I took the Wild By Design Tour at Disney's Animal Kingdom
in May 2004. I found the tour to be a nice counterpart to the Backstage
Safari. This tour focuses on the onstage elements of the park along with
some of the back stories and history of the attractions and the park as
a whole. I thought overall we spent too much time in Asia, and not enough
in the other areas of the park, and we did not even go to Dinoland or
Camp Minnie Mickey.... I think they could expand the tour and include
those as well as a Safari trip.
The tour was broken into two parts, the first half was the entrance and
Asia. Then something to eat, followed by Africa and the Tree of Life.
The tour started before the park opens and its great to walk around with
no other guests (note: you can usually have a similar experience right
before closing, especially when the park is open late). The "snack"
was great and came at a good time. You had your choice of large beverage
(hot or cold) and then they brought out two huge platters, one of fruits
and the other of pastries. The six(5 guests + 1 CM guide) of us could
barely manage to get through half of it.
One addition this tour had that no others we have been on did were wireless
headphones so you could here the guide at all times. This was great as
we entered the more crowded areas of the park, but seemed overkill and
many in the group had them off while in the still closed areas. Our group
was small so that may be why.
As with all the tours now a days it closed with a survey and you receive
a commemorative pin.
Note: This tour involves a lot of walking and standing. There is
no transportation except yourself.
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