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Norway

Featured Page
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A Stave Church serves as the focal point of the Norway pavilion
Epcot
Land World Showcase
Opening date May 6, 1988
Number of Attractions 1
Number of Restaurants 2

Norway is a pavilion located within World Showcase in Epcot. It is located between the Mexico and China pavilions.

Pavilion History

The history of what would one day be known as the Norway pavilion, actually began its development in 1978 as the Denmark pavilion [1]. One of World Showcases' original concepts, the Denmark pavilion was initially going to be Scandinavia's representative in the park. Before EPCOT Center opened in 1982 however, plans for the pavilion were dropped, reinstated, and then moved around World Showcase Lagoon (at one point the pavilion was to be located where China sits today) [1]. Eventually, Disney decided that the Denmark pavilion would be built at a later date, as part of EPCOT Center's Phase II.

Although the pavilion was not present on the park's opening day, a shortage of restrooms in World Showcase led Disney to create </ref></ref> ..→

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