I am traveling to Disney World (Florida) soon.  I understand some of
the parks offer a behind the scenes tour.  I am interested in all of
the logistics-  particularly food service.  What tour should I take? 
Are there private tours available?  We will have passes to Magic
Kingdom and MGM Studios, but are willing to purchase admission to
another park if the tour is exceptional.

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Request for Question Clarification by aht-ga on 25 Nov 2004 23:46 PST

To supplement the information on the website mentioned in jenkatt-ga's
comment below, you can also obtain additional information from the
Disney website at:

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/parks/parkListing?id=MKToursListingPage

In particular, Disney's VIP Tour Services group may be able to
structure a food services tour for you:

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/parks/tourDetail?id=MKVIPServicesTourPage

Of course, at $125/hr., this is not a cheap approach.

In light of the fact that jenkatt-ga's comment already contains the
bulk of the information you were seeking, is there anything else I can
help you with on this question in order to provide you with an Answer?

Regards,

aht-ga
Google Answers Researcher

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Clarification of Question by nkamom-ga on 30 Nov 2004 12:44 PST

Thanks for the info.  If you wish, go ahead and post your information
as an answer so that you can get paid.  Sorry about the delayed
response.

nkamom:

Thank you for the invitation to post this Answer. Allow me to
summarize the information already presented:

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From jenkatt-ga's useful comment, you have a personal recommendation
to try the Backstage Magic tour at the Disney properties. This tour is
the first link on the following Disney page:

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/parks/parkListing?id=MKToursListingPage

At a cost of $199 per person for a 7 hour tour, depending on the
number of people you have with you then you may wish to consider using
the services of Disney's VIP Tour Services group:

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/parks/tourDetail?id=MKVIPServicesTourPage

Note, though, that there is a charge of $125/hr, and a 5-hour minimum.
If you are targeting a special focus on the food operations, this may
be the better way to go.

I hope that you have a great trip to Florida!

Regards,

aht-ga
Google Answers Researcher

There are quite a few backstage tours at Disney, some require
admission, others include it. The most comphrehensive tour is
Backstage Magic. It goes to Epcot, MGM and The Magic Kingdom. It is an
all day tour with park admission included and lunch as well. I have
done this tour and it is well worth it.
Here is a summary of all the tours offered at present:
http://allearsnet.com/btp/tours.htm
Enjoy!

Thanks for the information.