to what it does and if it is worth it?

 

[Plannergirl]

I gave this tour to my family this past holiday time when we went down. It was great for die hard Disney geeks. No photos are allowed, its truly not suitable for kids and there is a fair amount of walking/climbing on and off the bus. Nice bus with lots of cold water

We started out at Epcot, went into the park talked about themeing then went right back out into a backstage area and boarded a bus for the American Adventure. Here we got to look at some of the equipment that ran the attraction and talked more about on and off stage areas, details etc.

Back on the bus I want to say we went to one of the big constume holding areas next where CMs check out their costumes etc. Then off to MGM for more on how they make costumes then lunch at Mamma Melrose. Its a set meal with everyone together

Back on the bus
Off to the florist, Holiday shops and central shops to talk about how they make things, store things, repair things etc. This was the very very cool part. We also hit part of the greenhouses but thats not normal but they had to change the schedule due to the holiday prades

Then off to MK to see a short part of the Utilidors then quick pop on stage to see themeing and details there then back on the bus to Epcot where we ended the tour

I may have left out some details but thats the overview of what we did. It truly was 7 hours and we were not ready for it to end. Our guide was wonderful and answered or tried to answer a lot of very detailed deep questions on things like water purification, cell towers, security (they avoided this one as best they could) etc.

If you like to geek about Disney its great, if you hope to get park time or ride time its not the tour for you.

Overall we were THRILLED and tought it was well worth the $800 we spent

 

[Bob P]

Hi,

Here are some recent reviews from allearsnet.com:

http://allearsnet.com/reviewpost/showproduct.php?product=244&cat=66

 

[SleepyKeith]

I have taken the tour twice, once in 1999 and again 2005.

I'll give a brief agenda of each as I can remember them.

1999

Behind the scenes at the American Adventure.
Behind the scenes of Body Wars.
Behind the scenes at Fantasmic to see a rehearsal for the show.
Lunch at Mama Melroses
Off the Central Shops to see where the Disney Craftsman work (very cool)
To the MK to see the utilidors and the costume warehouse and finally to see the parade control area in the DATS

2005

Behind the scenes at the American Adventure.
Castmembers services at Epcot
Disney florist
MGM to the costume making area
Lunch at Mama Melroses
Off the Central Shops and then to the Disney holiday warehouse.
Then to the MK with a tour of the Utilidors and then up to watch the parade.


I'm sure I left some stuff out. I did feel that I got my monies worth on both tour however on the first tour we did see more cool stuff.

 

[TheTrickyTwister]

The "Backstage Magic Tour" now goes backstage at the Tower of Terror, what kind of information do you get in this area? We did the tour back in 2005 when we went back stage at the American Adventure, it was great! Does the Tower of Terror offer as much, as this is one of our favorite rides.

We are there in October for the Halloween celebration, counting the days now!

Steve "The Tricky Twister"