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There’s a rat infestation at Epcot — and Disney fans couldn’t be more excited!
Disney offered a first look at the long-awaited new ride Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure opening at the France pavilion in Epcot on Oct. 1 as part of Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary celebration.
The ride,first announced in November 2018, already exists at Disneyland Paris, but has been reimagined for the Orlando park. It was originally supposed to open in 2020, but was delayed amid the parks' extended closure during the pandemic.
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The “spinning, whirling, family-friendly attraction invites you to shrink down to the size of Chef Remy on a thrilling chase through Gusteau’s restaurant, complete with sights, sounds and smells for an exhilarating ‘4D’ experience,” Joe Vitale, the Senior Production Designer at Walt Disney Imagineering, wrote in a Fridaypost on the official Disney Parks blog.
The expansion to the France pavilion, which nearly doubles it in size, includes the Allée des Marchands (Alley of the Merchants), which, like the rest of the area, is intended to appear like the real, modern day Paris. However, as visitors approach the new ride, they pass under an iron trellis and find themselves in the slightly more fantastical version of the city from the beloved 2007 Disney Pixar film, down to the illuminated Gusteau’s sign visible over the rooftops.
As always, the land is littered with Easter eggs from the film, including rat motifs in the railings along the “Seine” River, Chateau Ego wines (from the infamous food critic) in the shop windows, and an image depicting Remy’s adventure through the city sewers on the manhole covers.
Disney World reopened in July 2020 after an unprecedented months-long closure beginning in March of that year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time of reopening, the parks strictly limited capacity and instituted a mask requirement, social distancing measures and increased sanitation practices.
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“We are adapting our health and safety guidelines based on guidance from health and government officials, and will require Cast Members and Guests ages 2 and up, to wear face coverings in all indoor locations at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort beginning Friday, July 30, regardless of vaccination status,” a representative for Disney told PEOPLE at the time.
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure opens to the public on Oct. 1at Epcot in Walt Disney World.
source: people.com
