Reviews of Keys to the Kingdom – Magic Kingdom
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 09/27/2021
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Was not impressed at all. Right from the start our guide was rude and I felt didn\\'t want to be there. The thing that REALLY bothered me was ad we started out we are in the park with THOUSANDS of people and was told I could not take a picture of the statue of Roy Disney sitting on a bench!!!! REALLY. Out in the open. I get no pictures behind the scenes but in a public area. Not impressed
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NoneCons:
Lost 5 hoursReviewed by MissE Review Date: 05/13/2019
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Magic Kingdom, Florida
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Little to no wait at Mad HatterCons:
Landscaping-Water not filled 1 of the 2 Dumbo Rides was not in service. Speedway ride was not in service. The big top play area (near Dumbo) not open. Food Kiosks didn't have all items advertised. When it rained, personnel at the ice cream shop were making people move out from under their canopy. Hour + waits just to meet a character. They are unable to handle the masses of people that attend each day. The Magic is GONE!! 🙁Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/04/2022
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
Not $114
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Got to see utildorCons:
Wasted 5 hoursReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 08/25/2019
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
I love behind the scenes tours and information. I also love Disney, so I thought this tour would be perfect for me. Unfortunately, I found it EXTREMELY slow paced. If they cut the time of this tour in half, it still might be a bit too long. As others mentioned, the utilities were a real let down. It was just like being in an industrial hallway without windows. We saw pictures of the inside of the suite in Cinderella’s castle and had to continuously get out of cast members way that were hurrying through.
Pros:
Learned interesting facts and special access to some rides and areas.Cons:
Too slow paced and found it boring much of the time.Reviewed by minniemouse04 Review Date: 01/22/2022
Rating: (5) Not Recommended
The keys to the kingdom is an unique tour that takes place in the magic kingdom. This tour focuses on how to build an theme park in general
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Provides a great view of theme parks in generalCons:
Not exclusive to Disney could get something similar at other theme parksReviewed by love2gals Review Date: 12/02/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
My family of 5 went on the Keys to the Kingdom tour this past Saturday, November 30, 2013. I should begin by saying my husband and I took this tour 14 years ago when our children were too young to join us. They have heard us talk about the tour many times on our visits to WDW and were anxious for the time when they could join us. They were finally old enough and got to join us this time.
I can't say enough about our tour guide, Jessica, she was wonderful! She was very knowledgeable and extremely friendly. She would have made Walt very proud!
Most of our tour was very interesting. Jessica pointed out many facts and even some Hidden Mickeys. She also revealed various other hidden characters, including a Hidden Walt! We really enjoyed all of the facts that she taught us.
Now for the not-so-positive aspects of the tour. I think most people, and Jessica mentioned this herself, probably take this tour because you get to go into the Utilidor. Sadly, it was a real letdown. When we took this tour 14 years ago, a major part of the tour was in the Utilidor, and in various locations of it. We got to see where they styled the wigs, applied make-up, we were shown their laundry service and told about their costumes and how each and every one had a bar code sewn inside to keep track of them all. We were told interesting facts from "down under". One of which I remember them telling us was about the amount of dryer lint they produce each day. I don't remember details but it was staggering.
During this tour we only went into the Utilidor for about 40 minutes at the very end of the tour. It was only under the Main Street section were I would assume you see less "action" in the form of characters. It was pretty much standing around looking at a few historic pictures and displays that were hung on the walls. Not only was this very disappointing compared to what we recall from our previous tour, it was also very uncomfortable to stand still for 40 minutes after you had already been touring for over four hours.
All in all I would recommend this tour but not if you are taking it to see the Utilidor, you really don't see much of it.
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for the most part, very interestingCons:
utilidor segment was boring and a lot of standingReviewed by jim61vik Review Date: 11/22/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
A tour is a tour.
This is a 4+ hours of walking around the park with someone talking about it non-stop.
They give you a massive amount of information, and a great deal of insight on how the parks were laid out and designed. It's amazing all the things they take into consideration and the level of detail is impressive.
I would have like to see more of the mechanical side of the attractions how they move all the water for the water for water attractions, how they maintain the coasters and moving rides. Safety is a huge concern with Disney and their guests so I would have expected a bit more insight on all of the checks and things they have in place to insure safe operations.
Visiting the underground was interesting although "underwhelming". If you didn't realize before the tour it existed, it might be different but most people taking a tour like this already know about it even if they don't know the details.
I think it was worth the cost and for anyone who has thirst for more insight into how the Disney people bring this to fruition will enjoy it. I was left wanting more but in some ways I don't know what "more" was I guess I felt a bit unfulfilled.
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very informativeCons:
not what I really expectedReviewed by kmdelarosa501 Review Date: 06/21/2022
Rating: (9) Recommended
I consider myself Disney knowledgeable but I learned fun facts too. Our tour guide - Dallas - just oozed enthusiasm. It was obvious how much he loves working at Disney World and was a pleasure to hear and talk to. He was very knowledgeable and able to answer all questions. We were able to take pics in the main park areas and were never told not to. We were able to ride two rides but experienced these two classic rides in a different way which was nice. We had lunch at Pecos which was okay and should have included either a dessert option there or the tour should include a classic dessert later - either a dole whip or Mickey bar. We did receive a unique keepsake. The tour was roughly 5 hours and included a lot of walking. The backstage tour parts were my favorite and most interesting for me. Overall, it’s a unique experience, interesting information and worth doing once. My family and I really had a great time. Our biggest concern was getting to the park for checkin at 7:45am. TTC didn’t start running the monorails until 8 and the ferry started at 7:45. That was a little stressful.
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Unique experience Going “back stage” Dallas - our tour guide Great family experience A lot of informationCons:
A lot of walking Early morning transportation for 8am tourReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 05/08/2019
Rating: (9) Recommended
We have done this tour twice. Several years apart. We learned new information each time. Loved every minute of each tour. I highly recommend this tour.
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Going behind the scenes was great.Cons:
The lunch could be a bit more interesting.Reviewed by HWFrieds Review Date: 03/07/2019
Rating: (9) Recommended
Interesting, lot of walking, worth it. We scheduled our tour a month or so before our planned vacation. We arrived early and were told to wait in a specific area by 3 different cast members. Unfortunately it was incorrect and we were supposed to go inside and check in. Again, unfortunately, our reservation was not on the list for that day, but a different day. To say the least we were very unhappy. The cast tried everything and after a bit they got us on that tour.
That being said, the tour guide (this was in January) was very nice, loved Disney of course.
At check in, we chose our lunch menu item and received a name tag and were given a bottle of water (good idea). The guide provided us with ear sets etc. for the tour. He gave a lot of information (some actually found here on Allears.net). We did a lot of walking and even though it was January, we needed a hat or something. We went behind the scenes and got on two rides from behind the scenes which was great.
The lunch at Pecos Bills was really good, we had never eaten there, but based on this I would go back. We had a private room for lunch, and there was basically a 'salad bar' you could back to as often as you wanted but the salad bar included toppings for tacos etc. Lunch was almost halfway through the tour.
There are many 'secrets' you learn on the tour, and yes we went down to the utilidor which also was very interesting, (can't give away secrets). You are actually asked not to repeat what you learn as to not spoil the magic for other guests. We also learned differences between Walt Disney World and Disneyland.
