News Impressions de France only available for limited time in the mornings

[Minthorne]

This is making a bad impression on France.

 

[ppete1975]

Was the attendance non existent for the impressions de france? Thats the only way this makes sense. Impressions de france has to cost nearly nothing to run. Cast members directing people in and out is it

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

The very puzzling thing about this is that the sing-along is one of the worst attractions currently on offer at Walt Disney World. For it to have this amount of time allocated to it in comparison to something that is actually relevant to the France pavilion makes no sense.

Is it really puzzling?

Same thing we’ve seen for 15 years. Doesn’t matter if it sucks…just make sure there’s a label on it.

Also…don’t be surprised if they just go ahead and close it. They have Rat…so that’s enough.

 

[Raxel7851]

We were in Epcot last week and decided to check out Impressions de France when we got off of the Rat ride. We hadn’t seen it for several years and enjoyed it this time. There were a couple of CMs attending to things and the theater was about 1/2 full. I’ll pass on this Sing-along thing.

 

[DavidDL]

Wow, that's such a random schedule. I count myself lucky that a few weeks ago my wife and I were able to enjoy dinner at Monsieur Paul then enjoy Impressions de France for the very first time. That kind of evening is no longer possible with this schedule change.

 

[trainplane3]

This smells of forced obsolescence.

 

[muddyrivers]

It's like when they need an excuse to cancel a TV show. Put it on at an oddball time and then say "Viewership has plummeted so now it's time to end this show and develop something else even better!" I fear Impressions is being kept on life support and they're looking for an excuse to pull the plug.

 

[WondersOfLife]

One is old and boring and the other is bad and boring. Put something new in there.

 

[WondersOfLife]

This is what I sent to the WDW email:

Impressions de France might be a bit boring and dated... But good GOD literally ANY other attraction on Walt Disney World property is better than the BATB Sing-Along show... And I quite mean AAANNNYYY other attraction!

I would rather watch the Disney/Pixar Short Film Festival before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.
I would rather walk through Swiss Family Treehouse 6 times in a row before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.
I would rather eat the horribly tasting overpriced food at Cosmic Ray's for a week straight before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.
I would rather get stuck on Spaceship Earth every single time it started to move again before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.
I would rather bring back the old Narnia walk-through show at Hollywood Studios before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.
I would rather ride Fast & Furious at Universal Studios on a loop all day long before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.
I would rather spend my entire life savings to sleep at All-Star Sports for one night before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.
I would rather pay parking fees at your resorts before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.
I would rather Desantis take over the entirety of Walt Disney World operations before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.
I would rather watch Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy without the animatronic working before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.
I would rather watch the destruction of Epcot's legacy unfold all over again before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.
I would rather wait 3 hours for a Figment popcorn bucket before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.
I would rather spend my life's earnings on 50th Anniversary Merchandise before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.
I would rather admit that the PLAY! pavilion was a great idea before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.
I would rather never having parking trams ever again before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.
I would rather Voyage of the Little Mermaid re-open and go watch it with all of the mold infesting the auditorium before watching Beauty & the Beast Sing-Along.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Presumably numbers and feedback have spoken.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

WDW.Guest.Communications@disneyworld.com

It only takes a minute

I just sent one. I'm guessing it won't make any damn difference whatsoever, but I did it anyway.

They were already only showing Impressions intermittently throughout the day last year. Some days I visited it seemingly wasn't even every other showtime, the sing along was being shown multiple times in a row instead. Even the cast members out front seemed confused and kept out of the loop as to what was going on with the showtimes. Twice I was told by them that the showtimes for Impressions posted at the entrance weren't correct and that they were only showing the sing along.

I strongly suspect they're trying to "quietly" get rid of Impressions outright. For reasons I don't understand. I don't even get the sense that the sing along is popular based on anecdotal observation of the waiting room. I noticed a substantial amount of people like myself actually leaving after being told that they weren't showing Impressions. With relatively few people actually staying compared to Impressions...

 

[the.dreamfinder]

Presumably numbers and feedback have spoken.

Or IP/Franchise mandates.

 

[the.dreamfinder]

I just sent one. I'm guessing it won't make any damn difference whatsoever, but I did it anyway.

They were already only showing Impressions intermittently throughout the day last year. Some days I visited it seemingly wasn't even every other showtime, the sing along was being shown multiple times in a row instead. Even the cast members out front seemed confused and kept out of the loop as to what was going on with the showtimes. Twice I was told by them that the showtimes for Impressions posted at the entrance weren't correct and that they were only showing the sing along.

I strongly suspect they're trying to "quietly" get rid of Impressions outright. For reasons I don't understand. I don't even get the sense that the sing along is popular based on anecdotal observation of the waiting room. I noticed a substantial amount of people like myself actually leaving after being told that they weren't showing Impressions. With relatively few people actually staying compared to Impressions...

Since they moved to the limited showings of Impressions, I’ve noticed those showings being considerably fuller than they’ve been in the past.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Presumably numbers and feedback have spoken.

You’re right…all decisions are majority rules to make people happy.

All those upsells and price increases just make everything more magic

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Why do we need more of the Beauty & The Beast 3 3/4ths dumb schmuck side of the story sing a thingy...We all know what we REEEEAAALLY want to do to him...

I want daily capacity numbers on this piece of sssssshheeer entertainment why this needs priority than Impressions De France..

 

[Tony the Tigger]

You’re right…all decisions are majority rules to make people happy.

Not to make people happy, to do better business.

All those upsells and price increases just make everything more magic

Irrelevant.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Gotta use the safety word on this one..Way too much!

 

[ToTBellHop]

No one will go because that’s obviously not a 9 am priority. This will be an excuse to remove it altogether next year.

Pick the narrative and then make the data needed to support it.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Not to make people happy, to do better business.

Irrelevant.

Zero reason changing movies in a theater is a “better business decision”…

Just more lazy and cynical from the house of Bob

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Meanwhile: Reflections of China is like..