PHOTOS - Birds-eye view of the Ratatouille construction site at Epcot's France Pavilion

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Ratatouille aerial construction pictures - March 2018

Posted: Tuesday April 10, 2018 9:08am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Site preparation activity for the construction of the Ratatouille attraction is picking up pace in World Showcase at the rear of Epcot's France Pavilion.

In these latest pictures you can see just how big the construction site is in relation to the existing pavilion, and also visible at the top of the image is the work on the Epcot Skyway station.

Ratatouille aerial construction pictures - March 2018

Aerial photos for WDWMAGIC by Colin Chardavoyne @cchard.

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jaklgreen13 hours ago

When it is bench seating like this, where you are shoulder to shoulder, each family(or group) unit should have their own row. I don't want to be squished up against some nasty sweaty guy in a tank top that forgot to put his deodorant on. So if it is just my daughter and me, we should not have to be squished together with someone we don't know. This is like if they put you in a doombuggy in the Haunted Mansion with a stranger. No one should be forced to be that close to a stranger.

Rich Brownn1 day ago

The vehicles were being put through too much stress on the exterior (after all, the vehicles were based off of autonomous cargo movers at seaports), so it's being reworked to be flatter.

MrPromey1 day ago

I've heard they had trouble keeping that section working consistently but combined with the reduced boarding, would seem intended to shave a little off the ride length to increase hourly capacity while operating with fewer vehicles.

disneyC971 day ago

They cut this? Was the best part of the ride that was mostly “meh” for me from there. I guess now the whole experience is consistent 😄

MrPromey2 days ago

He means the sign. The sign is permanent. 👍🏻 They may throw a canvas bag over it from time-to-time (maybe, eventually, all the time) but it'll always be there!

MisterPenguin2 days ago

Permanent. Got it.

SplashJacket2 days ago

Definitely originally planned, but they likely did the math and guests who couldn’t fit within the seats likely caused bigger capacity loss than the capacity gains from single rider. Stickers allow for best of both worlds and the return of single rider.

Jayspency2 days ago

There has always been the one unused entry post that's now used for the single rider. I think it was planned from the beginning?

Jayspency2 days ago

maybe I'll actually be able to ride Remy's when I go to Epcot now. Every time I'm over in France its always hovering around an hour.

Gusey2 days ago

It's a pretty efficient single rider at DLP, which is why many experienced with the original version are surprised Epcot's never had one until now

spectromagic042 days ago

Just rode Remys using single rider and only waited 5 minutes. There was quite a few people in line, but it moves really quick.

SplashJacket2 days ago

Had one of the rudest interactions ever with a Cast Member asking about Single Rider about a year ago. Asked how often they ran Single Rider (wasn’t aware they didn’t bring it over from Paris) and in the most condescending way the CM assured me they’ve never had single rider and never will. Was taken aback by it because I asked in a curious up-beat tone. Well, dude, now there’s a Single Rider.

gerarar2 days ago

Looks like the single rider line is a permanent thing now. Not a test. Which is a good for Epcot overall as a park. Now add one to Soarin! A Cast Member said the singer rider line is permanent, not a test. However, single rider queues are not always open all day, every day or during special events.