Keys to the Kingdom

[Disneyallthetimex4]

Those who have done this tour - how much walking is involved in this tour - is it
Horrible?! Im in shape but not fit- am I going to be able to handle it??

 

[rwdavis2]

Lots of walking. Nothing too strenuous. If y can manage a day at MK you should be OK.

 

[kathy884]

It's similar IMHO to being in any of the theme parks for five hours with a break for lunch. Or lets say going to your local zoo and having lunch, etc.

Besides the restaurant, Haunted Mansion ride, Jungle cruise ride, and sitting I think outside the jungle cruise, it's mostly walking around with a lot of standing at various places to hear about things. I don't like standing in one place for a lot of time, so in a few places when they were talking I sat on the ground. There were a few places where maybe I could find something to sit on instead of the ground, but not really a whole lot. Before the tour starts you get to sit in the Town Square building where there is ample seating before the tour starts.

If you have a local zoo or something like that where you might spend five hours with some breaks it might be similar. It's not a lot of really fast walking or anything and efforts are made to be in the shade. I did this last February.

 

[Disneyallthetimex4]

That’s you so much
VERY helpful information

 

[ghtx]

I just did it about a month ago. As others said it's a lot of walking and a lot of standing - often in the hot sun.

You start at Town Square at the top of Main Street, then walk to the Hub, to Adventureland and ride JC, then go backstage to see the parade staging, then lunch at Pecos Bill, then walk to and ride Haunted Mansion, then walk to the gift shop near Peter Pan and enter the utilidors, and basically walk around the utilidors to roughly midway through Main Street.

So basically in terms of walking you're going to the back of the park and back, but you're doing a lot of standing too.

 

[jump00]

Those who have done this tour - how much walking is involved in this tour - is it
Horrible?! Im in shape but not fit- am I going to be able to handle it??

Just did the tour today!!!! Really enjoyed it but found we stood still a lot of the time and our guide Kevin talked. Wanted to walk more especially around the utilidors. You will be fine. Enjoy!!

 

[SEEING THE SIGHTS]

For us, me at the time 58YO wife 63 YO. It was the standing we can walk far and long but to stand in one place for a long time as the tour guide speaks was a killer. We didn't learned a lot as we have been at WDW many times but to go under main street was cool.

 

[Wendy98]

Completely agree--the standing in one place was worse than any walking!

 

[BriarRose924]

I saw in the tour info it says closed toe shoes highly recommended. I’m just wonder if that’s due to the amount of walking so they suggest sneakers for comfort or is there safety concerns or something about wearing an open toe shoe? I wear a walking sandal in the parks and making sure I’ll be ok to wear these on the tour. Thanks.

 

[scrappinginontario]

I saw in the tour info it says closed toe shoes highly recommended. I’m just wonder if that’s due to the amount of walking so they suggest sneakers for comfort or is there safety concerns or something about wearing an open toe shoe? I wear a walking sandal in the parks and making sure I’ll be ok to wear these on the tour. Thanks.

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[Mrs.AMC]

I saw in the tour info it says closed toe shoes highly recommended. I’m just wonder if that’s due to the amount of walking so they suggest sneakers for comfort or is there safety concerns or something about wearing an open toe shoe? I wear a walking sandal in the parks and making sure I’ll be ok to wear these on the tour. Thanks.

They are ok
recommended. Not required closed toe shoes

 

[OKW Lover]

saw in the tour info it says closed toe shoes highly recommended. I’m just wonder if that’s due to the amount of walking so they suggest sneakers for comfort or is there safety concerns or something about wearing an open toe shoe?

If your tour takes you to some of the backstage areas it's a safety issue.

 

[Mrs.AMC]

If your tour takes you to some of the backstage areas it's a safety issue.

The tour does but still not required to have voided toe shoes

 

[Mrs.AMC]

We did keys tour today. Shoes never came up. 90% had on sandals

 

[Mrs.AMC]

Completely agree--the standing in one place was worse than any walking!

This is why we always walk back to resorts in walking distance to the parks instead of standing to wait on transportation