EPCOT Remy's Ratatouille Adventure coming to Epcot

UNCgolf

UNCgolf

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Missing20K said:
I’ve re-evaluated my opinion. Rat is a fun ride and a great addition. Crush is a fun ride and also would have been a *good* addition. But given the expansion to the pavilion and superb theming of the area, the correct decision was to clone Rat over Crush.

I can give credit where it’s due. The ride? A solid C+/D- and all the parks need more of them.

And I’m not so obtuse as to not enjoy this…View attachment 584193
Although we could have done without the dreary weather. Would have been exemplary if WDI could have also recreated the rainy gray skies and chilly wind we had when there for real authenticity. Like the Mexico pavilion only miserable.
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The expansion at EPCOT doesn't look like that, though, unfortunately.

Not that I'm against it -- it's an okay addition and EPCOT needs the ride capacity.
 
HauntedPirate

HauntedPirate

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I wish I had a better picture:

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The walk around the corner and down the street and slowly seeing this area unveiled… it’s just wonderful.
 
SplashJacket

SplashJacket

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HauntedPirate said:
I wish I had a better picture:

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The walk around the corner and down the street and slowly seeing this area unveiled… it’s just wonderful.
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Honestly, after years of thinking Epcot's iteration would look inferior to WDSP's version, I've changed my view.

I've yet to actually step foot in Epcot's expansion but went to WDSP on two separate trips since it opened.

This expansion has turned from an "oh that's cool" to "this is awesome!"
 
UNCgolf

UNCgolf

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SplashZander said:
Honestly, after years of thinking Epcot's iteration would look inferior to WDSP's version, I've changed my view.

I've yet to actually step foot in Epcot's expansion but went to WDSP on two separate trips since it opened.

This expansion has turned from an "oh that's cool" to "this is awesome!"
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I'm pretty sure that's a photo of the WDSP version, not the EPCOT one.
 
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Surfin' Tuna

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I haven't been on the one in France, but I've now done Epcot enough to say I like it. It's not great, but it is cute. If one considers where it is, it's great and much, much needed. Having spent a lot of time in the Epcot version, though, I can say I like the pictures form WDSP a lot. Like with everything in WDW they are shooting for the bare minimum they can do, and unfortunately it will all be huge hits with the average donor. Remember when they used to make people feel like guests?
 
rct247

rct247

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Remy is a great addition to the France pavilion, World Showcase and Epcot. I have done both versions and I do prefer the one at Walt Disney Studios more, but just because the area around it looks better and the restaurant at the end is missing from Epcot. I love that a level of bilingual French/English was left as is and not changed for an American audience. I remember riding it in Paris as my first trackless ride and being blown away, but after now riding Rise and Runaway Railway, those two are a bit more exciting, but it's to be expected as they are newer and pushed the envelope a bit more. One thing that Remy does do well is the mix of cozy "smaller" spaces compared to the expansive rooms we see in Runaway Railway and Rise.

If I could have done it my way, I would have completely redone the back of the France pavilion, removing the French film and playing something like it in the queue and having them exit into the gift shop and cafe. They did a great job squeezing in a new street like they did, but they didn't have to. It would have left one of the expansion plots open still. The one part I don't like about the new street is the covered shelter right in front of the marquee. Any cover is welcome for Florida's rainy summers and I think it was added to try and block an awkward sight line of the Eiffel Tower from a view you were never supposed to see it, however, that same awkward view is still visible from the ride entrance/exit. It's also currently a dead end and may suffer from poor Guest flow.

I absolutely think World Showcase has room for Disney to incorporate Disney stories into these representation of real counties and cultures. The key is transitioning from real world to animated and respecting both. There is real culture to explore and the animated representation is a great way for children to be introduced to that so long as it doesn't take over. Frozen and the Norway pavilion is pushing it.
 

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