WDW Clicks #6 - Norsk Kultur, Mine Coaster Theming, MK Bus Loop, DHS updates, more

This week we bring the telephoto lens to Seven Dwarfs Mine Coaster, explore the Norsk Kultur stave church gallery in Norway, tour the new bus loop at the Magic Kingdom entrance, see the Christmas tree in Be Our Guest, look at the new Joffrey's coffee carts in DHS, see the altered AFI store and Sid Cahuenga's, gawk at new Disney posters in Magic of Disney Animation, sample some new holiday food items at World Showcase, and glance quickly at Spice Road Table.

Direct link: http://youtu.be/ysX9WxZ31dc

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Kevin Yee is the author of numerous independent Disney books, including the popular Walt Disney World Earbook series and Walt Disney World Hidden History.

The lost Norway pavilion Viking ship

Since we just looked around Norway, I was feeling nostalgic, so I looked in the photo archives for a few pictures of the Viking ship that used to be here.

It was a playground, and you could climb aboard to pretend you were sailing the high seas. I think there was a very minor climbing net here too, but that was it in terms of playground equipment. It was mostly a prop you could climb on. Then, in the mid-2000s, they blocked access to it, and you could only look at it.

Finally, the prop was removed entirely, and the area was nothing but bushes for a little while in 2008.

Happily, some of the pieces came back as props for the Kim Possible Adventure.

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Kevin Yee is the author of numerous independent Disney books, including the popular Walt Disney World Earbook series and Walt Disney World Hidden History.

Norway Pavilion - A few pictures

Here's a "just because" look around Epcot's Norway pavilion. I picked it at random (and no, I'm not about to start on a tour of all the pavilions).

This pavilion strikes me as ever more photogenic, the more you look at it and examine it. I have a further cache of pictures in the kitty already, but I'll reserve those for a later time. In the meantime, this is just a quick glance around to confirm the pavilion is much more than just the Maelstrom attraction or the Akershus restaurant. Do you take a photo with that giant troll every visit?

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Kevin Yee is the author of numerous independent Disney books, including the popular Walt Disney World Earbook series and Walt Disney World Hidden History.

Norway pavilion (pics)

Everyone loves Maelstrom! But have you had a look around the rest of the Norway pavilion in Epcot? There are lots of little touches and subtle humor to be found.

The pavilion is themed like a quaint village. The Akershus restaurant, now used for princess dining, is meant to be a medieval castle in Norway.

Lots of people take pics with the giant troll in the gift shop. But don't get too close--he looks scary!

There are plenty of Viking touches in the theming of the stores, but also an emphasis on "modern Norway".

Don't miss the humor of the T-shirts!

Kevin Yee is the author of numerous independent Disney books, including the popular Walt Disney World Earbook series and Walt Disney World Hidden History.

Smaller Norway trolls

You've seen the big troll in the shop, but have you seen this shelf of trolls above the Kidcot station?