Waiting is not so bad when...

MaxPower · #1 08-21-2008, 08:44 PM

As anyone who has been to a typical amusement park can tell you, waiting in line for an attraction is no fun. Disney spends a lot of money and creative energy trying to make the wait in line an attraction in itself. The queue for Toy Story Mania is a good example. What is your favorite queue to wait in at Walt Disney World? My favorite is Expedition Everest.

tink'72 · #2 08-21-2008, 09:19 PM

My DD (11) has 2 - Tower of Terror and Toy Story Mania.

I happen to like Buzz Lightyear and the Dinosaur ride at AK. Oh and yeah Test Track...LOL I guess that's more than one!

Meerkat · #3 08-21-2008, 09:30 PM

Expedition Everest for me!

disneygeek84 · #4 08-21-2008, 09:37 PM

ToT and The Great Movie Ride in DHS.

And for some reason, I really like the line for BTMRR, too. Don't know why though.

elmjimmlm · #5 08-21-2008, 09:39 PM

I love the Great Movie Ride wait where you watch the clips from all the movies...When I see them on TV I always want to be riding the ride...

Mousemates · #6 08-21-2008, 09:53 PM

Toy Story

Kali River

Expedition Everest

CaptSmee · #7 08-21-2008, 10:37 PM

I enjoy themed queues...Everest is neat, TOT is very well themed, Toy Story is fun, Great Movie Ride (just wish the loop were longer). One of the worst hast to be Big Thunder...all that looping and nothing to see but people...

Vito · #8 08-21-2008, 11:42 PM

My favorite queues:

Splash Mountain (mostly at night - the atmosphere, music, etc, is phenominal - a great "old west" frontierland feel combined with a bit of southern bayou type feel)

Pirates of the Caribbean (long queue, lots to see, great themeing)

Tower of Terror (beautiful detailing, great ambience - the outdoor queue is very nice, then the hotel lobby, and the boiler room - a nice mix of different settings)

Great Movie Ride (it's just very "Hollywood")

Muppetvision 3D (not the most amazing queue, but so many fun details like the key under the carpet, all the "pun" props in the pre-show area, and a hilarious and fun pre-show)

American Adventure (I'm a bit of a historical buildings/architecture nut, so the colonial feel of the AA building and pre-queue area is great)

Dinosaur (love the museum atmosphere inside)

Those are the ones that come to mind the most as my favorites as opposed to necessarily the most detailed or most highly themed. I've heard good things about EE but haven't ridden it yet so I can't really comment on the queue.

Tink#64 · #9 08-22-2008, 12:14 AM

In no particular order:

Test Track
Dinosaur
POTC
Star Tours
Buzz
Haunted Mansion

I hate to admit it, but I think we've become snobs about amusement parks! We visited Paramount Kings Island (have been 100 x before) but after visiting WDW and realizing the difference in the que areas, we've almost sworn off amusement parks! I hate to wait in line for an hour, standing out in the sun to ride a 2 minute ride. I think we managed to do 2 rides before lunch & becoming cranky! Those waits, are soooooo boring. At WDW it's so awesome that the que is part of the attraction! No other park can compare!

Vito · #10 08-22-2008, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Tink#64

In no particular order:

Star Tours

How could I forget Star Tours!? That's always been one of my favorites. On our first trip when I was 15, I remeber being in awe of the Imperial walker, the ewok village, R2 and 3PO in the queue, the whole "Star Wars" experience. Being a big Star Wars fan, it was like bringing one of my favorite film series to life.

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I hate to admit it, but I think we've become snobs about amusement parks! We visited Paramount Kings Island (have been 100 x before) but after visiting WDW and realizing the difference in the que areas, we've almost sworn off amusement parks! I hate to wait in line for an hour, standing out in the sun to ride a 2 minute ride. I think we managed to do 2 rides before lunch & becoming cranky! Those waits, are soooooo boring. At WDW it's so awesome that the que is part of the attraction! No other park can compare!

I don't mind admitting that same thing.

I look down at non-Disney theme parks. I still visit them (Six Flags parks are great for coasters for an occasional thrill day, and I grew up visiting the Great Escape in Lake George, NY so it holds a special charm to me), but almost everywhere I go I think to myself "this just isn't Disney."

ChewyStriker · #11 08-22-2008, 08:34 AM

I, like many, would have to say TOT is #1.

Followed by the Haunted Mansion and Splash Mountain. I haven't been able to ride TSM yet - hopefully when we return in just 19 days!

jrkcr · #12 08-22-2008, 09:12 AM

Haunted Mansion!!

Fun to read the tombstones, and a bit creepy!

PittFan · #13 08-22-2008, 09:44 AM

I really like the Jungle Cruise queue. I don't know why. I think it might be because I remember it vividly from my first trip to WDW when i was a kid. I'm a bit nostalgic.

disneygeek84 · #14 08-22-2008, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by PittFan

I really like the Jungle Cruise queue. I don't know why. I think it might be because I remember it vividly from my first trip to WDW when i was a kid. I'm a bit nostalgic.

I think this must be why I like the Thunder Mountain line so much. It's not special or anything, but I remember it so well from my first trip that every time we go threw the line I feel like a little kid again.

Simba'sBud · #15 08-22-2008, 10:31 AM

For me it would have to be:

-TOT
-Space Mtn.
-EE
-Soarin' (amazing how cool blue lights and the right music can be when at WDW)
-Mission Space (I'm a huge fan of NASA channel)

Imagineer1981 · #16 08-22-2008, 10:33 AM

While I do enjoy E.E., if one more kid rings the bells I may die!!!!

anyways, in no particular order:

Star Tours
EE
HM
POTC
ToT,
RnR (inside only)
Buzz
Alien Encounter (miss it)
Dinosaur
Tough to be a Bug
Peter Pan (just love the music)

princessjojo · #17 08-22-2008, 10:42 AM

Before now Expedition Everest would be my favorite. I love the history of the story of the beast. But now it's a draw between Toy Story Mania and Everest. TSM is so much fun to go through and see and reminiscence over all of the childhood games.

Ian · #18 08-22-2008, 10:56 AM

For the most part, I adopt the Tom Petty approach to queues ... The Waiting is the Hardest Part.

But if I had to choose, I'd go Pirates. I love that queue, especially when it's hot out because it's normally nice and cool in there.

AmandaChan · #19 08-22-2008, 11:03 AM

The thing I love about Disney is sometimes the wait is long, yeah, but they give you the opportunity to bypass all that with the fastpasses (at least to some extent). The DH and I always get creative with the fastpasses and we never have to wait a long time, really.

Some of my favorite waiting queues are Ellen's Energy Adventure, Haunted Mansion, Toy Story Mania, and the Great Movie Ride (although they could use a revamp on the clips, I love watching the old movies and it gets me excited for the ride).

prttynpnk · #20 08-22-2008, 11:15 AM

I love Star Tours' queue alomst more than the actual ride!