Frozen Ever After
| Frozen Ever After | |
|---|---|
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Artist's rendering of scene with Queen Elsa | |
| Epcot | |
| Area | World Showcase, Norway pavilion |
| Coordinates | 28°22′15″N 81°32′47″W / 28.37083°N 81.54639°WCoordinates: 28°22′15″N 81°32′47″W / 28.37083°N 81.54639°W |
| Status | Under construction |
| Opening date | June 2016[1] |
| Replaced | Maelstrom |
| General statistics | |
| Attraction type | Boat voyage |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | Frozen |
| Drop | 28[2] ft (8.5 m) |
| Length | 964 ft (294 m) |
| Capacity | 1000 riders per hour |
| Riders per vehicle | 16 |
| Rows | 4 |
| Riders per row | 4 |
| Lift count | 1 |
 Fastpass+ will be available | |
 Assistive listening available | |
Frozen Ever After is an upcoming dark ride attraction at the Epcot theme park in Florida's Walt Disney World Resort. Scheduled to open in June 2016 as part of the Norwegian Pavilion of the park's World Showcase section, the attraction will feature scenes inspired by Disney's animated film Frozen as well as the animated short Frozen Fever.
History
According to Disney Chief Operating Officer Tom Staggs, plans for a Frozen attraction were discussed prior to the film's release, but were accelerated after the film's worldwide success.[3] On responding to whether converting a portion of the Norway pavilion into an attraction based on a fictional place was appropriate for World Showcase, Staggs stated: "If the goal is to give people a taste of something like Scandinavia with the Norway pavilion, then Frozen would only increase the extent to which people would be drawn to it, to me it doesn’t seem out-of-character at all."[3]
On September 12, 2014, Walt Disney World officials announced that the Maelstrom attraction would be replaced by an attraction based on Frozen.[4][5][6] Maelstrom's final day of operation was October 5, 2014.[2]
In June 2015, Disney released the first details on the new attraction, as well as revealing its final name, "Frozen Ever After".[3] The attraction will use the same ride vehicles and course that were used for Maelstrom.[3] The Audio-Animatronics figures planned for the attraction will feature improvements in facial animation that were first used on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, which opened in 2014 at the Magic Kingdom.[3] While there are no new songs proposed for the attraction, some of the original songs from Frozen will have revised lyrics written by the original composers.[3]
Official Opening
In April 2016, Disney Parks revealed that the ride will be due to open in June 2016.[1]
Ride experience
As part of the June 2015 reveal of the attraction, Disney officials described some of the key sequences of "Frozen Ever After". Riders arrive in Arendelle during its summer season, when the residents celebrate the Winter Festival.[3] After passing Wandering Oaken's Trading Post, riders board their boats and encounter Olaf and Sven as they prepare for the festival.[3] Grand Pabbie tells the story of how Anna and Kristoff met, then the boats ascend to find Anna, Kristoff, Sven and Olaf together and enjoying the winter weather.[3] Riders next see Queen Elsa in her ice palace, then Marshmallow and his mini-snowman friends that were first seen in Frozen Fever.[3] Riders return to Arendelle through a cloud of mist and experience a fireworks finale and a send-off from Elsa, Anna and their friends.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 Fickley-Baker, Jennifer. "Frozen Ever After Attraction Set to Open at Epcot in June". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Maelstrom". disneyworld.com. Disney Parks. Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Fritz, Ben (June 9, 2015). "‘Frozen Ever After:’ An Exclusive Look at Disney’s Upcoming Attraction". wsj.com. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ↑ Staggs, Tom (September 12, 2014). "‘Frozen’ Attraction Coming to Epcot". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (September 12, 2014). "Disney Adding ‘Frozen’ Attraction at Epcot". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ↑ Pallotta, Frank (15 September 2014). "Yet another 'Frozen' spinoff: An Epcot theme park attraction". CNN Money. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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