tours

Originally Posted By PrincessMomCat

We have never done any of the tours and my in-laws are joining us and my two teenage boys 13 and 17 next weekend and I thought it might be fun for us to do a tour in the park. We are a family of rock it scientists, artists and geeks... any suggestions?

Hmmmm do they still have tours?

 

Originally Posted By PrincessMomCat

We have never done any of the tours and my in-laws are joining us and my two teenage boys 13 and 17 next weekend and I thought it might be fun for us to do a tour in the park. We are a family of rockit scientists, artists and geeks... any suggestions?

Hmmmm do they still have tours?

 

Originally Posted By berol

<a href="http://disneyland.disney.go.com/tours" target="_blank">http://disneyland.disney.go.com/tours</a>

 

Originally Posted By gardenrooms

It looks like they've updated their site so the tours no longer advertise things they have eliminated. We did the Walk in Walt's Footsteps and at the time we booked it we were supposed to have a nice lunch somewhere - I forget where - and instead they stuck us in the little patio behind the gathering place - absolutely NOT special - and it advertised some big deal like getting to look in Walt's personal apartment - again I can't remember what the big deal was - which had also been eliminated. So, it was OK - got to go in the lobby of Club 33 which DS liked - but not as special as it apparently used to be. (We love the holiday tour, have done it twice now.) Would they be interested in riding the Lilly Belle? For many people, that's really special (and free and easy).

 

Originally Posted By PrincessMomCat

Thanks, berol and gardentours. We are going next week and the LillyBelle is in maintenance.
Will do Abe Lincoln and the Hillbilly show, sperately of course, lol.
Doesn't sound like Walk in Walt's Footsteps is worth it... I remember it used to be well talked about.
Thanks again.

 

Originally Posted By gardenrooms

Now I feel bad - you might like the tour. Maybe you should call - the web site might be deliberately vague and possibly they do things in the off season that they don't in the summer when we went. Maybe worth a shot.

 

Originally Posted By PrincessMomCat

Oh no worries gardenrooms, I would rather do the tour in a couple of years without all the family than spend lots of cash on something that wasn't possibly "all that"!

 

Originally Posted By WDWdreamin

I went on the Walk in Walt's Footsteps Tour myself a couple years ago, and found that I already knew most of the information, and I don't consider myself THAT Disney knowledgeable. The lunch was a sandwich box on the patio behind the tour booth. They did show us some stuff in Tiki that was neat. I've been in Club 33 so that didn't wow me. I enjoyed it, but would not do it again, and I wouldn't take any "non-fans" along.

 

Originally Posted By PrincessMomCat

In-laws definetly not fans... well not like me. I am getting so excited.

 

Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD

<We are going next week and the LillyBelle is in maintenance.>

Where did you find out this information? I am going the week after next and I sure hope it's available then. I have never ridden it before and I am really hoping to this next trip.

 

Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter

Add me to the curious about LillyBelle crowd. . . I'd love to know where to find its operating schedule. Also I'm being lazy because I know it's been posted many times over the years, but how exactly does one go about requesting to ride on it? I don't recall the details of where and when to ask and so forth. TIA.

 

Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter

unstick

 

Originally Posted By ksargen

I don't have an iron clad answer, but calling Disney Dining often leads to FABULOUS information. They know all sorts of things...

 

Originally Posted By velo

you only need to go into the station and find a conductor - just ask if they're offering rides on the Lily Belle that day and they will "reserve" a spot for you and give the time you need to return.

 

Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter

Thanks!

 

Originally Posted By Pollyana

We reserved a time to ride the LBelle last summer. It was very cool! Be sure to go first thing in the morning to make your "reservations"

 

Originally Posted By disneylandfan8

One bit of advice: in the summer on a hot day, try to make your reservation as early as possible. My first ride on the Lilly Belle was in July and it was sooo hot and stuffy - there's no a/c and hardlly any ventilation. But it is still a magical experience!

 

Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter

Good advice, thanks.

 

Originally Posted By LacyBelle

Seems they will, on occasion, not allow passengers due to heat (to avoid the stuffy temperatures DLF8 experienced).

When hubby & I were there in late August, we stopped by in the morning to inquire about riding in the Lilly Belle that day and were told they were not allowing passengers in the car due to the expected temperatures that day.

 

Originally Posted By PrincessMomCat

Hi, we were at park this weekend and lillybelle was indeed not running. However the schooner was. they had switched places.