Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-77755.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: EPCOT’s Shabby Norway Film making waves in Norway</b></a> <p>The Disney Blog reports on a contreversy apparently going on in Norway over the lack of quality in the Norway pavilion, especially the film.</p>
Originally Posted By magic0214 Finally! Hoping an update of the attraction will come too. I will miss though "Nor Shall You Be The Last"
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Yup, Norway has been pissed about the state of Maelstrom and the film for a while now. Hopefully Disney does something about it.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 the movie may be a bit outdated - and gets passed over by repeat visitors because of that- but I always kind of liked it. What issues do they have with Maelstrom ? I always enjoy that. As for the movie yes if Norway doesn't like it they should make a new one...and work with Disney on that, but not expect Disney to spend the money to promote tourism in Norway on their own..
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer The current film is hilariously bad and bizarre...I'd miss it. LOL. But yes, high time for a new one. And high time for Maelstrom's refurb, too.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<As for the movie yes if Norway doesn't like it they should make a new one...>> They made an 11 minute one and asked Disney to cut it down to their liking. And Disney said no. As for Maelstrom, it's horribly dated and looks pretty bad. People on the ride were laughing at it behind me last time.
Originally Posted By Manfried That film is so old, and was always lame. Wasn't it made by a hack documentary filmmaker?
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>People on the ride were laughing at it behind me last time<<< Like I said, it's a laugh a min. with that thing. Love it.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Like I said, it's a laugh a min. with that thing. Love it. >> Yea, but I'm pretty sure if you were Norwegian you wouldn't. Haha
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer It's a theme park attraction, not a cultural magnum opus. You don't go looking for real history in the American Adventure, do you?
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<You don't go looking for real history in the American Adventure, do you?>> No, but the AA is far from the joke of an attraction Maelstrom is.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>No, but the AA is far from the joke of an attraction Maelstrom is. <<<< Upkeep, upkeep, upkeep. Give it's intended refurb, amd it'd be fine. Also, the ride is a zany/madcap one at it's heart.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 I always liked the film and still do. Since 1988, how many Epcot guests have traveled to Norway because of the attraction? How many Americans travel to Norway each year? Anybody know?
Originally Posted By brotherdave I've always enjoyed the Maelstrom ride portion. It's short, but overall enjoyable. I don't understand how it could be "outdated" as it deals mainly with vikings and trolls. The movie, on the other hand, should be redone. The concept of a film AFTER the ride was novel, but never really worked. Most people seem to skip the film now anyway.
Originally Posted By TP2000 Maelstrom was in terrible shape last year when I rode it. Just terrible. You could tell it had been running for years without a rehab. Years. I have a Norwegian side of the family, and I don't stop for the film. I have been to Norway, and was actually just recently looking at flights on SAS as I consider an autumn vacation, but none of that had anything to do with visiting the Norway pavilion at Epcot. If anything, the current state of the pavilion overall would keep me away from visiting if I didn't already know how wonderful and scenic the country is. Didn't they just shoehorn in a Thor meet 'n greet there, to give the place an even more embarassing vibe? Or was that a joke someone posted?
Originally Posted By Bolna I looked around for numbers about foreign tourists in Norway and found this document from the official statistics office of Norway: <a href="http://www.ssb.no/norge/ferie.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ssb.no/norge/ferie.pdf</a> It says that 2008 there were 3.2 million foreign visitors to Norway. The largest groups were from Sweden (25%), Germany (16%) and Denmark (14%), followed by visitors from the UK, the Netherlands and the US. So my guess would be that Norway has not more than 300,000 visitors from the US annually. I am really not sure how much sense it would make to spend money on a film at Epcot which most likely would not increase that number to a great extent.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I've always enjoyed the Maelstrom ride portion. It's short, but overall enjoyable. I don't understand how it could be "outdated" as it deals mainly with vikings and trolls.<<< It's not in the best condition.
