Steel Canopies at Walt Disney World’s Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
Custom glass and steel 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 – and our partners at Walt Disney Imagineering were just as inspired!
To create a WOW factor at their France Pavilion in EPCOT, one of the ways they brought the animated streets of Remy’s idyllic Paris to life was by designing two custom steel and glass canopies!
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 scene for their 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!