Welcome to Believe Vacations weekly post where today, we’ll look at which Non-Magic Kingdom queues our agents thought were the best. To make sure everyone is on the same page, the queue area is going to be defined as the moment you walk under the stand-by entrance sign to the moment you begin the main attraction. So let’s see how it all shakes out this week:
Seriously, these are just lines!
Mad Tea Party – Nothing fancy with the waist high gate that enclosures the spinners!
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin – Repeating the sounding joy of Mad Tea Party!
Country Bear Jamboree – While some enjoy the lobby of Bear Hall, it is just a holding room for the next show.
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel – Getting the sense that revolving rides need no creativity in the Magic Kingdom.
Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress – Most of the time, there’s simply a huddle that forms outside the main door but there is a ramp to walk up.
Walt Disney World Railroad – It’s not the end of the world when you get to wait from an actual train station.
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover – The escalator to the top of the attraction is no better than going to the Junior’s department at Belk.
Mickey’s PhilharMagic – Another show, another holding area before the main doors swing open towards you.
Astro Orbiter – Fancier that an escalator, this one comes complete with an elevator!
“it’s a small world” – I love that most of this is covered and that you do not have to wait in the most dense part of Fantasyland so points there!
The Barnstormer – Not terribly bland but don’t expect creativity outside of a cool view of Space Mountain.
Jungle Cruise – The original back-and-forth queue that contains fun knicknacks, this queue can get quite boring on longer waits.
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin – the minute you enter the doors of the attraction, you feel you are in a really hokey space-age arcade game. And it’s great!
Okay, I’ll call it a queue.
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Space Mountain – The beginning stretch of winds and twists is neat. The long corridor can seem intimidating but then you get a few extra minutes in the winding queue. What is unique about this one is that it’s so dark, the minute you see the Florida sun once again, you may go blind!
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Pirates of the Caribbean – Entering the watchtower is cool but winding down the corridors of the fort is amazing in detail and surprisingly short in length. Bonus point to the 2 skeletons playing a never-ending game of chess that actually results in a stalemate!
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Monster’s Inc. Laugh Floor – Don’t let this one fool you. Yes, there is a “queue” area but most of the time you are in a fun holding area awaiting the next show and listening to pre-show announcements. Don’t forget to text in those jokes!
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Splash Mountain – The wooden mills that you go in and out of are a wonderful accent to the log flume dock that awaits you. I hope you enjoy it because most days you’ll be spending a lot of time in it.
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad – Located on the hillside of the old west is the station for this runaway mine train experience. Work your way through the station, shoot cannons and set off explosions as you anxiously await the wildest ride in the wilderness.
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Dumbo the Flying Elephant – 4 years ago, this attraction would’ve ranked with its sister attractions. But now that there is an actual Big Top with an interactive children’s play area, like Dumbo himself, this attraction has soared to a new level.
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Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid – A newer attraction so therefore, the queue area is going to be incredible. Entering under Prince Eric’s castle, we find ourselves in a sea caverns, playing games with Scuttle and winding our way under the sea!
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Haunted Mansion – While there was always the incredible pre-show, there wasn’t always an interactive queue. Sure, you can take the boring queue but go out on a limb and take the interactive queue. Pose with the busts of deceased relatives, touch and play with the moving books and instruments and look for the wedding ring!
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Peter Pan’s Flight – Before the new queue, the wait for this attraction was painfully boring. Now, we truly should appreciate this queue, sometimes more than that attraction itself. The beautiful pictures on the wall, entering the Darling house and playing with Tinkerbell in the nursery; nothing but happy thoughts now!
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh –20 years or so ago, the vision for this attraction included an interactive queue area and it set a huge bar for future attractions. Kids (and let’s be honest – adults) could now touch screens of Hunny, play games and not have to just stand in line. That’s the wonderful thing about this attraction – for a time it was the only one!
Are you sure this isn’t the main attraction?
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Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – When the walls for construction went up, we knew this would be a great attraction. But what about the queue? There was so much potential combining the dwarfs and the forest it resides in. While the queue starts boring enough by standing one behind the other, we pic up with interactive gem games, musical water channels and spinning barrels. It truly makes 2+ hours go by quickly.
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Enchanted Tales with Belle – I feel like we’ve discussed this attraction in great detail for as much as we’ve had our voting posts. But let’s talk about the actual queue: Quite simply, we wind through a little village. And that’s nice. Once we enter Maurice’s house, this goes from good to great as we see books, inventions, the growth chart on the wall for Belle and other items that make this a cute cottage. What follows next in the pre-show area and getting to the Beast’s castle? No spoilers here!
Did we miss anything? Which queue do you actually enjoy waiting in? Leave us a comment in the section below and as always, there’s a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!
