Walk in Walt’s Disneyland Footsteps

My wife and I only had one day at each park. So I booked us this tour for the morning of our Disneyland Park day.
We did not have a magical time. We had a pretty slow group and we only got to go on 3 rides during our tour. The tour went from 9:45 (people showed up late and we we told to be there at 9:15) until after 2pm. Over four hours and only three rides.
I knew most of the history already so the tour itself wasn’t that great for me.
When this would be worth it:
*If you have at LEAST 3 days in the parks OR come here regularly throughout the year.
*If you come regularly and want a SE Disney Pin
*If you want a relaxing day and don’t care about rides or waiting for things.
*You REALLY want to see inside the dream suite
When this is not worth it:
*If you only have one day per park. We missed out on a bunch of rides because the length of the tour.
*If you LOVE rides and don’t really care that much about history
*If you have kids. Kids we were with HATED it and were so bored.
We did not even go near Club 33 and didn’t see Walt’s apt or ride in the train.
Long Story Short… I liked the tour in general (because I LOVE all things Disney) but it wasted a lot of our day and we missed a bunch of rides because of it… oh, and we went in early Nov when the crowds are much lighter…

This tour was quite possibly the best thing I’ve ever done at Disney. We chose to do the tour on a Sunday afternoon, anticipating this to be the busiest park day of our trip (we didn’t go in the parks saturday, so we did chose wisely!). Our tour guide was really friendly and nice. I consider myself quite the Disney expert, so he was the epitome of what I would want in a tour guide. He knew everything. Any question I threw his way he had an answer. If you take this tour I highly recommend making sure you speak up! This is your chance in an intimate group to ask anything! Take the opportunity to learn.
Sadly you no longer get to see the lobby of Club 33 or Walt’s apartment, but seeing the Dream Suite was an amazing experience. There was plenty of information I knew but plenty I didn’t. The pace of the tour is good, you get to go on some rides which is awesome especially as the crowds keep growing. It’s hard to really describe this tour, I think you just need to experience it if you have an interest in Walt and history.
Going during Disneyland’s 60^th anniversary really added a layer to the experience, as we closed our night out after the tour over at DCA, World of Color really had a new meaning brought to it as they talked about Walt, knowing the knowledge we had received. It definitely made me tear up, and I think that had we seen the fireworks in Disneyland that night we would have had the same reaction with the new Walt /​60^th tie ins.
The only thing I wish I had known was that we wouldn’t be eating until about 4, I thought based on reviews we ate first for the afternoon tour so by the time lunch rolled around I was starving! Although that was a good thing because lunch was so tasty. Definitely worth the cost to do the tour, especially when you factor in your lunch (drink, food, and a dessert), your keepsake button and pin, and just what an amazing experience it is. Be sure to take advantage of discounts if you have an annual pass, vacation club, or a disney visa.

We really enjoyed this tour! The highlight for me was seeing the Dream Suite located above the Pirates of the Caribbean. Since the suite is not available for reservations, you are either invited or win it in a sweepstakes or charity auction, the opportunity to see where the magic happens was awesome.
I would definitely recommend the morning tour. We took the afternoon tour and between the rising temperature and the crowds it was a challenge to stay together and to thoroughly enjoy the tour.
Every visit to Disneyland is magically and this tour added to the fun. I would definitely recommend taking a tour if you are visiting.

Here is the Phone Number to make a reservation:
(714) 781‑8687
Cost is currently $ 108 for a 3 hour tour.

Just went on this as my first guided tour on Saturday. Boyfriend got tickets as a birthday present for me and he really raised the bar with this!
Guided tours sound very bland and for old people, but this tour is great for almost everyone! I wouldn’t recommend bringing kids or strollers since you have to stick with the group and keep up with them.

As Walt once said,“When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.”
So have you ever wanted to take a different look at Disneyland. For some this park is a second home, some a visit of a life time and others a place to kill a Tuesday afternoon with their season pass. What you may not have taken the time to do is see the park, the original, the only one Walt himself set foot in, through his eyes.
Disneyland offers a special tour you can book through their guest department over the phone. Its not a cheap tour, but it is done very well and will hosted by a knowledgeable «plaid» or Disney host. So what does it run? It can run about $ 109.00, which does include lunch, a very special and unique souvenir pin and a roughly 3 hour tour through the park. Now if you are a Disneyland Annual Passholder, a DVC Member, AAA Member, or a Disney Visa Cardholder, you can get a discount that takes the cost down to $ 87.20. As always though, you will also need your own admission into Disneyland for the day. This tour does not count as your park entry.
They changed the tour about 2 years ago, give or take a few months and the big addition, Walt’s apartment above the Fire House on Main Street. You will get guided through the park learning about Walt’s visions, trials, errors and some of the quirky things around the park, such a the petrified piece of wood near the loading dock of the Mark Twain river boat. The play music in your earpiece as you walk through the park and have plenty of audio clips of Walt as your story of Disneyland allows you relive, «fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future.»
You a «front of the line» pass on Walt’s favorite story, which he made a ride, Peter Pan! Which is great because line is always forever long. You normally are supposed to get to go into the lobby of the exclusive Club 33, but it is currently under construction, sad I missed out on going in there again. We visited all the lands and towards the end sat in a performance of Mr. Lincoln, Walt’s favorite president.
You end with a roughly 20 minute tour of Walt’s apartment and learn the history of it. It is only about 500 square feet, so it means splitting your group in 2. One goes to lunch first and then the other tours; then you switch. It departs each day at 9:30am from the left side of the town hall and is so worth a look to see Disneyland through Walt’s eyes.