Walt Disney World guests won't need 3D glasses on Remy's Ratatouille Adventure anymore, after the ride closes for a short refurbishment next month.
Disney announced today that the EPCOT ride will return on November 14 "with enhanced digital visuals and clearer imagery projected in 2D."
In addition, "Remy's fans will spot new props and lighting enhancements when they are added to the queue and attraction over the next few months."
In August, Disney announced that it would remove 3D projection on the original installation of its Ratatouille dark ride, at Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris. Disney also announced that it would add a new "Parisian artist’s studio" scene in the queue for the ride when it reopens next year.
At EPCOT, the 3D version of Remy's Ratatouille Adventure will close after November 9.
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If an attraction needs to rely on a 3D projection gimmick to be entertaining, that pretty much shows how weak the attraction was in the first place.
What's interesting is when I went to DLP earlier this year, they already had stopped using the 3D.
I love the attraction, and it maybe my favorite of all the new ones. Love the 3D. I think this is a huge mistake. Not draining the river mistake, but a mistake nonetheless.
I personally welcome this news. I found the 3d to be very blurry and distracting. Probably more an indictment of my eyesight than the functionality of the 3d, so I respectfully understand those of you who are bummed. But I do agree with @Robert on this one.
Between Despicable Me and Skull Island, I’ve yet to experience a ride that was improved without the 3D, so this doesn’t bode well for me at least.
I am on the opposite end of the spectrum. I enjoy the attractions (Despicable Me, Skull Island) better without the 3D. I find it a much more enjoyable experience overall. You lose a little depth but pick up a lot of additional detail and clarity. I think clarity being the big one for me. I will admit there is a loss of some immersion because the glasses helped to block out the edges of the screen and limit your field of vision to just the projected area.
At the end of the day, I'm sure this has been a purely cost-cutting decision to remove 3D from these attractions.
In my mind Spider-Man at IoA is the paragon of what is possible when 3D is utilized effectively on an attraction. The pacing of the ride is just intense enough but deliberate when the screen action takes place so as not to cram a bunch of quick moving images across your face before you have a chance to absorb them. Many of rides that I’ve experienced with 3d haven’t done this nearly as effectively, and could have been just as enjoyable sans 3d. And of course this brings back to the fore the age old debate of attractions that rely too heavily on on screens to tell their story, rather than as a complementary device. That has been debated and lamented here several times over of course so I won’t trod that path further but I do think that situations like this are an excellent example to once again look at that issue.
For the record, the Paris installation has been experimenting with 2D and 3D projection over the years and polling guests on their preference. The park then announced that it would go with 2D permanently after the ride reopens in 2026 following an extensive refurbishment.
A fake poll to do what they want anyway but can claim "Guest Feedback" for the change.
@MrTorrance: I don’t think they need guests’ permission to do anything. Polls can be invaluable sources of on-the-ground data.
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I've done it without 3D in Paris and ... it's not good. This is a huge bummer.