Maelstrom Polar Bears

The Maelstrom Polar Bears are characters from the now-defunct Maelstrom attraction at EPCOT.
==History==
===Background===
These polar bears inhabit a region representing the frigid habitats of Norway. They were displayed in the scene where the guests encounter these animals in an area representing the frigid habitats where polar bears are at.
===Development History===
The polar bears were created for the now-defunct Maelstrom where they were placed in a glacier scene representing the fauna of Norway. Polar bears in Norway are not native to mainland Norway but are restricted to the remote islands of where they are found, which is a lot further north than mainland Norway.
Maelstrom closed in 2014 to make way for the attraction Frozen Ever After, based on the hit 2013 film Frozen. The animatronic polar bears were removed when the attraction reopened with a Frozen theme.
==Appearances==
===Maelstrom===
The polar bears were encountered towards the end of the attraction during the part where the Three-Headed Troll sends guests out of the troll country where they were encountered in a scene representing the glacier, along with a flock of puffins. One polar bear cub is seen peeking out to see the guests, another one is seen standing on all fours (like all bears do in real life). One last bear is seen standing on its hind legs ferociously roaring at the guests to stay out of their habitat. The guests then end up in a scene where a rock troll appears where they manage to escape the troll via last drop.
===Frozen Ever After===
Seen in the queue of Wandering Oaken's Trading Post and Sauna for the Frozen Ever After attraction is a small carving of a polar bear (specifically the last one encountered standing on its hind legs) as a tribute to the previous Maelstrom attraction.
==Trivia==
*In real life, polar bears are not actually hostile to humans, as they only attack when provoked.
*The current fate of the Polar Bear figures is unknown.
==Gallery==
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