The Norway Pavilion is part of the World Showcase in Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on June 3, 1988. It formerly included the Maelstrom ride, the Stave Church, and the Akershus Royal Banquet Hall. Frozen Ever After replaced the Maelstrom in June 2016.
Originally conceived as a Denmark pavilion with the possibilities of having LEGO as a sponsor, the space in the World Showcase was set aside accordingly with a themed restroom building. Plans shifted into a general Scandinavian pavilion before plans shifted into being themed to Norway. When the pavilion opened in 1988, it would be the last full World Showcase one to be opened.
The 58,000-square-foot (5,400 m2) Norway pavilion is designed to look like a Norwegian village. It includes a detailed Stave church, and the exterior of its main table-service restaurant, Restaurant Akershus, resembles its namesake in Oslo. The exhibit showcases 4 styles of Norwegian architecture: Setesdal-style, Bergen-style, Oslo-style, and Ålesund-style. Much of the pavilion is taken up by interconnected shops. These shops are decorated with large wooden trolls and sell assorted Norwegian goods, including clothing, candy, and statuettes of Norse gods and trolls. The courtyard of the pavilion contains the entrance to the Maelstrom, a boat ride into Norway's past and present. Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe is a bakery, featuring assorted Norwegian pastries, such as cream horns and open-faced salmon sandwiches. The courtyard contains the entrance to Restaurant Akershus, featuring a hot and cold buffet and "Princess Storybook Dining."
One former exhibit was a full-scale Viking ship, inspired by the famous Oseberg ship. Formerly a children's play area, it was removed in December 2008.
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Stave Church Gallery (Currently Houses Exhibit on Norse Mythology)
Spaceship Earth: Our Shared Story • Mission: SPACE • Test Track • The Seas with Nemo & Friends (Turtle Talk with Crush) • The Land (Awesome Planet • Soarin' Around the World • Living with the Land) • Imagination! (Journey into Imagination with Figment • ImageWorks: The What-If Labs) • The EPCOT Experience Center
Disney's Yacht Club Resort • Disney's Beach Club Resort • Disney's BoardWalk Inn • Disney's BoardWalk Villas • Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort • Disney's Riviera Resort
Current Entertainment
Epcot Forever
Former Attractions and Entertainment
Universe of Energy • Journey Into Imagination • Ellen's Energy Adventure • Agent P's World Showcase Adventure • Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure • Honey, I Shrunk the Audience • Horizons • World of Motion • Wonders of Life (Body Wars • Cranium Command • Goofy About Health • The Making of Me) • Upstairs Image Works • CommuniCore • Symbiosis • IllumiNations • IllumiNations 25 • IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth • Magic Journeys • Millennium Village • Tapestry of Nations • Splashtacular • Kitchen Kabaret • The Living Seas • Wonders of China • Maelstrom • El Rio del Tiempo • Food Rocks • Captain EO • Journey Into Your Imagination • Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable • O Canada! • Innoventions
Kingdom Keepers • Kingdom Keepers I: Disney After Dark • Kingdom Keepers II: Disney at Dawn • Kingdom Keepers III: Disney in Shadow • Kingdom Keepers IV: Power Play • Kingdom Keepers V: Shell Game • Kingdom Keepers VI: Dark Passage • Kingdom Keepers VII: The Insider
