Yeah, the two hour thing for security is a bit much. They do that because you have to go through security twice, once to get on the ferry and once to get into the pedastal.

If you just go to the island to walk around the outside and look at it, it takes much less time and would certainly be feasible. There are a lot of cool things on the tour about how the statue was constructed, but not getting to go up to the crown viewing area is a bit of a buzzkill.

- Bill :hat
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