Walt Disney Imagineering has released new images and footage of the signature coaster at Hong Kong Disneyland’s upcoming ‘World of Frozen’ land, opening in November 2023.
The world’s first Frozen-themed land is Hong Kong Disneyland’s largest expansion to date. It includes two new attractions – Frozen Ever After and Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs.
Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs, Disney’s first-ever Frozen-themed coaster, can be seen above and below in Imagineering‘s new images and video.
Alongside the images, Disney wrote on Twitter: “The first Frozen-themed coaster ride, soon you will be able to embark on a scenic ride designed and built by Wandering Oaken himself at Hong Kong Disneyland.
“The ride will be powered by his buddies Olaf and Sven as they work together to pull the sleighs to the top of the lift hill.”
Opening in the second half of this year, World of Frozen is inspired by Arendelle village, home to Elsa’s Ice Palace, the North Mountain and Arendelle Castle.
Earlier this year, Hong Kong Disneyland shared new drone footage of its Frozen land, and unveiled an enhanced audio-animatronic figure of Elsa.
“The World of Frozen project team has taken immersive storytelling to the next level,” said Amanda Chiu, a senior producer at Walt Disney Imagineering.
“Our figure of Elsa takes audio-animatronics technology to a whole new level,” she added.
Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs
“When you see Elsa performing her signature song Let It Go, her facial expressions and body movements will bring her to life like never before.”
World of Frozen is the first of three Frozen-themed areas launching at Disney’s theme parks, including Tokyo DisneySea.
Disneyland Paris’ new Frozen land is taking shape as part of the expansion of Walt Disney Studios Park, as seen in a recent video released by Walt Disney Imagineering.
In a post-earnings conference call this week, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company sees its theme parks business “as a key growth driver for the company”.
“We have several international expansions underway that will allow our parks to continue to build capacity and drive longer-term growth,” he added.
