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/* Pavilion History */
The Norway pavilionw as designed and built by Walt Disney Imagineering, with the help of Scandinavian architects. One point of contention between Disney and NorShow, involved the pavilion's lighting. While the other World Showcase pavilions were wired to a grid that allowed them to light up during the park's nightime firework show (at the time Laserphonic Fantasy, soon to be Illuminations). While NorShow believed that the spilled light from the [[Mexico]] and [[Canada]] would suffice, Disney knew better but was unwilling to pickup the cost (assuming that NorShow would cave). With neither entetiy willing to budge, Norway was built without the nighttime lighting given to the other World Showcase pavilions.
Construction on the Norway pavilion began on May 29, 1986, when Minister Kurt Mosbakk laid the pavilion's foundation. When constructing the pavilion, Norway's exterior was overseen by archiect Birger Lambertz-Nilsen, while the interior was under the responsibility of Ulla S. Ujort. On June 3, 1988, the Norway pavilion was officially dedicated by Crown Prince Harald V and wife Sonja. The opening ceremonies were broadcast in prime time to all of Norway on NPK. At the dedication Harald V declared:
{{Quotation|"Ladies and gentlemen, wishing the best of luck to Disney World and those who will be responsible for the operation of the pavilion, I hereby declare the Norway pavilion open. Thank you,"}}
