Norway Viking ship play area to be demolished

[EPCOT Explorer]

I wish the DVC carts would disappear. They just look stupid and out of place.

Me too...I wonder if they even help weith DVC sales though? They are ALWAYS deserted.

 

[MousDad]

DVC cart > Viking ship playground infested with rugrats

Can we get rid of Kidcot too... if its still called that... I don't like my World Showcase being kiddied up!

Sorry. Epcot's the greatest theme park in the world because it appeals equally to all guests of every age demographic. It's a formula that works, whether anyone likes it or not, or calls it dumbing down, or calls it walmarting, etc.

And BTW, you have the Kimpossible game now, so your World Showcase is now both kiddied up and tweened up. Have fun! :wave:

 

[kimmychad]

Me too...I wonder if they even help weith DVC sales though? They are ALWAYS deserted.

they do look out of place and are taking up valuable space but at least none of the CMs try to push anything on anyone.

 

[wdwCC]

I personaly will miss the ship.

I am part Norwegian, and by extension - so are my kids. They allways enjoyed going on the ship, and were upset when it was closed. It was not really a "play" area, but the kids would go on it while parents went to the bathrooms. It gave the kids a chance to run around in an out of the way area where they were not going to run into anyone. It did look nice in its heyday, but sadly has been looking pretty shabby lately.

Hopefully it will be replaced with something interesting and in theme with Norway, but with Disney providing all the funding for this pavillion, I don't see that happening. I also don't see the princesses leaving Akershus untill Norway comes back and hosts the pavillion again, and kicks them out. Eric the Red could stage a raid from the Stave Church and oust them all.

-dave

While the ship need work, I too will miss the it. Being part Norwegian it's sort of re-connecting with my heritage. Can't stand the food though!

 

[RiversideBunny]

It wouldn't be Norway with the Viking ship.

A giant plate of some Lutefisk just wouldn't be the same thing.

 

[Glasgow]

haha -- maybe they should remove the characters too. Oh, and the toy train near Germany. Oh, and all the fun (ok, bad example).

Maybe they're moving the ship inside Maelstrom .. or better yet, at the bottom of the main tank in The Seas with Nemo!

 

[FigmentJedi]

I'm gonna miss the Viking ship. Just a really cool part of that pavilion.

 

[Hot4Hudgens]

It's a play area? Could have fooled me. Not once have I seen ANYONE on it. Heck, it's even been roped off a couple of times that I've passed by that area.

 

[Future Ape]

First they close it, and now they're planning to tear it down? That's weak. I liked going on the viking ship a lot. Has anybody here read "The Golden Helment" with Donald Duck? Donald would miss the viking boat, I'm sure.

True, the ship hasn't been as cool in recent years since it's closed. If they do indeed tear it down, the only silver lining would be if they added something really cool in its place.

 

[burninup4nick]

wow....i kind of figured after how long it had been roped off...I used to love playing on that when I was little....ahhh sooo many memories lol....

 

[Master Yoda]

It's a play area? Could have fooled me. Not once have I seen ANYONE on it. Heck, it's even been roped off a couple of times that I've passed by that area.

It was once a play area. It was closed a number of years ago due to safety concerns. Its closing date also coincided closely with the use of CCA treated lumber (the entire ship is constructed from it) being outlawed for use in playgrounds.

 

[wdwCC]

It wouldn't be Norway with the Viking ship.

A giant plate of some Lutefisk just wouldn't be the same thing.

:hurl:

 

[Enigma]

Hmm. The ship adds to the theming of the area. I don't care about the play ground being eliminated but I do hope that whatever takes it's place is clearly Norwegian in theme.

To me it doesn't add anything to the theming of the area instead it actually detracts and makes Epcot look like a giant mcdonalds

 

[Jekyll_Baker]

YES! Queue lines for the bathrooms!!! :sohappy:

say that, then they'll start building on gift shops for the bathrooms to exit through - Mickey TP anyone?

 

[MKCP 1985]

All who mourn the loss of the Viking ship are invited to spend extra time in the Norway pavilion by watching the informational film at the end of Maelstrom. :drevil:

What? Suddenly everyone is okay with the Viking ship being removed? :zipit:

:lol:

 

[Vernonpush]

All who mourn the loss of the Viking ship are invited to spend extra time in the Norway pavilion by watching the informational film at the end of Maelstrom. :drevil:

What? Suddenly everyone is okay with the Viking ship being removed? :zipit:

:lol:

I LOVE that film, I make my other half watch it each time we ride (except the time it wasn't being shown ). I've noticed quite a few parents lifting children up onto the "closed" ship so that they could get a picture- not a smart thing to do. And the one thing that really bothered me was that the ship was right next to the "smoking area" ( combined with the CCA treated lumber) not very safe.

And if they do add a queue to the bathrooms, can I get a fastpass?:lol:

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

All who mourn the loss of the Viking ship are invited to spend extra time in the Norway pavilion by watching the informational film at the end of Maelstrom. :drevil:

What? Suddenly everyone is okay with the Viking ship being removed? :zipit:

:lol:

WOW.


I had forgotten about that.


Poor Norway.

 

[Phonedave]

All who mourn the loss of the Viking ship are invited to spend extra time in the Norway pavilion by watching the informational film at the end of Maelstrom. :drevil:

What? Suddenly everyone is okay with the Viking ship being removed? :zipit:

:lol:

I watch that film all the time, as do my 8 and 10 y/o girls. Of course they have this thing about being Norwegian. They us that as an excuse whenever they get into trouble, they claim its the "Viking in them" - see what Epcot teaches kids.

-dave

 

[SirNim]

That would be great little corner of the park to which the Leave a Legacy stones could be relocated.


Visit "Legacy Park" between Mexico and Norway in World Showcase!
Spring 2009

 

[PhilharMagician]

Here is a pic I took about 3 weeks ago. I looked around the ship (as the rest of the family proceeded to make a potty break) and it really is in bad shape.



This I just cropped so you can see better.




Removal is the best for the ship at this point. Lets just hope for somehting else to take it's place.