1/31/2024 0 Comments Maelstrom ride epcotWhile Frozen Ever After is a completely new theming, the ride track is still pretty much the same. Now, this IP-based ride takes you through the story of Frozen, but there are still remnants of Maelstrom left behind. (Could this be considered the real beginning of the EPCOT transformation?) Frozen Ever After Disney had realized the fame and popularity of the Frozen movie and saw how run down and old Maelstrom was getting, so they chose to remove the ride with history and culture from the pavilion. At that point, Disney was starting to re-imagine EPCOT and planned to add more IP-based attractions.īack in 2014, there was almost no Disney intellectual property in the park in the form of attractions with characters from Disney movies. ©shopDisneyĪgainst many fans’ pleas, Disney decided to shut down Maelstrom in 2014 to have it replaced by Frozen Ever After in 2016. However, the ride which opened in 1988 had begun to look a bit dated, and the video was certainly not holding up to the improvements of today’s films. The whole ride focus was on what EPCOT was there to do– give people an opportunity to experience other cultures. And at the end of it all you were exited into a theater that showed a 5-minute film called The Spirit of Norway. The ride zoomed backward after a group of trolls put a ‘spell’ on you then turned forward again before plummeting down a 28-foot drop. The ride was true to the EPCOT spirit of educating us about countries and cultures in a way no one but Disney could, through enjoyment and play. Maelstrom was a beloved ride for being the only shoot-the-chutes water flume ride AND because it told the history of Norway, Norwegian fishing villages, and the god Odin. Maelstrom was where present-day Frozen Ever After currently takes you on a boat ride through the country of Arendelle ( Norway Pavilion). Back in 2014, a very popular Nordic ride closed for good– Maelstrom. While we love how EPCOT is being brought into the present times (and even into the future), this idea of re-imagining EPCOT might have begun before 2020. And CommuniCore Plaza and Hall are nearly ready for festivals. New attractions like Journey of Water and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind have debuted. But what if we told you that perhaps the EPCOT transformation truly started nearly a decade ago? We’re talking, today, about one long lost, beloved Nordic ride that is no longer part of EPCOT and why Disney World said its goodbyes.ĮPCOT has been given new unified neighborhoods– World Nature, World Discovery, World Celebration, and World Showcase. The EPCOT transformation is finally nearing its completion. Epcot International Festival of the HolidaysĮPCOT has seen so much change as it nears the end of its transformation.Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival.Epcot International Festival of the Arts.
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