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Walt Disney World’s Custom Steel Canopies at Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure

Custom steel and glass canopies of the Industrial Revolution were unique, whimsical works of art and have been admired for generations. These ingenious creations of nineteenth-century architecture serve as inspiration for many of Tanglewood’s designs. For our partners at Walt Disney Imagineering, this is exactly what they had in mind when they wanted to bring the animated streets of Paris to life at their France Pavilion in EPCOT!

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In celebration of Walt Disney’s 50th Anniversary, the Walt Disney Imagineering team partnered with Tanglewood Conservatories and Balfour Beatty Construction to cook up a spectacular new ride named Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. Pixar artists coined the term “crookedology” to describe a design concept which they used to make the buildings and the environment seem old. Using “crooked” line details throughout the attraction and incorporating bold, decorative cut-outs in the canopies, the goal was to make guests feel as though they have shrunken into the animated world of Chef Remy!

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From walking the fanciful streets of Paris to scurrying along with Remy and friends through Gusteau’s famous restaurant, the Imagineering team carefully crafted every detail to bring guests into Remy’s idyllic Paris! For more information about this attraction and to plan your next trip, visit disneyworld.disney.go.com!