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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,"}}
The original When Norway opened, the pavilion was designed with featured 58,000 sq. ft. of interior space <ref name= "martin"/>. This area was then divided up into storesWhen complete, an exhibitionthe Norway pavilion consisted of a Stave Church (which holds various exhibits), a counter service restaurantnamed Kringla Bakeri OG Kafe, the table service Restaurant Akershus, as well a series of interlinked stores including the Puffins Roost and Fjording. The star of the pavilion, however, was not yet operational. Maelstrom, EPCOT Center’s Center's first thrill ride- SeaVenture, would not welcome its first guests until July, 5. The plans for Initially, titled SeaVenture called for an interior , this boat ride attraction, was originally going to focus on which guests would encounter trolls and gnomes Norway's mythology, as they guests searched for a rainbow bridge to Valhalla (an earlier idea would have had guests traveling through a day in the life of a Viking) <ref name= "martin"/>. This storyline was deemed too short however, and the concept was expanded eventually broadened, so that it now included the attraction would instead take guests on a history trip that took guests from the countries' history, beginning in folklore of and ending in modern day Norway, all the way through modern times<ref name= "martin"/>. The thrill part of the attraction was planned to come After disembarking from a new ride system where the boat’s direction [[Maelstrom]], guests could be reversed during watch the ride[[Spirit of Norway]] film, before exiting into the pavilion's shops.
Construction began on the Norway pavilion on May 27, 1986 <ref> http://allears.net/ae/issue790.htm </ref>. Over the next two years, the pavilion began to take shape around the original 1982 Denmark restroom building. When complete, the pavilion consisted of a Stave Church (which holds various exhibits), a counter service restaurant named Kringla Bakeri OG Kafe, the table service Restaurant Akershus, as well a series of interlinked stores including the Puffins Roost and Fjording. The pavilion’s attraction was renamed Maelstrom shortly before the pavilion opened, and it, along with the rest of the Norway pavilion opened to guests on May 6, 1988. On July 5, of that year, the pavilion was officially dedicated, with Crown Prince Harald on hand for the festivities.
[[Image:MaelstromConcept.jpg|400px|thumb|Concept art for SeaVenture (later renamed Maelstrom)]]
Since the pavilion opened, Norway has seen a few significant changes. The exhibits inside the Stave Church have been updated over the years, and the live band “Spelmanns Gledje” which once played in the pavilion no longer appears <ref> http://land.allears.net/blogs/michaelbachand/2009/11/a_walking_tour_of_epcots_norwa.html </ref> <ref> http://thedisneyblog.com/2011/05/31/epcots-shabby-norway-film-making-waves-in-norway/ </ref>. Furthermore, in 2005 Restaurant Akershus began to offer character dining <ref> https://www.mouseplanet.com/guide/282/Walt-Disney-World/Epcot/World-Showcase--Norway/Akershus-Royal-Banquet-Hall </ref> and it changed its name to Akershus Royal Banquet Hall <ref> http://allears.net/din/restnews05.htm </ref>. The next change came in 2008, when the outdoor playground shaped like the famous Viking ship “Oseberg” was removed <ref> http://allears.net/ae/issue790.htm </ref>.
On October 5, 2014 , both Maelstrom and the Spirit of Norway film located in the attraction's exit closed <ref> http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-farewell-to-norway-maelstrom-ride-at-epcot-20141005-story.html </ref>. The ride will be replaced with an attraction based on the 2013 Disney film "Frozen". Disney subsequently announced that the attraction would be titled "Frozen Ever After" <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/06/first-look-frozen-ever-after-at-epcot/ </ref> and it would open in Spring 2016 <ref> http://blogs.disney.com/oh-my-disney/2015/11/02/we-just-found-out-so-much-more-about-epcots-frozen-ever-after-attraction/ </ref>.
===Sponsorship of the Pavilion <ref name= "martin"/>===
[[Image:Vikingstatue2.jpg|200px|thumb|A statue of Olaf II- King and Patron Saint of Norway]]
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