{{Quotation|“The original animated film was heavily influenced by Norwegian culture and the filmmakers conducted extensive research in Norway. Our team began our process in the same manner, visiting places in Norway that heavily influenced our work. While there’s clearly a Frozen twist to our story, honoring the culture and traditions of Norway was always among our guiding principles.”}}
Like Although Frozen Ever After used much of Maelstrom's infrastructure, the attraction also featured new cutting edge technology. Frozen Ever After was the first attraction to use all-electric Audio Animatronics which allowed the characters to have increased fluidity and more lifelike motion. Furthermore, like the [[Seven Dwarfs Mine Train]], the Audio Animatronics in Frozen Ever After feature projection faces, giving them a wider range of emotions. When creating these Audio Animatronics, Imagineers worked closely with the animators of Frozen to ensure that their emotions and movements were natural. When discussing the Animatronics, project manager Wyatt Winter claimednoted:
{{((Quotation|"“We have taken really wanted guests to connect with the audio animatronics characters and pushed it feel like they went to Elsa’s ice palace or the next level, so you’ll see frozen willow forest. It’s little things like the characters coming way Elsa crosses her arms so they are always brought together to life in this Frozen Ever Afterthe same place every time." <ref> http://fortuneThis could not have been done with hydraulics.com/2016/06/21/disney-world-frozen-attractions/ </ref>"}}
Finally, on June 21, 2016 Frozen Ever After officially opened <ref>http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/frozen-ever-after/news/21jun2016-video---frozen-ever-after-opens-at-epcots-norway-pavilion.htm</ref>.