News Remy's Ratatouille Adventure coming to Epcot

[marni1971]

Unsure if anyone noticed, but looks like they have added a hook above the random door on the second level of the blue building. These hooks are quite common in Amsterdam to hoist furniture up to the different apartments. Does France have something similar? This actually makes that door make more sense. A loading door for goods.

I’m pretty certain that’s meant to indeed be a loading boom.

Ignore the balcony since it’s a TV set but they looked like this

 

[MisterPenguin]

I’m pretty certain that’s meant to indeed be a loading boom.

Ignore the balcony since it’s a TV set but they looked like this

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That's how you get grand pianos or safes dropped on you.

 

[marni1971]

That's what I was expecting.

I think it and MMRR look comparable but I'd probably give the slight edge to BatB. I think it looks better than Rat, but I've never been very impressed by that ride.

Of course I've never actually been on any of the three, so that's a significant caveat.

Personally I’d prefer Rat. But again, personally.

 

[UNCgolf]

Personally I’d prefer Rat. But again, personally.

I get the feeling my view of Rat is much lower than the general consensus. I should probably watch it again -- I've only seen it once and wasn't impressed at all, but I don't even remember it very well now. And obviously you've actually been on the ride. My opinion could change once I physically ride it as well.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Now having seen the beauty and the beast footage, my vote remains in the Rat column.

If we're deciding which is the objectively better attraction, I'd say Beast by several nautical miles.

If we're asking the better fit for EPCOT (recognizing that truly neither of these really fit), I would indeed still cast my vote for Ratatouille.


Man up and put this in MK's Fantasyland where it belongs, Disney. For it's imperfections, it's still a flagship attraction fitting of your so-called flagship park. Bite the bullet and find a way to bring it there -- and then give the other parks several gifts to draw people back away from the chronically overcrowded MK.

But I know it won't happen these days.

 

[orky8]

I was very unimpressed by Rat for my first trackless ride. BatB looks better, but maybe the songs translate better to a foreign language and I'll enjoy Rat more once it's in the US.

RotR blows them both away, but that's obviously not a fair comparison.

 

[thequeuelinelectures]

I think this works great for Tokyo where something being mostly just cute, charming, and potentially repetitive aren’t as big of issues. The average scene length here is crazy long compared to the other trackless rides and that’s why the pacing feels so sluggish. There are basically 4 scenes where MMRR has like 12.

Seeing this, I totally get why Rat was chosen for EPCOT. That ride has way more whole whole family appeal and would market way better to a US audience. It’s way easier to justify spending 300 million on an “adventure” ride that dads, moms and kids would be hyped about vs a sing along ride that’s very well done but not for everyone

 

[WEDway Inc & Company LLC]

Maybe an opening date tomorrow for this? the VP of EPCOT is at the 1pm EST Press Conference, but so is the VP of DAK...

 

[MisterPenguin]

if the NW CC building stays up, which, last I checked, is effectively past the point of no return.

Just want to double check with you. Is that still the case? Is it coming down, or have they decided to try to save and repurpose it?

 

[Magenta Panther]

Yay. It’s not a restaurant. Better?

LOL, okay, and it's not a restroom either, but I still think it's better than "meh" - at least based on the video I've seen. To each his/her own, then...

 

[Magic Feather]

Just want to double check with you. Is that still the case? Is it coming down, or have they decided to try to save and repurpose it?

Seems like it's still coming down

 

[MisterPenguin]

Seems like it's still coming down

Well, that saves them from having to redesign Journey of Water.

 

[Magic Feather]

Well, that saves them from having to redesign Journey of Water.

It still will likely get tweaks.

 

[WEDway Inc & Company LLC]

@Magic Feather What's looking like the most likely plan for the time being with Innoventions?

 

[The Mom]

I deleted many off topic posts.

 

[monothingie]

So, there are dumpsters outside the two main entrances to Innoventions Northwest. Gutting must be happening then. We still thinking they're gonna salvage the structure?

Yes.

Seems like it's still coming down

 

[EricsBiscuit]

If we're deciding which is the objectively better attraction, I'd say Beast by several nautical miles.

If we're asking the better fit for EPCOT (recognizing that truly neither of these really fit), I would indeed still cast my vote for Ratatouille.


Man up and put this in MK's Fantasyland where it belongs, Disney. For it's imperfections, it's still a flagship attraction fitting of your so-called flagship park. Bite the bullet and find a way to bring it there -- and then give the other parks several gifts to draw people back away from the chronically overcrowded MK.

But I know it won't happen these days.

They have plenty of space behind Fantasyland as anyone who has ridden the WDWRR is acutely aware of.

 

[Brer Panther]

Soooooooooooo... still no update on an opening date?

 

[sedati]

It doesn’t make more sense because the windows don’t align with its floor. The windows would be at about head height.

I'd just assume there was a staircase landing on the other side.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I'd just assume there was a staircase landing on the other side.

Again, the whole point of such a door is to avoid the stairs. You put the door on the floor where you need the big stuff to go, not the landing that only gets it most of the way there. Imagine an elevator that didn’t take you to the second floor, just one of the stair landings. It’d be stupid and pointless.