Bastille Day in World Showcase?

[swilphil]

We will be at WDW from 7/10-7/15. Do they do anything special in France for Bastille Day?

 

[mrsR123]

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curieuse aussi

 

[WDSearcher]

There is no "official" celebration at France for Bastille Day.

However, the CMs from France who work there often do something special ... a special ceremony or spontaneously breaking out into song (national anthem). The pavilion is sometimes decorated out with bunting and French flags also.

The pavilion in general will be a bit more crowded that day, by the way. You'll also notice people cheering during the film, and the CM introducing the film will likely put in a little Bastille Day "plug."

 

[meeko_33785]

I've been to EPCOT on Bastille Day a couple of times and I had never really seen any sort of big celebration. I was hoping there would be since years before I was there for Norway's independance day and they had a mini-parade with all the Norway cast members waving Norwegian flags on a festivly-decorated double-decker bus to celebrate it. I guess they don't do things like that anymore.

 

[WDSearcher]

They do, but it's up to the people who work in the pavilion to organize and plan it. Some of the international groups do ... some don't.

 

[swilphil]

Merci Everyone!!

We will be at WS on the 11 or 12th, so I will ask the CMs in France if they have anything planned for the 14th.

Sherri