Took Mountain Voyager with glacier landing with my wife and 3 girls (14, 13 & 10). It was amazing. Seeing Denali and the other peaks up close gives it a totally different perspective. Glacier landing was definitely worth it, and family thought that was the best part. Pilot talked about everything we were seeing and made plenty of turns so everyone gets equal viewing of everything regardless of what side you were on. Pluto was great.
Our original flight was cancelled due to weather, but company worked to book us the following day so we didn’t miss the experience. It was awesome.
We had a clear day, so we were able to see Denali. Because of that, I don’t think it was necessary to do the longer flight. I may have felt differently if we couldn’t see Denali as clearly as we did. If you are trying to save money, spend it on the glacier landing rather than the longer flight time.