I just read the article (I understand Norwegian) and just wanted to point out that it talks about 20 million Norwegian Kroner and that's about 3.5 million US Dollar.
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New Movie for Norway?
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I just read the article (I understand Norwegian) and just wanted to point out that it talks about 20 million Norwegian Kroner and that's about 3.5 million US Dollar.
RSoxNo1
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Perhaps that explains the price of the sweaters in Puffin's Roost, they're all in Kroner.
gaga4disney
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I would like to see them take the film out all together and use the theater for some kind of norway museum/artifact walk through. kind of an extension of the ride?
aladdin2007
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I love that idea, could be really great. At the rate they are kiddyfying everything though I dont see it happening, but would be nice.
ddbowdoin
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seriously, I have seen some amazing videos on Vimeo from the Falken Islands and Iceland (same region tech.) from people spending a WHOLE lot less than that lol
ddbowdoin
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touche.... they are some amazing sweaters, but the price... :shrug:
:lol: Maybe! But Norway is an extremely expensive country, a friend just visited there and came back wondering how people can make ends meet. I think Oslo is Europe's most expensive city.
NoChesterHester
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"Oslo is currently ranked 8 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 300 international locations."
http://www.xpatulator.com/cost-of-living-review/Norway-Oslo_151.cfm
aladdin2007
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I realize this is a thread bump but why not, better than starting a new one I guess.
Anyway apparently some kind of agreement has finally been met between Disney and Norway to bring the pavilion into the 21st century. While there are no details yet the update comes from the epcot explorer website and sounds like some kind of updating is to come, I would think and hope this means the movie as well. Ive pasted the main part below. The best part about this is it will hopefully stay Norway, and not be turned into general Scandinavia like rumored awhile back.
It seemed the negotiations were going nowhere, but then government representatives in Norway brought the issue of the pavilion’s funding before the parliament. After much deliberation a verdict was rendered.. but while using many words it never really said much at all. The final note was that Disney was demanding $100-150k million to even plan a “pre-project” to even consider updating the pavilion. And there it sat as of November – money was needed and no one wanted to pay for it.
Well, today there’s good news. Wheels are finally turning and things are starting to happen. Aside from the small bevy of permits Disney has recently filed to re-roof, repairs, and gussy up several of the buildings at the Norway pavilion there has been progress behind the scenes. Real live human beings are now working to make “the Norway Pavilion a better and more in-and-on-the-time place” (awkward English phrasing courtesy real-live Norwegians.)
Anyway apparently some kind of agreement has finally been met between Disney and Norway to bring the pavilion into the 21st century. While there are no details yet the update comes from the epcot explorer website and sounds like some kind of updating is to come, I would think and hope this means the movie as well. Ive pasted the main part below. The best part about this is it will hopefully stay Norway, and not be turned into general Scandinavia like rumored awhile back.
It seemed the negotiations were going nowhere, but then government representatives in Norway brought the issue of the pavilion’s funding before the parliament. After much deliberation a verdict was rendered.. but while using many words it never really said much at all. The final note was that Disney was demanding $100-150k million to even plan a “pre-project” to even consider updating the pavilion. And there it sat as of November – money was needed and no one wanted to pay for it.
Well, today there’s good news. Wheels are finally turning and things are starting to happen. Aside from the small bevy of permits Disney has recently filed to re-roof, repairs, and gussy up several of the buildings at the Norway pavilion there has been progress behind the scenes. Real live human beings are now working to make “the Norway Pavilion a better and more in-and-on-the-time place” (awkward English phrasing courtesy real-live Norwegians.)
I hope by "more in-and-on-the-time place," they don't mean more oil rigs.
It doesn't really seem like much. I don't know about the permits being filed for work around the pavilion, but if there are it seems to be along the lines of upkeep. And I've never had a bad experience with the CMs in Norway, so I don't know what new "real live human beings" are being brought in.
And I wonder what the cost was for the pre-planning. I'm assuming it was $150K, and not the million he also wrote.
aladdin2007
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The bolded part just means I think that a team is in place behind the scenes to work on changes. Nothing to do with the CMs working the pavilion in general.
Oh and I dont know how reliable that site is and its information, but at least it sounds like something is in the works for updating.
You're probably right. A superfluous comment though, if permits have been filed for work on the pavilion.
NoChesterHester
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Trolls! Lots of em.
ChrisFL
Premium Member
Why not? If they just fix what's broken, they aren't going to advertise it like that, they have to justify spending their money to bring more guests to the park, whether stuff is still broken or not...its the new WDW way.
Why not? If they just fix what's broken, they aren't going to advertise it like that, they have to justify spending their money to bring more guests to the park, whether stuff is still broken or not...its the new WDW way.
I see what you are saying but it is true they just won't fix it at all. They will just change the old theater post ride area into some interactive viking element at this rate.
StormyStitch
New Member
Definitely, a competition announced across Norway and in its universities to have their short film shown at WDW would attract multitudes of amateur filmmakers and require a fraction of the proposed budget. Norway or Disney could put the videos on YouTube and allow a 1-week voting period. So instead of one movie, 5 or more of the most liked films could be shown in varying order to encourage visitors to spend more time in the Norway pavilion. Friends and relatives of the filmmakers would want to see their movie on the "big" screen at Epcot.
Norway through the eyes of its people would be much more interesting than a top-dollar film derived by foreigners.
He did, however the thread of discussion on the new movie had been ongoing at this other site for some time, for what it's worth....