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/* Pavilion History */
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.
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 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>.
