Fans of “Frozen” now go to Arendelle, the setting of the Disney flicks, for the first time in ever.
Hong Kong Disneyland’s World of Frozen debuted on Monday.
Nov. 27 marks the 10-year anniversary of the franchise, and this is the first land devoted to it.
In an interview with USA TODAY, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger expressed his excitement about the project alongside Frozen’s Oscar-winning creator and co-director Jennifer Lee, Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Experiences, and Alan Bergman, Co-Chairman of Disney Entertainment.
“I know we overuse this word sometimes, but when you immerse someone, a guest, into the physical world of the story that they loved so much, it becomes an experience that is just magical.” It just stays with them forever,” Iger said. “You would understand what I mean if you visited Cars Land in California, the two Star Wars parks we constructed, Galaxy’s Edge in Florida and California, or Pandora in Florida. You just enter this world and take it for granted that it exists.
This is what fans visiting World of Frozen can anticipate.
Into the unknown
Given that Lee co-wrote and co-directed the films, the universe of Frozen (lowercase w) has long existed for him. It has never looked like this, despite the fact that it had previously been on cinema, on Broadway, and in numerous contexts across Disney parks and Disney Cruise Line.
“I live with these sisters in my thoughts. It’s all in the mind, she said. “Going to a screen is one thing, but when you go in and bring people to Arendelle, it’s another. After experiencing waves of emotion, I found myself behaving like Elsa at the fountain and spinning like Anna on the bridge, exactly like the little child I am. And the most amazing thing about it, in my opinion, is that you get to participate in Frozen.
Over the years, Iger and D’Amaro had seen a fair amount of new areas and attractions open at Disney parks, but D’Amaro said this one really stopped them in their tracks.
“We stood there for what felt like a half hour just looking and we even went into the land,” he said. “It was surreal to be within the World of Frozen, something that we have all enjoyed so much for so long.”
With real mountains in the distance, it seems to be just like Arendelle.
It seems to be carved out of the natural scenery of Hong Kong, as if it were situated in the fjords. It’s also really moving while being so beautiful. stated Lee. “Every aspect that we contributed to the movie as employees was part of our job, and the Imagineers took those details and brought them to life. There’s even a humorous lutefisk jar that we discussed during our meeting at Oaken’s Trading Post.
And nostalgia overcame Bergman.
“It reminds me of the movie, when we were having trouble at times and Jenn and her crew were working so hard to tell the narrative correctly and never gave up. And when you heard “Let It Go” for the first time, you sort of realized we had something unique,” he said. “And Josh, who has done an amazing job bringing our movies to the theme parks—the company is really happy with what they’ve accomplished.”
Let it go
Fans of the film Frozen may let their imaginations run wild in Arendelle Village and Arendelle Forest, the two sections that make up World of Frozen.
The new coaster Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs and an advanced version of Frozen Ever After—which visitors may remember from Walt Disney World’s EPCOT—are the two attractions in the park.
“The animatronics on the rides are, I mean, the top,” Lee said. “They’re absolutely extraordinary, and you truly feel that you are three-dimensionally inside the film, and those are your characters.”
Playhouse in the Woods is a first-of-a-kind immersive theater experience with Anna and Elsa in the flesh, as well as projection mapping and special effects.
Additionally, visitors may encounter Kristoff, Oaken, and a brand-new figure—Mosie the infant troll—who is loose in the new territory.
Visit Golden Crocus Inn, a quick-service restaurant, for Nordic-inspired meals, or stop by Forest Fare or Northern Delights for a snack for a true flavor of Arendelle. Of course, specialized stores provide a wide selection of mementos.
Lee said, “I’m just still so grateful and so emotional that Disney decided that this deserves a land.”
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