| Frozen Ever After | |
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.jpg)  The attraction's entrance at Epcot (above) and Hong Kong Disneyland (below) | |
| Epcot | |
| Area | World Showcase,Norway pavilion |
| Coordinates | 28°22′15″N81°32′47″W / 28.37083°N 81.54639°W /28.37083; -81.54639 |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 21, 2016; 9 years ago (2016-06-21)[1][2] |
| Replaced | Maelstrom |
 Lightning Lane available | |
| Hong Kong Disneyland | |
| Area | World of Frozen |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | November 20, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-11-20) |
 Disney Premier Access available | |
| Tokyo DisneySea | |
| Name | Anna and Elsa's Frozen Journey |
| Area | Fantasy Springs,Frozen Kingdom |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | May 16, 2024; 18 months ago (2024-05-16) |
| Opening date | June 6, 2024; 17 months ago (2024-06-06) |
| Disney Premier Access available | |
| Disney Adventure World | |
| Area | World of Frozen |
| Status | Under construction |
| Opening date | March 29, 2026; 4 months' time (2026-03-29) |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | ReversingShoot the Chute/Dark ride |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Model | Dark Boat Ride |
| Theme | Frozen Frozen Fever |
| Music | Kristen Anderson-Lopez (music and lyrics),Robert Lopez (music and lyrics) &Christophe Beck (score) |
| Drop | 28[3] ft (8.5 m) |
| Length | 964 ft (294 m) |
| Capacity | 1000 riders per hour |
| Vehicle type | Viking Boat |
| Riders per vehicle | 16 |
| Rows | 4 |
| Riders per row | 4 + lapsitters |
| Duration | 5:00 |
| Lift count | 1 |
| Number of drops | 1 |
 Must transfer from wheelchair | |
 Assistive listening available | |
Frozen Ever After andAnna and Elsa'sFrozen Journey are musical reversingShoot the Chute dark rides atEpcot,Hong Kong Disneyland,Tokyo DisneySea, andDisney Adventure World. The attractions feature scenes inspired byDisney Animation's 2013 filmFrozen and 2015 shortFrozen Fever. Its first installation in Epcot opened on June 21, 2016, using the ride vehicles and track layout of the formerMaelstrom attraction. A version of the attraction opened at Hong Kong Disneyland on November 20, 2023 and Tokyo DisneySea on June 6, 2024, with one more scheduled to open atDisney Adventure World on March 29, 2026.
In September 2014, Walt Disney World officials announced that theMaelstrom attraction in theNorway Pavilion of the Epcot'sWorld Showcase section would be replaced by an attraction based onFrozen.[4][5][6] Maelstrom's final day of operation was October 5, 2014.[7]
In June 2015, then-Disney Chief Operating OfficerTom Staggs revealed that plans for aFrozen attraction were discussed prior to the film's release, but were accelerated after the film's worldwide success.[8] On responding to whether converting a portion of the Norway pavilion into an attraction based on a fictional place was appropriate for World Showcase, Staggs stated: "If the goal is to give people a taste of something like Scandinavia with the Norway pavilion, thenFrozen would only increase the extent to which people would be drawn to it. To me it doesn't seem out-of-character at all."[8]
Disney also released the first details on the new attraction and revealed its final name, "Frozen Ever After."[8] The attraction uses the same ride vehicles and course that was used for Maelstrom.[8] TheAudio-Animatronic figures for the attraction feature improvements in facial animation that were first used on theSeven Dwarfs Mine Train, which opened in 2014 at theMagic Kingdom.[8] The Audio-Animatronics are also the first ever all-electric Audio-Animatronics, with previous Audio-Animatronics using either pneumatics or hydraulics.[9] While there are no new songs in the attraction, some of the original songs fromFrozen have revised lyrics written by the original composers.[8]
In May 2016,Disney Parks revealed that the attraction would open June 21 that year.[1][2] On opening day, the wait times were over five hours long, as the lines started in theChina Pavilion. Epcot employees gave out ice cream and water bottles to guests in order to cool off in the hot sun.[10]
In October 2025, it was announced that the attraction at Epcot will receive upgrades to its Audio-Animatronics figures, using updated technology currently in use in the newerWorld of Frozen attraction at Hong Kong Disneyland. The updates will debut in early 2026.[11][12]
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The Frozen Ever After ride commemorates the anniversary of the dayPrincess Anna saved her sister,Queen Elsa, from an attempted assassination with an unselfish act of true love, thus thawing a frozen heart and ending the eternal winter. To celebrate the event, Elsa bestowed an "Official Summer Snow Day" upon the Arendelle citizenry, inspiring the amusement ride.
Advertisements promoting the winter festival are visible to guests as they queue for the ride. Guests travel through Wandering Oaken's Trading Post and Sauna, where they find Oaken in the sauna waving to them. Riders next board a boat and sail off into a winter wonderland, where they encounterOlaf andSven greeting guests with a rendition of "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?". Guests then pass Grand Pabbie as he recounts the story of the film to a group of young trolls.
Riders next ascend a lift towards Elsa's ice palace. When they reach the top, they find Olaf ice skating and singing "For the First Time in Forever", failing comically with the lyrics. Guests soon pass a singing Anna andKristoff, while Sven sits on the side with his tongue stuck to a pole. Two gates open and guests see Elsa, who is singing "Let It Go" while conjuring ice. The boats and riders then accelerate backwards down a small dip, passing images of Elsa creating the ice palace.
Guests next encounter Marshmallow and the Snowgies fromFrozen Fever. The boat moves forward as Marshmallow spits out mist, passing through the mist, and down a short drop, at which anon-ride photo is taken. Riders then pass Arendelle Castle with fireworks bursting over top. Lastly, guests reach Anna, Elsa, and Olaf, who are singing "In Summer", as they return to the village and disembark.
In the "Anna and Elsa's Frozen Journey" ride, guests experience the story of Princess Anna saving her sister, Queen Elsa, from an assassination attempt through the power of true love, and Elsa melting Anna's frozen heart to end the eternal winter.
First, guests are invited on the Arendelle Royal Tour. During the tour, they can see portraits and music boxes featuring Anna and Elsa. Along the way, Olaf may be seen outside the window.
Next, guests board boats and sail into the night sea. A group of young trolls asks Grand Pabbie to tell them the story of Anna and Elsa, and he agrees, magically projecting the past. A video shows a scene where a young Elsa accidentally hurts Anna. Then, guests move across the water and enter the world of Anna and Elsa's past.
In a dark room, Anna asks, "Do you want to build a snowman?" Elsa replies, "Go away, Anna." The boat then descends backward to "Coronation Day," where Anna and Elsa sing "For The First Time In Forever." The boat then accelerates forward, passing by Anna and Prince Hans singing "Love is an Open Door." Elsa then says, "Close the gate." Anna asks Elsa, "What are you scared of?" Frustrated, Elsa freezes Arendelle with her magic and runs away from the Duke of Weselton. Anna heads to the North Mountain to find Elsa, meeting Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf along the way. Olaf tells Anna and Kristoff where Elsa is.
Riders then ascend a lift towards the North Mountain, witnessing a lonely and worried Elsa singing "Let It Go." Guests pass Elsa as she creates an ice staircase with her magic. The gate opens, and guests see Elsa singing "Let It Go" while magically creating ice. The boat and passengers then descend backward down a small drop, leaving Elsa's ice palace, and the gate closes with her words, "The cold never bothered me anyway."
Next, Anna convinces Elsa to end the winter, but Elsa's ice accidentally hurts her. The boat then descends backward, and Prince Hans attempts to strike Elsa with his sword. Anna, now frozen, stops Hans with her icy hand. Elsa, heartbroken, cries over Anna's frozen form. Their sisterly love then melts Anna's ice.
Finally, the boat descends forward, and guests return to a thawed Arendelle, where they see the people of Arendelle and Anna and Elsa enjoying themselves.
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