Two EPCOT World Showcase pavilions have separate changes in motion: a newly filed signage permit in Germany and a possible reduction in showtimes for Impressions de France in 2027.
Walt Disney Imagineering filed a Notice of Commencement for signage installation at the Germany pavilion, with Kentavo listed as contractor. The filing does not identify the planned signs or their location, and Disney has not announced further details.
The work follows other recent updates reported at the pavilion, including restroom renovations, roofing work, new banners and changes to the model railway display. New banners are already visible near Biergarten Restaurant, including one that reads, “Celebrating Oktoberfest Every Day.”
In France, the My Disney Experience app currently shows Impressions de France only from 9 to 9:30 a.m. beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Through Dec. 31, the 18-minute film is also scheduled from 7 to 8:45 p.m. The Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along is listed from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 1.
On Jan. 7, 9 and 10, when EPCOT is scheduled to open at 10 a.m., the app lists no Impressions de France showtimes. The Sing-Along is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. on those dates.
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The schedule is only available through Jan. 12, so the listed change is not necessarily permanent. The source also noted that Disney briefly removed the film’s evening showings in March 2023 before restoring them three days later. No programming is currently listed at the Palais du Cinéma after 6:30 p.m. on the available 2027 dates, and Disney had not responded to a request for clarification cited by the source.
Visitors hoping to see the film in the evening can currently do so through Dec. 31. Those planning a 2027 Walt Disney World visit should check the My Disney Experience app closer to their travel date, as later schedules were not yet available.
