I believe the minimum age has been reduced on this tour, but I can't remember to what. When we did it in August there were several young children on the tour. There is definitely nothing that would spoil the magic for a child, we are deciding now if we want to take our kids on it in December. You do go through some backstage areas a little bit, we saw where the hippo tanks were, but you don't see any animals until you are on the savanah. For the most part, it is very similar to the safari ride, except there is a different vehicle and you stop at viewing areas for extended periods and they seem to know where to go to find the animals. There is a CM there also to anwer questions and explain how they feed the animals, etc. It lasts about an hour. I am not sure if we will take the kids, I am not sure the 2 1/2 year old would get much out of it, the older three would love it, though, so I am considering sending DH with them on the tour while I take the baby.
