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Norway Viking ship play area to be demolished
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HMF
Well-Known Member
The new Princesse's Lair at the Norway Pavillion. WDI researchers are now hard at work looking for a thematic excuse.
MythBuster
Active Member
Now that's the funny part, it is already part of Kim Possible, in fact you interact wth the ship and also get your photo taken with it.
progroupie
Member
My grandmother is the opposite, she's Norwegian and she was so excited when they first opened the Norway pavillion. But then she was highly dissapointed by all the trolls and vikings. She really wishes that Disney felt Norway had more to offer than the stereotypical troll folklore and vikings. She thought there would be fjords and scenary. So while I think the viking ship was a nice addition to a spot that could really only house shrubbery, I don't think it's a major loss as far as educating the masses about Norwegian culture.
pax_65
Well-Known Member
Epcot Needs Play Areas For Kids
You should have seen it back in the day. It used to be MOBBED with kids.
Think about it... you're dragging your little kids through the World Showcase when all they want to do is go back to the Magic Kingdom. You get to the viking ship and you can turn them loose and let them run around for a while and just be kids.
I personally don't care anymore now that my kids are older, but IMHO Epcot needs more play areas for little kids, especially in World Showcase.
You should have seen it back in the day. It used to be MOBBED with kids.
Think about it... you're dragging your little kids through the World Showcase when all they want to do is go back to the Magic Kingdom. You get to the viking ship and you can turn them loose and let them run around for a while and just be kids.
I personally don't care anymore now that my kids are older, but IMHO Epcot needs more play areas for little kids, especially in World Showcase.
mikeymouse
Well-Known Member
Probably cuz its a liability
Little Green Men
Well-Known Member
Well nobody, but theres more of Epcot to explore (yes EPCOT is the same place as Epcot)Who said I didn't already explore it?
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Well nobody, but theres more of Epcot to explore (yes EPCOT is the same place as Epcot)
OK.:lol:
PhilharMagician
Well-Known Member
Bye Bye you rotten hulk of a Viking ship you. :wave:
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Fare thy well, lil bit of themeing...
Hopefully a DVC cart shall not overtake your spot.
dove_
New Member
:sohappy::sohappy:
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
Watch it get replaced with some of that rubberized flooring and a crawl space in the middle. No one can get hurt on that can they? And then they still have a "playground" in the same place. : (
The ship had 2 big things going against it. First of all it was in really bad condition but second and more importantly it was made entirely of CCA treated lumber which was removed from production several years ago due to health concerns. There is no way to retrofit this lumber and make it safe, save for completely replacing it. Hence there was no way to both refurb it as well as make it safe in the eyes of an ambulance chaser.
FreedomWrangler
Active Member
Sorry, didn't check the whole thread but I bet the Kim Possible World Showcase . . . show? . . . or whatever it is will have a space there.
As long as the bakery isn't taken out I'm O.K. :slurp:
As long as the bakery isn't taken out I'm O.K. :slurp:
barrettnichols
New Member
I was checking out some web sites on the movie "The 13th Warrior", with Antonio Banderas. On one site it said that the boat in Epcot had been used in the movie. I find this hard to believe. Seems like the boat at Epcot is much small than anything in the movie.
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