Originally Posted By dzy76 On the Disney website it lists a ride on the DLRR as part of this tour. Any chance this is being done on the special car they just refurbished? I want to say LillyBelle but that might not be the name (shamefully I can't remember the name of it, what kind of DL fan am I?).
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Unfortunately the Lilly Belle is not part of the tour. That would be great for the Guests but the car is not designed for heavy use by Guests. Sometimes you can get a look at it by asking at the DLRR and I know that City Hall used to have passes to ride on it - although I am not sure if they still have them now that it's been refurbished.
Originally Posted By Dave I thought a ride in the Lilly Belle was part of the tour years ago. Doug ???
Originally Posted By dzy76 Bummer, that would have been really great to ride in it. Oh well. Thanks. Is it true you can ask to ride in the front of the train? How many can ride there? I think my boys might like that. (ok, they are teenagers, not babies so they can ride up there without me lol).
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Oh! Well, I could definitely be wrong. I thought it was taken off during the extended refurb and not added back. I am not the expert on this and I hope I'm wrong! It would be great to be able to ride in the Lilly Belle as part of the tour.
Originally Posted By Hannibal 8 Here's a little lesson in persistence... My friends and I went on the tour about 5 years ago. At that time they told us the Lilly Belle was being refurbished, so they gave us each a ticket and said to check back in a month. Everytime we came back we were told it was off the tracks and at one point was being used back stage as a tool shed! Well, 5 years passed and then I read a post at LP that it was back. So we went down with a group of about 9 people and showed them the ticket. The folks at the Main Street Station were great. They looked it over and said, "Well you've stilll got your ticket, so I guess you can ride." It was pretty cool and the cast member gave us a great narrative on the history of the trains and some of the famous people that have gone on the Lillly Belle. Fun stuff...
Originally Posted By DlandDug As far as I know, the Lilly Belle parlor car is presently reserved for special, and specific groups. It would be easy enough to check at the Guided Tour desk to see if it is part of the Walk in Walt's Footstep's tour. You may make a Tender Run on the Disneyland Railroad without taking a paid tour. This is a ride just behind the cab of the engine. Go to Main Street station and ask if there is a Tender Run avaiable. (They leave only from Main Street.) If one is available, you will be asked to either wait or come back a little later. The Tender Run is for two people (or three if they are small enough!) You ride on a seat on the front of the tender car, just behind the cab. You will be seatbelted in. The trip I took was delightful. The engineer and fireman were very friendly.
Originally Posted By Rivkah86 I was able to ride the Lillie Belle a couple of months ago. It was both my brother's and my sister's birthday that weekend, and we met a really nice CM at the station. She was so sweet, and got us the ride. I can't thank her enough... it was an experience of a lifetime!
