Get Your Toddler to LOVE Remy's Ratatouille Adventure in EPCOT (+ swag)



MERCH: Remy's Ratatouille Adventure Children's Top
PURCHASE LOCATION: La Maison Du Vin / Les Vins de France in France, World Showcase
PARK: Epcot, Disney World
DATE: June 2023

Ob.Sessed. By our last day at Disney World, our 4-year-old was completely obSESSED with Remy's Ratatouille Adventure at EPCOT. But it didn't start that way. On Day One, it started with her "I CHANGE MY MIND!" announcement at the ride's Genie+ check-in. Fast-resulting baby swap. Here's how we slowly alleviated her fears day over day. 

 😍😍😍😍

Disney tools we leveraged:
1) Park Hopper tickets every day of our vacation
2) Disney's Yacht Club Resort reservation within walking distance of Epcot
3) Visiting Epcot nearly every day (sorry, not sorry - cheers)

Day 1: "I changed my mind!" No go. 
Day 2: Ride between mom & dad - just skip the glasses, and don't look if you don't want. We told her what was happening during the ride throughout every scene whether she was looking or not. 
Day 3: Ride between mom & dad - just hold your 3D glasses in your hand, and we'll let you know when it's over. We continued to narrate the ride throughout. At the closing scene, we said, "It's over - they won! Look at the party!" She put on her glasses in front of the final screen. This resulted in her mind being completely blown. "Everything's BIG!" she said. When we asked her to take her glasses off walking out, she said, "No! I want to see everything big!"
Day 4: Ride between brother & sister with glasses ON! She occasionally closed her eyes for the "cork-pop" (IYKYK)

Obviously we needed to remember these moments with a some Remi swag. We found the most adorable flutter sleeve top in one of the France shops with the name of her FAVorite ride sewn right on it. 




 

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