Remy's Ratatouille Adventure Hides a Spilled Box of Linguini, a Secret Address and a Cheese Block Speaker
Imagineers walked through the new show sets and animated queue scene at EPCOT, and the Easter eggs are tastier than you'd expect.
Remy's Ratatouille Adventure at EPCOT is packed with new little secrets, and Walt Disney Imagineering just gave fans a tour of them. The ride switched from 3D to 2D last year, and the new show sets and animated queue scene bring some clever hidden details.
Associate Show Set Designer Sarah led the walk in the latest episode of WED Walks. From a spilled box of pasta to a cheese block that doubles as a speaker, there's a lot to look for on your next visit.
The ride's switch from 3D to 2D left the queue with a gap to fill. The old 3D glasses station is now a vent that shows the silhouettes of busy rats scurrying around.
Sarah explained that she measured a vent already in the ride's load station so the new one would have the same proportions. It's a small detail, but it helps the new piece feel like it was always there.
The new set pieces were also informed by similar changes made to the Disneyland Paris version of the ride. That means the updates are nearly identical between the two.
One scene now features a giant box of spilled linguini. It looks like a pile of pasta, but it's actually a ramp with linguini pieces on top, and it helps hide the seam where a screen meets the floor.
To get the look right, Imagineers spilled a real box of spaghetti and used it as reference for the props. That's a very relatable way to design a set.
The box has a fun wink for Imagineering fans. The linguini references 1401 Flower St, the address of Walt Disney Imagineering in Glendale, California. The brand on top of the box reads Glendali, and the side is labeled Linguini No 1 401g.
Many of the new order tickets in this area are for the Sweetbread Special. That one is based on an order ticket seen in the Ratatouille film.
Next to the linguini is a new rat trap. It's a replica of the animated trap that Skinner gets his hand caught in later on the ride.
Imagineers contacted Pixar, and the studio sent over the actual model its animators used for the trap. The team then built it again at a larger scale.
Under the giant dining cart sits a new bumper bar that also hides where the screen meets the floor. It's designed to look like an extension of the cart, so it blends right in.
Imagineers also moved the scene's speakers from behind the screen to the bumper bar. They're angled behind three perforated panels, which is all about improving how the scene sounds.
The ride's finale now includes a giant charcuterie board. The only door big enough for this set piece was on the other side of the building, so it traveled the same path the ride vehicles take to get to its spot.
Imagineering worked closely with the park's operations team so Remy's Ratatouille Adventure didn't have to close while the props went in. That meant the work happened overnight.
Installing the charcuterie board took two nights. On the first night, the crew removed the props already in the space. On the second, they put the board in place and set those props back on top of it.
There's a block of cheese on the board that hides a speaker, another one moved to help the audio. It's also a nod to Sarah's dad, and she explains the story in the WED Walks video.
So next time you ride, look for the glasses station that became a vent, the pasta that's really a ramp, and that very important piece of cheese.
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