News Beauty and the Beast sing-along coming to Epcot's France Pavilion

[The Empress Lilly]

The show times are a disgrace. IdF to play after 19:00? A joke. The EPCOT replacement park really is for intellectually dull wannabe princesses (here's looking at you, Meghan!) and drunks. EPCOT fans and the smart, interested kids, whom Disney no longer covets, have to make do with token scraps.


Is the Notre Dame exhibit still there? And the regional dress picture gallery? I took pictures of both on the last showing of IdF before the yap-a-long preparation just in case. (Yes, I went! Just to see IdF one last time in an appropriate setting)

This sign's last line will forever be the only appropriate use of toon IP in the France pavilion. But okay, that war is over, EPCOT is gone.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

If this is really just a movie sing along with no live performers this willl be a new low for what Disney can call an attraction along with the new Mickey Mouse shorts theatre.

The muppets 3d pre-show is a better “attraction” than words on a screen, at least it uses multiple tv monitors in a clever way that you can’t replicate at home.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

I’m still trying to understand why we have a third BATB show on property, especially something as boring as a singalong.

Because the people in charge not only fail to understand the parks and their audience, they can't even remember more than a dozen Disney movies ever being made.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

This schedule is very exciting and shows Disney’s commitment to making the Evolved Epcot “more EPCOT”.

 

[aladdin2007]

so much for that, farewell Impressions de France. Sounds like its the end of the line and will be in its final days, because that rotten schedule will not last. Shame on you Disney. I hope this generates enough complaints that they at least make one afternoon showing.

 

[Disney Analyst]

Sad schedule indeed. Especially when you already have a weird walk-thru experience at MK and a show at DHS. Ugh.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I’m still trying to understand why we have a third BATB show on property, especially something as boring as a singalong.

The same reason why we have 2 Little Mermaid attractions, 2 Nemo attractions, and lord knows how many Star Wars attractions....Synergy!

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

If this is really just a movie sing along with no live performers this willl be a new low for what Disney can call an attraction along with the new Mickey Mouse shorts theatre.

The muppets 3d pre-show is a better “attraction” than words on a screen, at least it uses multiple tv monitors in a clever way that you can’t replicate at home.

But, at least they have the official preshow on Youtube..

 

[WondersOfLife]

To be fair, Impressions de France is god awful boring. And so many people walk in there disappointed. Whether you're in denial or not, it's true.

 

[ChrisFL]

To be fair, Impressions de France is god awful boring. And so many people walk in there disappointed. Whether you're in denial or not, it's true.

Impressions de France is a masterpiece of visuals and classical music. Whether you're in denial or not, it's true.

 

[trainplane3]

To be fair, Impressions de France is god awful boring. And so many people walk in there disappointed. Whether you're in denial or not, it's true.

God forbid there's something that's laid back without comedy or where "something goes wrong and we have to escape/find xyz".

Not everything has to be some kind of action-adventure mess that lasts 3 minutes.

 

[lazyboy97o]

God forbid there's something that's laid back without comedy or where "something goes wrong and we have to escape/find xyz".

Not everything has to be some kind of action-adventure mess that lasts 3 minutes.

You just don’t understand today’s energetic youth and their desire to be original with faux nostalgia and remaking things.

 

[No Name]

I’m not surprised. This was going to replace IDF entirely until some saner heads pushed for a shared schedule. Well it looks like they didn’t get much. I imagine it ending like this.

 

[Prototype82]

To be fair, Impressions de France is god awful boring. And so many people walk in there disappointed. Whether you're in denial or not, it's true.

I have a tear in my eye every single showing, but then again I reacted the same way to the original, actor-accompanied Rivers of Light. Speak for yourself.

 

[brb1006]

 

[Admiral01]

This angers me beyond words. IdF is one of the most beautiful attractions WDI has ever produced and it’s been relegated to an hour and a half in the evening. It’s a disgusting and blatant attempt to kill IdF.

 

[brb1006]

Look on the bright side, at least the sing-along will feature new hand drawn animation.

 

[Thelazer]

Honestly, it would seem that after 7pm, the little ones will be tired enough and will be sleeping thru Impression and the adults with cocktails in hand can enjoy the show. Doesn't seem like the end of the world to me. I'd also venture to say that with 1 and a half hours of run time, you'll be able to get in to see it easily enough.

 

[techgeek]

Tom apparently has a different definition of the phrase "in rotation" than I do.

 

[Horizons1]

It’s a 20K strategy. Desire to get rid of something that people like? Easy! Limit the hours and accessibility. Then report the numbers of guests visiting being so staggeringly low that there is no point in keeping the attraction open. Then France is about cartoon beast and cartoon rat. NEW EPCOT!!!