Arts & Entertainment
'Game of Thrones' Fans Wait 6 Hours To Sit In Bayside Iron Throne
"Game of Thrones" fans take note — the iron throne is only in Fort Totten Park, Queens, until 7 p.m. Monday.
BAYSIDE, QUEENS — "Game of Thrones" fans swarmed Fort Totten Park this weekend for a chance to sit in the iron throne.
The wait to sit in Bayside's iron throne was more than six hours long on Sunday morning, prompting police to close the line to newcomers, amNY reported.
A Queens resident discovered the iron throne Thursday in Bayside's Fort Totten Park. It was the last of six thrones in HBO's worldwide "Game of Thrones" scavenger hunt and the only one hidden in the United States.
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Jeduthun Zia of Elmhurst and Daniel Guan of Bayside told amNY they arrived at Fort Totten Park at 7 a.m. on Sunday for their third attempt at getting a seat in the throne, which is only on view through 7 p.m. on April 1.
"This is the coolest thing to ever happen in Bayside, but also nothing does really happen here," Zia told amNY.
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The HBO scavenger hunt included six iron thrones worldwide, part of a publicity stunt to promote the eighth and final season of "Game of Thrones."
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