Steam Train Tour

[applelollipop]

Just curious about this tour regarding the age. Is that strictly enforced? MY 8yo son is a steam train junkie. He knows more than DH & I put together about steam engines and know he would be over the moon to see this. Any way to get him in?

Thanks Ei

 

[E&K's Dad]

I haven't looked into this myself but I read a Trip report last year about Disney being very strict with the tour for an under 8 or 9 year old's Make a Wish trip. They would not approve him taking part in the tour. (They ended up working something out in the end but it took a lot of work.)

 

[bradk]

not sure what ID requirements they may have, they might explicitly ask for a student ID, but for insurance purposes, they do strictly enforce tour age requirements.

 

[jmkjr72]

i am a train junky as with my son
i have had the opertuity to do some up close stuff with steam engines and even though my son is a train junky at the age of 8 or 9 i wouldnt even consider having him take part in a tour like the behind the steam tour
live steam can be very dangerous and if disney thought they could make it safe enough for younger childern im sure they would have
i dont about where you are but wathc for local steam engine excursions and see what they have to offer or try and get up and close with the engineers
if it wasnt for the fact that friends of the 261 have defaulted on there lease i would say watch for the milwaukee roads 261 excursions they are great and they had some stuff for younger children