Artists visited Norway and incorporated landscapes, buildings and artifacts such as musical instruments and clothing into the cartoon. The troll dolls now relegated to minor shelves are made in Lithuania.ĭisney has gone to great lengths to proclaim “Frozen” itself pays homage to Norwegian culture. This is how to celebrate Norway? Disney is an irony-free zone. The apparel is from places as diverse as Colombia, Guatemala and Brunei Darussalam. So the troll dolls that once filled the Norway shops have given way to “Frozen” dolls, T-shirts and other souvenirs. Disney’s huge profits from the surprise hit are not. Arendelle - their kingdom - is fictional. Anna and Elsa dolls are a different matter. No one should be surprised that Disney favors “Frozen” over real Norwegian history. That’s changed now that Disney has turned the church into a shrine to “Frozen.” Norway’s restaurant, the Akershus, was a bomb until Disney converted it into a “Princess Storybook” character dining event. Few visited the pavilion’s stave church with its collection of dusty, authentic artifacts. Most skipped the film and trooped straight through to the exits. People disembarking from Maelstrom were ushered into a small theater to watch a film about the spirit of Norway. Norway also found visitors didn’t have time for culture. The pavilion’s animatronics show also touches on the Indian wars.Īnd how popular are those culturally aware exhibits? Let’s just say there is no Fast Pass needed to see them. Give credit to the American pavilion, which features an exhibit highlighting African-American history, including the painful display of bills of sale for slaves. Disney believes politics should stay out of its parks and in the back rooms of Florida’s Legislature, where it belongs.
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