We are going on the Southwest Adventure on Aug 14 with our 14 and 11 year old daughters. They, to put it mildly, are not happy about this (they are more the theme-park/cruise types than the outdoor adventure types). I was wondering how many children, and of what ages, are on the tours, and how hard the guides work to make them happy. Part of the reason that we are doing this with Disney is the hope that the "Disney difference" will make it more palatable to them
Disney's Adventures have two guides that are with you at all times exactly for the reason you are asking about. One guide does more with the children for things on their level and one guide is with the adults. You will be together but on certain activities you may be split into adults and children so that the children are kept entertained
Here are some of the items they list in their brochure that are marked fun for the "junior" adventurers
Make handicrafts at Sedona's Heritage Museum
Survival skills - themed scavenger hunt
See Native American Artifacts during a jeep tour of Sedona's Red Rocks
Learn about Native American heritage through interactive entertainment
Join a Navajo guide for a jeep tour of Monument Valley
White Water rafting on the Colorado River
Screening of a Disney film in a special setting
Western themed cookout and entertainment
Experience up-close and personal discoveries with live desert animals
This is not for the Southwest adventure but think this is a great description of how they cater to the children
On the London / Paris adventure when they are in Paris at the Louvre one guide takes the kids on a scavenger hunt through the Louvre while the other guide takes the adults for a tour that is more geared for adults this way the children aren't bored hearing about the art and history on a grown up level if they aren't interested in that