I think it's likely that the Frozen ride will be Fast Pass only. Maelstrom wasn't the most popular ride in Epcot by a long way, yet because it loaded quite slowly the lines could get long quickly. Seeing as the ride mechanism isn't going to change the loading times won't, and without Fast Pass I could see the wait times for Frozen running to 4 or five hours easily in popular times.

I would love to see Journey Into Imagination change back into it's former glory, but maybe with a modern twist, or at least have Dreamfinder and Figment minus Nigel and the whole labcoat setup, bringing back an actual imagination theme again. We want to feel like we're floating around inside the mind, and not mission space style. Epcot needs lots of updates.

More rides in the world showcase. The Rhine river cruise. It would be cool if figment would be made over to Charlie and the chocolate factory. I would love to be able to walk in the pyramid again.

Tests run over the summer seem to hint at the possibility that one of the three theaters could be converted to FastPass+ only, similar to what has been rumored to be happening with the third track for Toy Story Midway Mania over at Disney's Hollywood Studios. --- this is the future of all of WDW attractions.

Instead of putting the Frozen ride in Norway, why not use the vacant Wonders of Life pavilion. I think they would have more flexibility there then in the smaller area in the Norway pavilion. They could make the whole pavilion, even the outside Frozenesque like! Just a thought!

I like the Ellen ride just the way it is...

Reopen wonders of life in some new attraction there. Finally install the boat ride in Germany and open world showcase when the park opens.

The closing of the Maelstrom in exchange for a Frozen attraction is completely ridiculous. EPCOT is my favorite park, and I love strolling leisurely through it with little to no congestion. A Frozen attraction belongs in Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom! Arrendale was never said to be IN Norway, the artists just loosely used it for design. RIP Maelstrom and EPCOT as we knew it

What about a single rider lane for Soarin'? It seems to work well on other attractions. My nephew and I used to do that all the time on Test Track. I think that would alleviate a lot of waiting.

My family enjoys visiting Disney World as often as possible. Epcot is the favorite park of my sister and her daughter-in-law. Hopefully the Soarin' expansion will help us to be able to view it at least once per visit. There have been times the line was so slow it took several long hours just to get on the ride. Other times we just gave up. As we currently have no young children who will be going, the Frozen ride and now the Norway exhibit with it will be an area we will actively avoid. This is one change we will not be embracing.

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