Bonjour, Gina!
Thanks for sending your question to
planDisney! I'm so glad you found our magical corner of the Internet, where our crew of passionate Disney Guests works hard to make all your vacation dreams come true. Let's talk about starting your day with Chef Remy!
I'm glad you're planning to take advantage of
Early Theme Park Entry during your stay; it's one of my favorite
perks of being a Guest of a hotel in the Disney Resorts Collection. Parking at the EPCOT area resorts is limited to Guests with hotel or restaurant reservations, so you won't be able to drive your car here in the morning of your
EPCOT day. Along the same lines, many parking attendants will only permit ride share drivers to enter the lots if the passengers are resort Guests or restaurant patrons. If you take one of the earliest buses to EPCOT from
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, you will have a bit of a walk to the back of the theme park where
Remy's Ratatouille Adventure is located, but you could still be among the first to enjoy the attraction before standard park opening.
An alternative to the aforementioned early morning trek through EPCOT is to make an early breakfast reservation at
Ale & Compass Restaurant at
Disney's Yacht Club Resort. This enables you to park at the resort for about three hours (you would have time to dine, ride Remy's Ratatouille Adventure, then move your car to the regular EPCOT parking lot) or to guarantee entrance to the parking lot via ride share like Uber or Lyft. Ale & Compass Restaurant typically opens at 7:30, and Early Theme Park Entry at EPCOT usually begins at 8:30. If you browse the menu ahead of time and order immediately (or choose the buffet to expedite the process even more), you could finish your meal by 8 or 8:15 and walk through the International Gateway by 8:30. The food at Ale & Compass Restaurant is fantastic, and I always recommend a meal at this restaurant to anyone who will be in the area at breakfast or lunchtime.
If all of this sounds stressful, consider purchasing
Lightning Lane Multi Pass and selecting Remy's Ratatouille Adventure as one of your three initial selections. That way, you can focus on World Discovery and World Nature attractions in the morning and enjoy World Showcase in the afternoon or evening. Remy's Ratatouille Adventure is a popular choice, so I recommend securing your Lightning Lane entry as soon as you arrive in the United States. If it's not available, don't give up hope; on my recent trip, I noticed return times (including those for Remy's Ratatouille Adventure) reappearing on the Tip Board after showing up unavailable earlier in the day.
I hope this is helpful and gives you some ideas for taking a spin with our favorite tiny chef on your upcoming holiday. Thanks again for visiting planDisney, and have a magical day!
Bon appetit,
Betsy