Disney World Adds New Props to Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure to Fix Past Problems with Rat Ride

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure at EPCOT has received new set-dressing in two show scenes to conceal screen seams. Here’s a look at the changes, along with our past problems with the Rat Ride and refreshed take on the attraction after experiencing it with the new props and without 3D.

Walt Disney World originally announced these changes to Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure almost a full year ago. Back in October of last year, a ‘warning’ bulletin appeared on the attraction page for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure indicating that the attraction would close November 10-13, 2025, and return with enhanced digital visuals and clearer imagery projected in 2D.

If you’ve ridden Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure since November 14th of last year, you’ve experienced the attraction without 3D. Here’s the other part of the bulletin that was not completed following that closure: “Remy’s fans will spot new props and lighting enhancements when they are added to the queue and attraction over the next few months.” That is, until September 2026.

A few months ago, Walt Disney Imagineering filed a new Notice of Commencement to install set elements at an address that corresponds with the Rat Ride in the France pavilion. The contractor on the permit is Icarus Exhibits, a longtime Walt Disney World collaborator. They often do show scene staging, which led to the very logical conclusion that Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure would receive the promised props this summer.

School has since gone back into session and September has arrived. With that, new props finally appeared in two scenes of Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure ahead of Labor Day weekend. Here’s a look and a description of the changes…

New Props in Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure

The first new prop is early in the attraction, after the pantry and fridge section, and during the extended kitchen scene. An oversized box of noodles has spilled out across the floor, obscuring where the screen and floor converge. It’s directly in the foreground of the scene showing chefs scrambling around the kitchen, chasing Remy.

Off to the far side past the box of spilled noodles, there’s also a rat trap:

If this change sounds familiar, it’s because Disneyland Paris installed the same props at Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy. We got a squeak peek at what was on the horizon at Disney Adventure World, and previously shared how the new larger-than-life props and set pieces added extra ‘flavor’ to key scenes. Per Disney, these changes were aimed at enhancing guests’ perception of being shrunk to the size of Remy and his rodent pals.

It’s subtle, but surprisingly effective. The noodles are sufficiently non-descript so they don’t attract undesired attention, but also draw the eye away from the edge. This is like the screen-based attraction version of blend-in blue or go-away green (color schemes Disney uses to “hide” massive show buildings), and it works!

The final new spread of props shows up in the finale, where Remy invites guests to a celebratory meal on the rooftop with his fellow rats. This scene now has a large cutting board sitting in front of it, topped with cheese and a wine cork. There’s also an upside down cup on the cutting board, which I believe was simply sitting on the ground before.

This scene previously had set dressing (see below for before photo), and it was actually fairly good. There were candlesticks, a table, cups, and foliage that mirrors what’s shown on-screen and feels like an extension of the screen. Honestly, I never felt like this scene needed any additional enhancements, but the props certainly don’t hurt. They make a strong finish even stronger.

It’s unclear whether this is the totality of the props being added to Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. Our guess is that these two scenes are it. For one thing, this is all that was added to the version at Disneyland Paris.

For another thing, it would likely be difficult to retrofit the other scenes with set dressing without it conflicting with the on-screen visuals. The only other one I could see changing is the scene immediately before the finale, which would likewise benefit from an indiscreet seam-concealer. Something like utensils or wine corks would be a little addition that would go a long way here.

Our Issue(s) with the Rat Ride

I have many issues with this attraction, and have always felt it was overrated. (See Is Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure Overhyped? based on the DLP version or our Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure Review of the identical EPCOT version.)

One of my key complaints about Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is that the focal point of many scenes is a rat scurrying around low on the screen. Not only that, but said rat is scurrying around on a crisp, white floor (on screen) that meets a dark floor (in real life). The film purposefully draws your eye to the very thing that ruins the illusion.

This has always felt careless, akin to the architecture-heavy Soarin’ Around the World destination choices that almost seemed like a list tailor-made for introducing distortion. That may seem harsh, but Disney is all about attention to detail and suspension of disbelief, and the staging and screens in Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure have been the antithesis of that.

It struck me as especially egregious that Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure was cloned to EPCOT without addressing these issues. The attraction had already existed at Disneyland Paris for years, where it was obvious the staging was a problem. And yet, nothing was done to remedy this when it debuted at Walt Disney World roughly 7 years later.

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is such a fantastic attraction concept, and has the potential to be a modern classic. But the execution is so sloppy that it doesn’t achieve greatness. It’s still very good, don’t get me wrong, but this is an attraction that punches far below its weight, underdelivering relative to its full potential. In this sense, it’s a lot like Toy Story Land (any of them).

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure has scenes that are dynamic and engaging. There’s a lot of swift but smooth movement as you race around the restaurant. It is a really fluid and fun family-friendly experience, and the ride profile alone ensures it’s enjoyable.

The high point is darting through and under oversized props that sell the idea that you’re a rat running around a pantry and kitchen. There’s also some stage dressing in other areas in an attempt to suspend ride disbelief.

The portions of Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure that feature physical props and dimensional environments work incredibly well. Those flashes of brilliance reveal what could’ve been a 10/10 attraction.

Unfortunately, that does not describe most of the ride experience. Most of the attraction lacks fully dimensional sets. The bulk of it takes place in front of a series of gigantic screens, and it’s very obvious that you’re watching action unfold on a screen rather than actively participating in the shenanigans.

As discussed previously, I have mixed feelings about the switch from 3D to 2D, but view it as a net positive for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. It makes the attraction accessible to more guests, mitigates issues with calibration, and makes the visuals brighter and crisper.

Fixing the problems in two of these scenes increases guest immersion, especially following the switch to 2D. It still doesn’t address the other scenes that lack a screen-concealer, but it’s an incremental improvement.

The additions of props and other tweaks to the attraction are a symbolic win as much as anything. Walt Disney World has been doing more and more projects of this nature over the last year-plus. Historically, that has not been the case.

There were many times when smaller scale projects that amount to attraction enhancements happen elsewhere, but not Walt Disney World because local leadership has the final say, and declines the upgrades. (Anyone seen moving cannons lately on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance? Not if you did the DHS version!)

Thankfully, change seems to be in the air at Walt Disney World. A variety of effects have been restored on legacy attractions. Even before Soarin’ Across America debuted, the Around the World version had its distortion addressed. Frozen Ever After received new Audio Animatronics. Now this. Next up, Spaceship Earth and Journey Into Imagination. And this is just a list of the EPCOT changes. Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom are perhaps even better examples.

It’s possible that local leadership at Walt Disney World has seen the light, and now understands the value of enhancing attractions to increase their appeal. Maybe the updates to Jungle Cruise a few years ago, Hatbox Ghost in Haunted Mansion, Country Bear Musical Jamboree, or even Test Track 3.0 taught them this lesson. They’ve seen the fruits of spending on these projects and are willing to invest.

Another explanation is that a newly-empowered Walt Disney Imagineering has more internal political capital to ‘influence’ decisions. They also might have more literal capital, with funding for not just the big expansion projects, but to go back and fix things that were cost-cut during the COVID era.

It also could be a combination of the two, with Walt Disney World and Imagineering now having a more collaborative and constructive relationship, especially now that Imagineering has its largest-ever presence in Florida. Perhaps ‘plussing’ projects are being delivered on time and budget, which is leading to more of them being approved.

Ultimately, we’re pleased and pleasantly surprised that Walt Disney World is moving forward with the new props and other enhancements in Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. Imagineering set the table for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure to be an excellent attraction, but failed to deliver on the main course.

More and better props and other ways to distract from the large empty rooms with big screens spices up the attraction and increase immersion. These changes are minor in the grand scheme of things, but the new nondescript props really do improve those two scenes of the attraction.

Equally important, they’re a symbolic win that demonstrates that Imagineering is willing (and able) to revisit and invest in relatively new attractions that are still quite popular. Obviously, we’re incredibly excited for what the future holds with Journey Into Imagination. But this gives me a sliver of hope that maybe Imagineering will also get a second chance at overhauling World Celebration. The more straightforward Walt Disney Studios Lot placemaking project illustrates just how much better that area could be with some improvements.

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Your Thoughts

Have you experienced Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure since WDW ditched 3D or added the props? What do you think of the changes made in the last year? Cautiously optimistic about the new props and enhancements being added to the attraction? Do you agree or disagree with our assessment? Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!