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I may eventually get around to renaming these marks to reflect
the park's name change, but meanwhile, just remember that the
"MGM" marks are at the Studios!

WDW .loc file
(Text file of waypoints for all the Walt Disney World benchmarks)

ID	Location	Engraved Number(s)	Latitude	Longitude	Reports/ Photos by
MGM-1	Hollywood Blvd. popcorn cart	---	N28 21.446	W81 33.594	Patty, Nick
MGM-2	Disney & Co.	---	N28 21.464	W81 33.561	Patty, Nick
MGM-3	Star Tours FP distribution	1345400 1345410	N28 21.347	W81 33.535	Nick
MGM-4	Mickey Ave.	---	N28 21.342	W81 33.651	Nick
MGM-5	Backlot Express	1298410 1298470 105.829	N28 21.370	W81 33.523	Nick
MGM-6	One Man's Dream	PI	N28 21.410	W81 33.660	Meg, Lloyd, Nick
MGM-7	Crossroads of the Road	---	N28 21.489	W81 33.541	Jay, Nick
MGM-8	Echo Lake	---	N28 21.436	W81 33.543	Kurt, Nick, John
MGM-9	Monsters Inc. meet-and-greet	1385480	N28 21.365	W81 33.571	Nick
MGM-10	Golden Age Souvenirs	1297370 1297472 106.480	N28 21.398	W81 33.542	Nick
MGM-11	ABC Commissary	1385470	N28 21.388	W81 33.596	Nick
MGM-12	"Fantasmic!" theater	---	N28 21.665	W81 33.519	Jillian, JJ
MGM-13	Ticket booths	---	N28 21.508	W81 33.521	JJ
MGM-14	MGM arch	---	N28 21.441	W81 33.639	Nick
MGM-15	Min & Bill's	---	N28 21.427	W81 33.579	Nick
MGM-16	Star Tours	---	N28 21.330	W81 33.540	Jillian, JJ
MGM-17	Backlot Express	1298430 1298471 105.421	N28 21.354	W81 33.526	Jillian, Nick
MGM-18	Bus Stop 4	---	N28 21.535	W81 33.418	Nick
MGM-19	Great Movie Ride	---	N28 21.421	W81 33.642	Nick
MGM-20	Star Tours FP entrance	---	N28 21.340	W81 33.527	Sara, Alexandria, Scott
MGM-21	Little Mermaid entrance	---	N28 21.440	W81 33.660	Scott

MGM-1

I found two marks at the Disney-MGM Studios park. The first one is in the ground near a popcorn cart on Hollywood Boulevard, between the main park entrance and the sorcerer's hat. This mark has no numbers etched on it. Link to waymark.

Hollywood Blvd. survey mark

Hollywood Blvd. mark location

After seeing my photos, Nick went to the park and got his own pictures to put together this handy montage.

Hollywood Blvd. survey mark

In May, 2004, JJ noticed that there was a new popcorn cart (more like a popcorn diner!) in a slightly different location, so he took these new photos.

New popcorn cart

MGM-2

The second one I found is in the curb near the main entrance of the Disney & Co. store at the intersection of Hollywood and West. Link to waymark.

Disney & Co. survey mark

Disney & Co. mark location

Here's another one that Nick has added for that mark.

Disney & Co. survey mark

MGM-3

Nick also contributed this one, which is near the FastPass distribution point for Star Tours. Interestingly, it has two markings after the "P.I." part: 1345400 and 1345410. Update June 2007: Scott looked for this one and discovered that the pavement has been redone in this area, with no sign of the mark.

Mark near Star Tours

Former location of mark

MGM-4

Nick found this one, which has no ID number, on Mickey Avenue. This photo is looking down the street toward the Backlot Tour building. Link to waymark.

Mark on Mickey Ave.

MGM-5

And this one from Nick, near the entrance to the Backlot Express cafeteria, has three markings on it! Near the "P.I." are "1298410" and "1298470." On the righthand side is "105.829." Link to waymark.

Mark near Backlot Express

MGM-6

Thanks to Meg for finding this mark near the entrance to "The Making of the Haunted Mansion Movie." As you can see, it's also right next door to "One Man's Dream," which will probably be a more permanent reference point. Nick was later able to get a closeup and a slightly different location photo. Link to waymark.

Mark near "One Man's Dream"

MGM-7

Jay found this unnumbered benchmark near Crossroads of the World, a sundries shop just inside the entrance of Disney-MGM Studios. Nick was later able to verify its existence and get photos of it. Link to waymark.

Mark near Crossroads of the World

MGM-8

Kurt had reported seeing this unnumbered mark near Echo Lake. Nick found it on the lower walkway right by the lake across from Hollywood and Vine and the Tune-In Lounge. John also sent in a photo of it that he took in 2005. Link to waymark.

Mark near Echo Lake

MGM-9

Nick found "PI 1385480" near the Monsters, Inc. meet and greet area (which is at the end of the Radio Disney building). Link to waymark.

Mark near Monsters Inc.

MGM-10

Another one of those unusual three-number disks. The markings on this one--which is between the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular and Golden Age Souvenirs--are "PI.1297370," "1297472," and "106.480." Link to waymark.

Mark near Golden Age Souvenirs

MGM-11

This one, near the ABC Commissary, is numbered "PI 1385470." Update June 2007: Scott has informed me that this mark is gone, the victim of repaving.

Mark on Commissary Lane

Former location of mark

MGM-12

Here's one that's probably hard to spot because people are generally in this area when it's dark and they're busy finding seats for "Fantasmic!" Thanks to Jillian and JJ for contributing this one. Jillian says the mark is at the bottom of the Mickey section of the theater.

Fantasmic! theater mark

Fantasmic! mark location

MGM-13

In late July, 2004, JJ was visiting the Studios with family and spotted this different type of marker. It's only about the size of a half-dollar (note the size of the ticket next to it in the first photo) and has only the Mickey world-ears logo and the words "SURVEY MARKER." Link to waymark.

MGM entrance mark

MGM entrance mark location

MGM-14

No sooner had I heard from JJ than Nick sent me a note saying that he had found the same kind of marker. This one is near the arch between the Mickey hat and the Animation Courtyard, near the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant. He put a quarter next to this one to help indicate its size. Link to waymark.

Nick notes that it will take benchmark hunters a little "recalibration" to spot these smaller marks. Do try to look for them, and please let me know if you find any others.

MGM arch mark

MGM-15

Nick found this numberless marker near the entrance to Min & Bill's Dockside Diner. Link to waymark.

Min & Bill's mark

MGM-16

Jillian found this one on the side of the Star Tours building. Link to waymark.

Star Tours mark

Star Tours mark location

MGM-17

Like Nick's MGM-5, this mark found by Jillian near the Backlot Express restaurant also has three numbers in two different formats. This time, the numbers are PI 1298430, 1298471, and 105.421. This one is near the Backlot Express entrance that faces Star Tours. Thanks to Nick for capturing a location photo and coordinates. Link to waymark.

Backlot Express mark

Backlot Express mark location

MGM-18

Nick found this one near Bus Stop 4 at Disney-MGM Studios. Link to waymark.

Bus Stop 4 mark location

MGM-19

Another mini-marker, this one found by Nick near the Great Movie Ride. Link to waymark.

Great Movie Ride mini

MGM-20

Scott and his family made the most of a rainy day at the Studios by finding this marker while they were waiting under cover with a bunch of other folks to get into Star Tours. Scott's daughters Sara and Alexandria spotted this one. (That's Sara in the pink outfit standing next to mom Cindy. Alexandria is in the doorway of the building, in a green outfit.) Scott says it's on top of a curb next to the side pathway that leads to the stage used for the Star Wars weekends. (Don't confuse this one, which is at the Star Tours FastPass entrance, with Nick's MGM-3 mark at the FastPass distribution point.) Link to waymark.

Star Tours FP entrance mark

Looking toward the FP entrance

Looking away from the entrance

MGM-21

Scott almost literally tripped over this one while walking into the theater to see "Voyage of the Little Mermaid" during a visit to WDW in June, 2007. Link to waymark.

Little Mermaid entrance mark

Looking down the queue

Looking from outside the queue

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