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

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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

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

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

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

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

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disneyC971 hour 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 😄

MrPromey17 hours 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!

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.

Jayspency18 hours 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?

Jayspency18 hours 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.

Gusey18 hours 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

spectromagic0419 hours 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.

SplashJacket20 hours 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.

gerarar20 hours 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.