Maelstrom
E228743
Maelstrom was a former boat ride attraction in Epcot’s World Showcase at Walt Disney World, themed around Norwegian culture, mythology, and seafaring adventures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maelstrom canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2054686 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maelstrom Context triple: [Norway Pavilion, replacedAttraction, Maelstrom]
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A.
The Storm
"The Storm" is a short story by American author Kate Chopin that explores themes of passion, infidelity, and female desire in the context of a brief extramarital encounter during a Louisiana thunderstorm.
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B.
Sea of Ice
Sea of Ice is the English translation of "Mer de Glace," the largest and one of the most famous glaciers in the French Alps near Chamonix.
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C.
The Toll of the Sea
The Toll of the Sea is a 1922 silent drama film, one of the earliest Hollywood movies shot in Technicolor, featuring Anna May Wong in her first leading role.
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D.
Deluge
The Deluge was a mid-17th-century series of devastating invasions and occupations, primarily by Sweden and Russia, that led to massive destruction and decline in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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E.
Tongue of the Ocean
Tongue of the Ocean is a deep, U-shaped submarine trench in the Bahamas known for its steep walls, great depth, and use as a site for underwater acoustic research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maelstrom Target entity description: Maelstrom was a former boat ride attraction in Epcot’s World Showcase at Walt Disney World, themed around Norwegian culture, mythology, and seafaring adventures.
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A.
The Storm
"The Storm" is a short story by American author Kate Chopin that explores themes of passion, infidelity, and female desire in the context of a brief extramarital encounter during a Louisiana thunderstorm.
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B.
Sea of Ice
Sea of Ice is the English translation of "Mer de Glace," the largest and one of the most famous glaciers in the French Alps near Chamonix.
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C.
The Toll of the Sea
The Toll of the Sea is a 1922 silent drama film, one of the earliest Hollywood movies shot in Technicolor, featuring Anna May Wong in her first leading role.
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D.
Deluge
The Deluge was a mid-17th-century series of devastating invasions and occupations, primarily by Sweden and Russia, that led to massive destruction and decline in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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E.
Tongue of the Ocean
Tongue of the Ocean is a deep, U-shaped submarine trench in the Bahamas known for its steep walls, great depth, and use as a site for underwater acoustic research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boat ride
ⓘ
dark ride ⓘ defunct amusement park attraction ⓘ |
| accessible | yes ⓘ |
| closingDate | 2014-10-05 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designer | Walt Disney Imagineering ⓘ |
| drop |
backward drop
ⓘ
forward drop ⓘ |
| duration | about 5 minutes ⓘ |
| exitTo | Spirit of Norway film ⓘ |
| fastpassAvailable | yes ⓘ |
| feature |
North Sea oil rig scene
ⓘ
Viking ship scene ⓘ audio-animatronics ⓘ mythical forest scene ⓘ polar bear animatronics ⓘ stormy sea scene ⓘ troll animatronics ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Dark rides
ⓘ
Epcot attractions ⓘ Former Walt Disney World attractions ⓘ Water rides ⓘ World Showcase attractions ⓘ |
| heightRestriction | none ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Norwegian elements ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Epcot
ⓘ
linked to:
EPCOT
Norway Pavilion ⓘ Orlando, Florida ⓘ
linked to:
Orlando
World Showcase ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Intamin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
backward segment near waterfall
ⓘ
blend of Norwegian history and folklore ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1988-07-05 ⓘ |
| operator |
Walt Disney World
ⓘ
linked to:
Walt Disney World Resort
|
| owner | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| parkSection |
Norway Pavilion in World Showcase
ⓘ
linked to:
Norway Pavilion
|
| partOf | Walt Disney World Resort ⓘ |
| queueAreaTheme | Norwegian fishing village ⓘ |
| replaced | none (original Norway Pavilion ride) ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Frozen Ever After ⓘ |
| rideSystem | boat ride system ⓘ |
| rideType | water ride ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| theme |
Norwegian culture
ⓘ
Norwegian mythology ⓘ Norwegian seafaring ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maelstrom Description of subject: Maelstrom was a former boat ride attraction in Epcot’s World Showcase at Walt Disney World, themed around Norwegian culture, mythology, and seafaring adventures.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Spirit of Norway film
subject linked to:
Spirit of Norway film
subject linked to:
Spirit of Norway film