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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)

Update June 7, 2015: Adam J. tells me that he was able to spot MGM-8 recently, so all is well with that one. Thanks, Adam!

Update May 10, 2015: Nick was out checking the survey marks at DHS recently and wasn't able to spot MGM-8 from outside of a roped-off special-event area, even though he thought it should have been visible from where he was. If you're at DHS and have a chance to check for that one, please let me know whether it's still there. A photo would be great, too. My email address is at the bottom of this page. Also, the bus stop near MGM-18 has been renumbered, so I've renamed the mark. And for some unknown reason, MGM-19 was moved a foot or so, but that won't affect your ability to find it.

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-Front	1298410 1298470 105.829	N28 21.370	W81 33.523	Nick
MGM-6	One Man's Dream	---	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, Andy
MGM-14	MGM Arch	---	N28 21.441	W81 33.639	Nick, Andy
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-Side	1298430 1298471 105.421	N28 21.354	W81 33.526	Jillian, Nick
MGM-18	Bus Stop 11 (formerly 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-22	Hollywood & Vine	---	N28 21.446	W81 33.574	Amy, Nick

* Mark has been destroyed

MGM-1 Popcorn Cart

In 2004, 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.

Update March 2012: According to the logs on Waymarking.com, this mark was destroyed sometime between October 2010 and June 2011. Thanks to Bret for sending me photos of the remains of the mark to post here.

The waymark for this mark has been archived, but you can still view its Waymarking.com page if you want to see more photos and read finders' logs. 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

Here are the photos that Bret sent me in early 2012 after the Popcorn Cart mark was destroyed.

Remains of Popcorn Cart mark

Location of destroyed mark

MGM-2 Disney & Co.

The second one I found in 2004 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 took of that mark, plus one by Andy in 2012.

Disney & Co. survey mark

A pretty nighttime shot

MGM-3 Star Tours FP Distribution

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. However, I'm leaving a link to its Waymarking.com page in case you still want to view the information there. Link to waymark.

Mark near Star Tours

Former location of mark

MGM-4 Mickey Ave.

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

Update: In August 2008, Nick informed me that this area had been repaved and the curb containing the mark was gone. For historical reference, here's a link to its Waymarking.com page. Link to waymark.

Mark on Mickey Ave.

Former location of mark

MGM-5 Backlot Express-Front

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." Andy also got a nice shot of it in 2012. Link to waymark.

Mark near Backlot Express

Backlot Express mark location

MGM-6 One Man's Dream

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.

Update: Sometime between May and August 2008, this area was repaved and a new mark was installed. Link to waymark.

Mark near "One Man's Dream"

New mark

Repaved area

MGM-7 Crossroads of the World

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 Echo Lake

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 Monsters Inc. Meet-and-Greet

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 Golden Age Souvenirs

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." Thanks to Nick for a photo from 2004 and Andy for a couple from 2012. Link to waymark.

Mark near Golden Age Souvenirs

Golden Age Souvenirs mark location

Closeup of Golden Age Souvenirs mark

MGM-11 ABC Commissary

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. However, if you'd like to read the old Waymarking.com logs for it, here's a link to them. Link to waymark.

Mark on Commissary Lane

Former location of mark

MGM-12 Fantasmic Theater

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. Link to waymark.

Fantasmic! theater mark

Fantasmic! mark location

MGM-13 Ticket Booths

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.

Andy got a very pretty photo of the entrance area in October, 2015.

MGM entrance mark

MGM entrance mark location

MEM entrance mark location

MGM-14 MGM Arch

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.

In October 2015, Andy got a couple of new photos of this mark. Check out the beautiful colors on the one with the archway.

MGM arch mark

MGM-15 Min & Bill's

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

Update: In early 2009, Charlie informed me that this mark was gone. It was apparently the victim of repaving. If you'd like to see the old logs for it on Waymarking.com, here's a link to its page. Link to waymark.

Min & Bill's mark

MGM-16 Star Tours

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

Star Tours mark

Star Tours mark location

MGM-17 Backlot Express-Side

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 Bus Stop 11 (formerly Bus Stop 4)

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

This mark is still fine as of May 2015, but Nick noticed that the bus stop is now numbered 11 instead of 4.

Bus Stop 4 mark location

MGM-19 Great Movie Ride

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

In May 2015, Nick discovered that for some reason, this marker was moved a foot or so. Because this website uses coordinates from consumer handheld GPS receivers, which are only considered accurate to within 30 feet anyway, I'm still providing the same coordinates for this one. It's weird that the marker was moved, though.

Great Movie Ride mini

New location of mark

MGM-20 Star Tours FP Entrance

Scott and his family made the most of a rainy day by finding this marker while they were waiting under cover with a bunch of other folks to get into Star Tours. Scott and Cindy's daughters Sara and Alexandria spotted this one. (That's Sara in the pink outfit standing next to 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.

Update: In January, 2009, Charlie informed me that this one is gone. In his photo, you can see how the area to the right of the Imperial Walker's leg was reworked to install a wheelchair ramp. Here's the mark's Waymarking.com page if you still want to see additional information about it. Link to waymark.

Star Tours FP entrance mark

Looking toward the FP entrance

Looking away from the entrance

Former location of mark

MGM-21 Little Mermaid Entrance

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

MGM-22 Hollywood & Vine

Congratulations to Amy for finding this mark at the north end of Echo Lake in January 2011. It's near the Hollywood & Vine restaurant. Nick kindly went looking for it to get me some photos and coordinates. Link to waymark.

Hollywood & Vine mark

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