the only tour that goes backstage that they allow anyone younger then 16 is the magic behind our steam trains tour which is 10 or older. The main reason for 16 for the others is probably because of thing they may see backstage. For example when I took it they were rehearsing for the halloween parade when we went behind splash mount, no big deal right, the characters only had the heads on and juist black spandex suits for the rest of them.