In this post we give an overview of Frozen Ever After, a dark boat ride at Disney’s EPCOT theme park in Walt Disney World Resort. We cover the basics of the ride, how to ride it, and our thoughts on the experience before closing with an FAQ. Read on to learn more!
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Frozen Ever after Basics
Frozen Ever After is a dark boat ride at Disney’s EPCOT in Walt Disney World. Frozen Ever After:
does not offer rider switch
is a Tier 1 ride on Lightning Lane Multi Pass
does not have a single rider line
is about 6 minutes long
Measured by wait times, Frozen Ever After is the second or third most popular ride in Epcot, behind Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind and sometimes Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. You should expect an average wait of about 60 to 90 minutes, but this will vary greatly by time of day and day of year.
If you’re visiting Epcot with small children, this is going to be one of your must-rides. I’d note there are some portions than can be a bit intense for kids. Our Frozen-loving kid definitely has had mixed feelings about the ride—spending the middle of it pretty scared but still asking for more once we’re off.
Where is Frozen Ever after located?
Frozen Ever After is located in the Norway pavilion of the World Showcase (“the countries”).
Entering the park if you head to the World Showcase and turn left, Norway is the second pavilion. If you’re heading to the park for rope drop, you’ll head left with the guests going to Test Track. You’ll pass that ride and stay left until you get to the Norway pavilion.
How to Ride Frozen Ever after
There are two main ways to fit Frozen Ever After cleanly into your day…
Lightning Lane Multi Pass
You’ll probably be choosing between Frozen Ever After and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure for your initial tier 1 ride on Lightning Lane Multi Pass. Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is definitely the better pick unless you’re entering the park via the International Gateway (Skyliner) entrance. In that case, it can make sense to book Frozen Ever After if it has notably better times, just know you’ll want to arrive a little earlier to beat morning crowds to Remy’s during Early Entry.
Otherwise, Frozen Ever After is a challenge to book midday via Multi Pass. We’re frequent hoppers from Hollywood Studios to Epcot in the afternoon, and I’ve consistently found it very difficult to secure good Frozen Ever After times later in the day.
Early Entry and Rope Drop
Frozen Ever After is the second/third priority at the start of Early Entry, behind Cosmic Rewind and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. But you’ll only be doing one of those during Early Entry, and it will often make sense to head to Frozen Ever after second.
If you don’t have Early Entry, you might get lucky enough to see Frozen Ever After still with reasonable waits when the park opens to you. In this case, it’s a fine place to start your day as it will see long waits for most of the day later on.
A Quirky Boat Ride With Quirky Faces
Note: Spoilers ahead!
Frozen Ever After is a 6-minute dark boat ride attraction based on the Frozen franchise. It features Frozen characters (Anna, Elsa, Olaf, and more!) and songs. It’s told as a celebration (an Official Summer Snow Day) of the story in Frozen and features scenes inspired by that film.
In case you missed it, the ride is actually a reimagining of the old Maelstrom attraction. The ride retained the backwards portion and the small drop from that ride (you might get a little wet). While the backwards part can strike you as a bit goofy, I think Disney did a great job of putting you in the middle of a magical moment that really works.
On the downside, the “groundbreaking” aspect of the ride didn’t age well. Frozen Ever After quickly became (in)famous for its projection-faced animatronics, which can be a bit awkward and appears to be a thing of a short-lived era, now. The effect wasn’t brand new—it debuted (I believe) on Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, but worked better there for a few reasons (mainly the shape of the faces).
That aside, there’s little to criticize about this dark ride, though it isn’t much more than a dark ride. If you’re a fan of Frozen, you’ll enjoy the ride. You can view a video of it here.
Frozen Ever after FAQ
Is Frozen Ever After Worth It?
I guess if you have to ask, the answer is probably “no.” It’s slightly better than a typical dark boat ride, but if you’re “meh” about “Frozen boat ride”, then I don’t really have anything to say to convince you to put much time / effort / money into getting on the ride.
Does Frozen Ever After have drops?
Frozen Ever After is a boat ride with one small forward drop and one longer but shallower backward drop.
Do you get wet on Frozen Ever After?
You might get a little wet as part of the drops, but it’s not a “water” ride, really.
What did Frozen Ever after Replace?
Frozen Ever After opened on June 21, 2016, replacing Maelstrom, which closed in 2014.
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