EPCOT Remy's Ratatouille Adventure coming to Epcot

[Sirwalterraleigh]

You are in rare form today, very entertaining. My personal suggestion is to enjoy well prepared adult alcoholic beverages while in a comfortable location while watching, absorbing and making reasonable sense out of the diverse often conflicting supposedly factual information being tossed out. Just my two cents, have a great day.

Thank you.

I think?

Great lecture either way...however I didn’t notice any counterpoint (because there isn’t one...the jury is in on stupidity. Though that crosses lines too...to be clear)

Lol some of my favorite restaurants are in Ohio...I’m too new to NJ to have favorites here beyond Fuddruckers.

I live in the general vicinity of Morristown. That’s enough detail.

It figures....


Just kidding. I’m in Moorestown...originally from Pittsburgh but a nice tour through sunny Florida in-between

...hence the jokes.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

The UK overall is doing extremely well. Predictions for all adult first jabs by end of July. But as the last year has taught us, anything can happen.

Honestly...is that good?

First jabs by July for 65,000,000 or so.

I wish it were “better”

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Don't forget y'all: Disney is indeed a business. Throughout the pandemic, the corporation as a whole has been just about breaking even each quarter with linear TV profits covering losses in parks, cruises, and theaters. The company doesn't want any quarter that shows they actually had a significant Net Loss. That hurts stockholder confidence which hurts lines of credit.

Disney is white knuckling each quarter to squeak by on net zero profit/loss. And that's why, I believe, construction on GotG and TRON has been halted, and a lack of desire to fire up Rat.

The moment they can go back to full capacity and the parks get back to billion dollar profits each quarter, the floodgates will open.

Oct 1 is the new fiscal year for Disney. Watch for projects to fire back up on that day.

I totally get your point...I would typically bring up similar material...

But since Disney is not getting penalized financially...at all...I don’t think “cost” has anything to do with delays.

They’re getting a covid free pass...they’re being rewarded/ set up to declare victory. System is rigged. Not a hard case to make.

I think this is more about not using any of their “shine” in new things. Cutting overhead, eliminating expenses.

But they don’t need to...they’re doing it, they know no one will say a peep. They’ll be rewarded as always.

I booked a trip for October 17th honestly I didn't think this ride would be open by then

The ride is ready. They just don’t want to give it to their paying customers.

Not Disney...bad show.

Book you cupcake party now.

 

[marni1971]

Honestly...is that good?

We think so. The good news is it’s also accelerating

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

We think so. The good news is it’s also accelerating

I still wish it was better

But the shots are great. I glow in the dark and can use my gas as a flamethrower now

 

[gbrooks135]

what are the chances of a soft opening med September?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Unlikely.

Tho, likely to be press, AP, DVC, CM previews.

 

[trainplane3]

Uni tossing shade:

 

[djkidkaz]

I think the fact that the parks are at capacity during spring break shows you that the demand is there. They are at 35% full with all of the international borders shut down, so you basically have parks full of locals and out of state guests. Not to mention all of the pit of state guests in the US that are just waiting for the vaccine to come through and then they will be there too.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Uni tossing shade:

Do rats survive extinction?

 

[UNCgolf]

Uni tossing shade:

Yes. Owls eat rats and they're raptors.

I don't think that's what Universal meant, though.

 

[Brer Panther]

Uni tossing shade:

I'm getting flashbacks to those "Fairy tales and pixie dust not quite your thing?" and "If I have to hug one more princess, I think I'm gonna hurl!" commercials.

 

[1HAPPYGHOSTHOST]

I hope the florida version of Rocket Rods opens the same day as this to really kick off the anniversary celebration!

 

[larryz]

They also need to rename it now. Still calling it Epcot is an offence to Epcot.

I thought WE decided to call it "IPcot"?

 

[Otamin]

I assume it has been talked about countless times, but I’m guessing the show building/backstage of the ride won’t change from how it is now?

It looks awful from what I’ve seen from Skyliner videos.

 

[skiir97]

I assume it has been talked about countless times, but I’m guessing the show building/backstage of the ride won’t change from how it is now?

It looks awful from what I’ve seen from Skyliner videos.

I believe it was confirmed that in building the Skyliner, Imagineering accepted that sight lines didn’t have to be considered from the gondolas.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Uni tossing shade:

I live for these posts... And it's even more hilarious that Disney doesn't/can't really respond to these to defend themselves or poke back some fun given their company image!

 

[Otamin]

I believe it was confirmed that in building the Skyliner, Imagineering accepted that sight lines didn’t have to be considered from the gondolas.

That's a shame but I'm not surprised.

I think it's the only sightline that is desperate to be addressed on the Skyliner.

 

[castlecake2.0]

That's a shame but I'm not surprised.

I think it's the only sightline that is desperate to be addressed on the Skyliner.

I keep saying that some trees could do wonders in hiding a bit of it. It wouldn’t fully block everything, but would at least create a bit of a visual distraction.

 

[SplashJacket]

I do find it interesting that Avengers Campus is opening on June 4th, roughly a month and a week after Disneyland reopens following a 14ish month closure and a year after its initial opening date, whereas Ratatouille is going to open roughly a year and a quarter after its original opening timeframe, despite the Orlando parks only being closed for a few months.

I'd say the most likely reason, is that the majority of Californians will be vaccinated by June. Secondly, since the expansion is an entire land, it can add a sizable amount of capacity to the park, and thus, increase the number of people allowed through the gates. If my brain serves me right, Epcot has the highest capacity of any of the Florida parks, so the Ratatouille expansion would create a marginal boost.

Also, it is opening 6 days before Velocicoaster. I guess Disney wants some buzz.

Really glad to see a Disney project opening up though!