PHOTOS - Ratatouille goes vertical in Epcot's France Pavilion

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Ratatouille vertical construction - April 2018

Posted: Friday April 20, 2018 10:21am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The Ratatouille attraction at Epcot's France Pavilion has gone vertical, with construction now visible from various places around World Showcase Lagoon.

Ratatouille vertical construction - April 2018

Click the gallery for more photos of the latest Ratatouille construction.

The ride, based on the popular attraction found at Disneyland Paris is still some way off from its Walt Disney World debut, with current estimates of a Spring 2020 opening.

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Rich Brownn14 hours 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.

MrPromey15 hours 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 😄

MrPromey1 day 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!

MisterPenguin1 day ago

Permanent. Got it.

SplashJacket1 day 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.

Jayspency1 day 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?

Jayspency1 day 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.

Gusey1 day 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

spectromagic041 day 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.

SplashJacket1 day 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.

gerarar1 day 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.