Disneyland Paris 2014: 'Ratatouille' dark ride

[DiogoJ42]

Dang, they fugly!

 

[Scott]

It does say 'preliminary design work in progress' so hopefully this is just a very basic image - I doubt that Disney would leave the cars that bland. Hope not anyway.


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[Sam]

Spoilers ahead!

2014 - Ratatouille - (6/3/13) Disney Central Plaza has posted some great images taken showing off the plans posted for public review for the new Rataouille attraction on their Facebook page. The layout for the ride is kind of crazy looking, as seems to be the norm with trackless vehicle rides. Based on the look of things, the cars appear like they were head off in groups of three through the attraction, as there are several areas where it looks like they will pause in front of three screens or viewing areas along the ride before backing out and moving on to the next segment.

Looks crazy, complicated but really really fun! I love the insane ways the three cars seem to criss-cross and zig-zag! A ballet of robots.

 

[DiogoJ42]

So this is another glorified cinema ride then? Well that's disapointing. :'(

 

[evilcod]

So this is another glorified cinema ride then? Well that's disapointing. :'(

That it would be heavily video based was one of the few things known about this ride (Along with trackless and the Ratatouille theme) so it shouldn't come as too much of a shock for anyone. There is a mix of physical themeing and video though so it will hopefully create a very immersive experience. Also the size of some of those screens is going to be impressive alone.

 

[Natalie]

So this is another glorified cinema ride then? Well that's disapointing. :'(

That it would be heavily video based was one of the few things known about this ride (Along with trackless and the Ratatouille theme) so it shouldn't come as too much of a shock for anyone. There is a mix of physical themeing and video though so it will hopefully create a very immersive experience. Also the size of some of those screens is going to be impressive alone.

Plus Disney are good at video stuff look at Soarin' it's still a crowd puller at Epcot. You really do need to go to the other parks Diogo no matter how much you hate America.

 

[evilcod]

Plus Disney are good at video stuff look at Soarin' it's still a crowd puller at Epcot. You really do need to go to the other parks Diogo no matter how much you hate America.

To further the discussion on video quality it has been said that Pixar animators in Cali are actually creating the additional video for this attraction so with arguably the best digital animators in the world working on it the project is in very safe hands.

 

[DiogoJ42]

I don't care how good the animation is, if I want to watch cartoon, I can do that at home. I go to theme parks for something special. Forgive me for thinking Disney, of all parks, might be able to provide that.

 

[IanB]

I don't care how good the animation is, if I want to watch cartoon, I can do that at home. I go to theme parks for something special. Forgive me for thinking Disney, of all parks, might be able to provide that.

I am sure there will be some fancy lasers in there for you to enjoy as well

Ian

 

[EuroSatch]

Re: Re: Disneyland Paris 2014: 'Ratatouille' dark ride

I don't care how good the animation is, if I want to watch cartoon, I can do that at home. I go to theme parks for something special. Forgive me for thinking Disney, of all parks, might be able to provide that.

It's a shame then that 16m other people don't share your opinion here

 

[evilcod]

I don't care how good the animation is, if I want to watch cartoon, I can do that at home. I go to theme parks for something special. Forgive me for thinking Disney, of all parks, might be able to provide that.

Sorry i totally forgot that you had your home fitted with multiple huge 3d video domes, high quality animatronics, special effects, physical ride theming to interact with the video effects, trackless ride cars with motion bases and movement independent of other vehicles and the heavily rumored fire and ice effects as well as a Parisian street. Do tell... when you holding TST Movie Night?

Also remembering that this "hated" movie integration is heavily featured in the 2 most popular modern darkrides in the world! (Harry Potter and Spiderman)

 

[DiogoJ42]

I'm not trying to get in to an argument here. Nor am I trolling for the sake of it. I'm just not a fan of projection replacing physical effects. It's a cop out. It seems that if you strip away the fancy ride system, this is going to be little more than a glorified simulator. Spiderman without the track.

 

[Natalie]

Disney can blend physical and movie effects amazingly well, their animatronics are some of the best in the world, Mystic Manor uses physical and movie effects and if it is half as good then I will be happy!

 

[evilcod]

I'm not trying to get in to an argument here. Nor am I trolling for the sake of it. I'm just not a fan of projection replacing physical effects. It's a cop out. It seems that if you strip away the fancy ride system, this is going to be little more than a glorified simulator.

It will have physical theming as well though, its a dark ride with simulator elements. If done well so the 2 blend seamlessly I'd say its anything but a cop out. Its using modern tech to make a darkride seem as alive and realistic as possible.

As I've said previously lots of rides already use this technique including Harry Potter, Transformers, Spiderman, Curse of Darkastle, Toy Story Mania, Mystic Manor.

Spiderman without the track.

Soo its one of the most successful and highly praised dark rides of all time with a more technologically advanced ride system......... That'll do nicely thanks.

 

[DiogoJ42]

But Spiderman has never appealed to me personally. Sure, if I ever go there, of course I will ride it and see what all the fuss is about, but it's not something that I get excited over.

I can see there is no point in me carrying on this conversation. I'll just let myself out. As you were guys.

 

[AstroDan]

Harry Potter aswell. The best ride I have ever been on.

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[evilcod]

But Spiderman has never appealed to me personally. Sure, if I ever go there, of course I will ride it and see what all the fuss is about, but it's not something that I get excited over.

I can see there is no point in me carrying on this conversation. I'll just let myself out. As you were guys.

Fair points, seems to be more of a personal opinion which is something I cant disagree with. A little off-topic but out of interest what kind of (non-major thrill) darkride would interest you? If you could pick a darkride to ride now what would it be?

 

[Sam]

I completely agree with Diogo. I have ridden Spiderman, and it's vastly overrated. Barely any physical theming, just a ride car that moves from screen to screen. I don't think Ratatouille will be anywhere near as bad as that, but I am a little concerned after seeing these plans.

Fair points, seems to be more of a personal opinion which is something I cant disagree with. A little off-topic but out of interest what kind of (non-major thrill) darkride would interest you? If you could pick a darkride to ride now what would it be?

I know you didn't ask me, but it'd be either Indiana Jones in California or Tower of Terror in Florida. Both excellent rides that rely overwhelmingly on real-life physical effects, with barely a screen in sight.

 

[PG Ricey]

I share both of your concerns and agree SpiderMan is not as brilliant as its made out to be, however I have no worries regarding ratatouille after watching the pov for mystic manor, if they can pull off something like that I will be impressed.

 

[DiogoJ42]

I'm with Sam on this one. Indiana Jones is probably the top of my dark ride wish list.