longest attraction queue ever witnessed?
Nov 7th, 2004, 02:03 PM
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longest attraction queue ever witnessed?
just out of interest, where did you see the longest queue at an attraction? and were you in it?
the longest and slowest i have been in was probably that for the eiffel tower.+1hr.queue was longer than the base of the tower.
the longest and slowest i have been in was probably that for the eiffel tower.+1hr.queue was longer than the base of the tower.
Nov 7th, 2004, 03:45 PM
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Disneyland in July was the worst experience of my life for waiting in lines, that is if you don't count waiting in the traffic on the drive to get there. I will take any line in Europe of that any day.
Nov 7th, 2004, 03:54 PM
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Longest attraction queues I've experienced would be equally St. Marks Cathedral (Venice) and the Uffizi Gallery (Florence). St. Marks moved remarkably fast, the Uffizi, painfully slow. I think the Uffizi lineup took about 3 hours. We took turns in minding each other's places so we could wander about, go to the bookshop, have a coffee etc.
The longest (time wise) line up at an airport to get through customs was about 2-3 hours at Delhi International.
The longest (time wise) line up at an airport to get through customs was about 2-3 hours at Delhi International.
Nov 7th, 2004, 04:33 PM
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Not an attraction, but certainly a novelty - first McDonalds in Moscow, back in the late eighties. It was about 3 hours long, probably worse than a queue to US Embassy on the days they were accepting immigration applications 
The 3 hours line to see Lenin's mummy in the Mausoleum, in the middle of a winter, with sub-zero temperatures.
But personally, the longest and the worst - a queue to the elevator to get down in Eiffel Tower - I think the worst part is that you no longer have any choice and can not walk away (once you go up you kind of have to come down, queue or not ) I blanked out the exact waiting time and the whole experience - it probably was my worst travel experience ever 
The 3 hours line to see Lenin's mummy in the Mausoleum, in the middle of a winter, with sub-zero temperatures.
But personally, the longest and the worst - a queue to the elevator to get down in Eiffel Tower - I think the worst part is that you no longer have any choice and can not walk away (once you go up you kind of have to come down, queue or not
) I blanked out the exact waiting time and the whole experience - it probably was my worst travel experience ever
Nov 7th, 2004, 05:46 PM
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No, I refuse to wait in a queue that is very long on a two week vacation, rather people watch. My last queue was a serendipity. We thought we were in traffic hangup but we ended up on a ferry. I loved it!!!
Nov 7th, 2004, 06:28 PM
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We foolishly followed suggestions and arrived at the Vatican about an hour before it opened. The line seemed a mile long. In addition to the hour we waited before it opened it was about another hour to get to the front -- 2 in all. We realized since that if you arrive any other time, the line will be just as long -- but you avoid that extra hour of waiting for it to open.
Now we know!
Now we know!
Nov 7th, 2004, 09:32 PM
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We waited in line for over 90 minutes in our car to get past a big ball of string on the side of the road in Kansas once. It was such an annoyance. We didn't even know it was there. I can't imagine people drove there on purpose. What a waste.
Nov 7th, 2004, 09:37 PM
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I think the longest line I've seen was for the Vatican, however it moved relatively fast, and wasn't so bad.
On the other hand, the kiddie rides in Disneyland's Fantasyland are deceptively short, but are VERY slow! Dumbo, the FLying Elephants, and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride come to mind......
Back to europe: The Eiffel Tower line was pretty bad. When we got inside, before we got on the elevator, it was very crowded and hot.
On the other hand, the kiddie rides in Disneyland's Fantasyland are deceptively short, but are VERY slow! Dumbo, the FLying Elephants, and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride come to mind......
Back to europe: The Eiffel Tower line was pretty bad. When we got inside, before we got on the elevator, it was very crowded and hot.
Nov 8th, 2004, 01:14 AM
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The longest line, earliest in the day and out of peak season was at St. Mark's in Venice---the line was out to the canal and snaking around, and that was still 30 minutes before opening. And this was in May. MAY!!
So, to preserve our happy memories of Venice, we skipped it. Chastise us all you want--we're comfortable with the decision.
So, to preserve our happy memories of Venice, we skipped it. Chastise us all you want--we're comfortable with the decision.
Nov 8th, 2004, 06:12 AM
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allovereurope, I had the same experience with trying to see the Basilica at St. Mark's last July. We tried three times and opted against it all three times because the line was so long.
Just gives us a reason to have to go back, right?
Just gives us a reason to have to go back, right?
