Norway Pavilion Frozen construction - Frozen Ever After ride

[mitchk]

No it's actually changed (but as you said minimally) A few bends and turns right before the lift, plus they are using the track from the old unload to the old load as well. They are using the whole queue area for the bends and turns, instead of just the old loading track. So its more than what people are expecting! At least its better than nothing

Is this really going to be done? I had heard about it, but thought they scrapped it

 

[RSoxNo1]

How much area is being reserved for new queue space? Where will the queue be?

All of World Showcase is available queue space.

 

[marni1971]

No it's actually changed (but as you said minimally) A few bends and turns right before the lift, plus they are using the track from the old unload to the old load as well. They are using the whole queue area for the bends and turns, instead of just the old loading track. So its more than what people are expecting! At least its better than nothing

Think of it more like an S bend through the old queue area instead of a straight line.

 

[ToInfinityAndBeyond]

All of World Showcase is available queue space.

It's honestly a wonderful question, though. There's no way this ride has a wait time under 60 minutes for a few years.

 

[FerretAfros]

Although they don't show a lot, here are some pictures of the project from backstage during last weekend's Marathon Weekend events. Here's a look at the backside of the new Sommerhus construction, from the road between it and the Mexico pavilion, taken during the 5K on Thursday (January 7). The metal shed in the center of the photo is one of the old parade barns from Tapestry of Nations; you can see a little bit of the construction to the right of it

And here are a couple photos taken during the rainy 10K on Friday, January 8. There wasn't much to see, but the oversized doors were open and the lights were on inside. There were several construction workers on the site, and I could hear a circular saw or table saw running; considering it was around 6:00am and raining, I was surprised how much activity was going on (though the photos don't really show it). The building exterior looks essentially untouched from last year, but now has a couple big banners for a safety initiative; they can also be seen from the outdoor portion of Test Track

(EDIT: These photos were taken along Avenue of the Stars, looking southwest)

I also stopped by the park side of the pavilion on Monday, January 11 and heard the crews at work. It sounded like they were screwing metal studs into place, which would indicate they're starting to put walls up inside. Although it seems to be taking a ridiculous amount of time to complete this conversion, there has been active construction every time I've gone by it

 

[A foolish mortal]

Is this really going to be done? I had heard about it, but thought they scrapped it

Yes it is gong to be! They didn't scrap those plans. So the new queue will be in the old theatre and they are using the old queue space for extended track!

 

[aladdin2007]

Im thinking they are maybe going with a design that sort of resembles Roros Norway for the facade.

 

[mitchk]

Yes it is gong to be! They didn't scrap those plans. So the new queue will be in the old theatre and they are using the old queue space for extended track!

Glad to hear, I guess troll country will be bigger then I thought! That's about a extra 20 seconds of ride. I'm glad they are going through with it though

 

[mrsWarren14]

I don't know if this has been stated yet but I wanted to put it out there. I just looked on the Refurbishment Calendar on the Disney Travel Agent's Portal and it's calling for an opening date of April 30, 2016. Don't know if they'll hold up to that but I just wanted to share what information I had.

 

[The_Jobu]

So how do these "soft opening" deals work, and how often are they employed? I'll be at the park on the 27th and it would be great if I could see the new ride.

 

[danlb_2000]

So how do these "soft opening" deals work, and how often are they employed? I'll be at the park on the 27th and it would be great if I could see the new ride.

Soft openings are just random openings that happen before the official opening date. There is no advanced notice and the ride might close at any time so you need to be in the right place at the right time.

 

[The_Jobu]

Soft openings are just random openings that happen before the official opening date. There is no advanced notice and the ride might close at any time so you need to be in the right place at the right time.

Oooo, sounds mysterious. I'll have to keep an eye on it when I visit, thanks!

 

[danlb_2000]

Oooo, sounds mysterious. I'll have to keep an eye on it when I visit, thanks!

Keep an eye on these boards if you can, normally you will find the soft openings reported here when they happen.

 

[raven]

No it's actually changed (but as you said minimally) A few bends and turns right before the lift, plus they are using the track from the old unload to the old load as well. They are using the whole queue area for the bends and turns, instead of just the old loading track. So its more than what people are expecting! At least its better than nothing

That's going to be a very small bend. There isn't much room in there for anything substantial especially if they were to add scenery. The tightest turn on the old ride was actually between the unload and load (off ride section). But those boats banged against the walls of the flume in that area.

There wasn't much to see, but the oversized doors were open and the lights were on inside.

(EDIT: These photos were taken along Avenue of the Stars, looking southwest)
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That's just the maintenance area of the ride where they can add and remove the boats. Nothing there is changing.

 

[Admiral01]

Construction pictures from yesterday, January 21, 2016

I took a closeup of the above image. What are these things?

Ride facade is still covered.

As you can clearly see from my photography, all our questions may be able to be answered by carefully studying each image...or, more likely, this will contribute nothing to the conversation other than three more pictures of walls and partially built structures...

 

[dstrawn9889]

the steelwork looks like facade substructure... maybe a scrim(painted scenic) of a mountain in the far background?

 

[raven]

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[raven]

the steelwork looks like facade substructure... maybe a scrim(painted scenic) of a mountain in the far background?

The new Times Square sized billboard for Frozen.

 

[RayTheFirefly]

the steelwork looks like facade substructure... maybe a scrim(painted scenic) of a mountain in the far background?

Could it be... dare I say it... A forced-perspective Ice Palace on the "North Mountain"??

 

[danlb_2000]

Construction pictures from yesterday, January 21, 2016

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It might be this, what ever that is supposed to be. A mountain?