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    (5/3/12) A new construction site update for the future Ratatouille dark ride can be found at Roller Coaster Revolution this week.
    (4/18/12) The CEO of Disneyland Paris talked with the French media again this week and mentioned a few interesting items about possible new attractions. According to the breakdown (MORE...)
    (3/19/12) I’m told that it has come to light that an error was indeed made with the interview with DLP CEO (MORE...)
    (3/15/12) An announcement about future attractions and plans for the park may come this Friday as the park will hold a ceremony for the park’s 10th Anniversary that has promised (MORE...)

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General Park News - (1/30/12) Disney and More has a posted a great overview of the Disneyland Paris That Never Was this week, showcasing a ton of great artwork that will be part of the reprinted Disneyland Paris book, “From Sketch to Reality”. The printing of this book will be very limited, so if  you want a copy of this unique book, you really need to put in a pre-order now as the only way to guarantee yourself a copy before it goes out of print all over again.
    The artwork included in this update about attractions and ideas never built include unique features to the Indiana Jones coaster ride, a unique Sci-Fi castle concept, a version of Star Tours that would have featured an gigantic AT-AT and the ultra unique Discovery Mountain concept. Instead of just Space Mountain the structure would have held a Nautilus Submarine and a Journey To The Center of the Earth themed freefall ride. Lots of great stuff to see here… check it out.
    (12/29/11) While it’s a bit too early to get too excited about any of this, it seems that during a special dinner discussion between some WDI folks and DLP fans, the Disney Imagineers did bring up the subject of the addition of the Marvel Universe characters to the Disney and was looking for some fan feedback and thoughts about the matter.
    Nothing was said about adding the characters to the parks… but if the Imagineers are fishing for guest feedback about the Marvel Universe characters, I think you can guarentee they’re testing the waters a bit and thinking about how they can possibly incorporate the Marvel Universe into the Disney Theme Parks at some point in the future. In particular at the Disneyland Paris resort no less… and while I don’t think we’d see them added to Disneyland Paris, they could fit in well into the attraction-lacking Walt Disney Studios Paris park, or even be used as the theme for an entire land in that rumored third park that could open in 2020’s.
    (10/12/11) Disney and More reports on some of the latest rumors regarding the status of possible new attraction and upgrade projects planned for Disneyland Paris and the Walt Disney Studios Paris theme parks, including the Ratatouille dark ride and work on design plan for a major overhaul to the Studios park, similar to what’s being done to fix California Adventure.

2014 - Ratatouille - Rumor - (5/3/12) A new construction site update for the future Ratatouille dark ride can be found at Roller Coaster Revolution this week.
    (4/18/12) The CEO of Disneyland Paris talked with the French media again this week and mentioned a few interesting items about possible new attractions. According to the breakdown posted at NewsParcs, he gave several hints, all seeming to indicate that the long rumored Ratatouille ride is indeed the new 2014 attraction as well as other hints for future Disneyland Paris attraction concepts.
    (3/19/12) I’m told that it has come to light that an error was indeed made with the interview with DLP CEO Philippe Gas, who only reported that one new attraction was coming in 2014 to the Walt Disney Studios Paris park, and not two.
    (3/15/12) An announcement about future attractions and plans for the park may come this Friday as the park will hold a ceremony for the park’s 10th Anniversary that has promised to have a few surprises as well. Stay tuned.
    (3/14/12) According to DLPToday the Walt Disney Studios can expect to see two new attractions open in the park for 2014 as part of a 150 million Euro investment. At this point it seems everyone knows about the Ratatouille dark ride under way at the park already… and even the film’s director Brad Bird has confirmed it. Seems he replied to a question on Twitter about the Ratatouille dark ride by saying, “It’s going to be really cool.”
    So this leaves us to wonder just what else may be in the works?  If Ratatouille is the E-Ticket, then I would hope we could also see a new C or D ticket level attraction in the works as well. While we had seen a previous rumor suggesting Soarin’ was considered for the park, I don’t think it’s still on the books anymore. Lots of directions we could see Disney go with this, and it could range from a new attraction to a revamped existing attraction, or perhaps a new direction entirely. If I had to guess, I think we could see a new small ride added to one of the existing areas, like perhaps a copy of the the Luigi’s Flying Tires ride from California Adventure to fit in near the existing Cars flat ride. Of course a copy of Toy Story Midway Mania would also be a nice touch, but I don’t think that would quiet fit into the budget just yet.
    And finally we have to consider that perhaps there was a bit of a misunderstanding when they mentioned two new attractions. What is the second attraction is at Disneyland Paris instead? I know a Star Tours 2 conversion package is ready to go, just waiting for budget approval. Plus major new attractions opening in 2014 at each park is a sure fire way to increase not only park attendance at both gates, but also give people a ready to stay in the on-site resort hotels.
    (3/9/12) The latest construction picture from Walt Disney Studios Paris showing off the early site work for the rumored Ratatouille ride has been posted to CoasterCommunity. There is even an overlay of a sketch of the possible ride building placed over the site.
    (2/24/12) A new picture showing off the site clearing for the rumored Ratatouille dark ride has been posted to CoasterCommunity.
    (2/2/12) New construction pictures from the future Ratatouille dark ride area at the Studios can be found posted to RollerCoasterRevolution.
    (1/23/12) ThemeParkZone has posted what may be the first picture of land clearing taking place for the new rumored Ratatouille attraction area behind Toy Story Land, along with an assortment of the Paris themed items already installed along the pathway nearby.
    (1/16/12) The construction permit thought to be for the Ratatouille dark ride has been posted at the park, which you can see over at Disney and More. The working title of the ride is “Ratatouille Kitchen Calamity”. Follow the link to see the rest.
    (1/11/12) Disney and More reports that Disneyland Paris has obtained 150 million Euros in revolving credit from the Walt Disney Company in conjunction with an approval from its lenders to increase its investments. According to the official press release the investment will lead to a “multi-year expansion of the Walt Disney Studios park, which includes a new attraction”.
    So in essence it sounds like the park has been given the green light to start moving ahead on the plans for a Ratatouille dark ride, which is said to have a price tag of about 150 million Euros. How’s that for a convenient coincidence?
    (12/2/11) Disney and More has confirmed that no new rides will open until late 2013 or 2014 at either DLP park. Ratatouille could end up being the first new ride to open… but it’s a big enough project that it wont be ready until late 2013 or 2014 even if they were to start construction in 2012.
    (7/27/11) The latest update at the Disney & More Blog shows off some construction at Disneyland Paris and mentions that John Lasseter was seen touring the parks along with Tom Fitzgerald and other top execs. In particular, they were seen touring the section of the Walt Disney Studios where the rumored Ratatouille ride is expected to go.
    (5/18/11) More details and artwork for the new Ratatouille building attraction area can be found at Disney and More.
    (5/17/11) New plans have been approved, along with concept artwork found, over at CoasterForce showing off what appears to be the new Ratatouille dark ride project at the Walt Disney Studios Paris. Apparently these plans were given approval by the government office on April 20th and seems to include both a large attraction building as well as a functional restaurant in the front half. 
    (9/3/10) Remember that new Paris looking archway featuring a bust of Chef Gusteau at the apex? He’s now missing… covered up by a quickly added fake stone piece to hide the fact that he is still just behind the façade. Check out pictures of this and more of the new Paris themeing for new rumored Ratatouille attraction area at Disney & More.
    (8/16/10) While Disney has yet to confirm the rumored $150 million Ratatouille dark ride project for the studios, Disney and More will show you why it and Star Tours 2 are pretty much locked in, the site cleared of trees, and the only thing left to do is “announce” them.
    (8/12/10) Remember that report about new Ratatouille themeing being added to the park as a hint about the park’s next big ride? You can now check out the archway in all it’s detailed glory here at PhotoMagiques.
    (7/14/10) The Disney & More Blog has posted an interesting photo showing off a new “arch” under construction near the new Toy Story Playland area that features Chef Gusteau from Ratatouille at the top, which seems to be a good clear hint that the rumored Ratatouille dark ride will be the next big project for the park.
    (6/8/10) According to Disney and More, the new Ratatouille dark ride project is all but confirmed for the 20th Anniversary celebration of Disneyland Paris, and will premier at the Walt Disney Studios park at an estimated cost of $130-150 million. The ride will feature 3-D Projection technology mixed with trackless ride vehicals.
    (2/18/10) According to this article posted to DLRP Today an odd dome shaped structure was seen being built, labeled as a “Ratatouille Ride Element”. It seems the 30 foot radius dome is intended to become a projection surface for footage for a new Ratatouille dark ride experience. The thought is that this first dome is being built to allow for some scale testing of the technology they want to use for this proposed dark ride experience.
    (8/3/09) According to the latest news post from the Disney and More, Walt Disney Studios Paris are said to have given final approval for the park to build a major E-Ticket ride for 2012 based on Ratatouille. From the description, this will be a giant dark ride experience that will make guests feel like they are the size of a rat running through gigantic environments, such as Gusteau’s restaurant kitchen. They also expect this ride to see the same trackless vehicle system put to use on the Pooh ride in Tokyo and on the way for the new Mystic Manor in Hong Kong.
    8/22/08) In 2012 the park would like to have a new dark ride that would use the same track-less ride system used previously on Tokyo’s Pooh ride. The rides would be themed to the film Ratatouille and placed in the empty space behind the Magic of Disney Animation building and could open by 2012.

2015/2016 - Soarin’ over the World - Rumor - (10/22/10) Disney and More has an interesting article about the long rumored, Soarin’ over the World attraction, a follow up to Soarin’ that would feature international locations and expand the ride’s use beyond the American parks and into Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disney and possibly beyond.