This week's Destination Disney is about special behind-the-scenes tours. I love Disney's tours! Yes, the cost additional money over and above the ticket price but, for the true Disney fan, they are well worth it.

Several years ago my husband and I did the Keys to the Kingdom tour for his birthday. It is a 4.5 hour walking tour of the Magic Kingdom. The highlight of the tour is going into the Utilidors! It was very cool and worth every penny. You must be 16 years of age or older. Currently this tour costs $65.00 per person.

One year we gave my dad and early Christmas present and sent him on the Yuletide Fantasy Tour. Dad is a Disney fanatic and a Christmas Decoration nut so this was the perfect gift for him. This tour visits the theme parks, resorts and the warehouse where the decorations are made. He loved every minute of this trip and still talks about it years later. You must be 16 years of age or older. This tour runs during the month of December and last year it cost $69.00 per person.

There are several tours I would like to do at Disney World. I would love to do the Backstage Safari Tour and tie it in to our homeschooling but you have to be 16 and Jordan is only 14. The Epcot Seas Aqua Tour is yet another homeschoolers dream. My dream tour is the 7 hour $219 per person Backstage Magic Tour. Jordan, my train fanatic, has wanted to do the Steam Trains Tour for years.

Inside the Pirate League at the Magic Kingdom

I had a dream tour a few weeks ago. I was part of the 1st Disney Florida Mom Blogger Mixer. I was privileged to share that weekend with 6 other mom bloggers and we were treated like princesses. We toured Bay Lake Tower, The Treehouses at Saratoga Springs, All-Star Music Family Suite, Caribbean Beach Resort Pirate room, The Pirate League and American Idol Experience. We ate at The Wave, California Grill and Hollywood Brown Derby and rode Characters in Flight. It was a busy day and a half but it was magical! Characters in Flight