I think it's a good idea to do either the tour or MHP. We did the tour once (and won't be doing it again). The party just works better for us. To be fair, the tour was pretty new when we did it, and the CMs weren't very well trained or confident. Our tour was a little over 4 hours long (!!), which I understand is unbelievably long by CM standards. The tour was generally fun, but not as much fun (in our opinions) as MHP for the price paid. Before you decide, I would try to find a recent review of the tour to see what it includes now.