Usually I don’t visit Disney in June, July and August because of the unbearable heat. This is the 3rd year in a row that I have had to visit in June because of new attractions or shows. Oh my goodness it was so hot, 89° when I arrived at 11:15am with a feels like temperature of 99°. Later in the afternoon the temp soared to the upper 90s. This is why I don’t recommend visiting in the summer. The heat is unbearable, even for Floridians.

Frozen Ever After

My Frozen Ever After Fastpass was for 12:20-1:20pm. I had checked the My Disney Experience app before heading to World Showcase and it said that the ride was temporarily closed. I wandered back anyway and spoke to a cast member who said that when/if the ride was running again later in the day, expired Fastpasses would be accepted. I headed off for lunch. When I returned to Norway at 1:10pm, the ride was up and running again! The standby line said a wait time of 120 minutes. I got in the Fastpass line and within 10 minutes, I was boarding a boat to Arendelle!

Frozen Ever After is an amazingly beautiful, whimsical and well done attraction. I can’t wait to ride again in September without a camera in my hands so I can truly absorb everything this ride is about. I hate spoilers but, I know many of you don’t currently have plans to visit Walt Disney World. IF you want to watch a video of the ride, here is on from my friend John.

The Royal Sommerhaus

The Royal Sommerhaus is the new meet and great location for Anna and Elsa in Epcot. Located in Norway, this is a beautifully themed setting for meeting Arendelle’s royalty. Unlike Princess Fairytale Hall in the Magic Kingdom, where wait times are always over an hour, both times I checked Royal Sommerhaus the wait was less than 30 minutes! One of the reasons for this is there are up to 5 meet and greet rooms that can be available at the same time. This keeps the line moving and wait times down. Meeting Anna and Elsa is a treat for all ages, they are one of the best meet and greets on property. Each family gets a few minutes with each character and they both have a lot to say to you.

If you have Frozen fans in your family, I recommend you get your Fastpasses for Frozen Ever After right on your 60 day mark. You don’t want to miss this wonderful attraction. If you need help planning your Walt Disney World vacation, Email Me I’m happy to help!

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We arrived in the park at about 9:30am. We headed straight back to the Streets of America to pick up our “For the First Time in Forever: A ‘Frozen’ Sing-Along Celebration” ticket. These tickets work like FastPasses, but don’t count towards your FastPass+ totals for the day. You choose which show time you want to attend and you arrive back on the Streets of America during the scheduled time frame to get in line for your reserved seat.

Anna and Elsa’s Royal Welcome

Next we headed to Hollywood Blvd to find our spot for “Anna and Elsa’s Royal Welcome”. This mini-parade follows the usual Studios parade route, up Hollywood Blvd and over to the Star Tours area. We had a decent spot for the parade, near the hat stage just behind, what I was told is a Frozen Summer Fun Premium Package viewing area. The people in this area had on the package lanyards but in this area they didn’t have the soda and ice cream that the main package viewing area offers. After the parade there is a brief stage show including and official, Anna, Elsa and Olaf. This short show includes an abbreviated sing-along of “Let it Go”.

While we were in the parade area we also took our #OlafSummerVacation selfie. In a few locations around the park you can pick up your own Take-Along Olaf aka Flat Olaf. The idea is to include Olaf in your photos and tag them with the hashtag #OlafSummerVacation. Some of the photos taken that day, and shared on social media will become a part of the projection show before that evening’s fireworks. Not only is this a simple, fun addition to the overarching “Frozen” theme, it is genius marketing on Disney’s part.

For the First Time in Forever A ‘Frozen’ Sing-Along Celebration

Now it was time to head back to the Streets of America to get in line for “For the First Time in Forever: A ‘Frozen’ Sing-Along Celebration”. Those of us with tickets queued up along the side of Muppetvision 3-D, in the shade. We headed into the theater about 10 minutes before show time. Since we were a party of 2 we were able to sit near the front, directly behind the people who had purchased the Frozen Summer Fun Premium Package.

This show is AMAZING! If you and/or your child is a “Frozen” fan this show is a must-see. My August 4th post will go into much more detail, and include some video but for know…just go see it.

In conclusion…Frozen Summer Fun is a wonderful event included in your daily ticket price. The fun ends September 1, 2014 so make your plans now. Make sure you are subscribed to The Mom Maven so that you don’t miss the rest of this series. If you want more “Frozen” fun right now, my friends at Sunshine and Hurricanes are hosting a whole week of Olaf’s Snow Day in Summer including a great giveaway, crafts and more!

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