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experience and then, if you remember in the film, the reason Gusteau died is because of the shock of losing Michelin stars, so we have this little gag where he hits the restaurant sign with his pan and the stars flicker back on. You then transition through into the load area, scene one, which is also set among the rooftops. You continue over the rooftops in scenes two and three, where you encounter Rémy and the ghost of chef Gusteau as they discuss the special meal Rémy wants to prepare in guests’ honour. Moments later, Rémy’s excitement leads to him and the ratmobiles plummeting down to the kitchen floor of the restaurant. Being rats in a human world is fraught with danger, and you get chased around in the kitchen before moving into scene four which is the cold room with its giant real life décor and the refrigerator down the bottom end, where you see Rémy and his brother eating the grapes. Scene five take you into the kitchen, where you scurry under the oven. You get spun around and pushed out from underneath the oven and under the table cloth that is covering a dining cart.
The cold room scene features oversized real-life props, whereas many of the other scenes use animated 3D media
here the intention was take people on an adventure. Originally it was going to be a highly animated show, with animated props, but it became too kitschy. So we decided that we should try it with 3D media, knitting together static décor with new, original animation by Pixar Animation Studios. To not be able to see the points where you sew together two together was the biggest challenge, but I think we have achieved a seamless experience. Wearing the 3D glasses helps to blur the lines, however I’ve also experienced it in 2D. We would never present it to our guests in 2D, but I can tell you it is still an exceptional show. The creative intent was to maintain the look of the film as you pass over the Parisian roof tops, before we shrink you down to the size of a rat – a scale of +18/+20. You then see everything through the rat’s eye. The ride’s storyline is a natural progression from the scene towards the end of the Ratatouille film where Rémy and all those guys are sitting above the restaurant, only you experience it from a slightly different perspective each time because we have programmed 72 different routes into the trackless ‘ratmobile’ ride vehicles.
Above the rooftops In the pre-show, which is based in human scale, you hear people singing, arguing, dogs barking, a musician playing. It’s all there to give you that night- time ambience you feel in the smaller streets in Paris, where people are living their lives. Gusteau welcomes the guests and tells them what they are going to
LEFT TO RIGHT: Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Robert Iger, Rémy the rat, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts chairman Tom Staggs and Philippe Gas, outgoing CEO of Disneyland Paris operator Euro Disney
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In scene six, the dining cart travels through the restaurant, and you can see the feet and legs of humans dining above. In scene seven each vehicle splits into its own projection dome as you get chased by Skinner into the walls and out onto the street. The curvature of the domes we use is much higher than IMAX and really allows us to immerse the guests in the action.
Scene eight is set in Rémy’s kitchen, where you join all the rats that are cooking. Three rats are playing with a champagne bottle down the end, they pop the cork, and we pop you out of scene eight into scene nine, which is where the rats have their own restaurant, completely covered in geranium and ivy leaves. The rats can be seen sitting at ramekin tables, with jam jar tops and cork chairs, with the band playing and lights and fireworks over the Parisian skyline. From scene 10 you exit into the unload corridor and past the large bay window of the
Ratatouille
The Movie Released in 2007, Ratatouille is an Oscar Award-winning film by Disney’s celebrated CGI subsidiary Pixar. A little less zany and high energy than some of the studios’ other animated productions, it nevertheless has a far-fetched storyline, but one that is redeemed by its charming execution. Rémy is a young rat who dreams of becoming a great French chef. Neither the opposition of his family nor the fact that he is a rodent can hold him back. Living in a sewer beneath the Paris restaurant of top chef Auguste Gusteau gives him just the chance he needs, and he indulges his passion by helping young cook Linguni in the kitchen, hiding beneath his hat whenever the intimidating Chef Skinner enters the room. But what happens when Skinner finds out there is a rat in the kitchen? Riders on Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy are about to find out!
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