Frozen Ever After
| Frozen Ever After | |
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| Anna, Elsa and Olaf in Frozen After Ever. | |
| Epcot | |
| Land | World Showcase |
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| Attraction type | Boat Ride |
| Opening date | June 21, 2016 |
| Vehicle names | Boat |
| Ride duration | 5:00 minutes |
| Based On | Disney's Frozen |
| FastPass + | Yes (Group 1) |
| Replaced | Maelstrom |
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Frozen Ever After is a dark ride attraction located in the Norway pavilion at Epcot.
Attraction History
Frozen Ever After was announced as a replacement for the Maelstrom attraction on September 12, 2014. At the time, Disney stated that the new Frozen based attraction would, "Arendelle and immerse them in many of their favorite moments and music from the film". On October 5, 2014 Maelstrom closed in order to make way for the new attraction [1]. Frozen Ever After's queue was built in the area that formally showed the Spirit of Norway film [2]. Unlike its predecessor, Frozen Ever After has guests loading into their boats and unloading, in the same area [3]. This allowed Imagineers to add a few additional feet to the Maelstrom track (which was reused) [3]. 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:
“We have taken the audio animatronics and pushed it to the next level, so you’ll see the characters coming to life in this Frozen Ever After." [4]
Finally, on June 21, 2016 Frozen Ever After officially opened [5].
Attraction Plot
Guests begin their journey by passing by Sven and Olaf. In this scene, Olaf sings an altered version of “Do You Want to Build a Snowman”, where he explains that guests are on there way to Elsa's Snow Palace and that the queen wants to give everyone a "snowy" summer day. After Olaf tells guests that he will see them there, the continue on to Troll Valley, where the Grandpappy Troll is retelling the story of Frozen to the little trolls. Moving on, guests ascend to the Ice Palace as “Frozen Heart” plays. Entering the palace, guests see Olaf skating by and singing something that I don't know. Up ahead, Kristoff, Elsa and Sven (whose tongue is stuck to an icicle) sing a version of For the First Time in Forever as they welcome guests to the palace.
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 Marshmellow 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.
Cast [6]
Elsa-Idina Menzel
Anna- Kristen Bell
Olaf-Josh Gad
Kristoff-Jonathan Groff
Fun Facts and Trivia
- Following the Troll Valley scene, guests experience the same ride layout that they did on Maelstrom [7].
- Frozen songrwiters Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson wrote new lyrics for the songs featured in Frozen Ever After [8].
References
- ↑ http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/norway/news/12sep2014-disney-confirms-'frozen'-makeover-coming-to-epcot's-norway-pavilion.htm
- ↑ http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/frozen-ever-after/news/21jun2016-video---frozen-ever-after-opens-at-epcots-norway-pavilion.htm
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.coaster101.com/2016/06/24/secrets-behind-frozen-ever/
- ↑ http://fortune.com/2016/06/21/disney-world-frozen-attractions/
- ↑ http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/frozen-ever-after/news/21jun2016-video---frozen-ever-after-opens-at-epcots-norway-pavilion.htm
- ↑ https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2016/04/19/frozen-ever-after-epcot-attraction-to-feature-original-voice-cast-and-more/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26gxSgDLQ_0
- ↑ https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2016/04/19/frozen-ever-after-epcot-attraction-to-feature-original-voice-cast-and-more/
