Conquer “The Maelstrom.” All you need is the guts of a Viking. It’s a sea adventure of legendary proportions, now open in the fabulous, new Norway Showcase. The last time may be the first time you ride “The Maelstrom,” the new thriller at Epcot Center. When was the last time you went over a waterfall… backwards? Had your life threatened by a nasty, old three-headed river troll? Came within a whisker of a 12-foot polar bear? Challenged white-water rapids? And braved a thunderous, storm-tossed North Sea? In mid-July 1988, Disney took out newspaper advertisements promising a remarkable ride: The rest of the Norway Pavilion opened, with Norway’s Crown Prince Harald V and Crown Princess Sonja (now the King and Queen of Norway) on hand.
Maelstrom was supposed to have had its grand opening on June 3, 1988. Maelstrom opened in World Showcase at Epcot Center (now Epcot) on July 5, 1988. You might want to ask them if Norway is stuck in the 1980s-with fashions, sporting equipment, computers, and other technology firmly rooted in that decade.Īfter all, that’s what you saw in the movie.
MAELSTROM NORWAY MOVIE
When the movie is over, you can talk with Cast Members from Norway. The movie is visually stunning and has great sound.
Quick! Walk across the theater before its exit doors close. The doors remain closed until the current showing of the movie is over.įinally, the doors have opened! You only waited five minutes, but it felt much longer-especially if you have no intention of seeing the movie. You still have to wait for the automatic doors to open. But, unlike the boat ride, the movie is not particularly repeatable. Oh, it’s not a surprise? You say you’ve already seen the movie several times and you don’t want to see it again? It’s only about five minutes long. The second part is a 70mm movie called The Spirit of Norway. Names of Norwegian companies that helped sponsor this attraction are on the building façades. When you disembark from your boat, you find yourself in a dark Norwegian fishing village. Most of the ride is very dark, but at one point, there’s a big opening to the outside.ĭid you enjoy the ride? It may seem to have lacked any sort of cohesive theme, but it had one. And this is all a setup to a drop that takes you to a model of a North Sea oil platform on a cold drizzly night. And then it becomes a nature ride with polar bears. But then it turns into a fantasy ride with a three-headed troll. You might think this is a ride about Vikings, because that’s how it starts. Those who seek the spirit of Norway face peril and adventure-but more often find beauty and charm.” It turns out to be a mask.Ī voice with a distinct Norwegian accent intones, “You are not the first to pass this way, nor shall you be the last. As you slowly ascend, all you see is a single bright light ahead of you. It’s time to board a 16-foot-long langskip-a Viking boat with a dragon prow.Īfter you leave the load area, your boat enters a dark tunnel with a steep incline. If you think this mural provides a preview of what you’ll see on the attraction, you’re right. It includes Vikings, polar bears, an oil platform, and even a hidden troll. Your adventure is about to begin.Īs you wait to board the ride, admire the giant mural. Enter the building at the back of Norway.
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