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Frozen Ever After was initally announced on September 12, 2014, as a replacement for the [[Norway]] pavilion's [[Maelstrom]] attraction on September 12, 2014. At the time, Disney stated Maelstrom was a boat ride attraction that took guests through the new Frozen based attraction would, " Take guests to Arendelle and immerse them in many history of their favorite moments and music from the film" <ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/09/frozen-attraction-coming-to-epcot/ </ref>. On October 5Norway, 2014 Maelstrom closed beginning in order to make way for the new attraction <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/norway/news/12sep2014-disney-confirms-'frozen'-makeover-coming-to-epcotcountry's-norway-pavilionfolklore and ending in Modern times.htm </ref>. Frozen Ever After's queue was built in the area that formally showed the Spirit A part of Norway film <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/frozen-ever-after/news/21jun2016-video---frozen-ever-after-opens-at-epcots-norway-since the pavilion.htm </ref>. Unlike its predecessoropened, Frozen Ever After has Maelstrom closed to guests loading into their boatson October 5, and unloading in the same area <ref name= "coaster"> http://www2014.coaster101.com/2016/06/24/secrets-behind-frozen-ever/ </ref>. This allowed Imagineers to add a few additional feet to the Maelstrom track (which was reused) <ref name= "coaster"/>. Like the [[Seven Dwarfs Mine Train]], the Audio Animatronics in Frozen Ever After feature projection faces, giving them a wider range of emotions. When discussing the Animatronics, project manager Wyatt Winter claimed:

{{Quotation|“We have taken Although Disney decided to use most of Maelstrom's existing structure for Frozen Ever After, there were a few changes made to the audio animatronics original attraction's layout. First, during the renovations, Maelstrom's queue and pushed it load area were removed. This allowed Imagineers to extend the next levelattraction's track through this area. Likewise, so you’ll see the characters coming original unload and postshow area (which housed the [[Spirit of Norway]] film) were taken out to life in this facilitate the creation of a new indoor queue and load area. Unlike Maelstrom, Frozen Ever Afterwould have its load and unload at the same station.In addition to these track changes, Maelstrom's exterior waterfall, which allowed guests outside the attraction to see into it, was covered in order to facilitate Frozen Ever After's new "Let it Go" <ref> http://fortunescene.com/2016/06/21/disney-world-frozen-attractions/ </ref>}}

FinallyUnlike Maelstrom, on June 21which had firmly been set in Norway, 2016 Frozen Ever After officially opened <ref>http://wwwtakes place in the fictional Kingdom of Arendelle, where Queen Elsa, Princess Anna, and other characters from the Frozen franchise are celebrating a "Summer Snow Day".wdwmagic.com/attractions/frozen-ever-after/news/21jun2016-video---frozen-ever-after-opens-at-epcots-norway-pavilion.htm</ref>Since much of Arendelle was based on Norway, Imagineers wanted to continue to tie the attraction into Norway's culture.When discussing the relationship between Frozen Ever After and Norway, Imagineer Wyatt Winter noted:

==Attraction Plot==Guests begin their journey {{Quotation|“The original animated film was heavily influenced by passing by Sven Norwegian culture and Olafthe filmmakers conducted extensive research in Norway. In this sceneOur team began our process in the same manner, Olaf sings an altered version of “Do You Want to Build a Snowman”, where he explains visiting places in Norway that guests are on there way to Elsa's Snow Palace and that the queen wants to give everyone heavily influenced our work. While there’s clearly a "snowy" summer day. After Olaf tells guests that he will see them there, the continue on Frozen twist to Troll Valley, where the Grandpappy Troll is retelling the our story of Frozen to the little trolls. Moving on, guests ascend to honoring the Ice Palace as “Frozen Heart” plays. Entering the palace, guests see Olaf skating by culture and singing something that I don't know. Up ahead, Kristoff, Elsa and Sven (whose tongue is stuck to an icicle) sing a version traditions of For the First Time in Forever as they welcome guests to the palaceNorway was always among our guiding principles. ”}}

Entering Although Frozen Ever After used much of Maelstrom's infrastructure, the palaceattraction 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 Winter noted: {{Quotation|"We really wanted guests finally see to connect with the characters and feel like they went to Elsa’s ice palace or the frozen willow forest. It’s little things like the way Elsa who shows off crosses her powers as she sings “Let it Go”arms so they are always brought together to the same place every time. At this pointThis could not have been done with hydraulics."}} After nearly 20 month of construction, Frozen Ever After finally opened on June 21, 2016 <ref>http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/frozen-ever-after/news/21jun2016-video---frozen-ever-after-opens-at-epcots-norway-pavilion.htm</ref>. Since opening the boats attraction has not seen any major changes. ==Attraction Plot==[[Image:SvenFrozenEver.jpg|400px|thumb|Sven and Anna in Frozen Ever After. Photo by Theme Park Tourist]]Guests begin their journey on Frozen Ever After by boarding their boats and by passing by Sven and Olaf. In this scene, Olaf sings an altered version of “Do You Want to travel backwards as Build a Snowman”, where he explains that guests exit are on their way to Elsa's Snow Palace, and that the palacequeen wants to give everyone a "snowy" summer day. Descending down, After Olaf tells guests pass by Marshmellow that he will see them there, the giant snowman and boats continue on to Troll Valley where the Grandpappy Troll is retelling the story of Frozen to the Snowgieslittle trolls. After passing Moving on, guests ascend to the snow monsterIce Palace as “Frozen Heart” plays. Entering the palace, guests go down see Olaf skating by and singing. Up ahead, Kristoff, Elsa and Sven (whose tongue is stuck to an icicle) sing a drop before sailing version of "For the First Time in Forever" as they welcome guests to Arendelle for the “Summer Snow Day” celebrationpalace.

Entering the palace, guests finally see Elsa, who shows off her powers as she sings “Let it Go”. At this point, the boats begin to travel backwards as guests exit the palace. Descending down, guests pass by Marshmallow the giant snowman and the Snowgies. After passing the snow monster, guests go down a drop before sailing in to Arendelle for the “Summer Snow Day” celebration. Once inside the village, guests pass by Elsa, Anna and Olaf who are singing “In Summer”. After hearing the trio sing, guests reach the unloading area and disembark.

* As guests sail back into ArendalleArendelle, they may notice a group of puffins looking on. These puffins were originally found in Maelstrom <ref> http://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2016/06/22/frozen-ever-brings-major-crowds-epcot/ </ref>.

* Frozen songrwiters songwriters Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson wrote new lyrics for the songs featured in Frozen Ever After <ref> https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2016/04/19/frozen-ever-after-epcot-attraction-to-feature-original-voice-cast-and-more/ </ref>.