Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure at Epcot (A Resorts Gal Ride Guide)
You’re in for a treat at Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in Epcot’s World Showcase! As you make your way through Chef Gusteau’s kitchen, you’ll shrink to Remy’s size, and everything becomes larger-than-life. This attraction is based on the Disney Pixar movie Ratatouille.
However, the attraction is not original to Epcot. This ride initially debuted at the Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris. Years later, the Epcot version opened during Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary (October 2021). Below, we’ll discuss the specifics for experiencing Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure during your vacation. This family-friendly attraction is a must-do for most!
Here are the need-to-know details for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure.
| Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure | Epcot |
|---|---|
Location: | France Pavilion |
Height Requirement: | No |
Lightning Lane: | Yes, with Multi Pass (Tier 1 Category) |
Early Theme Park Entry: | Yes |
Extended Evening Hours: | Yes |
Our Traffic Signal: | Green Light (It’s gonna be a long wait without a Lightning Lane!) |
Ride Type: | Dark Ride, 4D (for all ages) |
Good For: | Everyone |
Perfect For: | Fans of Ratatouille |
Must-Do List: | High Priority |
Other: | This ride does not have a single rider line or use a virtual queue system. |
Additional Info: Guests must transfer to a wheelchair to experience this attraction. Assistive Listening, Handheld Captioning, and Audio Description are available. Details for those with mobility issues (i.e., wheelchair, ECVs) can be found on Disney’s site.
Make sure to check our one-stop Lightning Lane Guide to plan your attractions.
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Ride Review
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is located behind a fountain in Epcot’s France Pavilion. This specific area is at the back of the far right side of the pavilion.
La Creperie de Paris is on the immediate right. It’s an excellent table-service restaurant for lunch or dinner. Additionally, they have a quick-service walk-up window. It’s delicious.
Related: La Creperie de Paris Review
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure’s queue begins outside in a partially covered area. The entire surroundings are very Parisian.
Ratatouille offers a standby queue and Lightning Lane with Lightning Lane Multi Pass. Guests staying in the Epcot Resorts Area or a Disney Skyliner Resort will have an advantage in accessing Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure first thing in the morning at rope drop. Those hotel guests can enter the park at the International Gateway entrance, which is near the France Pavilion.
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is available for guests with early entry theme park benefits. It’s also included during the extended evening hours for deluxe and deluxe villa resort guests. This attraction will have significant wait times throughout the day.
The queue begins with a few movie-style posters here and there. This one shows Chef Skinner with his typical scowl expression.
As you make your way inside, you’ll feel like you’re on the rooftops of a Parisian neighborhood. This is where you’ll see the sign for Gusteau’s Restaurant.
It’s all well done.
Winding through the queue, you’ll walk through a studio. Before boarding the ride, you’ll pick up a pair of 3D glasses.
Then, you’re assigned to a specific boarding area.
Before long, you’ll board your rat mobile. Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is a trackless ride like Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. Note the markings on the concrete floor from the ride vehicles.
You can probably tell from the photos you are now the size of a rat, and everything around you is supersized.
Several scenes project scents and one scene has a small splash of water.
You’ll weave through the hustle and bustle of a busy restaurant kitchen. At one point, a few champagne bottles pop, and you can feel the effect. Finally, you make it to the dining room. Unfortunately, that doesn’t go over well when your cover is blown. The pace of the ride soon picks up.
Thankfully, this attraction ends on a high note. Chef Remy becomes the chef of his own restaurant, where he and his friends (rats and humans) continue their adventure in the culinary arts.
The Resorts Gal Spin on Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
Overall, we enjoy this attraction. In my opinion, it pales in comparison to Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. But I’m not a fan of wearing 3D glasses, which are required to see the scenes in Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. I am in the minority on this one. Guests wait for hours in line to ride this attraction. I’ve yet to hear the first complaint about it.
Our Traffic Signal Guidelines
Green Light:
We give an attraction the green light if its something we consider a must-do regardless of the posted wait. Or it’s an attraction that we deem suitable to experience anytime because of high-load capacity.
Red Light:
We recommend checking the posted wait times for red light attractions and making a quick judgment call on whether to wait, skip it, or return later.
Final Thoughts
Hopefully, this review gave you a basic overview of the ride without too many spoilers. For more rides at Epcot, you might enjoy Living with the Land, which is always a favorite. Test Track is another thrill ride and also a sought-after Lightning Lane along with Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. Other Epcot favorites include Mission: Space and Frozen Ever After.
In the Comments
Now for your thoughts. Are you looking forward to riding Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure? Also, what do you think of trackless ride vehicles and 3D glasses on rides?
