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Post by Wiltony on Oct 17, 2023 13:00:17 GMT -5
For me, the Utilidoors are really the highlight of the KttK tour, and what makes it worth it. I wish I could roam and browse around down there for days!
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Post by helenabear on Oct 17, 2023 19:57:56 GMT -5
Good point about the utilidors. Maybe we'll look into it for spring break. Who knows.
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Post by brp on Oct 18, 2023 6:47:54 GMT -5
Utiliodors are very cool. Seeing headless characters smoking was amusing as well.
Cheers.
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Post by ermindy1133 on Oct 18, 2023 21:39:06 GMT -5
A tour with just public areas and park history would be great, but I don’t really want to go behind the magic. Especially not at the Magic Kingdom. I don’t sit and wonder what the backstage areas are like. I just want to believe in magic and pixie dust when I visit my happy place. I’m afraid those types of tours would spoil the experience for me. I’m a weirdo
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Post by dlwdwdvc on Oct 19, 2023 4:01:33 GMT -5
I agree … I have a hard enough time seeing them at the grocery store with their castmember outfits on .. but I understand .
I find myself wanting to remind them they can wear their uniforms BUT they arenot supposed to wear their castmember pin off property in public!
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Post by brp on Oct 19, 2023 7:35:34 GMT -5
A tour with just public areas and park history would be great, but I don’t really want to go behind the magic. Especially not at the Magic Kingdom. I don’t sit and wonder what the backstage areas are like. I just want to believe in magic and pixie dust when I visit my happy place. I’m afraid those types of tours would spoil the experience for me. I’m a weirdo We were waiting for our niece to turn 16 so we could take her on this since we had enjoyed it. She declined for the same reasons you mention. It makes very much sense to me.
Cheers.
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Post by tomandrobin on Oct 19, 2023 7:58:06 GMT -5
A tour with just public areas and park history would be great, but I don’t really want to go behind the magic. Especially not at the Magic Kingdom. I don’t sit and wonder what the backstage areas are like. I just want to believe in magic and pixie dust when I visit my happy place. I’m afraid those types of tours would spoil the experience for me. I’m a weirdo As an engineer, I like seeing how everything works. It does not or has not ruined the magic of the parks for me. |
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Post by Wiltony on Oct 19, 2023 10:33:44 GMT -5
A tour with just public areas and park history would be great, but I don’t really want to go behind the magic. Especially not at the Magic Kingdom. I don’t sit and wonder what the backstage areas are like. I just want to believe in magic and pixie dust when I visit my happy place. I’m afraid those types of tours would spoil the experience for me. I’m a weirdo As an engineer, I like seeing how everything works. It does not or has not ruined the magic of the parks for me. Yep I totally get and respect the "don't ruin the magic" stance, but I really love to see the people, logistics, and technology that keep such a massive organization running smoothly.
Another thing I wish I could see more of was the overnight maintenance. Swing shift at WDW must be a huge undertaking!
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Post by helenabear on Oct 19, 2023 11:13:53 GMT -5
I'm kind of the engineering mind - so I like to see how it works. It makes it oddly more magical to me, but I totally see the other way too. Kid and I are talking about 16 age limit tours and I think KttK will win. He's already seen some backstage doing main street parade. My first backstage was marching as well. I thought it was so cool to see my beloved EWP up close.
My dad did what I think was the backstage magic (MK & Epcot) and saw the American Adventure workings. As an engineer he really like it a lot. Said he'd retire working there - and yet he hasn't moved LOL
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Post by tomandrobin on Oct 19, 2023 12:10:26 GMT -5
We are going to try and book an "entry level" tour for our Christmas trip. We are also going to try and book a pontoon boat for firework viewing. Its been a few years for a pontoon, the AK tour will be a new one for us and the grands.
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Post by captjacksfamily on Oct 19, 2023 16:42:21 GMT -5
Continued milking of the cash cow division. These udders are getting a worn out. When is a price increase milking the cow and when is it justified? Idk but as I like to say the three things in life you can count on is death, taxes and Disney raising their prices every year.... I agree … I have a hard enough time seeing them at the grocery store with their castmember outfits on .. but I understand . I find myself wanting to remind them they can wear their uniforms BUT they arenot supposed to wear their castmember pin off property in public! Seeing the cms out running errands in the costumes is always fun. I'm not sure what the actual rule is but yes badges off all the time, I believe technically you are not suppose to be in costumes outside the park but it is acceptable if it is a quick errand like the store or Starbucks. I don't think they want to be caught out to dinner and certainly not drinking in their costumes. |
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Post by tomandrobin on Oct 20, 2023 7:16:02 GMT -5
Continued milking of the cash cow division. These udders are getting a worn out. When is a price increase milking the cow and when is it justified? Idk but as I like to say the three things in life you can count on is death, taxes and Disney raising their prices every year.... Well....Disney price increases is outpacing cost of living. The Parks division is not losing money and one of the few divisions that post hefty profits year after year.
This was a good article about a month ago showing Disney's meteoric price increase for things like Park Tickets, over the last 30 years.
But hey, we pay it.....so there you go.
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Post by brp on Oct 20, 2023 7:19:09 GMT -5
Continued milking of the cash cow division. These udders are getting a worn out. When is a price increase milking the cow and when is it justified? It's justified when people will pay it. As a publicly-traded corporation with a fiduciary responsible to shareholders, maximizing income is one of their mandates. If there is more demand than supply, prices should increase, Econ 101.
Cheers.
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Post by brp on Oct 20, 2023 7:20:16 GMT -5
A tour with just public areas and park history would be great, but I don’t really want to go behind the magic. Especially not at the Magic Kingdom. I don’t sit and wonder what the backstage areas are like. I just want to believe in magic and pixie dust when I visit my happy place. I’m afraid those types of tours would spoil the experience for me. I’m a weirdo As an engineer, I like seeing how everything works. It does not or has not ruined the magic of the parks for me. We are an engineer/scientist and a scientist, so that's why we too, and enjoyed, the tour. Our niece is a second-year EE student, so also an engineer, and doesn't want to see it.
I guess even some engineers want to hold onto the Magic 
Cheers.
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Post by tomandrobin on Oct 20, 2023 7:32:00 GMT -5
We are an engineer/scientist and a scientist, so that's why we too, and enjoyed, the tour. Our niece is a second-year EE student, so also an engineer, and doesn't want to see it.
I guess even some engineers want to hold onto the Magic 
Cheers.
She is still a student....Wait a few years of working in the world. When your job is basically learning how to make, fix, break or re-imagine things. |
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