Exploring the Original Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London

I visit the original Madame Tussauds in London. The museum's history dates back to the 18th century when Madame Marie Tussaud, a French artist, created her first wax figure in 1777. She later moved to London in 1802 and established her first permanent exhibition in the city in 1835. I really enjoyed this wax museum, and the interactive ride was the best part!
Recorded November 13, 2023
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[@leegraham6425]

First went to MT’s as a child of 10 in 1974. An experience that I have never forgotten. Henry VIII with his 6 wives, historical figures galore, memorable Hollywood movie stars, a full & impressive tableaux of Nelson & the famous sea battle complete with smoking cannon & the smell of gun powder. the chamber of horrors was incredible. The tableaux’s in the chamber of horrors blew my mind! A visit 2 years ago was extremely disappointing- all corridors, posters, sound effects & figures of celebrities I didn’t know. Also, the marvel figures were for a selected audience. Plus the chamber of horrors was closed & no warning given. The National Gallery is more exciting & it’s FREE!

[@RobertaSmart-go7ob]

The should put name plaques by them, I don't recognise some of them!

[@ddkmorningstar4023]

They do but he goes by so fast you can't read them. He should have slowed down by each one a little or said their names as he walked by.

[@tigerpawdesigns]

Not all of them have name plaques - its mostly a guessing game LOL

[@skyedog24]

I'll be honest I wasn't going to watch the wax museum video Even though I'm sure I know who the man that sculpted these 1950s he was world famous he was on what's My line 1959+- But I'm here for the history challenge you said you didn't know who some of the people were and they should put name tags so I must take that challenge 🫵

[@randyandbethbiggs410]

I was young when I saw the St. Louis one. I was completely wowed and told myself someday I would travel to work for her. Life happened. Now I am too old to visit so I am very grateful that you did this. My advice to people is never put off your dreams.

[@ActionKid]

That’s some excellent advice

[@JoAnn-LXKY]

Loved how they had the wax figures out so the public can take pictures. They need a wax figure of you walking with the visitors holding your gear and stuff just like you are filming a live...that would be so 2023. ❤

[@crystalinabacteria3430]

Thats a great idea👍

[@BillyMillion]

Where else would they have the wax figures? Locked in a basement?

[@edwardprice140]

Our man in London, good job. Great video to share with friends !

[@lynnewalker5525]

Thought they could have the names next to the waxworks, I didn't know most of them!

[@sandibeu3304]

Lots of really cool decorated hallways, stairwells, lots of decor. I was hoping there would be more statues. what is there is great.

[@tigerpawdesigns]

They used to have hunmdreds in the old days - now it is just mostly blank walls

[@barrywood2806]

Thank you for the tour. It must be over 50 years since I went there and memory tells me it only featured standing figures back then. Times change. I believe the theatre where you couldn't film used to be the Planetarium and they've combined the two buildings.

[@tigerpawdesigns]

The planitarium was always part of Madame Tussauds - Went there 52 years ago with my school - Very different back then

[@heididepotter8136]

visited it in 1996 would love to visit London again

[@chinajo555]

Excellent. Been several times and its fantastic

[@ActionKid]

Glad you enjoy it! It’s an amazing museum for sure

[@genevievel5309]

Wonderful video, really enjoyed it - many thanks!!

[@debannas4567]

I visited this exact museum 50 years ago during a college field trip. So much has changed, but in my opinion, ANY Madame Tussaud’s is the VERY best and realistic wax museum hands down!!

[@johnnyxmusic]

I visited about 40 years ago… I think the only thing I remember was the Guy Fawkes diorama

[@beccawilson1368]

I got to see it in 86 while visiting my brother (military) i still have a thousand pictures from it.

[@tigerpawdesigns]

I've been a few times over the years and it has gone down hill every time I visited - Not worth the money for 40 minutes

[@itravisoni]

You can't tell who they represent

[@rogertemple7193]

I really enjoyed the entire tour of Madame Tussauds Thanks Action Kid 🎬 👋👍

[@ActionKid]

No problem 👍

[@susanking9033]

Interesting. I'll never be able to go as I can't walk this much or climb stairs

[@monica-NJ-123]

Wow this was fabulous , thank you so much , I also saw the one in NYC and this one seems more amazing 😊

[@constantlyenthused336]

The little kid who said bye to R2 😭😂

[@bookgirlny8511]

Really? So cute! I’ll have to go back and watch.

[@lau6004]

I am surprised that there’s a whole lot to see! It’s worth visiting! Thank you for sharing AK ！ Good Job

[@ActionKid]

You’re welcome! I was surprised how interactive the wax museum really was

[@debannas4567]

Thank you so much!!❤❤

[@LynnDrury]

Thank you for sharing. My favourite was the black cab mourney

[@DanielKing-dk5nr]

lol the first nice guy to welcome you and then the lady who scans you covers her face lol never seen that before lol

[@JM-ig4ed]

That was so impressive - thank you so much for taking us along. I went years ago to the one in LA, or maybe it was Las Vegas - anyway, not nearly as big or impressive - although all the wax figures really looked authentic. This one - wow - so fun. Was surprised to see all the steps to go up / down.

[@ActionKid]

Glad you enjoyed it! It was such a fun experience

[@maxlxgamingtv4424]

Thank you Action kid ❤️

[@LilyaBen-of1wi]

Amazing museum i visited 3times they changed a lot of things

[@clurkroberts2650]

Absolutely lovely staging and set designs. I want to go

[@22ergie]

It seems like a disappointment and waste of money; a thousand walls, and a handful of wax figures.

[@janinedemko3753]

I would ❤❤to visit its a long way to go

[@HengMiao]

I've been to the Madame Tussauds in Hollywood, so it's a treat to see the original location in London! 🤩 The wax figures are so life-like, and it's quite overwhelming to see all the sections. The taxi ride was so cool, and it felt like you were in an amusement park in that area!🚕 Thank you for sharing this enjoyable tour through Madame Tussauds, AK! 🤗

[@twowheelvalle]

I was in London in 2013 and visited Madame Tussauds. Thanks for the video. ❤

[@cashtimevideo1501]

Utterly amazing! It must be 50 years since I last visited that exhibition, and all I remember is that it was just a good waxworks museum. But now it's a massive theme park! 😮😛. Those figures are so realistic. I felt a shiver each time one seemed to look directly at 'me'!!

[@CleoS-vx5pd]

As someone with a mobility impairment I find it soul crushing how inaccessible this entire building appears with the constant reliance on stairs to get from floor to floor. 😮‍💨

[@naturaljustice4654]

20:02 first one got shot Upper West Side NYC. W 72nd St - 8th Ave, if I remember correctly.

[@damienristori8376]

Looking forward to the video, i was enticed by the 007 line up alone...🍻🇬🇧🍸🤞. Greetings from Shetland, Scotland again..🌞

[@ActionKid]

Thanks 👍 I really enjoyed the 007 figures too!

[@Irena-Irena]

Thanks AK!

[@dtuk22]

James Bond....cinematic icon & British institution ,❤it. As a long term James Bond fan. I'm Liking the thumbnail to this video.

[@arielsea9087]

Sean Connery looks different. His eyes and mouth are off.

[@Marli-o4g]

Hi there. When I was a kid growing up in London there used to also be the London Planetarium in the same building (hence the green domed roof with the golden planet on top of it).

[@ninaj8991]

The planetarium was awesome.

[@CityWalks3216]

i visited here back in 88 so good seeing it again they are awesome 😊thanks AK

[@valeriehm1961]

Loved it thank you Kid!!

[@ActionKid]

[@DianaDukes-n4h]

I've been to other M. Tussaud Wax Museums, but this one was FULL of pleasant surprises! Thanks again for an interesting video!- GiGi Diana, Phila. PA

[@jarihult]

Masame Tussaud’s museum looks great and those wax figurines are incredible realistics 😎I’m impressed 🙂Thank you for sharing this enjoyable experience A K🙂👍!!!

[@ActionKid]

Thanks for watching! I really enjoyed my time inside Madame Tussauds.

[@stevegiblin270]

Thanks/ awesome place😊

[@ActionKid]

Much appreciated!

[@wbfromri5122]

super nice , i would love to go !

[@ActionKid]

You should!

[@andreasbobzin2687]

Very cool 😎

[@ActionKid]

[@julieparkinson7513]

Brilliant video! Thanks!😍🤩👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@reginaowens7754]

Awesome from USA 🎉❤

[@jkirtleyheacting]

Great video. Thank you .

[@soniaperez4526]

The Cockney Museum, it's worth a visit. A Charles Dickens epoch as well. 🤗🤗🇬🇧

[@ActionKid]

Sounds awesome

[@MichaelK-e1c]

In dem Museum fehlt noch eine Figur von Jürgen Klopp!

[@daviddevonshire7213]

Thank you A.K. 👍

[@MissionHomeowner]

Classic stairway

[@ellymeerleveldt614]

Thank you so much for this awesome video ActionKid👌👍

[@adamw1944]

I was there in 07.2011. The main difference is the number of visitors. Then, there were hordes of tourists while today, it's an almost empty place. Thank you for your great trip report. BTW. Osmo Pocket 3 works excellently indoors.

[@camib645]

Hello from Chicago

[@jasontempest4233]

I did go to MTs in the early 90s and have photos, but I cannot remember any of it. It's a complete blank though I vaguely remember the cab ride and seeing old London. It must have changed a lot!

[@keithnichols7926]

Tussaud's featured public figures such as actors, politicians and the like when I visited in late 1982. After standing in line outside, the trip through didn't take long, and I was underwhelmed. There were no elaborate sets. There were no fictional characters, as I recall, and the figures were grouped according to their profession or activity. Some of the faces did not match their photos very well, and the complexions were all waxy-looking, so that leathery old politicians and Hollywood ingenues had the same skin texture. Today, I wonder how all the displays were shoe-horned into the space and how folks would escape if the place were on fire.

[@davidellis5141]

Loved The Beatles crossing Abbey Rd ! 🐼

[@ActionKid]

They were amazing!

[@ronmartin4212]

They have the '64 era ones theretoo.Didnt see those in the video.They are on the Pepper cover,though.

[@haraldputensen7955]

Danke!

[@ActionKid]

Thank you so much!

[@georgesenda1952]

Sings telling you who the people are supposed to be would be nice. particularly with what seems to be British celebrities. So far the only one I recognized was the formerly named The Rock and I can never remember his new real or real stage name.

[@elviranunes4209]

Maravilhoso

[@ActionKid]

[@teresafabiano984]

Get to it!

[@inwoodliver]

Cant figure out who most of the figures are but i enjoyed the tour. Thanks AK

[@wbfromri5122]

nice

[@shineyredflag]

Great stuff AK. It's changed since I was there in the early 80's 😃

[@kellymccartney659]

i visited in 1978, it looks much different now

[@Marli-o4g]

I noticed someone commented that there should be name plaques next to them - there were (like London’s blue plaques on buildings), it’s just that the filming didn’t pick them out.

[@MaX1MuS2k7]

Why is there an advert literally every 4 minutes...

[@OliverPatten-wb8hc]

I went there yesterday and did the sky walk on the spurs stadium aswell

[@lindahughes2289]

FOUND CATHERINE !

[@SharynMcDonald]

was hoping that the person filming this would give us some,if not all the names. Kind of showed the guy in green. Have no idea who it was.

[@ninaj8991]

The cinema was originally the Planetarium . Closed 2010 .

[@larrycable1827]

Thanks for this. Now I don't have to waste a shitload of money

[@MegaAlexis92]

Where are the name plaques at. Some of these I didn’t know. For being the original one they should have the name plaques. They have them for their other locations why not this location.

[@lauraburnett9320]

At 73 , I don`t recognise most people, it`s all cheap graphics and screens. Good photo `ops for the children. The ones I would love to see were not good likenesses,ie- George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Hans Solo, but my old school mate was there in the `007' hall, Tim Dalton, and I think he had the best likeness of that group.

[@nataliemoutlek8325]

I was there in 2019 i think it was also part of cinema 5min but i didnt see it in the video

[@tinamartina1801]

Hello AK. I have a question ❓⁉️. Whichof the both cities -LOndon , or New York is more interesting for you ? Like atmosphere, people , social system (if you made your research on tat too), laws ...?? One time asked an English lady ,she told me for her, New York is "boring" , compared to London. I never been to U.S.A. ,can not have some issues . I am curious. Thank you . (Maybe you can move to U.K. ine day 🙃) all the Best 👍

[@jehovanaosorio8125]

Happy Thanksgiving day Action Kid. ❤

[@beep.1017]

Some of these are so good!… But then there’s The Rock… 🤨😅🤣

[@geoffreymartin2764]

There is also one in Sydney.

[@johnlincoln7994]

Must admit l thought it was about the great and the good seems more like a fun fair ride now but l guess times change Shaun connery as 007 oops.

[@TracyFlanagan-sg7td]

What is the price do you have to pay on line to come here

[@sohini13ful]

Which city in London?

[@maxlxgamingtv4424]

Fun

[@22ergie]

17:05 You should have said: "Say cheese."...

[@us1743]

It’s my birthday 🎁

[@jarihult]

Happy birthday🎉🎂

[@LilyaBen-of1wi]

Happy bday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 🎂 🥳 🎉

[@Joemckenzie-85]

For a second there I thought Jeremy corbyn joined the beatles

[@globalwalk4k]

"What an absolutely fascinating journey through the original Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London! 🕵‍♂✨ Your exploration captured the incredible artistry behind these lifelike wax figures. It's like getting up close and personal with history and pop culture icons.

[@annieis300]

❤❤❤

[@heidistyles1354]

hollywood wx musium in tennessee was fantastic, i do not know who lot of these people are

[@rjwertheimer1687]

Ola fr Colorado AK

[@farooqghory5432]

You don’t see many statues mostly walk around.

[@heidistyles1354]

most people we know but why isnt there a name plate near them

[@saryjan9767]

very nice vedio

[@debannas4567]

When I was there, seems I remember it being more historic; less entertainment

[@bennettavieira2908]

Is there a book on how many waxs persons she made

[@bennettavieira2908]

How many wax museums are there

[@davidjones190]

I went 40 years ago recognised 90 percent now 25 percent I must be out of date !

[@ronnahjohnson5013]

19:15 WHY?

[@sandibeu3304]

Love the haunted mansion ride

[@garyhunt8067]

No foreign ministers. No recent prime minister?

[@WilliamMitchell-sc3fe]

Couldn't see who some of the wax figures were

[@Sky-xl2ml]

No Johnny Depp why not? Name tags also would have been nice or a close up of the Actors

[@ericfreeman273]

Bro, seriously if this has impressed you now, than you shoulda seen it years ago. It's not the same as it used to be, it looks so much smaller and cheaper than it was years ago. In fact, I'd go as far as saying it's not worth its price anymore it's just basically crap now.