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Disneyland Paris: First the Mouse and Now the Rat
Ratatouille Ride Opens Tomorrow
The New Ratatouille Ride opens at Disneyland Paris tomorrow and I got a behind the scenes tour with TEA (Themed Entertainment Association). This is no small scale ride, it’s Disney doing what they do – big, extravagant and with eye watering budgets. The ride is billed as the first of its kind for any Disney park and so expectations were high. Expect an immersive 3D dark ride experience designed for families with younger children. There’s very little storytelling so you’ll need to remember the film or act unsurprised as you board your ‘rat’ that takes six passengers around scenes from the Ratatouille film.I enjoyed the five minute ride as will thousands of excited children but is it epic? No, I don’t think so but it will hardly disappoint. As a ride experience it isn’t a game changer and arguably allowed the mix of technologies to make it too complex for its own good. But it’s such good fun, you’ll leave with a smile on your face.
The 370 seat restaurant, ‘Bistro Chez Remy’ built beside it will blow you away. Disney have built a monster sized formal dining experience and the theming is extraordinary and the layout quite stunning. It feels like a space you want to spend time in – though that point might prove challenging operationally. The set menu offers up Parisian ‘steak-frites’ and of course side orders of Ratatouille. Wine is more than decent and lovely desserts round things off nicely if you can fit them in. I hope they keep up the quality of the food because it was seriously good.
All in all the Ratatouille ride and Bistro is a welcome addition to the Disney Studio Park and will only help to improve the feel of the park.
So to round things up - it is fun, you should go and you must eat at the Bistro.
Rosalind Johnson, Director
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Picture courtesy of Pixar Times
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