News Remy's Ratatouille Adventure coming to Epcot

HauntedMansionFLA

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4/8/2018
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larryz

larryz

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cheezbat said:
After riding Ratatouille a number of times in Paris, I'm very looking forward to this addition. While it's more of a screen based ride and feels a lot like a Universal ride, it's still a lot of fun.
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Survey question: What would you like to see more of in Epcot?
Most chosen answer: More rides for kids like they have in Universal Studios.
 
RSoxNo1

RSoxNo1

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larryz said:
Survey question: What would you like to see more of in Epcot?
Most chosen answer: More rides for kids like they have in Universal Studios.
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MansionButler84 said:
Universal specializes in kid rides? Could have fooled me and their marketing department.
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Universal has a lot more rides with height requirements...

My 8 year old nephew on the Test Track pre-show (Which I have described as feeling VERY EPCOT Center-ish), "I like it because it's interactive and doesn't feel educational". Entertainment should be the priority with a secondary educational component. It's felt like in the last 20+ years they've struggled to find that balance. It's typically either/or.

It's fairly clear that the piecemeal approach to Epcot isn't working, yet they're continuing it (at least on the "small" scale w/Ratatouille and Guardians). The park desperately needs a cohesive theme regardless of how they get there. They can continue with the piecemeal approach as long as it's moving towards something cohesive. The problem is, it isn't.

The indecision around the park's future leads me to believe that they have no idea how to fix it, so they're just going to continue to throw good money after bad. Yes, it's good that they're spending money in that park but it will continue to be directionless and will continue to feel disjointed.

When a park's theme is questioned I like to look at the dedication plaque. It's not a perfect solution, but it's a call for direction:

Epcot

To all who come to this Place of Joy, Hope and Friendship

Welcome

Epcot is inspired by Walt Disney's creative vision. Here, human achievements are celebrated through imagination, wonders of enterprise and concepts of a future that promises new and exciting benefits for all.

May EPCOT Center entertain, inform and inspire and above all, may it instill a new sense of belief and pride in man's ability to shape a world that offers hope to people everywhere.

I encourage people to read this article I wrote in 2016 that offers one possible "fix" for Epcot: https://micechat.com/148461-fixing-epcot/
 
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GlacierGlacier

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Epcot feels like an indoor mall. A bunch of individual cool things that had a great layout and plan and identity when it was first built, but due to mismanagement and drifting ideas, has turned into a catch-all with one or two mainstays while it tries all the wrong things to stay relevant.

I love Epcot not for what it is now, but for once it what was.
 

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