What will the next Pixar attraction be at the Studios?
Screamscape has a juicy fun rumor today for all those fans of the Disney MGM…errr…Hollywood Studios. Sources are hinting to them that there may be a new coaster in the Studio’s future.
Screamscape sources have informed us that Walt Disney World management has just approved the budget to fast-track construction of a new indoor spinning roller coaster based on the film Ratatouille. As rumored for the past few weeks, the ride system will be based on the coaster design used for Crush’s Coaster that just opened earlier this summer at Walt Disney Studios Paris. This is a customized varient of the Maurer-Sohne SC-2000 layout. The new coaster is expected to be placed in the Soundstage One area right next to Toy Story Mania and construction could start within the next six months.
I have heard nothing but good things about Crush’s Coaster. Reports are that it is truly fun and family friendly ride. I would not be at all surprised if that same platform is used in the United States sometime in the not too distant future.
Now I can not confirm if this rumor has any validity to it at all. What I can say on the subject is that when John Lasseter took over his new post atop the Imagineering mountain he did promise to get attraction into the parks based on new films in a much more timely fashion. We know the Studios will probably get a new Pixar-based attraction to go in this area and using the newest film makes the most sense.
Eric said,
August 22, 2007 @ 7:21 pm
A slap to the forehead of the first person who uses the word “pixarization” in their comment.
Anyway….
Any idea what the story of the coaster would be? Remy’s sewer journey? A race through the streets of Paris? I can’t think of many other scenes from the movie that lend themselves to a coaster theme.
Mike said,
August 23, 2007 @ 1:51 am
Ratatouille is an odd choice for a coaster. Why not the door room of Monsters Inc or something with the Incredibles
Jason said,
August 23, 2007 @ 7:09 am
I was thinking that too Eric and Mike. The only thing that seems coaster-like is the sewer chase. Ohh, that might be a good name. Remy’s Sewer Chase.
Speaking of Ratatouille, why have we not seen a Linguini or what’s-her-face (it’s on the tip of my tongue) face character in the parks?
Jason said,
August 23, 2007 @ 7:09 am
Collete
Raidermatt said,
August 23, 2007 @ 10:29 am
I love Ratatouille and am all for an attraction based on it, but like you guys I don’t think a coaster makes sense at all. Certainly if a coaster is what is needed, there are better choices. Monsters, Aladdin, Incredibles, Cars, and *gulp*, even Nemo.
Matt said,
August 23, 2007 @ 12:52 pm
I’d rather they just keep the Crush theme to the coaster like they have it in Disneyland Paris. Or perhaps a Monsters Inc theme could work. I just don’t buy the Ratatouille theme for the coaster.
Jason said,
August 23, 2007 @ 11:01 pm
^^O man, when will we see the Monsters Inc Door coaster? So much potential!