The polar bear AA from Maelstrom was removed and now lives in the WDW Central Shop. I don't believe that there are any new AAs planned to occupy that scene of FEA formerly occupied by the polar bear. If anything there might be an Elsa AA there but I'm not 100% sure.
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Disney confirms 'Frozen' makeover coming to Epcot's Norway Pavilion
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Phil12
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That would have taken too long. Olaf needs his warm hugs now while he's still popular. It takes a lot of work to coordinate these marketing opportunities. I heard Disney had to shutdown half of the China based Toy Story Woody plush production line to reprogram the sewing machines in order to produce the new "fat" Olaf plush.
Phil12
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Somewhere over in the old Frozen construction thread (that was closed), before and after aerial photos showed the roof of the pavilion. Big new A/C compressor units were installed on the roof for Elsa's sake.
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Phil12
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It would have taken much longer had they built a new attraction from scratch. And there was really no need to build a new attraction because WDW has many old attractions that just don't draw the crowds any longer. It makes perfect sense to take a 28 year old attraction that is not popular and reinvigorate that space with a new IP.
And of course I understand how impatient fans can be concerning new attraction construction but you only have a few short days left until Frozen Ever After is open. Book your trip now!
aladdin2007
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Ah. It wasn't sarcasm...
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makesmewonder
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Do we know if morning hours will be extended for World Showcase after the official opening date ?
aladdin2007
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as of now only for Norway, at 9am.
StageFrenzy
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So what is the current state of the frozen franchise among the target demo? Have the waits at PFH evened out. Anyone know how park ops feel about the attraction at present. From the pictures it looks like they didn't go overboard with the toonification outside. The Sami may be a bit much but it is not too saturated with color and seems to blend nicely. Whoever came up with the cold storage sign needs a gold star!
Matt_Black
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Going by the MDE app, waits for Elsa & Anna at PFH are about an hour, give or take.
ToTBellHop
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Sometimes I read your posts and say, "?" to myself after your random "IMO" statements that have nothing to do with anything.
Yes, World Showcase could indeed have characters as far as the eye can see. We already knew that.
jt04
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Not just m&gs, but new attractions, new restaurants and new shops. Time to fill in all the open land. The new pic reflects how effective this can be as Norway and Mexico are now together.
ToTBellHop
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Just like in the real world.
I thought you weren't supposed to be able to see the pavilion next door while standing in one pavilion?
jt04
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That concept is evolving.
ToTBellHop
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Like a bacterium.
sedati
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Depends on what your definition of "in" is. Try standing in the gondola area of Italy and tell me how isolated you are. Most pavilions are horseshoes and yes, from inside of them you would be fully immersed (so long as you don't turn around.)