I am a huge Disney fan and I don't recommend it. I printed my comments about this on another thread but apparently the tour has changed a great deal in the past year due to security concerns. My biggest problem with the tour was the amount of disney trivia, most of which people on this board already know. For ex., the names on the windows above main street, the question about how many bricks did it take to build cinderella's castle, etc. There were some highlights, such as we rode Pirates and jungle cruise and they pointed out some hidden mickeys and we got to see parade floats. The rest of the trivia on those rides i forgot cuz the amount was overwhelming. They also tell you alot about Walt, most of which is already known or covered over at the studios walt exhibit. The following two points are my biggest problems with the tour: 1 - they sell this tour precisely because you get to go down into the utilidors (and frankly that was one of the main reasons i did the tour)...well prior to going down there, they took us to a room above a store in main street, with a glass wall exhibit - showing us examples of make up, wardrobe, etc. ..the tour guide then tells us that prior to 9/11 those sections of the utilidor were part of the tour but are no longer. I almost walked out at that point. But i stuck with it cuz i knew we were going down there anyway. So finally the moment comes, we go down we' re shown the payroll dept., the employee cafeteria, and the garbage chutes, and back up we went. That sucked. 2- My biggest problem with the tour was that so much of it involved discussing cast member rules and employee philosophy which includes the keys' safety, show, efficiency and i forget the other one. It was sooooooo dull.
I read on Deb Will's site that even after 9/11 some ppl seemed to enjoy the tour, but i can tell you no one enjoyed it when i went. I truly hope things have changed cuz the comments i read about this tour that pre-date 9/11 seem like it was alot of fun.