EPCOT Remy's Ratatouille Adventure coming to Epcot

SpoiledBlueMilk

SpoiledBlueMilk

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DonaldDoleWhip said:
Yes, exactly this! I'm constantly getting weird notifications from MDE for trivia I don't care about (e.g. it's the 15th anniversary of Soarin'! Learn more about Dumbo!). Likewise, the parks are filled with interactive little stops where Play Disney Parks can trigger an effect in the park. Saw one in DL's Peter Pan queue the other day.

It would be a very simple ask to offer some useful phrases and translations relevant to the Ratatouille experience. As expanded upon later, I even think it would be a great idea for each pavilion whether it has an attraction or not: some useful content that will be highly engaging and meaningful to a specific pool of the audience.

That's really all I'm putting forward. Nothing against the French at all (besides acknowledging the intent: cost & laziness).
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If they could do some sort of translation/learn a phrase game for World Showcase, I'm all for it. Make it a damn scavenger hunt since they do those all the time.
 
EPCOTCenterLover

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MansionButler84 said:
Sometimes I turn off The Little Mermaid out of rage whenever “Les Poissons” comes on. What the hell is he even talking about? I assume poisoning the crab. I won’t let my children listen to such disturbing content so we instead sing wholesome classics like “What Made the Red Man Red?” or the “Siamese Cat Song.”
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How about Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah? 😂
 
DonaldDoleWhip

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SpoiledBlueMilk said:
It isn't groundbreaking, but it is fun.
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That’s totally fair. Again, for those who didn’t know, I rode on opening day in Paris, when the expectation was that it could be an E, and it compares very unfavorably to all the recent openings of that time.

I’m also disappointed it uses a pavilion expansion pad, and that the building is so large for how ‘flat’ the experience is, but the French is certainly a plus. Makes it that much better of a fit for WS.
 
SpoiledBlueMilk

SpoiledBlueMilk

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DonaldDoleWhip said:
That’s totally fair. Again, for those who didn’t know, I rode on opening day in Paris, when the expectation was that it could be an E, and it compares very unfavorably to all the recent openings of that time.

I’m also disappointed it uses a pavilion expansion pad, and that the building is so large for how ‘flat’ the experience is, but the French is certainly a plus. Makes it that much better of a fit for WS.
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God only knows what they will do to Germany if they decide a Rapunzel ride needs to be built.
 
DonaldDoleWhip

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SpoiledBlueMilk said:
God only knows what they will do to Germany if they decide a Rapunzel ride needs to be built.
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There are so many IP ideas for WS that could work - I would particularly like to see Colombia with Encanto!

That’s why I’ll always be a little disappointed we got this one (again, lazy) but at least it’s something.
 
MisterPenguin

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DonaldDoleWhip said:
This is my issue with it - it’s really not that good, whatever the language is.

And despite what anyone is perceiving from my posts, I’d still agree the French makes it better!
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I'm not trying to score points, and I know you're not marching with a pitchfork to make the ride all-English, BUT...

If this back-and-forth is being kept alive, it's because of you. You can't stop responding to whatever anyone says about the subject.

Just say your au revoirs and let it be if you want it to die and don't take anyone's bait except with a funny meme. People hate that! ;)
 
1HAPPYGHOSTHOST

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brb1006 said:
@marni1971 would strongly disagree with you.
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He is entitled to his opinion and I respect his point of views very much. The facade and outdoor area leading up to the ride are gorgeous. The crepe sit down place is really freaking nice as well. But to me, it is in service of a boring, very slow moving, not visually entertaining , dark ride filled with screens. only decent room was the one where you had the giant food around you and it made you feel small like a rat. The whole ride needs to be like that not just one room.
 
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James Alucobond

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SpoiledBlueMilk said:
God only knows what they will do to Germany if they decide a Rapunzel ride needs to be built.
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Would be problematic on multiple levels, not the least of which would be adding further confusion to the bathrooms in Magic Kingdom. Would be fun for the uninformed to go there looking for the new ride only to learn it’s in another park.

Better a generic “Brothers Grimm” ride with a series of key scenes from Grimm-inspired tales vignetted to look like illuminated manuscript pages or something.
 
DonaldDoleWhip

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Sir_Cliff said:
Completely agree on all of this and hope Guest Relations listens!

Playing around with languages should tick all the boxes for them: interactive, entertaining, and educational. They can even work IP into it if they must (e.g. in the app have Miguel and Mama Imelda teach you some Spanish phrases, Anna and Olaf some Norwegian phrases, etc.). As you say, a version for adults would also work well and I'm sure plenty of people would get into it.

They seem to be leaning into the language element with Harmonious (*ducks*), so it makes a lot of sense to make language a bigger part of World Showcase. Particularly once they're again bringing all those native speakers over to work there.

I'm also a big booster of people learning languages, so I'm with you there! I did French right to the end of high school, but the standard of language teaching in Australia was so poor I never learnt much. Spanish I took up later and now work in a lot of the time, while my efforts to pick up the language living in Germany and now the Netherlands have had mixed results!
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Thank you for taking the time to actually hear what I had to say on this topic.

Honestly, this feels like it could be one of the few saving graces of Epcot 3.0, and it's one of the reasons I'm cautiously optimistic about Harmonious (as much as I loved RoE). It's such an important part of our world, and one that so many people overlook until it's significantly harder to tackle; Epcot is a place where that spark can be seamlessly planted and reinforced.

I actually have some extended family in Australia, and when chatting with some of them, I was really inspired by how much travel they do (well, did, before the borders closed). One was a huge Francophile who moved to France with her partner for a few years, but even putting that aside, it seems they're so much better at taking extended holidays and actually immersing themselves in other places (probably because they have to, travel distances and all). Very cool that you've made up for that initial lack of exposure in your adulthood!

Ratatouille could genuinely be the reason a student out there chooses French as their language. That, in my opinion, is the most Epcot quality about it, and I look forward to hearing stories of that sort one day.
 

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