Disney Testing Single Rider Line at Remy's Ratatouille Adventure in EPCOT

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Posted: Monday November 18, 2024 9:41am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has started testing the single rider line at Remy's Ratatouille Adventure in EPCOT, giving visitors a chance to bypass the standard queue in a new way.

The attraction, which opened in October 2021, originally featured a single rider entrance, but the option was never officially offered as a permanent part of the queue setup.

Remy's Ratatouille Adventure in EPCOT

Last week, signs of testing have emerged, including some ride vehicles being fitted with numbered seat markers. These numbered seats are likely part of efforts to streamline loading and ensure solo riders can be efficiently placed in empty seats, maximizing ride capacity.

The single rider line, if adopted long-term, could offer guests an alternative for getting on the popular ride with a potentially shorter wait time. However, there has been no official announcement from Disney about making this queue option permanent. Testing may be limited or ongoing as Disney evaluates whether it meets operational goals and improves guest flow.

Remy's Ratatouille Adventure is one of the headline attractions in EPCOT's World Showcase, offering a trackless 3D movie-based journey into the world of "Ratatouille."

Remy's Ratatouille Adventure in EPCOT

Other Walt Disney World attractions also offer single rider lines, providing a similar option for guests who are comfortable riding separately from their party. Current attractions with single rider options include Test Track at EPCOT (currently closed for refurbishment), Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Disney has also recently been testing a single rider option at Star Wars:Rise of the Resistance. It's important to note that groups entering the single rider line will not be able to ride together, as the purpose of the line is to fill in available seats on a space-available basis.

Remy's Ratatouille Adventure in EPCOT

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SplashJacket3 days ago

Yall would hate the lapsitting they make adults do at Europa park

HauntedPirate4 days ago

Wow. What did I do to offend you so much?? It was hot that day and I was in a rush that morning to make rope drop, cut a guy a break! 😂 I'm with you, they shouldn't force a third person into a row on a ride like this unless they agree to it.

jaklgreen4 days ago

When it is bench seating like this, where you are shoulder to shoulder, each family(or group) unit should have their own row. I don't want to be squished up against some nasty sweaty guy in a tank top that forgot to put his deodorant on. So if it is just my daughter and me, we should not have to be squished together with someone we don't know. This is like if they put you in a doombuggy in the Haunted Mansion with a stranger. No one should be forced to be that close to a stranger.

Rich Brownn5 days ago

The vehicles were being put through too much stress on the exterior (after all, the vehicles were based off of autonomous cargo movers at seaports), so it's being reworked to be flatter.

MrPromey5 days ago

I've heard they had trouble keeping that section working consistently but combined with the reduced boarding, would seem intended to shave a little off the ride length to increase hourly capacity while operating with fewer vehicles.

disneyC976 days ago

They cut this? Was the best part of the ride that was mostly “meh” for me from there. I guess now the whole experience is consistent 😄

MrPromey6 days ago

He means the sign. The sign is permanent. 👍🏻 They may throw a canvas bag over it from time-to-time (maybe, eventually, all the time) but it'll always be there!

MisterPenguin6 days ago

Permanent. Got it.

SplashJacket6 days ago

Definitely originally planned, but they likely did the math and guests who couldn’t fit within the seats likely caused bigger capacity loss than the capacity gains from single rider. Stickers allow for best of both worlds and the return of single rider.

Jayspency6 days ago

There has always been the one unused entry post that's now used for the single rider. I think it was planned from the beginning?

Jayspency6 days ago

maybe I'll actually be able to ride Remy's when I go to Epcot now. Every time I'm over in France its always hovering around an hour.

Gusey6 days ago

It's a pretty efficient single rider at DLP, which is why many experienced with the original version are surprised Epcot's never had one until now

spectromagic046 days ago

Just rode Remys using single rider and only waited 5 minutes. There was quite a few people in line, but it moves really quick.

SplashJacket6 days ago

Had one of the rudest interactions ever with a Cast Member asking about Single Rider about a year ago. Asked how often they ran Single Rider (wasn’t aware they didn’t bring it over from Paris) and in the most condescending way the CM assured me they’ve never had single rider and never will. Was taken aback by it because I asked in a curious up-beat tone. Well, dude, now there’s a Single Rider.