quick question?

[bosoxrock3410]

has anyone been to the Disney's Keys to the Kingdom Tour or the Backstage Magic tours? i know the disney keys is only to magic kingdom. And Backstage Magic is to all the parks but im wondering how long youd stay at Magic and see everything you would in the keys tour? Thanks John:sohappy:

 

[brkgnews]

Welcome. Backstage Magic does not take you to all four parks -- Animal Kingdom is excluded. However, it is a nice roughly eight-hour tour. We saw different things than we saw on Keys to the Kingdom. Time at each park on Backstage Magic varies based on different iteneraries and other random factors. Here's where we went on my Backstage Magic experience (back in 2004)...

It is a day-long tour (like, 8:30AM-4PM) that covers onstage and backstage at EPCOT, Magic Kingdom, and Disney-MGM. Among the items on the tour... (highly subject to change depending on what's running and what isn't, the tour guide, the day of the week, whether the bus driver is lefthanded, etc)

Backstage at Catastrophe Canyon
Backstage inside American Adventure
Backstate around World Showcase
Backstage behind Living Seas, Test Track, The Land, and other EPCOT attractions.
Backstage inside the costume manufacturing department
Backstage inside the wardrobe checkin/checkout department at EPCOT
Backstage inside the main shop, where they make ride vehicles and AudioAnimatronics
Backstage underneath the Magic Kingdom (Utilidors!)
Backstage inside Holiday Services (where they store all the Christmas decorations for the entire park/resort/cruiseline chain).
Also includes some limited onstage time (mainly for lunch at Mama Melrose's, which is included in the price of the tour). The tour hovers around $200 (and does NOT require a separate park admission fee), but I believe it is well worth it! If you're a true Disney fan, you'll really love pulling the curtain back. You must be 16 years old (with photo ID) for the tour. No cameras, big bags, bazookas, etc.

If that's a little out of your range, I might suggest Keys to the Kingdom. It is similar, in that it offers some backstage peeks, but also has much more onstage time. You'll probably ride a few attractions on that one. The key difference is that Keys only covers the Magic Kingdom. It's around $50, plus you ALSO have to pay admission to MK. Your lunch is included, but it's quick-serve stuff like Columbia Harbor House, rather than table service like Backstage Magic. You must be 16 years old (with photo ID) for the tour. No cameras, big bags, corporate espionage utensils, etc. I'm taking Keys at the end of the month -- hope it's good. Good luck planning your trip!

 

[bosoxrock3410]

thanks alot for the info it helped alot!!

 

[brkgnews]

Glad to. Just keep in mind that the tour I took was three years ago, and everything is subject to change. By the way, for Keys to the kingdom (I took it in January 2005) included backstage views behind Splash Mountain and parts of Mainstreet USA, as well as on-stage rides at Haunted Mansion, Pirates, and maybe one other ride. It has been a while, so the memory's a bit fuzzy. :lol: