Photos/Video: Elsa and Her "Frozen" Friends and Family Get Fully Articulated in Long-Awaited Update at EPCOT

'It’s as if they hopped off the screen' — Disney World’s Frozen Ever After reopens with more immersive Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff animatronics that ‘gave chills’

When Frozen Ever After reopens at Walt Disney World’s Epcot on February 12, 2026, it will feature next-generation animatronics – and TechRadar spoke with Disney Imagineering to unpack the technology behind the upgrade and why it matters for riders.

Frozen Ever After Reopens with Upgraded Audio-Animatronics at EPCOT (PHOTOS, FULL RIDE VIDEO)

Good evening from EPCOT where the Frozen Ever After attraction has soft opened! The ride has been closed since January 26th as Imagineering upgraded the Audio-Animatronics in the ride. We’ve ridden a few times this afternoon to capture photos and a full ride-through video of the newly reopened attraction! PHOTOS: Upgraded Audio-Animatronics in Frozen Ever After at EPCOT We’ll start with some photos from the attraction. While the only updates to…

A New Look for Frozen Ever After at EPCOT

Big changes have arrived at Arendelle! If you’ve visited EPCOT recently, you might have noticed the Norway pavilion’s flagship attraction, Frozen Ever After, was briefly closed. Well, the gates are open again, and Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff are looking better than ever. Disney has finally replaced the original projection-based animatronics with fully articulated, physically-faced figures. Source

Frozen Ever After Reopens in EPCOT With New Animatronic Heads

Good news for Frozen fans heading to EPCOT, the updated “Frozen Ever After” attraction was soft opened, and guests got to see the new animatronic heads on the characters. These ones have traditional heads with articulation like Hong Kong Disneyland’s animatronics, instead of the projected faces they had before. Lighting, sets, animatronic motions, and costumes were also refreshed. Take a look at this video from LaughingPlace. Disney opened “Froz…

Photos/Video: Elsa and her "Frozen" Friends and Family Get Fully Articulated in Long-Awaited Update at EPCOT

A day many Disney Parks fans have been waiting for has arrived. For years, a particular sect of Disney fans have been waiting to see more traditional faces on the Audio Animatronic figures featured in EPCOT’s popular Frozen Ever After attraction. Now, after a short closure of the attraction, they...

Get a First Look at the Reimagined Frozen Ever After at EPCOT

Walt Disney World Resort has officially unveiled some of the upgraded audio-animatronics for Frozen Ever After ahead of the attraction’s reopening at EPCOT on Thursday. The reimagined figures replace the projection-mapped facial technology that plagued the Norway World Showcase Pavilion boat ride since it opened nearly a decade ago. On Wednesday, theme park journalist Scott Gustin shared preview images on X (formerly Twitter) showing the new Ann…