EPCOT Remy's Ratatouille Adventure coming to Epcot

UNCgolf

UNCgolf

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doctornick said:
Regardless of the exact level of "value" of the ride itself (which is all subjective), it's a great addition to Epcot. They could use a couple of similar additions to other pavilions in WS (I've said before doing some stuff like the DL Pinocchio ride in Italy or the Alice ride in UK would really help to spread out the offerings in Epcot and round it out for most guests).
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Or a great Mary Poppins dark ride that's not a carousel or enhanced meet and greet.
 
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WDWTrojan

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UNCgolf said:
This is the way I feel about NRJ! And also clearly a minority opinion.

EDIT: Although good maybe isn't the right word. I enjoy it, but I suppose it's more that it shows they still know how to build something with the proper foundation to be a good dark ride.
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NRJ is impressive but it also just feels... incomplete. It's like PotC with one really impressive pirate at the end.
 
UNCgolf

UNCgolf

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TrojanUSC said:
NRJ is impressive but it also just feels... incomplete. It's like PotC with one really impressive pirate at the end.
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It's definitely incomplete. It needs more animal AAs scattered throughout, and would be nice if it was a few minutes longer too.

With that said, it has lush, detailed sets that make you feel like you're in another place -- that's the foundational part it does so well, and I really enjoy it because of that. If I had a choice between impressive AAs in basically every scene like FEA with little or no surrounding detail or the full, detailed sets of NRJ with less AAs, I'd take the latter.

Ideally a ride would have both, of course.
 
disneygeek90

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orky8 said:
Yes. It’s a great addition. But just a good ride. And that’s ok. Not every ride needs to or should be great.

That this is the hot new ride for the 50th (of another park) is sad 😢. And the cost for this ride, a clone, just boggles my mind.
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It’s not fair to critique this ride based on the 50th standards. This wasn’t intended to be the 50th ride. To me it’s exactly what the world showcase needs. I’m not going into it with huge expectations, but I’m pretty dang excited to see it in a couple weeks.
 
DonaldDoleWhip

DonaldDoleWhip

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disneygeek90 said:
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It’s not fair to critique this ride based on the 50th standards. This wasn’t intended to be the 50th ride. To me it’s exactly what the world showcase needs. I’m not going into it with huge expectations, but I’m pretty dang excited to see it in a couple weeks.
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It’s totally fair to critique the ride given how it’s been packaged, including:
  • A massive, boxy show building indicative of great scale
  • A reportedly high budget
  • Virtual Queue or upcharge exclusivity
It’s completely separate that this ride is now headlining the 50th, but some of us who’ve experienced it before don’t think it brings enough to the table on its own (while some do!). That said, the unfortunate context that led to this situation has been frequently acknowledged.

Happy Epcot has something new, and happy for those who are happy, but factor in all of the above and there’s going to be disappointment.
 
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JBIRDTO

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UNCgolf said:
This is the way I feel about NRJ! And also clearly a minority opinion.

EDIT: Although good maybe isn't the right word. I enjoy it, but I suppose it's more that it shows they still know how to build something with the proper foundation to be a good dark ride.
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Who would be considered a master dark ride imagineer or place maker now that Joe is gone?
 
Texas84

Texas84

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GimpYancIent said:
Yes! Bring on some full on Rat costumed / in character CM's to interact with the guests already. Put some life into the place. If a couple of can can dancers make a brief appearance during the evening hours that would be ok too.
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I really don't want to see a 6 foot tall rat in Epcot. Or anywhere else.
 

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