Frozen Ever After made its world debut at Epcot on 21st June 2016, and was an instant hit with fans of the film, with the queue reaching 6 hours! Frozen Ever After replaced the 'Maelstrom' attraction, which was closed in October 2014. Located in World Showcase, Frozen Ever After joins 'Gran Fiesta Tour', which is located in the Mexico pavilion. Frozen Ever After uses the same track as Maelstrom, with minor changes. The attraction features characters and scenes inspired by the 2013 release of 'Frozen' and also the 2015 short 'Frozen Fever'. The ride begins with a short storytelling from Grand Pabbie about how Anna and Kristoff met, and then guests ascend into Elsa's icy palace and come face-to-face with the ice queen herself. Following this, riders join Marshmallow and the Snowgies before heading down the rides short drop into a firework finale in Arendelle!

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Frozen Ever After will be a very popular attraction at Epcot for a while, with standby queues on opening day reaching over 5 hours! FastPass+ is available for this attraction, and a reservation is highly recommended due to the popularity of such a new attraction... Frozen Ever After is a 'Band A' ride in Epcot's tiered FastPass+ system, joining both 'Soarin' Around the World' and 'Test Track'. The ride is available during both morning and evening Extra Magic Hours, and will open normally at 9am.

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There is no height requirement to ride this attraction, but it is recommended that children be accompanied by an adult at all times. Frozen Ever After does not have any restraint system due to its slow and gentle nature The ride lasts approximiately 4 minutes and 30 seconds. This attraction does not have a designated pre-show, but the queue is very well themed. Outside this attraction, near to the 'Royal Sommerhus', there is a shop selling a lot of Frozen merchandise. There are no scheduled refurbishments for this attraction. This ride is one that shouldn't be missed if possible, it is fantastically themed, and overall very well done - but we certainly wouldn't wait 5 hours for it!

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"All in all this attraction is wonderful, whimsical, and extremely immersive" Brad Hughes, 2016

"...I can not wait to ride this again, and I would wait five more hours if I had to, its worth it. And I never say that."

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"If you like Frozen, you'll like it" Ryno Clavin, 2016

"Its well made inside. Story is muddled, if there is one. Do not wait 6 hours. If you like Frozen you'll like it..."

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A few facts about Frozen Ever After

- Soarin' uses an IMAX omni-max projection system with the video content being played back at 48fps, thats twice the quality and speed as a normal film or television show!

- The ride system was designed by Walt Disney Imagineering, and was originally created using an Erector Set model kit by Mark Sumner. One million pounds of steel are used in the ride structure, and during each ride cycle, 37 tonnes are lifted!

- Due to airspace restrictions above Yosimite, it took several months for Disney to get permission to fly a helicopter over Yosimite National Park to get the ride footage. The last time a helicopter had flown across this area was in the mid-1900's!

- When filming for the original Soarin' attraction, Disney had to pay rights to fly above some locations - strangely, Disneyland was the most expensive segment to film!