I did the 12:00pm tour in Jan 2018. Che k in is 11:00-11:30, with everyone expected by 11:45 for headset testing... And linner/dunch/whatever you want to call it was around 3:30-4:00, which was the ending of our tour. The other tour group at the 12:00 spot ate at 3:00 then did Walt's apartment, switching spots with my group. SERIOISLY HUNGRY after walking 4 miles in those 3.5 hours! I wasn't fond of the noon tour, HOWEVER, it was my first park day, with a 10am rope drop, so I felt rushed--got to do a few rides, then had to check in with the tour group. I think I would have liked it more of I did it on a day 2 or 3, either earlier, or later in the afternoon (which wasn't available).Has anyone done the tour that starts at 12 pm? I'm probably more interested in that one than the 9:30 am one. What time is "dinner", though? How long does the tour last, again? Any other thoughts about doing the tour at noon would be appreciated.
TIA!
I did the 12:00pm tour in Jan 2018. Che k in is 11:00-11:30, with everyone expected by 11:45 for headset testing... And linner/dunch/whatever you want to call it was around 3:30-4:00, which was the ending of our tour. The other tour group at the 12:00 spot ate at 3:00 then did Walt's apartment, switching spots with my group. SERIOISLY HUNGRY after walking 4 miles in those 3.5 hours! I wasn't fond of the noon tour, HOWEVER, it was my first park day, with a 10am rope drop, so I felt rushed--got to do a few rides, then had to check in with the tour group. I think I would have liked it more of I did it on a day 2 or 3, either earlier, or later in the afternoon (which wasn't available).
We did the noon tour last year. I did not expect that we wouldn't get "lunch" until the very end, and I think they should have warned me about that when I booked the tour (since they call it "lunch") so that I'd know to eat something beforehand. My previous WiWF tour the year before started at 10:00 and we had lunch at a much more reasonable 1:00. We were all ravenous by the end, my DD9 miserably so.Has anyone done the tour that starts at 12 pm? I'm probably more interested in that one than the 9:30 am one. What time is "dinner", though? How long does the tour last, again? Any other thoughts about doing the tour at noon would be appreciated.
TIA!
We had a tinkle break (5 minutes) at the restrooms next to Autopia. No time to get a snack during our tourWhen we did the 12:00pm WIWF tour last summer, we knew "lunch" wouldn't be until the end of the tour(from reading on the DIS), so we prepared and had lunch before the tour started. Our tour guide allowed us a little break part way through to use the restroom and grab a snack. I'm not sure if if there's usually a snack break during the tour, or if it was because it was super hot(heat advisory) that day.
I completely understand this. I felt like we spent so much time doing this and not riding any rides that day that I skipped the Paint the night parade as it was our last day. Unfortunately I was pretty disappointed with the tour because there was a lot of distraction walking through the park and I couldn't always hear what the tour guide was saying. At least I got to go to Walt's apartment and take a picture.I am waffling so badly on whether or not to do this tour when we go next February. I really want to, but I hate to use up so much of our park time!
I am waffling so badly on whether or not to do this tour when we go next February. I really want to, but I hate to use up so much of our park time!
I am waffling so badly on whether or not to do this tour when we go next February. I really want to, but I hate to use up so much of our park time!
Depending on the number of days you're going, I suggest doing the tour on your last day in the parks. If you plan to do it your last day, you can make sure you do most of what you want to at the parks on the previous days so you don't feel like the tour is taking up precious park time. We did it on our last day and it was a great way to "wrap up" our trip! It was such a special day.