| Maelstrom | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Maelstrom_entrance_sign.jpg) Entrance of the ride | |
| Epcot | |
| Area | World Showcase, Norway pavilion |
| Coordinates | 28°22′15″N 81°32′47″W / 28.37083°N 81.54639°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | July 5, 1988 |
| Closing date | October 5, 2014 |
| Replaced by | Frozen Ever After |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Musical Boat Cruise/Shoot the Chute |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | History of mythological Norway |
| Drop | 28[1] ft (8.5 m) |
| Length | 964 ft (294 m) |
| Capacity | 1000 riders per hour |
| Vehicle type | Viking boat |
| Vehicles | Viking boat |
| Riders per vehicle | 16 |
| Rows | 4 |
| Riders per row | 4 |
| Duration | 4:27 |
| Lift count | 1 |
| Movie Length | 5:52 minutes |
| Number of drops | 1 |
 FastPass+ was available | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Assistive_listening_icon.svg){kind=icon} Assistive listening available | |
Maelstrom was a reversing Shoot the Chute dark ride attraction located in the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering, the ride opened on July 5, 1988, in the Norway Pavilion of the park's World Showcase section. It was a mix between a log chute and a traditional film attraction. Visitors rode boats patterned after longships that passed through various scenes that featured audio-animatronic figures. The attraction was originally supposed to be called SeaVenture, with the entrance sign during construction even displaying it as such. Sometime between March 1988 and the ride's opening, it was changed.[2]
In September 2014, it was announced that the ride would be replaced by an attraction based on Disney's 2013 animated film Frozen.[3][4][5] Maelstrom's final day of operation was October 5, 2014.[6][7] Frozen Ever After opened on June 21, 2016.[8]
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- ^ "Vintage Walt Disney World: Looking Back at Epcot's Maelstrom". Disney Parks Blog.
- ^ Tom Staggs (September 12, 2014). "'Frozen' Attraction Coming to Epcot". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ McNary, Dave (September 12, 2014). "Disney Adding 'Frozen' Attraction at Epcot". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ Pallotta, Frank (15 September 2014). "Yet another 'Frozen' spinoff: An Epcot theme park attraction". CNN Money. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Maelstrom at Epcot - The Final Moments (Last Ride, Last Film) 10/5/14". October 6, 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Maelstrom - Epcot Attractions - Walt Disney World Resort". disney.go.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ Sentinel, Orlando (2016-05-20). "Disney: Opening dates for Frozen ride, Soarin', Star Wars fireworks, more". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.