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Rebecca
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- Oct 27, 2011
For those of you who have gone on the tours, which did you like the best? What are the pros and cons of each? Are there any more geared towards adults than kids and families?
#1 Wild Africa Trek is my favorite. There was a young girl on my tour, who really enjoyed it. I believe there is some sort of size requirment as you have to be able to navigate the rope bridge. When we were eating lunch at the Boma, a giraffe was right there snacking.
#2 Keys to the Kingdom is my second favorite. The tour guide was wonderful. And Haunted Mansion broke down while we were on it: we got to sit at the ballroom scene for a while and really study, then they had to turn up the lights and walk us out. Also really liked getting down underneath MK, as I had heard so much about it.
#3 Then Undiscovered Future World, as third favorite. It seemed like we spent quite a bit of time looking at things that were closed/no longer in use, which was sadly nostalgic. But there were also parts I really enjoyed like going in to the VIP Lounge in The Seas and being able to peek into the room where the Princesess were putting on their makeup (we were instructed not to stare).
#4 Magic to Marceline is fourth, mostly due to the narrative of the tour guide, who made it sound like Walt had Disney World in mind as an end goal the entire time, instead of following the true arch of his life path.
We liked the backstage tour a lot but there was a lot of on and off the bus to go somewhere else. overall really interesting. We only took this tour because we have never been able to get into keys to the kingdom (which we're doing next trip).
We love the Ultimate VIP Thrills tour and when budget allows, we will go on it every trip. Adult only (16+), we've never seen more than 7 people total in a group. Lunch is at a higher end sit down place (usually brown derby). It's one of the few VIP tour guide run tours. It's all the rides you want to do plus a few more that disney calls "a thrill" (you skip epcot but there a vip version of this for food festival + the rides there) and unlimited fast pass so barely no wait to get on anything. Any ride with multiple tracks you can ride both tracks with no wait. Some of the even more popular rides you can do a few times in a row. Transporation between parks is a private van and you use the cast entrances so you get on the van next to the last ride and go into the next part directly next to the first ride there. Really great info about some lesser known backstage areas you pass through (much better info that the backstage tour) but it's not a backstage tour. It lasts about 7 hours, plenty of good spots to take a break and probably the calmest you'll walk around disney since it's the vip group and you go from a to b in a very comfortable direct path. They drop you back off at any park or the transportation depot if you want to get to a car you parked there when it's done, again using a direct cm entrance.
Wow, that Ultimate VIP Thrills tour looks like all my must do rides in one day. I wouldn't pay that money for a large group but for a solo trip it seems pretty reasonable. It could be tons of fun to do that then go to Epcot for a birthday dinner. I could hit all 4 parks on my birthday and most of my must do rides. Sounds like a winner. Now I just have to hope they don't change the days of the week for the tour.
Is key very hard to getWe liked the backstage tour a lot but there was a lot of on and off the bus to go somewhere else. overall really interesting. We only took this tour because we have never been able to get into keys to the kingdom (which we're doing next trip).
We love the Ultimate VIP Thrills tour and when budget allows, we will go on it every trip. Adult only (16+), we've never seen more than 7 people total in a group. Lunch is at a higher end sit down place (usually brown derby). It's one of the few VIP tour guide run tours. It's all the rides you want to do plus a few more that disney calls "a thrill" (you skip epcot but there a vip version of this for food festival + the rides there) and unlimited fast pass so barely no wait to get on anything. Any ride with multiple tracks you can ride both tracks with no wait. Some of the even more popular rides you can do a few times in a row. Transporation between parks is a private van and you use the cast entrances so you get on the van next to the last ride and go into the next part directly next to the first ride there. Really great info about some lesser known backstage areas you pass through (much better info that the backstage tour) but it's not a backstage tour. It lasts about 7 hours, plenty of good spots to take a break and probably the calmest you'll walk around disney since it's the vip group and you go from a to b in a very comfortable direct path. They drop you back off at any park or the transportation depot if you want to get to a car you parked there when it's done, again using a direct cm entrance.
Agreed with the Epcot world showcase tour!100% Agree! I'm totally excited for the DestiNations Discovered Tour of the World Showcase at EPCOT! Hopefully headed down to do that one soon!
Does this tour require a park ticket? When looking at the description through Disney, I do not see it mentioned.Agreed with the Epcot world showcase tour!
Yes you need a separate admission ticket to Epcot. So you’d have the park ticket and the tour price.Does this tour require a park ticket? When looking at the description through Disney, I do not see it mentioned.