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[karenuk]

I know some of you guys have recently done the walking in Walts footsteps tour. I was wondering if you could tell me a little about it. What did you get on the tour, where did you go, did you recieve any fastpasses or go on any rides? I have decided to do the tour on my trip and have read conflicting information about what you get and do on it.
Thanks in advance.

[DyanKJ130]

I don't have any answers for you, but we're hoping to take this tour next February so I'm interested to hear others responses as well. The girls should be home from their girls' trip soon.....hopefully they will have lots to say about the tour!

[DebiDebiDebi]

Here's the link to the Disneyland.com site that explains the WIWFT.

http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disn...tstepsTourPage

Hope this helps!

[karenuk]

Thanks Debi, I had read that and info in other places but the information isn't really detailed. Hopefully one of the ladies who recently did the tour can do a little review of exactly what they did.

[Tink and co.]

Our tour started just as the park was opening. Our orders for lunch were taken, and we made our way up Main Street, stopping along the way for interesting tidbits of information. From there we went to Club 33, and got to get in the elevator and take pictures. Then on to the Tiki Room where we were inside before other guests (lots of info and pics). And then one of the kids in our party got to wake up the birds for the show after everyone else was in. We then rode the train (lots more info here) and returned to the patio at the Disney Gallery and had lunch after some more info. At lunch we were given our pins, visited with the guide, and generally had a wonderful time. I'd highly recommend the tour, especially if you are a fan of Walt or Disneyland. It was very informative and just plain fun!

[DrDolphin]

UPdate - Disney Gallery and train are currently closed and not included in the tour.

[Jacky]

What are the options for the lunch?

[snoozin]

Sounds like a wonderful tour -- if nothing else than to have the opportunity to take the photos that you're not normally allowed or able to!

Sorry, Mary, for all your troubles you had... kinda ruined the tour for you.

[Tink and co.]

Originally Posted by DrDolphin

UPdate - Disney Gallery and train are currently closed and not included in the tour.

Did they replace it with other stops/venues? Where did you eat lunch?

[Tink and co.]

Originally Posted by Jacky

What are the options for the lunch?

When we did the tour the choices were several different types of croissant sandwiches (turkey, roast beef, and veggie), and Walt's favorite chili soufle(chili topped with cornbread). Yum! Both the sandwiches and soufle were excellent. It came with fruit, chips, and your choice of soft drink or bottled water.

[Jacky]

Thanks for the menu Tink

[Katiebell]

We went on my birthday, and there were six other people on the tour celebrating their birthdays, too! I remember we saw the replica of Walt's office on Main Street (in the Mr. Lincoln building), has the furnishings and personal effects that were in his office the day he died...kind of eerie...

We toured Main Street, lobby of Club 33, Jungle Cruise, Disney Gallery, peeked inside the private quarters that were once the Disney family apartment (now just storage, I wish they'd restore them), lunch was great...got a special pin! Sounds like this is a little different than what some folks have seen, so maybe they mix it up a bit depending on what attractions are open, etc.

Funny story though...our tour guide was a very nice middle aged man, really enthusiastic and knowledgeable about Disney history, even passed around an original tourist map/brochure from opening day. We found out that he was actually a Disney executive, had worked in every single department at the park (housekeeping, food service, you name it). The one thing he hadn't done was be a tour guide, so he took the training, and we were his first, and possibly only group. There was this loony woman in the group, filming the whole tour, wearing safari shorts and a safari hat. She asked him questions constantly, and she kept getting more and more outrageous...she asked him, totally seriously, if it was true that Walt's body was cryogenically frozen and hidden somewhere underground at the park! So after the tour, we all went to have lunch, and a huge group of tour guides had gathered to honor him with his official tourguide badge (guess it's a bit of a tradition). It was very sweet, and several people including our guide got a bit teary-eyed. They were so proud of him! We found out he had been there hours before the park opening, walking the route and saying his spiel to himself so he wouldn't forget what he was supposed to say.

THEN...we found out that the kooky lady who was filming him and asking him those bizarre questions was...his wife. It was priceless!

[DyanKJ130]

Katie, what an awesome story!! Thanks for sharing!!

[amyandlee]

Our tour was pretty much like Tink's description. We got Fast Passes to Splash Mountain and Soarin. The part of the tour DW and I really enjoyed was going into Club 33, and going into the "off limits" Wedding garden and taking pictures of the castle. We got magical pictures there.