Favorite MGM Queue?

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What is your favorite queue in MGM?

Tower of Terror
25
42%
Star Tours
11
19%
Great Movie Ride
7
12%
Muppet-Vision 3D
14
24%
Other
2
3%
 
Total votes: 59

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Post by jrcohen » Jun Thu 22, 2006 3:38 pm

packwingfn wrote:I voted for Star Tours but that's just because I'm a huge star wars geek.
That was my reasoning also. Gotta love the Star Wars geeky stuff!!!

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Post by jhorizon77 » Jun Thu 22, 2006 6:08 pm

Tough call, but definately TOT. It's got three completely different queues. Like someone said earlier, the outdoor gardens feel exactly like they're out of Old Hollywood, which I guess is the point. hehehe. Then I always see something new in the middle queue. The detail is like The Haunted Mansion times 10.

My favorite part of the line is after the preshow. There's nothing like turning the corner from the library and into the underground service area to make my stomach start doing flip flops. Doesn't get better than that!

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Post by Hathaway » Jun Fri 23, 2006 7:59 am

I love the ToT queue too, but it always seems to me like the line itself should have snaked through the lobby more. I always wanted more time to wander through it.

But the boiler room always brings up the anticipation and dread. (The fun kind of dread.)

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Post by Lion Sleeps Tonight » Jun Fri 23, 2006 12:40 pm

Hathaway wrote:I love the ToT queue too, but it always seems to me like the line itself should have snaked through the lobby more. I always wanted more time to wander through it.

But the boiler room always brings up the anticipation and dread. (The fun kind of dread.)
Yeah same here. I love the lobby, and always want to spend more time in there to just look around at all the cool decor.
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Post by Vicki_Mouse » Jun Sun 25, 2006 6:11 pm

It was a tough choice for me, too, but I had to vote ToT (but Star Tours would definitely be next ... because i'm a Star Wars geek too. :P)

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Post by Jacca5660 » Jul Sun 02, 2006 11:17 am

ToT is the best!! It's a classic Disney putting you in the show Que. No other company on the planet does it with the quality and detail that Disney does!
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Re: Favorite MGM Queue?

Post by neapolis » Sep Wed 29, 2010 2:32 pm

Tower of terror wins for me

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Re: Favorite MGM Queue?

Post by Mousekedude » Sep Wed 29, 2010 2:47 pm

Wow, neapolis, you must have a lot of extra time on your hands to keep finding and resurrecting all these old threads! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
But since you did, I'll chime in: yes, ToT has got to be the best queue in DHS. Now that TSM is there, it might run a close second, but I think ToT still beats it. Second place would have to go to RnR, in my opinion.

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Re: Favorite MGM Queue?

Post by Amy » Sep Wed 29, 2010 8:27 pm

I've not been since TSM mania opened up, and I really do enjoy the Muppets, but I would have to say ToT with all the great theming and awesome music. I love that era's music :D

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Re: Favorite MGM Queue?

Post by nicklesm17 » Sep Thu 30, 2010 5:51 am

amy, you'll have a better chance of riding tot than getting into tsm. it is fun, so i'd make that your 1st stop if your there at park opening, or even early magic hours. generally fast passes sell out for that one early in the day, so keep that in mind.

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Re: Favorite MGM Queue?

Post by Amy » Sep Thu 30, 2010 2:21 pm

nicklesm17 wrote:amy, you'll have a better chance of riding tot than getting into tsm. it is fun, so i'd make that your 1st stop if your there at park opening, or even early magic hours. generally fast passes sell out for that one early in the day, so keep that in mind.
Good to know ~ thanks! Does ToT have a single rider line?

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Re: Favorite MGM Queue?

Post by MmeLeota » Sep Thu 30, 2010 5:00 pm

I picked Muppets. I love the movie posters and the general jokes throughout. It seems like I see something new every time! But that's to be expected since I love the preshow and the movie to boot!!!

Second place would have to be the now-extinct Star Tours.

But I would have to give an honorable mention to ToT...I have seen pictures of the queue and it looks amazing with all the detail put into it and I do love listening to the full loop of the queue music. Thing is, I will not go on that attraction so I have not experienced it in person. That's why I didn't vote for it.

Some folks have mentioned the TSM queue. What does it look like @ DHS? In DCA, you go through the never-ending switchbacks outside the building, then you enter the building with another giant switchback (but there's at least posters from each game to look at...but nothing special), then you head outside again, pick up your glasses and then back inside the second part of the building and around to the loading area. Overall it a pretty bland and boring line to wait in for 45 minutes or so. Mr. Potato Head is out front so you really don't get to see him much while passing the time in line.

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Re: Favorite MGM Queue?

Post by theBIGyowski » Sep Thu 30, 2010 5:04 pm

MmeLeota...

You can go HERE to see what the WDW queue looks like. I love it. Basically, everywhere you look you see old childhood games that you grew up playing, but they are huge. It's like you are the size of a toy. The attention to detail is amazing and you get Barker Mr. Potato Head towards the end...just like the one you have at DCA. I think it's very cool and worth the wait as long as it is not more than an hour.
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Re: Favorite MGM Queue?

Post by MmeLeota » Sep Thu 30, 2010 5:10 pm

I am sitting here with my jaw hitting the desk! I feel so cheated!!!!! That is one amazing looking queue...thanks for posting that link BIG!!!! I like how Mr. Potato Head is actually part of the queue and not just out front.

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Re: Favorite MGM Queue?

Post by nicklesm17 » Sep Thu 30, 2010 5:23 pm

Amy wrote:Good to know ~ thanks! Does ToT have a single rider line?
amy, i'd love to answer you on this one... i mean i really would! unfortunately, i have turned chicken in my old age. gone are the days of great america season passes, doing the "scariest" rides they had over, and over and over.... now, i'm looking forward to (and dreading) the days of my oldest forcing me to do rides that i've never done. like splash mountain in this upcoming trip, and eventually, the one i've tried to get my self to do since they opened it... tot. until then, you will have to rely on someone else to answer this question, sorry.

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