That is one of the nerdiest posts i've seen on here, well done.
I would say that queue times can drastically change your view on a ride.
Forexample, most of the times i've been on oblivion, the queue has been in excess of 30-40 mins, and personally, i don't believe the ride is worth this long a queue. It's only about a 5 second ride, and i don't think that the pay-off is worth the wait. For that reason, Oblivion is quite low down my list of favourites.
Runaway Mine Train however, although i acknowledge how lame it is, i will always have the memory of going on it at closing time once, and the queue being non-existant. The operator even let us go around four or five times whihc seemed cool at the time. Because of this, (and subsequent short queue times) Runaway Mine Train is one of my favourites.