For those of you with a nervous disposition..Look away now...Stop...Ok I've just seen this news about the new ride at Norway coming in 2016 ( could be open by May ) ..I reckon this will be the number one attraction in Epcot, meaning I can soar on Soarin even more now...
Don't count on it! Yes the stroller brigade with princesses will be waiting for hours there, but those of us that aren't part of that group will be in the same old Soarin lines!
August 2016 here we come!
I just can't.... they should have left it as is. Maybe a little update but not an overhaul
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Don't count on it! Yes the stroller brigade with princesses will be waiting for hours there, but those of us that aren't part of that group will be in the same old Soarin lines!
Not me..I rode Soarin" three times in the morning last year..Walked on at early magic morning after being first in line at rope drop, used my FP reservation for the second flight, and got another before lunch..'Twas a doddle Figgy.. 
figgy wrote:Don't count on it! Yes the stroller brigade with princesses will be waiting for hours there, but those of us that aren't part of that group will be in the same old Soarin lines!
Not me..I rode Soarin" three times in the morning last year..Walked on at early magic morning after being first in line at rope drop, used my FP reservation for the second flight, and got another before lunch..'Twas a doddle Figgy..
Yes we've done it 3 or 4 times in one day also, but I don't think the lines will be shortened by Norway. I can't see us doing it more than maybe twice just because it's new. Now Soarin I could camp out on that and ride it all day now if they'd just serve slushes I'd never leave!
August 2016 here we come!
some more info on that from the Wall Street Journal
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I just can't.... they should have left it as is. Maybe a little update but not an overhaul
I feel this way too plus I'm a bit annoyed that they are leaving the track and boats the same just changing the story i was hoping they might totally change the ride
I will still ride it once or twice but if it comes to either this or soarin' I'm in the Soarin' queue!
I'm less inclined to go on it now that Frozen has been incorporated...just means it'll be a magnet for the kids who won't appreciate the remainder of the park, leaving more time for us to go Soarin'...! 
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Maybe it will still be a boat ride through Norway with little appearances by the characters from Frozen? Nope. It's balls deep Frozen! 
I'll be in the Soarin' line first, but won't say no to trying something new from Disney. Just hope the queues aren't ridiculous like TSM.
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I'll be in the Soarin' line first, but won't say no to trying something new from Disney. Just hope the queues aren't ridiculous like TSM.
My guess for the first two years it will be worse as the stroller brigade will really jam it up 
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More like Panzer tanks, or that's what they feel like when someone blindly Rams one into your ankles. 
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I guess I'm in the minority, but I'm looking forward to it. Epcot needs something new. And not damn lumberjacks. 
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I guess I'm in the minority, but I'm looking forward to it. Epcot needs something new. And not damn lumberjacks.
Agreed. I was bummed at first when I heard they were getting rid of Maelstrom, but as time has gone by the idea has worn me down and I'm anxious to have it finished so I can ride it. Plus it helps that I know my daughter will love it.
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The Colonel wrote:I guess I'm in the minority, but I'm looking forward to it. Epcot needs something new. And not damn lumberjacks.
Agreed. I was bummed at first when I heard they were getting rid of Maelstrom, but as time has gone by the idea has worn me down and I'm anxious to have it finished so I can ride it. Plus it helps that I know my daughter will love it.
I'm looking forward to it too. I'll miss Maelstrom but I'm a Frozen fan 
I like Soarin but it's not my favourite. One ride per trip is good enough for me so I'm happy there will be another ride at Epcot.
I don't think it'll change too much. There's not enough rides at World Showcase and Epcot in general. Nothing new has been added since Soarin' came to Epcot to disperse the crowds. If they added more new rides earlier, then I could argue the Frozen ride wouldn't be a problem for the crowds!
Soarin' will still be a popular ride and a FP+ or bust ride even with the Frozen ride coming along. Isn't Peter Pan's Flight still a FP or bust ride even with the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train? The vibe that I get is that it's still the case for Peter Pan. If Disney continues to use the tier system for Epcot, the Frozen ride be a Tier 1 in all likelihood. Mayhem would ensue if the tiers were abolished! There'd be absolutely no chance to get Test Track, Soarin or the Frozen ride FP+ slots if that were the case!
And since World Showcase doesn't technically open until 11 am on most days, there's a possibility that people will get in line for the Frozen ride and wait 2 hours in line, maybe 3 hours if they have Akerhus reservations, until the ride opens if they don't have FP+ reservations. So what I'm trying to say is hypothetically, even if you were at rope drop and you were the very first person in line for the Frozen ride, you would still have to wait 2 hours for the ride to open because World Showcase doesn't open until 11 am.
For me, the bigger priority would be Soarin' because it's my favorite ride at Epcot and I can do single rider for Test Track and I've come to terms that a FP+ slot for me for the Frozen ride will be very unlikely in the first couple of years. Soarin' would be my top priority for FP+, otherwise, I'll be at rope drop and head straight there because I know I wouldn't want to wait a long time for that! The Frozen ride may as well be 7DMT 2.0 in a sense that you would be extremely lucky if you got a FP+ reservation for it.
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uh oh
Made my Saturday morning..Coffee spilt..
The Colonel wrote:uh oh
Made my Saturday morning..Coffee spilt..
That is GREAT!!!!
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"It seems to me that we have a lot of story yet to tell."
