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

[Phil12]

Actually Norway was fairly excited to see Frozen implemented and they still tried to be involved with the pavilion in some format. There was still a push to getting a sponsor on board, but for the prices Disney wanted,,,, it was a no go, with the final no decision coming from the Norwegian government at the last hour. At least there is still Norwegian cast in traditional costume.

anyway its just very sad about IDF. There is no reason why it cant alternate with the inferior sing along junk. But like another poster said a few messages up, Disney likes to be and has to be complicated. They could care less and there is no one in charge anymore who does care or knows any better. I imagine Canada will be next and turned into nothing more than drinking in the round. Saw Canada far and wide today, as soon as the song started near the end everyone started leaving, we live in a society that has absolutely no patience or attention span. Sometimes I think Disney is stuck between a rock and hard place. But replacing IDF with a horrible preschool sing along is not the answer, Imagineering is going lower and lower.

You're absolutely right. The Canadian Pavilion has been plagued with outdated stereotypes for many years. They've tried pipe bands, lumberjacks, Celtic rock bands and performances of Canadian folk, country and popular music. None of these shows have properly portrayed the essence or reality of what makes Canada, Canada. The solution is simple. The McKenzie brothers:

 

[Inspired Figment]

WDW.Guest.Communications@disneyworld.com

It only takes a minute

Done!

 

[WondersOfLife]

…or you get nothing.

Save $10 bucks here or there

I wouldn't go see either. So... Wouldn't make a difference to me tbh.

 

[Bocabear]

You're absolutely right. The Canadian Pavilion has been plagued with outdated stereotypes for many years. They've tried pipe bands, lumberjacks, Celtic rock bands and performances of Canadian folk, country and popular music. None of these shows have properly portrayed the essence or reality of what makes Canada, Canada. The solution is simple. The McKenzie brothers:

LOL! Who doesn't love the McKenzie Brothers? Everything that came out of SCTV was fantastic.
but seriously, they talked about adding a whitewater rafting ride in the Canada pavilion years ago....why can they not come up with a real attraction (not a film or show)? They have made a HUGE mess out of Futureworld with no net gain attractions...they have the room, I wish they would just build attractions already....yeah yeah Journey of water blah blah blah.....

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

…next show at the Canada pavilion is going to be Conor McDavid and Sidney Crosby playing Bryan adams on dueling pianos

 

[LittleBuford]

Somehow, I don't think anyone in Norway would have paid to have their country represented by an animated movie loosely based on a story written by someone not even from or associated with their country.

... Maybe if it were a pavilion sponsored by Denmark.

The original fairy tale is set on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen for what it’s worth. When Hans Christian Andersen was born, the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway were united.

 

[LittleBuford]

It’s fictitious…has nothing to do with Norway…
It’s the first example of what Bob did to torpedo the parks…using maintenance as an reason for overlays to save some bucks longterm

Yes, it's a fictitious country, but it's not accurate to say it has nothing to do with Norway. Even before the ride was conceived, the connection with Norway was being discussed by Disney and embraced by Norway's tourism industry:

Frozen creators: It's Disney - but a little different

Disney’s Christmas present to us this year is Frozen, an exquisite, snow-spangled musical in the classic Sleeping Beauty mould.

metro.co.uk

VisitNorway's Frozen campaign aims to mimic 'Brave effect'

A Scottish tourism campaign linked to the film Brave helped to influenced a similar venture in Norway, say Norwegian tourism bosses.

www.bbc.com

Again, this does not mean I think Epcot is the best place for such a ride. It's perfectly possible to hold a nuanced/ambivalent view on the matter.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Caught this video of a company intern personally handling your Guest Communications emails:

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Caught this video of a company intern personally handling your Guest Communications emails:
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I sent one, but i'm also pretty much certain this is accurate and it was entirely pointless...

 

[Animaniac93-98]

They probably think a dozen or so emails about IDF showing up within 24 hours of each other are probably just some spammer.

If it were a couple thousand emails, they might begrudgingly make a statement on twitter...and then do nothing.

 

[ToTBellHop]

They probably think a dozen or so emails about IDF showing up within 24 hours of each other are probably just some spammer.

If it were a couple thousand emails, they might begrudgingly make a statement on twitter...and then do nothing.

I wrote my email entirely in French so they’d know I wasn’t a spammer, but rather, a troll.

 

[aladdin2007]

I sent one, but i'm also pretty much certain this is accurate and it was entirely pointless...

agree, I imagine they will roll their eyes at all of our comments, and just delete.

 

[muddyrivers]

I got my reply from Guest Communications, actually from someone in "Sales and Solutions":

Thank you for your e-mail to the Walt Disney World® Resort.

We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us and are sorry for the disappointments you mentioned in your e-mail regarding Impressions de France hours. Please be assured that we have shared your comments with our leadership team, along with the appropriate management, as feedback such as yours is taken very seriously.

Once again, thank you for contacting us. We sincerely hope that we will have an opportunity to entertain you soon.

Aka boilerplate email where there's an _________ for the CM to fill in a general summary of the complaint.

 

[castlecake2.0]

I got my reply from Guest Communications, actually from someone in "Sales and Solutions":


Aka boilerplate email where there's an _________ for the CM to fill in a general summary of the complaint.

The people responding to the emails can’t really say much more than that, but they do forward them to the appropriate leadership teams and they do get read, whether they act is different, but leaders are reading these.

 

[LSLS]

I can’t believe I have to explain this.

*If* one movie is more popular than the other, then it makes business sense to reduce and/or eventually eliminate the showing times of the one less well attended.

Whichever is more of a people eater is better for business, no matter any person’s nostalgia/childhood memories/nerdiness.

It makes business sense if you are charging for the ride. I think we have seen recently the goals of the resort are:
1.) Add as much IP as possible. IP sells more merch, so make sure it is in everyone's view at all times.
2.) Keep people on the streets as much as possible so they are popping into shops and restaurants more often.
3.) Keep the customer happy with the offerings/less crowds.

I'd make an educated guess the only way they even consider people eating is if they satisfy the criteria 1 and 2 first (aka, themed shops/restaurants). If the top priority is people eating, you wouldn't see every addition to a park met with an equal or larger subtraction most of the time. So, I'd argue the number of people in the theater is at best a tertiary concern.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I got my reply from Guest Communications, actually from someone in "Sales and Solutions":


Aka boilerplate email where there's an _________ for the CM to fill in a general summary of the complaint.

The response I received was very similar. I just not have used enough negative language…

Thank you for contacting the Walt Disney World® Resort!

We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us about Impressions de France's new hours of operation. It is always our goal to create magical memories and exceed the expectations of our Guests! We have shared this information with our leadership team, as we do take this feedback very seriously.

Once again, thank you for contacting us. We look forward to having an opportunity to entertain you soon!

 

[Tony the Tigger]

…next show at the Canada pavilion is going to be Conor McDavid and Sidney Crosby playing Bryan adams on dueling pianos

Ahem - Corey Hart.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Ahem - Corey Hart.

…that’s gonna be bottom of the hour

 

[ChrisFL]

I have a stupid/outdated question. I thought WS doesn't open until 11AM, or is that changed now...or is it just open to the area next to the International Gateway?

 

[Brer Panther]

How do you think they even came up with the plot of the Beauty and the Beast sing-along?

Seriously, the "Lefou was setting everything up behind the scenes the whole time!" plot just seems to weird to me, especially for a sing-along...