Nobody likes waiting in line, especially on a hot summer day at an Orlando theme park. But luckily waiting in line at Walt Disney World ® isn’t what it used to be; in fact it’s so much more entertaining! Thanks to games, detailed decorations and even air-conditioning now waiting in line for a ride at Disney ® can be just as fun as the ride itself. Let’s take a look at a few of Disney’s ® best queues:

The Haunted Mansion, Magic Kingdom ® – The horror begins before you even enter the Haunted Mansion ride in this spooky queue. This newly enhanced queue now gives guests an even bigger scare as you have the option to go “through the graveyard.” If you dare to walk among the dead you’ll experience unexplained sights and sounds like gurgles coming from Captain Culpepper Clyne who drowned in a bathtub and hear music playing from the composer’s crypt. You can even do a little scaring of your own at the large two-sided library crypt. All you have to do is push the library books through the wall and guests on the other side will think they are moving on their own! 

Winnie the Pooh, Magic Kingdom ® – The highlight of this queue is that kids are actually able to step out of line and play while the parents save their place in line! Guests will enter Winnie the Pooh’s house and proceed around to the back, which is actually the beginning of the queue. Once there, the children will love the interactive fun that waits them including bouncing up and down on springy pads in Tigger’s Bouncy Place, drumming on drum-like melons and exploring specialty areas like Rabbit’s Garden, Eeyore’s Gloomy Place and Pooh’s Hunny Hives. 

Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Magic Kingdom ® - Another queue that lets kids run and play while they wait, Dumbo the Flying Elephant queue takes place under a circus big top and includes the sites and sounds of the circus and plenty of interactive games. Children will love climbing on ropes, jumping on trampolines and playing with the many other circus-themed activities while parents will love watching form their comfy seats in the air-conditioned tent!

Big Thunder Mountain, Magic Kingdom ® - This recently revamped queue takes guests further into the mining days of the Wild West as it tells the story of Bamabas T. Bullion, the founder and president of Big Thunder Mining Company. The queue lets guests get a better look at the Mining Office, where all of the business of the mine is handled; the Explosives Magazine Room, where you’ll get a look at all of the explosives; the Foreman’s Post, which gives guests an insiders look at life inside the mines and the Ventilation Room, where you’ll see how each mine is ventilated and enjoy a little mining yourself!

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Orlando, FL - 04/29/13