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Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Causes Rise in Norway Tourism

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Thanks to Disney’s , Norway has seen a rise in .

Arendelle, the kingdom that is featured in Disney’s Frozen, may be a fictional place, but that is not stopping a plethora of , and their thrill seeking to travel to Norway. Tourist experts are now saying that tour sales have increased by nearly 40% since the movie was released.

READ MORE: A Woman is Seeking a Divorce Since Her Husband Didn’t Like Disney’s ‘Frozen’

Harald Hansen, U.S. spokesman for Visit Norway, said the number of U.S. tourists to Norway increased markedly since the ‘s release in November, with booked hotel nights up 37 percent for quarter of this year compared to the same period in . He said tour operators have also seen a 40 percent sales increase this year, compared to the same period last year, while Oslo Airport Gardermoen reported a 57 percent increase in arrivals from New York for the first quarter.

“We noticed a huge increase from the U.S. already in November and December last year, just after we started our marketing with Disney in October,” Hansen said. [via]

According to IMDB, Disney’s ‘Frozen‘ centers on a “fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna’s sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.”

Frozen are extremely dedicated. After recent reports that a fan of Disney’s Frozen divorced her husband because he did not like movie, you can only assume that Disney may just have the most hardcore fans in the world.

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