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EPCOT Beauty and the Beast sing-along coming to Epcot's France Pavilion
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Saw the new Sing-Along - few quick impressions.
No live actors, uses only a fraction of the IDF screen, cringeworthy sing-along elements - overall something that I would expect to see on a DVD bonus feature, not as a theme park attraction.
I was not a fan of the Frozen sing-along, but that is significantly better than Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along.
I expect most people will see this once, and not return.
No live actors, uses only a fraction of the IDF screen, cringeworthy sing-along elements - overall something that I would expect to see on a DVD bonus feature, not as a theme park attraction.
I was not a fan of the Frozen sing-along, but that is significantly better than Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along.
I expect most people will see this once, and not return.
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
Ah, beautiful!
I miss the days when thought and care went into every decision. A useless, ugly, garish display like that never would have seen the light of day.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
That is just pathetically bad. The sign faces northwest so it is not even in direct sunlight at this time of year (only possibly during summer mornings).
brb1006
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How was the new animated elements?
That's odd considering that, IIRC, they advertised for live actors/emcees for this.
Prototype82
Well-Known Member
I don't understand why they couldn't have a hinged sign that simply flips or rotates that a CM at the door could flip between screenings.
No, in France.
Minthorne
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smile
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Operating schedule for Impressions de France and Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along
Operating schedule for Impressions de France and Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along
Both shows will be shown daily at the France pavilion's Palais du Cinéma.www.wdwmagic.com
RoysCabin
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Haven't been online here in a little while and...yeah, kind of sad to come back to this.
I'm not going to sit here and 100% play the "back in my day" game; I know full well my parents took my brother and I to the parks in the late 80s and early 90s likely rolling their eyes a bit (with good humor, of course) at us wanting to watch the Disney Afternoon show at Mickey's Starland or meet the Ninja Turtles at MGM, so it's not like "this is just for little kids!" has only been a thing at Disney theme parks since the Chapek/Iger era.
But man, at least there was variety beyond that then. You've got four whole parks, yet you're homogenizing them to a large degree; it's the opposite of what made WDW so jaw dropping to me as a child, even acknowledging I was one of those weird EPCOT kids who liked both the thrill rides and the slow Future World omnimovers.
I'm not going to sit here and 100% play the "back in my day" game; I know full well my parents took my brother and I to the parks in the late 80s and early 90s likely rolling their eyes a bit (with good humor, of course) at us wanting to watch the Disney Afternoon show at Mickey's Starland or meet the Ninja Turtles at MGM, so it's not like "this is just for little kids!" has only been a thing at Disney theme parks since the Chapek/Iger era.
But man, at least there was variety beyond that then. You've got four whole parks, yet you're homogenizing them to a large degree; it's the opposite of what made WDW so jaw dropping to me as a child, even acknowledging I was one of those weird EPCOT kids who liked both the thrill rides and the slow Future World omnimovers.
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Epcot82Guy
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I'm there with ya. I loved MK too. They were both amazing.
I miss what was there. I miss more what could have been had the ideas been kept and new/redone attractions created with the budget going to these other things.
I miss what was there. I miss more what could have been had the ideas been kept and new/redone attractions created with the budget going to these other things.
DisneyDebRob
Well-Known Member
Hmmm.. the crowd seemed to enjoy it.
Exactly. Each park used to have a distinct theme, with attractions that were reverent. Now they're just trying to cram the same 10 or so movie properties into every single damn corner, regardless of whether it fits. It's depressing.
Aries1975
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It is a lot of Belle, because Disney knows how to capitalize on nostalgia. A girl who was 6-10 when the movie came out (late 1991) is 34-38 today. Most likely they have 6-10 year old daughters of their own. And for this key demographic, moms with little girls, there is nothing "more Disney" and "more timeless" than Beauty and the Beast, literally, the "tale as old as time."
And unlike previous generations, the VCR allowed the movie to be played over and over and over. It was not a one day experience to view the movie in the theater for these women. It was six months, maybe even two years of their childhood. Some of them watching daily, because their babysitters (like me at 16) just wanted them to be happy and quiet.
And unlike previous generations, the VCR allowed the movie to be played over and over and over. It was not a one day experience to view the movie in the theater for these women. It was six months, maybe even two years of their childhood. Some of them watching daily, because their babysitters (like me at 16) just wanted them to be happy and quiet.