Credit: Disney Rope drop just got a lot more complicated for countless Walt Disney World Resort visitors. Construction in the Norway World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT is making walkways more crowded, as at least one popular pathway is now inaccessible to guests.
Norway is one of the busiest World Showcase Pavilions, as it’s home to the Frozen Ever After attraction, the Anna and Elsa meet-and-greet, the fan-favorite school bread treat, and the Disney Princess dining experience at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall. Thousands of EPCOT guests flock there at rope drop, hoping to be first in line for one of the popular Frozen (2013) experiences.
Now, rope drop could be even more chaotic. According to WDWNT, construction walls now surround a massive portion of a central walkway in the Norway World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT.
The temporary barriers, which first surrounded an existing beverage kiosk near Anna and Elsa’s Royal Sommerhus, have been extended to block the main path to the area’s restrooms. To access the bathrooms, guests must walk around the walls and use a less popular walkway located behind the Royal Sommerhus.
Anna and Elsa are still greeting guests at their Royal Summerhus, but barriers surround the nearby courtyard (which is sometimes home to seasonal Frozen-themed topiaries). Behind the State Church building, the walls connect to a green scrim.
Due to the ongoing work, the Norway Holiday Storytellers are performing in a different location than the stage they usually use during the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.
Walt Disney World Resort hasn’t issued any public statements about this construction project, which began in September. However, the project is believed to be a replacement for or an improvement on the existing beverage kiosk.
This is the latest project impacting the EPCOT World Showcase this year. Crews recently wrapped work on a Disney Vacation Club lounge in the Canada Pavilion and a Gachapon (mystery capsule toy) Kiosk in the Japan Pavilion.
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