EPCOT Remy's Ratatouille Adventure coming to Epcot

[nickys]

The blue color I'm not so sure about. I don't know if that color is used much in Paris. It looks more like New England than France. Perhaps the designers were aiming to hit a slightly jarring color note in order to energize guests and keep them moving towards the ride. Compare for example to a Zen garden whose harmonious, subtle colors invite people to slow down and contemplate.

Hmmm, you got me thinkimg. I googled “colour schemes in Paris” and got this paragraph in an article:


One of the many things I love about Paris is her colour scheme. Wherever you look, whether from street level or above, you’ll see consistent colours. Beautiful hues. The neutral sort.
There is no doubt about it – charcoals, mid-greys, slate blues, russets, taupes and sands dominate your view. These colours are everywhere – on buildings, in paths, on roofs, in decor stores. And I’m convinced that this colour chart not only adds to Paris’ charm but also underpins the city’s elegance.

Style Made Easy - The Parisian Palette - Distant Francophile

One of the quickest shortcuts to style made easy and dressing with confidence is to develop a signature palette. And the Parisian palette is hard to beat.

distantfrancophile.com

I’m not convinced this blue could be described as a neutral shade of blue. But maybe they are onto something.

 

[Josh Hendy]

I’m not convinced this blue could be described as a neutral shade of blue. But maybe they are onto something.

The "slate blue" in the article appears to be referring to the rooftops, which are I assume literally made of slate on large public buildings. Or perhaps lead sometimes.

I looked at street views for several neighborhoods in Paris and I couldn't find any buildings painted blue. On typical side streets every single building is one of: white, cream, yellow, beige. When the building has a business on the ground floor, then that floor alone is often painted in a loud color such as red or green, with matching awnings. On a single building I found blue shutters on the upper floors.

Maybe Joe Rhode or somebody did a research trip to Paris, found a single blue building, came home and fought for this ...

 

[UNCgolf]

I didn't see any blue buildings last time I was in Paris, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. In fact, I'm sure there are blue buildings somewhere; it's a huge city.

The color isn't the biggest problem, though -- the building itself doesn't look Parisian. I think the blue color makes it more noticeable, but it looks like a building you'd find in Boston, not in Paris.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I thought they were going to make all the buildings rose gold?

 

[UNCgolf]

I thought they were going to make all the building rose gold?

That's for the 50th; they'll paint them all overnight December 31st.

 

[G.L.A.D.I.O]

All the cities of the world are not composed of the same architectural style especially in a city as rich as Paris
===>Rue Crémieux.

 

[Timothy_Q]

I don't think the door will be very noticeable given the angle it is at relative to people walking along to take the Remy ride. I assume they will be walking down the "street" toward the fountain and would have to look up at 45° over their left shoulder ... with trees in front.

So just like any 2nd story window in any building anywhere.

This isn't any different than Main Street.
The window will be very noticeable

 

[UNCgolf]

Small clue for the only people in the world who can’t locate their own country on a map nor know that all the cities of the world are not composed of the same architectural style especially in a city as rich as Paris
===>Rue Crémieux.

That doesn't make Disney look any better.

First, as I mentioned above, the color itself wasn't really the problem; the architectural style is. The building at Disney doesn't look like those buildings.

Secondly, even if it did, it would still be a failure because of the juxtaposition. It doesn't make any sense to have buildings of one style and then randomly put in a building of a completely different style in the middle (even though that certainly can happen in a real city -- it's not supposed to be a real city; it's a themed environment and that kind of thing detracts from it).

 

[Surferboy567]

With MMRR eating crowds as efficiently as it does how does Rat stack up? Any capacity numbers?

 

[gerarar]

With MMRR eating crowds as efficiently as it does how does Rat stack up? Any capacity numbers?

Wikipedia has it at 2,200 pph, but who knows how reliable or accurate that is — or if ops will be able to reach that number.

 

[Josh Hendy]

Small clue for the only people in the world who can’t locate their own country on a map nor know that all the cities of the world are not composed of the same architectural style especially in a city as rich as Paris
===>Rue Crémieux.

Thanks for the tip.

And in the interests of international harmony and goodwill, I think I speak for many people in the English speaking world when I say ... you're welcome for saving Rue Crémieux from the Germans! (twice)

 

[rnese]

I think the door is hilarious! Seriously, someone lost their job. It could very well be the most ridiculous thing ever done in any of the 4 parks. What's next? Perhaps they'll have to reroute the Tron cycle around a toilet.

 

[Josh Hendy]

First, as I mentioned above, the color itself wasn't really the problem; the architectural style is. The building at Disney doesn't look like those buildings.
Secondly, even if it did, it would still be a failure because of the juxtaposition.

It appears that in the transition from concept art to actual construction and painting ... "something went terribly wrong". As they say. Would you like to be a fly on the wall in the meeting where a boss came in and told the imagineers ... "Um, yeah. Let's switch up the color scheme, change the window panes to Jolly Olde New Englande style, and we're gonna put a door right ... here."

 

[trainplane3]

It appears that in the transition from concept art to actual construction and painting ... "something went terribly wrong". As they say. Would you like to be a fly on the wall in the meeting where a boss came in and told the imagineers ... "Um, yeah. Let's switch up the color scheme, change the window panes to Jolly Olde New Englande style, and we're gonna put a door right ... here."
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The windoor was there before they started working on the surrounding buildings. I do wonder what it's use is and why it couldn't be modified.

 

[Nunu]

It appears that in the transition from concept art to actual construction and painting ... "something went terribly wrong". As they say. Would you like to be a fly on the wall in the meeting where a boss came in and told the imagineers ... "Um, yeah. Let's switch up the color scheme, change the window panes to Jolly Olde New Englande style, and we're gonna put a door right ... here."
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I'm hopeful that the painting of the buildings isn't finished. The paint job looks too new and crisp, specially the blue one. Maybe a patina wash (ideally a copper one), will be added afterwards to make it look more cohesive with Paris' architecture and the concept art.

Also, the top row windows in the rendering, appear arched, which looks charming and more architecturally accurate, imo. But, as we all know, we rarely get exactly what we see in concept arts.

 

[Little Green Men]

It appears that in the transition from concept art to actual construction and painting ... "something went terribly wrong". As they say. Would you like to be a fly on the wall in the meeting where a boss came in and told the imagineers ... "Um, yeah. Let's switch up the color scheme, change the window panes to Jolly Olde New Englande style, and we're gonna put a door right ... here."
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There were pipes on the side of the building, looks like the addition was to cover them and the door allows access to them.

 

[Nunu]

The windoor was there before they started working on the surrounding buildings. I do wonder what it's use is and why it couldn't be modified.
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English isn't my primary language, so please excuse the question:
Is "windoor" a legit word?, because that's exactly what it looks like!

 

[trainplane3]

English isn't my primary language, so please excuse the question:
Is "windoor" a legit word?, because that's exactly what it looks like!

Nope, it is not.

It's a legit word in the dictionary of trainplane3. There's a lot of interesting legit words in that book.

 

[CastAStone]

Wikipedia has it at 2,200 pph, but who knows how reliable or accurate that is — or if ops will be able to reach that number.

I understand the Paris one run at about 2/3 that, but that’s third-hand.

In any case, very minor changes can impact throughput, so I’d say it’s strongly TBD.

 

[Nunu]

Nope, it is not.

It's a legit word in the dictionary of trainplane3. There's a lot of interesting legit words in that book.

So clever!
I'd buy that book, haha!