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boxes, straw baskets, and prayer rugs. There are weaving demonstrations in the souk
periodically during the day. The Medina's rectangular courtyard centers on a replica of
the ornately tiled Najjarine Fountain in Fez, the setting for musical entertainment.
Treasures of Morocco is a three-times-per-day 45-minute guided tour (1-5pm) that
highlights this country's culture, architecture, and history. The pavilion's Gallery of Arts
and History contains an ever-changing exhibit of Moroccan art, and the Center of Tour-
ism offers a continuous three-screen slide show. Morocco's landscaping includes a formal
garden, citrus and olive trees, date palms, and banana plants. On the entertainment side,
Mo'Rockin' plays Arabian rock music on traditional instruments daily.
Norway
Frommer's Rating: B+
Recommended Ages: 10-adult
This pavilion is centered on a picturesque cobblestone courtyard. A stavekirke (stave
church), styled after the 13th-century Gol Church of Hallingdal, has changing exhibits.
A replica of Oslo's 14th-century Akershus Castle, next to a cascading woodland water-
fall, is the setting for the featured restaurant (p. 177). Other buildings simulate the red-
roofed cottages of Bergen and the timber-sided farm buildings of the Nordic
woodlands.
There's a two-part attraction here. Maelstrom, a boat ride in a dragon-headed Viking
vessel, traverses Norway's fjords and mythical forests to the music of Peer Gynt. (It's the only
attraction in World Showcase that offers FASTPASS.) Along the way, you'll see images of
polar bears prowling the shore, and then trolls cast a spell on the boat. The watercraft
crashes through a narrow gorge and spins into the North Sea, where a storm is in progress.
(This is a relatively calm ride, though it's not recommended for expectant mothers or folks
with heart, neck, or back problems.) The storm abates, and passengers disembark safely to
a 10th-century Viking village to view the 5-minute 70mm film Norway, which documents
1,000 years of history. Spelmanns Gledje entertains with Norwegian folk music.
Shops sell hand-knit wool hats and authentic (and expensive) Scandinavian sweaters,
troll dolls, toys (there's a LEGO table where kids can play), woodcarvings, Scandinavian
foods, pewterware, and jewelry.
United Kingdom
Frommer's Rating: B
Recommended Ages: 8-adult
The U.K. pavilion takes you to Merry Olde England through Britannia Square, a for-
mal London-style park complete with a copper-roofed gazebo bandstand, a stereotypical
red phone booth, and a statue of the Bard. Four centuries of architecture are represented
along quaint cobblestone streets; there's a traditional British pub and a formal garden
with low box hedges in geometric patterns, flagstone paths, and a stone fountain that
replicates the landscaping of 16th- and 17th-century palaces.
The British Invasion, a group that impersonates the Beatles daily except Sunday; and
pub performers (Tues, Thurs, Fri, and Sun) provide entertainment. High Street and
Tudor Lane shops display a broad sampling of British merchandise, including toy sol-
diers; Paddington bears; personalized coats of arms; Scottish clothing (cashmere and
Shetland sweaters, golf wear, tams, and tartans); English china; Waterford crystal; and
pub items such as tankards, dartboards, and the like. A tea shop occupies a replica of
Anne Hathaway's thatched-roof 16th-century cottage in Stratford-on-Avon. Other
emporia represent the Georgian, Victorian, Queen Anne, and Tudor periods. Back-
ground music ranges from “Greensleeves” to the Beatles.
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