Remy's Ratatouille Adventure will open October 1 2021 at EPCOT

Mar 09, 2021 in "Remy's Ratatouille Adventure"

First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests
Posted: Tuesday March 9, 2021 1:30pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

During today's virtual annual meeting of shareholders of The Walt Disney Company, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced the grand opening of Remy's Ratatouille Adventure at EPCOT will be October 1, 2021.

This new family-friendly attraction will officially debut as part of the kickoff for “The World’s Most Magical Celebration” honoring Walt Disney World Resort’s 50th anniversary.

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure invites guests into the flavorful world of Disney and Pixar’s “Ratatouille,” where they will feel as if they shrink to the size of Chef Remy and scurry through Gusteau’s famous restaurant. Guests will find Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in a newly expanded area of the park’s France pavilion.

Also debuting October 1 in this section of the pavilion will be La Crêperie de Paris, offering both table and quick-service options. The menu will feature sweet crepes, savory buckwheat galettes (naturally gluten friendly) and authentic French hard cider. 

Although the ride is already complete, it appears the company has opted to wait for the parks to return to a more normal operating status before opening the expansion. It should also be noted that the while the official opening date is October 1, this does not rule out previews and soft openings prior to that date should conditions allow.

The ride was originally planned to open in 2020, but will now instead be Walt Disney World's only major new addition for the 50th celebrations. The company had originally expected to have a full line-up of new attractions for the 50th, including TRON at the Magic Kingdom, Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind, Remy's Ratatouille Adventure and Harmonious at EPCOT.

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SplashJacket5 days ago

Initially, Rat had 3 individual seats with dividers in between, but shortly after opening they removed the dividers and made it a front bench and a back bench. I’m not sure if they ever get up to 4 people (1 adult and 4 children for example) in the back, but they no longer have the capacity for single rider given it’s a bench with undefined seating (like MMRR). Alternatively, (and likely the more likely driver) too many Americans couldn’t fit between the dividers, causing delays and decreased guest satisfaction that exceeded any potential benefits from single-rider.

SoFloMagic5 days ago

It was pictured in concept art. Single rider is pretty important for a 3-wide car

Gusey5 days ago

I was wondering if they had single rider as it still exists at DLP

Surferboy5675 days ago

Gotta sell those genies. They better not pull that with the new Test Track.

SplashJacket5 days ago

Interesting that it’s getting that high considering they axed single-rider at the 11th hour.

lentesta5 days ago

Not to bump an old thread, but we measured Remy's hourly capacity at rope-drop this morning at 2,151 guests per hour. That's pretty close to the estimated 2,200/hour we've heard elsewhere.

Chef idea Mickey`=Mar 12, 2024

Why is Disney always responding right after Universal and not vice versa. Mmm

fuentesalexMar 05, 2024

It was. Felt not as immersive and even more like you are just watching a movie during the big screen sections.

marni1971Mar 05, 2024

It’s usually due to projector or glass cleaning maintenance

BasiltheBatLordMar 05, 2024

Not alleged, they're running it as a test until March 9. It's a cost-cutting measure.

Sir_CliffMar 05, 2024

I know they've done this before in Paris due to technical issues, so I'm not sure I'd read too much into it.

aladdin2007Mar 05, 2024

saving expense from replacing and or cleaning the glasses all the time? wouldn't surprise me, cost cutting moves.

Sorcerer MickeyMar 05, 2024

Universal allegedly downgraded King Kong from 3D to 2D as well. What's the trend here?

LittleBufordMar 04, 2024

This seems a bad move to me.