EPCOT Remy's Ratatouille Adventure coming to Epcot

[Sirwalterraleigh]

The old “switcheroo”...

You’re getting “something” held back a year while the things promised are pushed out.

Predictable and not surprising. Get your credit cards ready

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

But, but Jim Hill said it would open any day now!

The Earl of Fib, Sir Liar Von Makesup??

 

[djkidkaz]

I wonder if Rat would soft open months early and then have its official ribbon cutting opening on October 1st? I could see something like that being done. But then again, there is also the issue of the CRP's. Does Disney want regular folk as Cast Members running their brand new attraction and France expansion? It takes quite a few months to get CRP's over here to begin with and now you add in all the cover / border issues and such. Its going to take time and they probably want to open it with their best foot forward.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Maybe they want less people to go to Epcot. Nothing makes sense anymore. It's still been my favorite park, even chopped up, but will spend less time there now. With the monstrosity in WSL I was hoping for something to look forward to.

It makes perfect sense...don’t look for “hidden meaning”
Here.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I wonder if Rat would soft open months early and then have its official ribbon cutting opening on October 1st? I could see something like that being done. But then again, there is also the issue of the CRP's. Does Disney want regular folk as Cast Members running their brand new attraction and France expansion? It takes quite a few months to get CRP's over here to begin with and now you add in all the cover / border issues and such. Its going to take time and they probably want to open it with their best foot forward.

Nope...this is your “for the 50th” headliner

 

[Bcakd]

Really???? So, no incentive to go before October? I thought surely it would be open for Summer. That's a bummer WDW! ☹

 

[jeanericuser001]

All the more reason for me to stay with sea world and BG for yet another year. Disney is obviously writing off most of 2021 until october in hopes to recap everything all at once with one massive attendance surge.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Wow. Just... wow.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I guess it... makes sense? It's being opened as a 50th addition officially, to pad the 50th.

ETA:

Yep...

Wait...we’re still doing “for the 50th?”

I thought that was over.

Ugh I hate this

But they’re betting you don’t “hate it” enough.

I bet they’re right.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Really???? So, no incentive to go before October? I thought surely it would be open for Summer. That's a bummer WDW! ☹

That wasn’t going to happen. It’s completely expected...but it still is disappointing

 

[ToTBellHop]

Really???? So, no incentive to go before October? I thought surely it would be open for Summer. That's a bummer WDW! ☹

Taste of Food and Wine isn’t enough?!

 

[wiredforflight]

So now what will all the vloggers do? They have to be in MK for the opening of the 50th and EPCOT for Rat!

 

[DCBaker]

Video just posted -

 

[fgmnt]

Really???? So, no incentive to go before October? I thought surely it would be open for Summer. That's a bummer WDW! ☹

I'm guessing the bean counters are expecting there is some kind of goldilocks zone where they will be able to have pent up demand come out in the summer and restrictive enough operations to justify not opening anything until the next FY. Frankly, I would expect most nighttime shows to be mothballed until 10/1 as well.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I'm guessing the bean counters are expecting there is some kind of goldilocks zone where they will be able to have pent up demand come out in the summer and restrictive enough operations to justify not opening anything until the next FY. Frankly, I would expect most nighttime shows to be mothballed until 10/1 as well.

I expect you’re correct.

 

[HauntedPirate]

So now what will all the vloggers do? They have to be in MK for the opening of the 50th and EPCOT for Rat!

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

All the more reason for me to stay with sea world and BG for yet another year. Disney is obviously writing off most of 2021 until october in hopes to recap everything all at once with one massive attendance surge.

2021 was already written off...from Disney’s perspective there’s no way to “salvage” a year with 6-12 months of low occ conditions...

But there won’t be a massive surge either.
People don’t seem to be understanding the economic difficulties that haven’t even dropped yet.

They know that the bottom is likely to fall out...and beyond that, travel patterns are near wrecked anyway.

 

[HauntedPirate]

2021 was already written off...from Disney’s perspective there’s no way to “salvage” a year with 6-12 months of low occ conditions...

But there won’t be a massive surge either.
People don’t seem to be understanding the economic difficulties that haven’t even dropped yet.

They know that the bottom is likely to fall out...and beyond that, travel patterns are near wrecked anyway.

But... but... $1400 phunny money checks!!! You mean people won’t take those and immediately book a once-in-a-lifetime WDW vacation for little Johnnie and Susie???

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

But... but... $1400 phunny money checks!!! You mean people won’t take those and immediately book a once-in-a-lifetime WDW vacation for little Johnnie and Susie???

...they would if Tron was open

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Back to the OP... if safety wasn’t a consideration Rat would be open now.

They can’t blame this long a delay on safety. What an absolutely ridiculous decision. This should have been open last year.