{"id":463053,"date":"2026-02-11T23:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T23:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/463053\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T23:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T23:06:10","slug":"breaking-frozen-ever-after-soft-opens-early-at-epcot-with-updated-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/463053\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Frozen Ever After Soft Opens Early at EPCOT With Updated Faces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frozen Ever After is now open, a day earlier than originally announced. The EPCOT ride has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2026\/01\/frozen-ever-after-closed-animatronic-update-signage-game-pin-trading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">closed since January 26<\/a> to primarily give the animatronics of Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff physical faces instead of projected ones.<\/p>\n<p>Frozen Ever After Soft Opens Early<br \/>\n<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" data-caption=\"The updated Anna and Elsa figures in the ride\u2019s finale\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wdw-epcot-frozen-ever-after-updated-animatronics-5533.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1376233 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wdw-epcot-frozen-ever-after-updated-animatronics-5533.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2048\" data-eio-rheight=\"2560\"\/><\/a>The updated Anna and Elsa figures in the ride\u2019s finale<\/p>\n<p>The Norway pavilion attraction soft opened on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 11, despite not showing the attraction as open in the My Disney Experience app.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_7648.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1179\" height=\"2258\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1376285 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.5221453203680801;width:343px;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_7648.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1179\" data-eio-rheight=\"2258\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to new animatronic heads, the ride received refreshed show lighting, set touch-ups, and an updated show control system. Disney shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2026\/02\/first-look-at-updated-frozen-ever-after-animatronics-at-epcot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">preview of the updated animatronics<\/a> before the soft opening.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" data-caption=\"The finale scene with Anna and Elsa\u2019s old projected faces\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/frozen-ever-after-reopens-technical-glitches-glitch-anna-10-9690878-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" alt=\"frozen-ever-after-reopens-technical-glitches-glitch-anna-10\" class=\"wp-image-377216 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/frozen-ever-after-reopens-technical-glitches-glitch-anna-10-9690878-scaled.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1440\"\/><\/a>The finale scene with Anna and Elsa\u2019s old projected faces<\/p>\n<p>When Frozen Ever After opened in 2016, replacing Maelstrom, the human animatronics had projected faces (Olaf and Sven have always had physical faces). Though the projections were a technological feat for the time, they didn\u2019t always <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2023\/11\/frozen-ever-after-malfunction-blank-faces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">look or work<\/a> well.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" data-caption=\"The finale scene at Hong Kong Disneyland\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/frozen-ever-after-hkdl-IMG_4159-1200x675.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"frozen ever after hong kong Disneyland\" class=\"wp-image-1021282 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/frozen-ever-after-hkdl-IMG_4159-1200x675.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1200\" data-eio-rheight=\"675\"\/><\/a>The finale scene at Hong Kong Disneyland<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, a <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2023\/11\/photos-video-full-ride-pov-frozen-ever-after-animatronic-faces-instead-screens-world-of-frozen-hong-kong-disneyland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">second version of Frozen Ever After<\/a> opened at Hong Kong Disneyland with World of Frozen. The ride\u2019s technical advancements included impressive Audio-Animatronics with articulated, physical faces.<\/p>\n<p>Disney announced in 2025 that <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/10\/breaking-projection-face-audio-animatronics-being-replaced-on-frozen-ever-after-at-epcot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Frozen Ever After at EPCOT would get the physical faces<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more photos and the full video! Are you riding Frozen Ever After soon? Let us know on social media.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest Disney Parks news and info, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">WDW News Today<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wdwnt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WDWNewsToday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Facebook<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wdwnt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Frozen Ever After is now open, a day earlier than originally announced. 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