Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure Ride in EPCOT | Details, Opening, FAQs

Ever since it was announced that a Ratatouille Ride is coming to EPCOT, Disney fans were eagerly waiting for it to open. Now that it’s here, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure shrinks guests down to the size of a rat and bring them on one wild ride!

In this post, we are going to explain everything you need to know about Epcot’s Ratatouille Ride including a full photo tour and a review of the attraction as we have now had the chance to ride multiple times.

We’re going to show you the ride vehicles, the attraction layout, explain the virtual queue, and let you know when the Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure opening date was.

We’ll also talk about your best touring strategy for experiencing this dark ride including tips, rope drop, Disney Lightning Lane information, what you can expect crowds to be like, and when the best time to visit the Ratatouille attraction is.

Just think of this post as “Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure 101,” where you can come to get any questions you have about it answered. Since we have been on it many times now, we’ll do our best to answer your questions as best we can and also take a more in-depth look at touring the ride.

Before it even opened we had the opportunity to ride the Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure attraction in EPCOT during the Annual Passholder previews as well as in Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris and we can say that we thoroughly enjoyed it every time.

It isn’t on the same level as most of the recent E-Ticket attractions Disney has done, but it is still an amazingly fun time! Scroll down to our Full Walkthrough of the ride as well as our Review where we share what worked and what didn’t.

It certainly makes the list of the best new Disney World rides coming in the last few years, and it is a great addition to EPCOT’s World Showcase.

One of the nice things is that it no longer uses the virtual queue system, but it has switched over to a traditional stand-by queue. That means don’t need to worry about How to Get a Boarding Group for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure.

That and it’s no longer an Lightning Lane Single Pass attraction but it’s included in the park’s Multi Pass lineup of attractions, giving you more value for your money.

If you are looking to save time, you may find our EPCOT Lightning Lanes Guide useful, as well as our article on How to Purchase Disney Lightning Lanes so you can make attraction reservations before going on Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure.

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Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure Overview

• Location: EPCOT Park, Walt Disney World
• Status: OPEN (October 1, 2021)
• Ride Type: Dark Ride, Trackless
• Thrill Level: Low
• Virtual Queue: No
• Lightning Lane Multi Pass: Yes
• Individual Lightning Lane Purchase: No
• Ride Length: Approx. 4 Minutes and 40 seconds
• Height Requirement: No Restrictions
• Capacity: 6 riders per vehicle. Hourly capacity TBD

What is Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure?

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is a trackless dark ride attraction based on Disney Pixar’s 2007 hit film Ratatouille. It shrinks guests down to the size of a rat in a 4D experience as they race through Gusteau’s kitchen just like in the film.

If you’ve ever wanted to step inside the Ratatouille film, this is your chance!

Since guests are shrunk down to Remy’s size, the entire attraction uses a combination of oversized props, set pieces, and screen technology to make it feel like you are racing on the floor of the kitchen. The trackless ride vehicles are a key component, making the Ratatouille ride an unpredictable experience, different every time you ride.

Another big part of the 4D experience is the smells. Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure incorporates the same smells you would find in a French kitchen as you pass by those items like ham, cheese, and fish.

EPCOT’s new Ratatouille attraction is definitely kid-friendly but will appeal to adults and teens alike. It sounds like a great addition to the park and will surely become one of the best attractions at EPCOT.

Where is it Located?

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is located in the France pavilion in EPCOT’s World Showcase, in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. It’s in a brand new building and part of a new expansion project to the France pavilion, behind the existing area.

To get to the ride you arrive from World Showcase promenade and head to the far right side of the France pavilion toward the water. There Disney has built a new gate that takes you into the expanded area of the pavilion. Follow that and turn left and you will see the attraction at the far end of the plaza.

As you know, EPCOT finished a huge transformation project, and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is a huge piece of it.

No matter where you stand on the issue of Disney characters having a presence in EPCOT, it’s 100% clear that they are coming whether we like it or not. Disney is making a concerted effort to make EPCOT more kid-friendly, and including a dark ride based on the Ratatouille franchise in France is an obvious choice and perfect location.

It also should be noted that this is a pretty monumental addition to EPCOT. In fact, this is the first all-new major attraction in Epcot since 2007, and the first all-new one in World Showcase since 1988 when Maelstrom debuted!

We don’t count Frozen Ever After since that was built on Maelstrom’s existing ride system, which means it’s a big deal to add a Ratatouille attraction to the park.

Is This the Same Ride in Disneyland Paris?

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is an identical copy of an already existing attraction in Disneyland Paris named: “Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquee de Remy,” which opened in 2014. That attraction is located in Walt Disney Studios Park and the inspiration for the Epcot version.

The EPCOT Remy ride has a different ride queue than the Disneyland Paris version, with the EPCOT version being longer and more detailed. The actual ride experience though is exactly the same.

Both attractions use the same trackless ride vehicles, screens, and many of the same set pieces for theming and special effects. We hoped EPCOT’s Ratatouille attraction would improve on a few of the effects we felt were cheap-feeling in the original, improving the overall quality, but unfortunately, that didn’t happen.

What is the Ride About?  Story?

The story should be the same as in the Paris version. You shrink down to rat-size and follow Remy as he leads you on this wild and crazy journey into the dining room, under tables, through the walls, and into the kitchen!

As one of Remy’s rodent pals, you watch him fulfill his dream to become one of the most famous chefs in Paris.

The attraction is themed to Paris, and everything about it from the second you step in the queue sells you on that idea. Even the loading area is made to look like you are walking on a Paris rooftop. The giant desserts, sausages, and jars all help create the atmosphere of being in a restaurant.

Ride Length

The ride length for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in EPCOT is approximately 4 minutes and 40 seconds. It is very close to the Disneyland Paris version in length.

Comparing it to other Disney World dark rides, that is significantly longer than The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, and Peter Pan’s Flight, and just a few seconds longer than Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway.

Ride Vehicle

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure uses a trackless ride vehicle and is the third such type to make it to Walt Disney World. We saw trackless ride vehicles debut in Rise of the Resistance and then also in Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway.

Disney also released a look at these new ride vehicles, actually in their environment inside the show building:

The beauty of a trackless vehicle is that it allows the attraction to function without the classic limitations of a tracked vehicle. Since there are no tracks on the ground, you have no idea where you are going to go next, making the ride much more spontaneous, unpredictable, and ultimately more fun!

In fact, Disney has confirmed that the vehicles behave differently each time you ride it, meaning every time will be a unique experience.

The ride vehicles are in the shape of a rat, which signifies your transition from human to rodent form. They look something like the Tsum Tsum cartoon rats with oversized features.

Each vehicle has 2 rows of 3 people, for a total of 6 people per car.

Guests climb aboard these cute “rat-shaped” ride vehicles while they join Remy on a wild adventure through Gusteau’s restaurant!

Height Requirement

There is No Height Requirement for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure yet, and guests of all ages and heights can ride.

The Disneyland Paris version also has no height restrictions, and since they are the same ride, that’s what they decided at Disney World. There are many attractions with height requirements in Disney World, but this isn’t one of them.

How Scary Is the Ratatouille Ride?

If you don’t like frightening attractions, don’t worry, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is not a scary ride. It’s a family-friendly ride and appeals to guests of all age groups so there isn’t much to fear.

That being said, there are some 3D special effects that include water and heat throughout the ride. It also includes very large set pieces and a scene where you are chased through the restaurant with a meat cleaver. It could be startling to very small children, but most children should be fine and will absolutely love this ride.

If your children like Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, they will also love the Ratatouille attraction.

Will this Ride Make Me Sick?

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is not an overly thrilling attraction and there are no drops or inversions of any kind. That being said, if you get motion sickness very easily, it could be slightly bothersome due to the screens.

The trackless ride vehicles go forwards, backward, side to side, and rotate around at will, and the fact that there is no track to look at means that you don’t really know which direction the car is going to go in.

Again, a good gauge is comparing how you feel on Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. If you are good on that ride, this is very similar, though we feel slightly more nauseous on Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure.

Who Will Like Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure?

Everyone from young children to teenagers to adults should like Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. It’s a family ride that appeals to all ages and groups of people, and will especially be a hit with kids and families.

Even if you haven’t seen the Ratatouille film before, that’s ok. You don’t need to have any experience with the story of the film in order to enjoy the ride in EPCOT.

Does the Ratatouille Ride in Epcot Use Boarding Groups?

No, it does not. Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure was using boarding groups and the virtual queue system when it opened in October 2021. However, it dropped the virtual queue in January 2022 and will be using a standby queue for now, so getting a boarding pass is no longer an issue.

The Virtual Queue was the only way to ride Rise of the Resistance after it opened up in 2019, and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure followed the same direction when it first opened. It’s possible that the virtual queue could return sometime in the future, but that won’t likely be any time soon.

When it was running, distribution times for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure boarding groups opened each day at 7:00 am and 1:00 pm.

It’s been rumored that more attractions in Disney World could eventually use boarding groups to limit contact with other guests. What Disney decides to do with the other attractions remains to be seen.

• Read our guide to riding Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure with the virtual queue for tips and strategies to getting a boarding pass for your group.

Does Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure Use The Lightning Lane System?

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure does not have a FastPass+ option because the entire FastPass system has been retired from use in the Disney parks, and been replaced by the Disney Lightning Lane service.

This attraction, as well as many others, uses a paid version of FastPass+ in Disney World called Disney Lightning Lanes. This gives guests access to the majority of the rides in EPCOT for a fee. Lightning Lanes consists of two different offerings called the Multi Pass and a Single Pass.

The Multi Pass is most reminiscent of FastPass+ allowing guests to reserve 3 rides in advance of their trip for a flat fee per day per person. The Single Pass is essentially an a la carte offering allowing guests to also reserve the most popular attractions in the park.

At least for the moment, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure will remain a Lightning Lane Multi Pass selection. In the past, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure was a pay-per-ride attraction and a Lightning Lane Single Pass selection. This allowed guests to be guaranteed a ride on the attraction for a single purchase price.

It’s possible in the future it could revert back to being a Lightning Lane Single Pass selection, but nothing is confirmed at this time.

How Much Does Lightning Lane Cost for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure?
It costs approximately $15 to $35 plus tax for the Lightning Lane Multi Pass service which gives you access to Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure and other popular rides in EPCOT for one flat fee.

When it was listed as an Lightning Lane Single Pass selection, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure cost $9 per person, but that depended on the season, day of the week, and overall park capacity that day.

Do I Have to Pay to Ride Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure?
No, you don’t necessarily have to pay to ride. You can get in the traditional standby line and ride for free. However, wait times can be long depending on the season and the date you are visiting, and purchasing a reservation is another option in case you don’t want to wait.

No matter what you decide to do, the new Ratatouille ride in EPCOT has been one of the most in-demand attractions in Disney World since opening, and you should make it one of your top priorities when visiting.

Does It Have a Single Rider Line?

Yes, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure has a Single Rider line. Above the entrance to the ride, there is a sign clearly marked “Single Rider” which lets us reasonably conclude that it will be used.

However, even though there is a Single Rider lane indicated at the attraction, so far Disney hasn’t made it available to guests right away at opening. Rise of the Resistance is also equipped for Single Rider, but they chose not to let guests use it immediately. We’ll have to see what Disney decides here.

Disney usually includes one for more big E-Ticket attractions, so it makes sense that they include one here too. Usually, guests wanting to use the Single Rider option get sent through the Lightning Lane queue.

Does it Have Rider Switch?

Almost all Disney World rides have the Rider Switch option, and Epcot’s Ratatouille ride has one too. This allows adults to experience the attraction even if they have children too small to ride. They can go one at a time and not have to do the entire line twice.

The only catch with Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is all guests participating in the rider switch program must still have a boarding group to ride. It won’t work if only one person is in a boarding group.

Guest Accessibility

Guests who have special accessibility needs can experience Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. There is a special loading station for riders with disabilities which gives them all the time they need to board without disrupting the flow of the other ride vehicles.

Wheelchair access is included with this attraction. The ride has wider vehicles that are equipped to carry wheelchairs and guests can even stay in their wheelchair the entire time without having to transfer to a seat.

The ride vehicles are not accessible for ECVs however, and guests will have to transfer out into a regular seat if they want to ride.

READ MORE: Disney Disability Access (DAS Pass)

What Characters are in the Ratatouille Ride?

If you’ve seen Disney Pixar’s Ratatouille movie, you will recognize many of the characters that are in the new attraction in Epcot. Some of the characters you can expect to find are:

• Remy
• Alfredo Linguini
• Emile
• Colette Tatou
• Auguste Gusteau
• Skinner
• and more

Ride Layout and Walkthrough

Now we are going to give you a walkthrough of Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure and share details and photos of every scene throughout the attraction.

Just as a warning, the below description is quite detailed so if you don’t want to know anything and would rather be surprised when visiting the attraction yourself, now is the time to skip ahead to the planning section of the post.

Ok, everyone ready? Let’s start outside the attraction first:

Outside the Attraction

To get to Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, you first have to cross through the gorgeous new expansion in the France pavilion. Instead of continuing around World Showcase, stick to the right side of the pavilion along the water until you come to a large art-deco-inspired archway.

The Disney Imagineers do an incredible job here of taking you out of the real world-inspired Paris setting in the front, and dropping you into the middle of Remy’s version of Paris. That’s right, you’ve stepped over into the world of this cute little rat and are experiencing a fantasized Paris from his point of view.

The plaza is beautiful and evokes the feeling of a living breathing, space, with a strong resemblance to the “City of Light.” Speaking of which, it’s wonderful during the day but come here at night if you really want to be blown away.

The transition starts to become clearer the closer you get to the attraction, and little details are everywhere in the plaza including manholes with Remy’s face on them, silhouettes of him in windows, and the giant sign above the rooftops for Gusteau’s.

We think this new space is a nice mix of a true-to-life city that harmonizes with World Showcase, while at the same time is lighthearted and fun, bringing out the spirit of Disney/Pixar animation and appealing also to younger guests.

Our favorite detail though is the elegant fountain in the middle of the plaza, that is, well, covered in rats! It’s a lot cuter than it sounds believe me!

It’s very close to the fountain out in front of the Ratatouille attraction in Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris, just done on a bigger and more dramatic scale.

The whole thing adds movement and life to the space, as Walt Disney always wanted in his parks.

The coolest effect is that water flows out constantly from the bottles, making it look like bottles of champagne are popping non-stop!

It’s also now very interesting to be standing on this side of the pavilion because you get a much closer view of the Eiffel Tower. I’m not sure it’s as true to scale from this angle, but we’ll let it slide.

As you are walking through the space, take the time to look up at the buildings and see the wonderful details on the roofs, chimneys, and in the windows.

Now we get a look at that absolutely stunning attraction marquee hanging over the entrance:

The colors are dark blue and gold and the design elements of the sign match that of its Disneyland Paris counterpart, Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy. It also boasts an impressive 200 individual light bulbs across the letters and around the edge.

Of course, Chef Remy himself is sitting at the top and surrounded by some intricate gold leaf.

Now that you are done looking around the outside, it’s time to get in line and go ride!

Queue

The queue for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure starts out here to the right side of the pavilion. It’s just past the delicious new restaurant La Crêperie de Paris which you absolutely must try if you like crepes (that should cover just about everyone then!)

The nice thing about this queue which Disney has obviously learned from Toy Story Land is attractions with a queue that starts outside in Florida, must be covered, and keep guests out of the sunlight. They also are a great spot to run to if it starts raining.

Keeping with the theme, the iron overhangs are reminiscent of a structure you would find in Paris and are even slightly whether implying they’ve been here a while.

The line moves pretty quickly, but remember it is using the virtual queue right now and not a stand-by queue. When they eventually switch over you will see the entire line filled often.

Here we are, the entrance to the ride. Notice how it’s made to look like the entrance to a theater and ticket booths out in front.

Here is a look at the signs above indicating the Single Riders line:

and the Standy-By queue:

Another clue that we are in Remy’s version of Paris is the larger-than-life-sized poster of Skinner on the wall as you walk through.

The outdoor queue eventually leads indoors into a plain-looking room with wood panels and red wallpaper.

A closer look at the wallpaper reveals hidden Remys…

While the first part isn’t all that impressive, the next room will leave you speechless.

I don’t know exactly how the transition from the movie theater entrance works, but here we are up on the rooftops of the buildings we just saw outside.

This whole part of the queue is extremely well done with lots of cool details. The obvious one is the giant Gusteau’s sign lit up colorfully in the night sky which illuminates the surrounding walls. We also really like the glass window leading down to the interior below.

The lights are on in some of the smaller windows making the space feel “lived-in.”

The dark atmosphere and rooftop lights really work here and though we are not huge fans of the entire queue, this part was done flawlessly.

Even subtle details like the sounds of the cars going by and dogs barking on the Parisian streets below, add that extra magic that we have come to expect from a Disney attraction.

Make sure to look over some of the walls for views you otherwise wouldn’t see.

After the rooftop, you make your way in through one of the windows and into an artist’s studio.

This is just a random scene and not connected to the story in any way but it’s cool to imagine that this is how a studio in Paris would look. This part of the queue is new and exclusive to the Walt Disney World version.

In case our artist needs a snack while they work!

Cabinets line the wall which hold our artist’s painting supplies:

Some of the previous paintings are hanging on the wall down the hallway.

The latest masterpiece is an interactive painting hanging on the wall as you leave and gives safety information for the upcoming ride.

We are almost there! Similar to Toy Story Mania, there is a pickup location for your 3D glasses which you will need for the ride since many of the effects take place on 3D screens in the various rooms.

Make your way over to the ride vehicle loading area. Half of the guests will go to the left, and the other half to the right.

Guests are split up into boarding groups before loading.

Let’s get in our vehicle…

The Ride

As your ride vehicle pulls up, the first thing you notice is it’s a rat! They are so cute though we don’t mind!

Each vehicle holds 6 guests, 3 in the front row and 3 in the back. It has a single lap bar restraint to keep you in, though it doesn’t really need it since there are no drops and you don’t travel all that fast.

The ride vehicles are also trackless and use an identical system like what is found on Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway and Rise of the Resistance. In fact, those rides actually copied this one since a Ratatouille ride has been in Disneyland Paris since 2014.

Instead of a track below to steer the car, this ride uses magnets underneath the vehicle, so you never know just where you are going to end up in a given room. It makes the ride more spontaneous and unpredictable as you will see.

As the cars pull away you can even see its tail on the back of the vehicle!

As the journey begins, you will see that you are back out on the rooftop only in a different area with many chimneys in view.

Now get those 3D glasses on because you now will need them for the screens in the following rooms.

In the first scene, we join Chef Remy up above Gusteau’s restaurant as he is trying to decide what to make tonight for dinner. All of a sudden the glass breaks and you drop down into the restaurant below.

Don’t worry, the ride vehicles do not actually drop, it’s just an effect on the screen that makes you feel like you are dropping. There are no drops at all on this ride and everything is done through special effects on the screens.

Immediately, you find yourself in the middle of the chaos of the kitchen with chefs and waiters bustling about. You take it all in from a rat’s point of view and scurry under the tables to hide and to avoid getting stepped on.

The effects are ok, but we were a little disappointed that the Imagineers didn’t make any improvements to the technology over the version in Disneyland Paris.

At times we found ourselves taken out of the moment since we could very clearly see the floor in front of us. It was almost like just parking in front of a big movie screen in each room and watching the action unfold.

We did like the water effect from the mop which is a nice touch.

As Linguini helps you escape the kitchen so you don’t get caught, you end up in the freezer. This is our favorite room during the ride since it is filled with actual props and not just looking at things on a screen.

We love looking at the gigantic jars of olives, salami, and fresh produce as we race by and try not to get caught by Skinner. This room feels a lot colder too, just like being in a freezer.

I wish Disney made a few more of the spaces like this instead of only using the screens, at least working them in a bit more in the other rooms.

As you leave the freezer, you make your way out into the dining room floor. This is just like the movie as well-dressed guests are seated and enjoying a finely prepared meal at Gusteau’s.

Things are going smoothly until Skinner sees you and then it’s time to high-tail it out of here!

Another cool scene in the ride is when you are underneath the furnace and it turns on. You actually feel the heat blazing on you which is well done.

The most exciting part of the ride is probably when you find yourself inside the walls and are running with the other rats away from skinner. The fast motion through the fit holes in the walls gives you an invigorating feeling.

The last scene before the finale drops you into the kitchen and you scurry across the stove as all the other rats have now taken control of the food preparation.

The scene ends with a bang!

The final scene puts you in a big dining room where Remy and all his friends are welcoming you!

This room has some actual props, but most of the action is on the screen in front of you.

As you leave the room your vehicle makes its way to the unloading station.

That’s it, your ride is finished!

When Did Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure Open?

The big question everyone wants to know is “When did Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure openi in Epcot?” We are happy to tell you that the wait is over and this highly anticipated new ride in the France pavilion is OPEN.

After years of waiting, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure opened to the public on October 1, 2021.

Originally, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in EPCOT was supposed to open in “Summer 2020,” but due to the park closure and construction delays, it was delayed until 2021.

Shortly afterward, Disney confirmed its opening on October 1. Not only the Ratatouille ride but the entire France expansion project, complete with La Crêperie de Paris restaurant opened on that date.

October 1 was also is the first day of The Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary celebration, which means the party got off to a good start!

Our first opinion is we didn’t think we’d have to wait that long. We had known for some time that the ride was already built and ready to go, so what was the delay?

We knew it was not going to be one of the Disney attractions likely to be cut during the parks closure, but it has definitely been affected by a delay, causing it to open later than expected. From the outside, the Ratatouille ride in EPCOT was looking complete for some time, and though the internal construction was continuing, for the most part, it has been done since 2020.

Despite this fact, Disney wanted to wait until the most opportune moment to open Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, which isn’t until October 2021. (Can we come up with a briefer nickname for this ride please?)

The problem Disney has up until recently was a lack of guest attendance in the parks. When Disney World reopened, the parks experienced a record low in attendance with all 4 having reduced capacity to around 25%.

Usually, when you open a new attraction you get an immediate bump in attendance, which in turn increases revenue. However, it didn’t make financial sense to open a new attraction in 2020 or early 2021 when EPCOT’s capacity was severely limited. Disney wouldn’t have received the maximum boost that the Ratatouille ride could give.

Until guests started coming back to the parks at almost normal levels, Disney didn’t want to open Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. If they had opened the ride months ago you probably would have got a big influx of local guests for a day or two to check out the new ride, but not much more.

The embarrassment thereafter of having a new attraction go basically unnoticed is not what Disney was looking for. Disney was betting on the fact that more people will come back around the 50th anniversary

In fact, since the spring, crowds have been steadily returning to the parks, despite travel restrictions, the fear of getting sick and economic uncertainty. Disney’s Park Pass system has also made it easier for the company to run park operations and understand how many guests will be in the parks each day.

There were other major projects like the TRON roller coaster, that were supposed to be ready in time for Disney World’s 50th Anniversary and that ended up getting pushed off into 2022 or 2023.

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is the only new attraction they were sure about having ready in time in 2021.

While it would have been nice to see it open sooner than October, at least it is getting the fanfare and attention that a new headliner attraction deserves. It looks like people are now getting more willing to start traveling once again and coming to the parks.

Review

Since this attraction is finally open in EPCOT, we can give our full review of the ride. Since we had already been on Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy in Disneyland Paris, we knew what to expect since it’s almost an exact copy of the one in Disney World.

Our overall thought is that it’s a very fun ride and great for families especially. We love the ideas behind the ride: shrinking down to rat-size, being chased through the restaurant, etc. That said, there are a few things we’re not so crazy about and feel like could have been executed a bit better.

We hoped Disney would have improved on some of these small things and made the EPCOT version superior to the one in Paris. Ultimately, Disney’s way of building rides nowadays is to make carbon copies of the same attraction and place them in multiple parks.

What We Love about Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure

The Ride System – There is no doubt we prefer a trackless ride system to a traditional tracked ride. The whole thing is super smooth and though it can make you a bit dizzy sometimes, overall it makes the adventure much more exciting and unpredictable.

The Characters – Honestly, who doesn’t love Remy. He’s straight-up adorable and so are all of his rat friends. It’s a fun time following them through the busy kitchen and trying to escape from Skinner. Some audio-animatronic characters would have been nice though.

It’s Fun – While it does have some big flaws (more on those in a minute) you can’t deny it’s a fun time. The story feels genuine and true to the characters, and it has some moments of humor sprinkled in. While it’s not the most technologically advanced ride, there is no doubt you will leave with a smile on your fave.

What Could Have Been Better

The Screens – This new Remy ride is highly reliant on screen for its special effects, and while that can work, we feel like it could have been done better in the Paris version. I’m not against screens by any means, but they need to be done right.

These ones seemed like they were on the older side and the image quality wasn’t great. Also, the fact that you always see the other cars parked next to you right in front of the screen kind of ruins the effect.

I think the way they are used in Na’vi River Journey and Rise of the Resistance, for instance, prove they can be an effective way of narrating the story in a Disney attraction that they fell short on here.

More Props – So besides the freezer scene, this ride is very short on actual, real-life objects in the ride. There are no audio animatronics and the lack of real-world props again makes it feel like you are watching a movie instead of being immersed in the adventure.

We get that this saves money, and I could even swallow it on a new ride like Rise of the Resistance. However, when you have a ride that had obvious flaws when it originally came out, it would have been nice to touch up some of those areas and show that you care more about the final quality of the attraction and not just getting it open as quickly as possible.

Conclusion

Even though we do have some complaints about Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, we still think it’s a fun ride and a great addition to EPCOT. The park was starving for more family-friendly rides, and we think it hits the mark with using company IP and integrating the Disney characters into World Showcase, while a the same time not completely compromising the integrity of EPCOT.

This is the way Disney is moving from now on, and while the original EPCOT is not coming back anytime soon, that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the successes the company brings us along the way.

As long as you aren’t expecting a groundbreaking E-Ticket attraction like Rise of the Resistance, or even Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway to a lower degree, we think you will be content with the way things came out on this ride. Since it is also a trackless ride, it will, unfortunately, get compared to those two often.

If it came to Disney World before those other two, it would likely be appreciated more than just compared.

The character Remy is adorable and we think the majority of guests will love following him through this light-hearted story. Overall, it’s a solid attraction and one that certainly merits visiting on just about every visit.

Wait Times and Crowds

Whenever there is a new ride in one of the Disney parks, there is always an increased demand from guests wanting to experience it for the first time, and in turn a bump in overall attendance for that park. To some degree, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure has followed the same pattern and increased EPCOT’s attendance a bit since opening.

Now don’t get it confused, this attraction isn’t a huge success like Flight of Passage, and it definitely hasn’t reached the levels recently seen with Rise of the Resistance. However, to pretend it won’t continue to have an impact would be naive.

For example, look at the crowds that came pouring in for Frozen Ever After back in 2016 and have carried steadily ever since. The Frozen franchise has a bigger following than Ratatouille, but I personally think the Ratatouille ride is a better attraction than Frozen Ever After and it has drawn significant crowds.

Another factor is that with the opening of this ride is a whole expansion to the France pavilion which includes a Crepes restaurant and shopping. This has also helped drive crowds as they want to see these upgrades in person.

As for the wait times, the ride has been open for a couple of years now, and since switching from the virtual queue, we do have some data since it’s been using a standby queue.

The average wait time for Remy’s Ratatouille is usually between 60-90 minutes. This of course varies by the time of day and the dates you are visiting.

In general, the wait time is between 60-70 during the first hour of park operations, then it slowly rises through the middle of the day. It then drops off slightly during the last 2 hours of the evening.

When it first opened we had seen some crazy lines of up to 2 or even 3 hours at times, but thankfully that has dropped off a bit in the last few years. That’s almost as much as other rides like Frozen Ever After when it first opened.

2-hour lines are more common during the busy season, and if you go in the “off-season” you will likely have a 60 to 70-minute wait instead.

Predicting the crowd levels and wait times for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is very hard to do at this point in time due to the current economic scene in the U.S. We aren’t sure what crowds are going to look like for the next couple of years as Disney World Park Attendance has dropped off substantially in the last bit of time.

However, so far it has been a major draw for visitors, even though it isn’t the classic E-Ticket attraction like many people think it is. Expect it to be very popular and have long lines when you visit, as EPCOT doesn’t have many top-tier attractions for guests.

What happens after that is connected to the overall attendance in Walt Disney World, and if it continues to rise as we’ve seen in recent months, things could get even busier.

When planning your trip to ride the new Ratatouille attraction in EPCOT, make sure to consult our Disney World Crowd Calendar. There you will find the dates that are least likely to be peak attendance.

Touring Strategy & Rope Drop

At this point, we’ve had the chance to ride Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure dozens of times and get a feel for making a complete touring plan for this ride. Things have also changed recently since Disney got rid of FastPass+ for the new Lightning Lane system, it’s going to completely change the way guests tour the parks.

Your budget and if you want to pay to ride Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure will for sure factor in with the strategy you choose, but also how many other people are willing to pay is going to determine wait times for everyone else who doesn’t want to pay and prefers using the standby queue.

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is part of the Multi Pass package which gives access to the majority of EPCOT rides for a $15 – $35 flat fee (plus tax). It is currently no longer an Lightning Lane Single Pass attraction, but that could change in the future.

If you don’t mind waiting in line, there is no need to pay for it since using the standby queue is free.

Since the boarding groups are gone, Lightning Lane and the standby queue are your only options at this point. In that case, you should make it a priority attraction when visiting EPCOT.

Whether you pay to ride or use the standby queue will determine the strategy you use. If paying, make this your first Lightning Lane selection of the day early in the morning, and then rope drop one of the other high-priority attractions like Soarin’ or Frozen Ever After.

A lot will depend on which entrance you are coming into EPCOT from. If arriving from the International Gateway, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure will be the easiest to rope drop and you should get on without any problems. In that case, there will be no need to pay to ride.

If you are coming from the front entrance of the park, or show up late, it might be worth paying to ride depending on how long the wait times are.

Not including Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, which uses the virtual queue, the two most popular rides in the park right now are Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure and Frozen Ever After.

To rope drop either of these two attractions, you are going to skip the EPCOT main entrance and enter the park through the International Gateway entrance located in the back of the park, in between France and the U.K. pavilions. If you are going to the Ratatouille ride, you’ll head right at the bridge and into France where there will be a line forming before the park’s opening each day.

To get to the International Gateway you can’t take a bus, those will drop you off at the front of the park. The most convenient option would be to stay at one of the EPCOT-area resort hotels like Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club, Disney’s Boardwalk Resort, or the Swan and Dolphin. Those are all within walking distance from the back entrance.

It’s also conveniently located right next to the Disney Skyliner station, which means any of the Skyliner hotels are also a good option to get you there (as long as it’s operating early enough).

Of course, if you have a big budget and paying for rides is not an issue, you will have a much easier time if you are willing to spend the money. Depending on how long the lines are, it might be worth the extra money instead of spending half of your day waiting in line.

If you make a Lightning Lane reservation for Remy’s, rope drop Frozen Ever After instead. If not, get a Lightning Lane for Frozen Ever After and plan on rope-dropping Remy’s instead.

No matter which of the two attractions you end up using the Lightning Lane for, your plan should be to rope drop the other. This will give you a big jump on your day and help you knock out the biggest EPCOT attractions early on.

Of course, once Cosmic Rewind uses the Standby Queue, that will immediately become your number 1 priority for rope dropping EPCOT and you will do it from the park’s front entrance of the park.

If you are able to get a reservation for Cosmic Rewind with the Virtual Queue or with the Lightning Lane, then rope-dropping Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure or Frozen Ever After is your best bet.

As long as you don’t mind spending the extra money, buying a Lightning Lane pass for as many of these attractions as you can will make your life easier when trying to plan your day in the park.

We’ll have a more detailed strategy for you as we get more practice touring EPCOT after all these changes, so stay tuned.

What Time Do I Need to Get to EPCOT for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure?

As long as you don’t want to pay for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, you need to show up at EPCOT early for the lowest wait times.

Whenever we are suggesting a rope drop strategy for the Disney parks, we recommend getting there 90 minutes before park opening. I know that sounds like a lot, but being one of the first people in line for the day will help you hit the most popular attractions early in the day and get much more done than you would be able to otherwise.

If you are planning on riding Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure on a holiday weekend, we recommend getting there at least 1.5 hours before park opening as there will be way more guests than normal who are eager to ride for the first time. They might even open the park early that day.

Of course, you don’t HAVE to show up that early to ride, just be aware the wait time will probably be somewhere in the 60-minute range or slightly more. As long as you are willing to wait, it’s not an issue.

We will keep updating our strategy for riding this once we get more insight into exact crowd levels, wait times, and the best rope-dropping strategy.

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure vs. Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure and Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway are going to get a lot of comparisons because of the many similarities between the two attractions.

They both are among the first rides in Walt Disney World to use a trackless ride system with similar ride vehicles, they both heavily use screen-based/projection technology for special effects, and they feature fan-favorite cartoon characters as the stars of the attraction.

That being said, these two attractions are not created equal and there are also some major differences when comparing them against each other.

In any event, if you are not paying for the ride, the strategy will be simple…the best way to ride Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is to get there before EPCOT opens and rope drop it as your first attraction of the day. This and Frozen Ever After should be your top priorities.

Here are some aspects of each ride and which one we feel does a better job in that area:

Queue – RRA. Neither attraction has a particularly interesting queue, though we have to give the nod to Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure here. While it has some empty spots and there are no audio-animatronics to keep guests entertained while waiting, we love the scene on the Parisian rooftops and it really sets the mood for your adventure.

Even though the Chinese Theater is iconic, there isn’t much to it on the inside, making this an easy choice.

Pre-Show – MMRR. Runaway Railway wins in this category since it’s the only of the two rides with a pre-show. It also happens that we really like it and always find ourselves singing “Nothing Can Stop Me Now” for hours after we leave.

Storytelling/Immersiveness – MMRR. This one is close. Both rides do a decent job in storytelling and make us feel like we are involved. While we like the idea of being chased through the kitchen more, Runaway Railway does a better job executing it. The projection technology is much smoother than the screens in RRA which at times breaks the immersion for us.

Thrills – RRA. Neither attraction is what you would call thrilling. The most thrilling scene between the two rides for us is the waterfall in MMRR, but it is very short and only lasts a few seconds. In Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, however, most of the ride you are being chased so that excitement lasts longer.

Re-Rideability – MMRR. This one is pretty easy for us and we would very happily ride Runaway Railway over and over again. The ride is bigger and has more details and hidden gems worth looking at after many rides which are fun to find. Plus the projection technology doesn’t make you as nauseous as the screens in Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure do. After a few rides, you can really start to feel queasy.

Uniqueness and Fun Factor – MMRR. Both rides are fun, but we think Runaway Railway has the advantage here. The overall tone of the ride is more upbeat, and cheery, and while we love Remy, nobody can beat Mickey. Runaway Railway is also the more groundbreaking ride with seamless projection mapping, unlike anything we’ve seen before.

Remy’s is based on technology that was used almost a decade earlier and Disney has since created much more advanced attractions, so obviously there isn’t that same “wow” factor.

Overall, they are both really fun rides that we enjoy and are on our “must-do” lists of attractions when visiting EPCOT or Hollywood Studios, but Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway is the clear winner for us. The combination of better, more immersive storytelling, better re-rideability, and a higher fun factor puts the mouse out on top of the rat.

Should I Visit Disney World for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in 2025?

We definitely recommend visiting Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in 2025, or as soon as possible, and the reason is simple.

A Disney World attraction 99% of the time will never be better than it is when it first opens. All the animatronics, special effect, etc are usually working perfectly, and unfortunately, after a couple of years, it’s, it’s not always guaranteed they will be running the same.

That’s why we always prefer to experience a new attraction right away.

So far, we haven’t noticed any major features of the ride not working, and it seems to be holding up pretty nicely. However, that can change at any time, so again, if you haven’t seen it, now is the time.

Coming in 2025 will also have its benefits with more new attractions open by then and the rest of the EPCOT expansion finally being completely finished.

We wouldn’t make a separate trip to Disney World JUST for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure as we suggested for Rise of the Resistance, but if you were already planning on going anyway, it may be good timing for you and it’ll be the best condition you get to ride this attraction in.

To get a better understanding, read our post on Which year is best to visit Disney World? There we’ll break down all the pros and cons to help you make the best decision.

In the end, either year will probably be fine, and you should base it on which season you can come and what other attractions you really want to experience during your trip.

Once you figure out the year, we recommend reading our post on “When is the best time to visit Disney World?” We even have a month-by-month ranking so you can compare them all and make the best decision when to go.

FAQs

Overall, we like the Ratatouille franchise and think it’s a perfect fit in Epcot’s France pavilion. This is a good example of adding Disney characters to Epcot in a way that doesn’t feel overly forced and overall we think it will be a great addition.

In the meantime, check out our latest France Pavilion Expansion Construction Updates where we show some of the work being done to the rest of the pavilion.

If you are excited about Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, there is even more in store in the coming years. Read about all the other new attractions coming to Disney World in the next few years!

Your Thoughts

I want to know what you think about Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure ride…

• What are your thoughts on this new ride in EPCOT?
• Where does it rank on your list of new attractions?

Let us know in the comments section below!

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