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Remy's Ratatouille Adventure

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Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
Epcot Logo
Attraction entrance at Walt Disney Studios Park from Disneyland Paris
Walt Disney Studios Park
NameRatatouille: L'Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy
AreaWorlds of Pixar (Toon Studio)
StatusOperating
Soft opening date21 June 2014
Opening date10 July 2014[1]
Epcot
NameRemy's Ratatouille Adventure
AreaWorld Showcase (France)
StatusOperating
Soft opening date20 August 2021
Opening date1 October 2021[2]
Lightning Lane available
Ride statistics
Attraction typeDark ride
DesignerWalt Disney Imagineering
ThemeRatatouille
MusicMichael Giacchino[3]
Capacity2,220 riders per hour
Vehicle typeRatmobile
(Automated guided vehicle)
Vehicles36
Riders per vehicle6
Rows2
Riders per row3
Duration4:40
Queue hostAuguste Gusteau
Ride hostRemy
Single rider line available
Disabled access Wheelchair accessible

Remy's Ratatouille Adventure, also known as Ratatouille: L'Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy (lit.‍, 'Remy's Totally Zany Adventure'), is a trackless dark ride located at Walt Disney Studios Park in France and Walt Disney World in Florida. The first ride opened at Walt Disney Studios Park on 21 June 2014 and the second opened in the France Pavilion in Epcot seven years later in 2021.

Remy's Ratatouille Adventure is set in the world of Pixar's Ratatouille, where guests encounter various characters from the film.

Disneyland Paris officially announced the attraction in March 2013.[4]

In both versions, the ride's dialogue alternates between English and French.

Summary

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The attraction's exterior is that of Gusteau's restaurant, and the surrounding buildings of a Parisian plaza, with the queue set in an artist's loft leading to the rooftops of Paris, where guests are "shrunk" to the size of a rat.

After guests board their "ratmobiles" on the roof of Gusteau's restaurant, Remy and the spirit of Chef Auguste Gusteau are deciding which meal to prepare for them. After deciding on their famous ratatouille dish, Remy and the guests fall through a swinging roof glass-pane, landing on the restaurant kitchen floor. This starts a chase sequence with Remy leading the guests and other rats away from the cooks, passing through the walk-in freezer and under a hot oven.

Guests eventually end up in the dining area, attracting attention from customers and causing a riot. Chef Skinner tries to get rid of the rats and the guests, while Alfredo Linguini tries to help them escape into a nearby vent. The escape through the vent in the walls is almost wrecked by Skinner, who angrily attempts to grab the guests through the venting grids. In the end, they make it safely to Remy's kitchen, where the cooking of the ratatouille is ongoing.

The guests are bid farewell by Remy and the spirit of Gusteau, while the rat colony is feasting on Remy's cooking. In Paris, the attraction exits at the restaurant Bistro Chez Rémy, unlike at Epcot.[4]

Patton Oswalt, Peter Sohn, Lou Romano, and Brad Garrett reprise their voice roles from the original film as Remy, Emile, Linguini and Gusteau, respectively.[citation needed]

Production

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History

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Walt Disney Studios

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In 2008, rumors began online that Disneyland Paris planned to construct a Ratatouille-themed ride in Toon Studios for the park's 20th anniversary.[5] Following the initial rumors, articles on the Internet surfaced concept paintings, ride blueprints, and images of the first phases of construction, confirming that there would be such an attraction. Construction of the attraction officially began in 2012, under the name "Ratatouille: Désastre en Cuisine," or "Ratatouille Kitchen Calamity".[6][7] The attraction was formally announced in March 2013 at the Euro Disney S.C.A. annual shareholders meeting as "Ratatouille: L'Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy" with the opening date set for Summer 2024.[8] Construction for the attraction was completed in June 2014 with an estimated budget of US$150-240 million.[9][10] On 21 June 2014, the attraction was officially inaugurated by then-president and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Robert Iger.[11] The attraction fully opened to the public on 10 July 2014.

On 27 August 2021, following Disneyland Paris' reopening, Walt Disney Studios Park announced that the attraction was set to become part of the Worlds of Pixar area.[12]

Walt Disney World

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On 15 July 2017, Disney Parks announced during a D23 Expo presentation that a duplicate of the ride would come to Epcot's France Pavilion at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida in 2020.[13][14] Construction began in November of the same year with land clearing.[15] After construction delays and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the attraction opened on 1 October 2021, on the 50th anniversary of the Walt Disney World Resort and the 39th anniversary of Epcot, along with a new restaurant, La Crêperie de Paris, located nearby the attraction.[16]

Ride technology

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The attraction uses LPS trackless ride technology, similar to Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway and Mystic Manor. The ride uses rat-shaped vehicles to automatically slide across the ground with no track. It also contains 2D dome segments of the ride that the vehicles ride into. Different scent effects are employed in each room of the ride. [3]

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  • Exterior of the show building at Walt Disney Studios from Disneyland Paris
    Exterior of the show building at Walt Disney Studios from Disneyland Paris
  • Entrance to the ride at Epcot from Walt Disney World
    Entrance to the ride at Epcot from Walt Disney World

References

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  1. ^ "Ratatouille Opens to Guests at Disneyland Paris". The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. ^ Ace, Shannen. "Say 'Bonjour!' as Remy's Ratatouille Adventure and France Pavilion Expansion Officially Open at EPCOT". WDW News Today. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b Euro Disney SCA. "Ratatouille: The Adventure – Celebrates its 10th anniversary". www.publicnow.com. Public. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b MacDonald, Brady (7 March 2013). "Disneyland Paris pulls back the veil on Ratatouille dark ride". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Toon Studio expansion rumours take flight". DLP Guide. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  6. ^ Forbes, Paula (7 June 2012). "Disneyland Paris Is Building a Ratatouille Ride". Eater. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  7. ^ DLP Guide - Disneyland Paris Guide (19 April 2012). "Ratatouille Disneyland Paris Construction Tour April 2012". Youtube. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Euro Disney S.C.A. Annual Review 2013". Internet Archive. Euro Disney S.C.A. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  9. ^ MacDonald, Brady (7 March 2013), Disneyland Paris pulls back the veil on Ratatouille dark ride, LA Times
  10. ^ Ben, Mills (22 June 2014). "Ride Review: Ratatouille: L'Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy at Walt Disney Studios Paris". Theme Park Insider. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Place de Rémy official dedication with Bob Iger and Tom Staggs". Photos Magiques. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  12. ^ Simmons, Jordan (27 August 2021). "Walt Disney Studios Park Rebrands Most of "Toon Studio" to "Worlds of Pixar"". Daily Disney News. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  13. ^ Fickley-Baker, Jennifer. "'Guardians of the Galaxy' & 'Ratatouille' Attractions Coming to Epcot". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  14. ^ Lambert, Marjie. "4 new rides coming to Disney World: Ratatouille, Tron, Mickey Mouse, Guardians of the Galaxy". Miami Herald. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  15. ^ "PHOTOS: Land Cleared for Ratatouille Attraction and France Pavilion Expansion".
  16. ^ @DisneyParks (9 March 2021). "Just Announced! Remy's Ratatouille Adventure will open at EPCOT on Oct. 1, 2021 to help kick off the opening season of the @WaltDisneyWorld Resort 50th Anniversary celebration" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 March 2021 – via Twitter.
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