Maelstrom originally called SeaVenture

[RSoxNo1]

I hadn't heard this before, but an article posted on the Disney Parks Blog confirmed this. Does anyone else know the timeframe for the name change and what may have caused it? I assume it opened as Maelstrom so the original sign was replaced before opening.

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...isney-world-looking-back-at-epcots-maelstrom/

 

[DisDadEddie]

Interesting Disney fact, thanks for sharing!

 

[UberMouse]

That is a new one on me.

 

[spoodles]

Not much, but here's somthing. Maybe the reference links at the bottom have better info:

http://themickeywiki.com/index.php?title=The_Maelstrom

 

[Hoop Raeb]

Now the real challenge is to find the Sherman Brothers' song for the ride. That would be cool to hear.

 

[ExtinctJenn]

I love hearing new things about WDW that I didn't know before and this is one of them. Very interesting (and somehow I missed it when reading the blog - go figure). I actually kind of like "SeaVenture" but I think that the existence of the Living Seas and having the SeaCabs at the time may have thrown that into the "confusion for guests" bucket.

 

[ChrisFL]

^^ Agreed, SeaVenture sounds way too "Futue World" for that pavilion. I'm glad they changed it, also gives people some knowledge about a norwegian word they might not have been familiar with.

 

[vinnya1726]

Interesting