EPCOT Remy's Ratatouille Adventure coming to Epcot

[Movielover]

They’ve done a very good job with the Manor. I’d be nit picking to complain about a few small things. I also shot it multiple times in 4K for a little edit

Indeed, like I’ve said in both parks I was very impressed with show quality and effects both in and out of the attractions. DLP has never looked so good. There’s still some issues (no Discoveryland entry lighting for example) but overall it was years ahead of what I expected. Down to smoking teepees, Thundermountain smoking chimneys and oodles of neon on the exterior of Buzz. But I digress. Rat surprised me with the amount of detail you can miss in one or two rides, both physical effects and onscreen. And physical effects (temperature, water) were working.

Speaking of Rat, and the dreaded shiny floor and screen edges, I was surprised how little it bothered me. I tried sitting in both front and back rows and each time found the frame of the glasses (Dolby 3D style) sat on the lower edge of the screen and more or less hid the join between it and the floor. The screens are huge, curved and very much Transformers in feel. The cars sit inside of the curve so it’s easy for them to exceed your peripheral vision. Add in physical dressing around the sides and sometimes above too and the screens seem to blend well into the surroundings. Squinching had a few small issues if you looked back at the wrong time but again didn’t distract (and I’m picky as you know). Shiny floors didn’t bother me either. I’d call it more a matte finish than gloss. Michelle says she didn’t even notice it.

The RV is smooth, quite quick, and has plenty of pitch when needed as well as full yaw. Watching them dance around each other at load and unload is like a ballet show in itself. Like MMRR and Rise of the Resistance, the groups of cars (three here) don’t always take the same route, sometimes share the same screen and sometimes drive into individual screen “rooms” and then reverse out to rejoin the pack. Now I understand the Parisian design and layout I can reiterate this is what is coming to Orlando minus the restaurant. Design tweaks I don’t know about.

As you see I found the attraction to be very well done. I enjoyed it more than I expected to and would class it IMHO as a high D / low E.

I also shot it multiple times in 4K and will have a little edit showing the whole facility in the near future.

“And it came to pass, when Marni came down from mount Europe with the multiple videos of testimony in Marnis' hand, when he came down from the park, that Marni knew not that the skin of his face shone while he rode the ride of the rat. And when the children of WDWMagic saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Marni said unto them, This is the high D/ low E which the Disney hath given you.”
Book of Eisner 10:14
Praise be to Marni

 

[Jones14]

I’m talking about their immediate placement and interaction with their respective lands. They’re not part of a cohesive space, they’re something around back connected by a path. Sausalito’s entrance isn’t located behind the old Energy Pavilion (this might be the first marginally positive thing I’ve said about that project).

I’ll give you that on TRON, but in Rat’s case I’m inclined to disagree. We won’t know for sure until it opens, but Rat’s implementation strikes me as the most carefully thought out of any of the rides being built right now.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I’ll give you that on TRON, but in Rat’s case I’m inclined to disagree. We won’t know for sure until it opens, but Rat’s implementation strikes me as the most carefully thought out of any of the rides being built right now.

Why do we need to wait? We know the plan of the expansion.

 

[bclane]

“And it came to pass, when Marni came down from mount Europe with the multiple videos of testimony in Marnis' hand, when he came down from the park, that Marni knew not that the skin of his face shone while he rode the ride of the rat. And when the children of WDWMagic saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Marni said unto them, This is the high D/ low E which the Disney hath given you.”
Book of Eisner 10:14
Praise be to Marni

That may be according to the MLV (Movie Lover Version) but my understanding is that that is more of a paraphrase than an actual translation and therefore not to be used for serious doctrinal study.

 

[Jones14]

Why do we need to wait? We know the plan of the expansion.

I was referring to how it feels when we actually start making that walk back to the new area. Obviously we can form some preliminary opinions based on the plans and artwork, but it’ll likely change for better or worse when we’re there in person.

 

[Movielover]

That may be according to the MLV (Movie Lover Version) but my understanding is that that is more of a paraphrase than an actual translation and therefore not to be used for serious doctrinal study.

 

[HoldenC]

but I assure you this ride was built

And you know this how?

 

[Timothy_Q]

And you know this how?

He's paying for the ride himself

 

[peter11435]

Perhaps the building facade is pricy, but I assure you this ride was built cheap.

Perhaps you don’t care for the attraction (and that’s fine), but I assure you the ride was not cheap.

 

[Mickeyboof]

Perhaps you don’t care for the attraction (and that’s fine), but I assure you the ride was not cheap.

Jessie’s Critter Carousel wasn’t cheap either.

But it sure looks it.

 

[peter11435]

Jessie’s Critter Carousel wasn’t cheap either.

But it sure looks it.

Are you seriously comparing the two?

Since it’s obvious you don’t actually know much about this stuff I’ll inform you that Jessie’s Critter Carousel was relatively cheap.

 

[Mickeyboof]

Are you seriously comparing the two?

Since it’s obvious you don’t actually know much about this stuff I’ll inform you that Jessie’s Critter Carousel was relatively cheap.

Ah yes teach me.

How much was Ratatouille?

 

[peter11435]

Ah yes teach me.

How much was Ratatouille?

How much do you think it was?

 

[Mickeyboof]

How much do you think it was?

Far less than what it needed to be to create an immersive ride-worthy experience.

It’s an AMC movie theatre where you’re stuck in the front row, but the front row keeps moving from theatre to theatre seemingly without reason.

But, hey, it has a gorgeous courtyard and reasturant!

 

[RSoxNo1]

There is historical precedent for a flat façade:

That's a great photo? Where did it come? May I use it?

 

[Sir_Cliff]

They’ve done a very good job with the Manor. I’d be nit picking to complain about a few small things. I also shot it multiple times in 4K for a little edit

Indeed, like I’ve said in both parks I was very impressed with show quality and effects both in and out of the attractions. DLP has never looked so good. There’s still some issues (no Discoveryland entry lighting for example) but overall it was years ahead of what I expected. Down to smoking teepees, Thundermountain smoking chimneys and oodles of neon on the exterior of Buzz. But I digress. Rat surprised me with the amount of detail you can miss in one or two rides, both physical effects and onscreen. And physical effects (temperature, water) were working.

Speaking of Rat, and the dreaded shiny floor and screen edges, I was surprised how little it bothered me. I tried sitting in both front and back rows and each time found the frame of the glasses (Dolby 3D style) sat on the lower edge of the screen and more or less hid the join between it and the floor. The screens are huge, curved and very much Transformers in feel. The cars sit inside of the curve so it’s easy for them to exceed your peripheral vision. Add in physical dressing around the sides and sometimes above too and the screens seem to blend well into the surroundings. Squinching had a few small issues if you looked back at the wrong time but again didn’t distract (and I’m picky as you know). Shiny floors didn’t bother me either. I’d call it more a matte finish than gloss. Michelle says she didn’t even notice it.

The RV is smooth, quite quick, and has plenty of pitch when needed as well as full yaw. Watching them dance around each other at load and unload is like a ballet show in itself. Like MMRR and Rise of the Resistance, the groups of cars (three here) don’t always take the same route, they sometimes share the same screen and sometimes drive into individual screen “rooms” and then reverse out to rejoin the pack. Now I understand the Parisian design and layout I can reiterate this is what is coming to Orlando minus the restaurant. Design tweaks I don’t know about.

As you see I found the attraction to be very well done. I enjoyed it more than I expected to and would class it IMHO as a high D / low E.

I also shot it multiple times in 4K and will have a little edit showing the whole facility in the near future.

Thanks for your report!

Glad to hear I'm not the only one who doesn't find the floor and screen edges distracting. My experience is that the floor is physically visible (particularly from certain seats), but it's not distracting nor does it take you out of the attraction. I guess if you went in thinking about the floor it might jump out at you. If you just go with the flow of the attraction, though, it's very fun and immersive.

I also like the way the vehicles move and weave around the attraction!

 

[peter11435]

Far less than what it needed to be to create an immersive ride-worthy experience.

It’s an AMC movie theatre where you’re stuck in the front row, but the front row keeps moving from theatre to theatre seemingly without reason.

But, hey, it has a gorgeous courtyard and reasturant!

The issue then (for you) is not how much was spent but how it was spent. The budget for the project was more than sufficient and it was anything but cheap.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

Thanks for your report!

Glad to hear I'm not the only one who doesn't find the floor and screen edges distracting. My experience is that the floor is physically visible (particularly from certain seats), but it's not distracting nor does it take you out of the attraction. I guess if you went in thinking about the floor it might jump out at you. If you just go with the flow of the attraction, though, it's very fun and immersive.

I also like the way the vehicles move and weave around the attraction!

Re: Gloss vs Matte flooring debate on Remy's
I can only theorize but wouldn't a gloss-finished floor be better than matte? Nitpick maybe but I would think a glossy surface, one that reflects the screen's image into the flooring would thereby extended the screenspace better hiding the seam where the screen edge joins the floor. I'd assume a flat or matte surface would be more abrupt, more obvious where screen ends and flooring begins, fwiw. But, I'm sure they've considered all this already. Still... looks like a fun attraction.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

That's a great photo? Where did it come? May I use it?

I think that's one of @marni1971 pics.

 

[justintheharris]

Perhaps the building facade is pricy, but I assure you this ride was built cheap.

I never denied there were others being built. I’m hoping Rise of the Resistance blows us out of the water. But Remy’s Adventure is a cheap cheap cheap ride with very expensive packaging.

Have you even BEEN ON the ride? I have. And I loved it. And so have most people who have. Ratatouille was not a cheap ride.