PHOTOS - First phase of the Ratatouille expansion opens at the France pavilion

Jan 18, 2021 in "Remy's Ratatouille Adventure"

First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests

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First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests

First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests
First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests
First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests
First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests
First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests
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Posted: Monday January 18, 2021 10:40am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

EPCOT this morning welcomed the first guests into the new Ratatouille area - at least as far as the restrooms.

First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests
First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests

Guests are now able to walk along the street that leads into the new area.

First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests
First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests

Click on the video below for a walk-through of the new area.

The new bathrooms are open, which is partly due to the bathrooms in the nearby Morocco pavilion now being closed for refurbishment.

First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests
First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests

First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests
First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests

A large construction walls prevents guests from venturing any further into the new area.

First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests
First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests

Click on the gallery for more pictures.

First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests
First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests

First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests
First phase of the France pavilion expansion opens to guests

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SplashJacket13 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.

SoFloMagic14 days ago

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

Gusey14 days ago

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

Surferboy56714 days ago

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

SplashJacket14 days ago

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

lentesta14 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.
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