Living with the Land

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Living with the Land

Locations, openings and status
Epcot October 1, 1982
Nestlé Open

A demonstration of non-traditional agriculture in the greenhouse of The Land pavilion, as seen from Living with the Land.

A Mickey shaped pumpkin

A demonstration of intercropping, as seen in the greenhouse of The Land pavilion, as seen from Living with the Land.

A tomato tree

Pepper trees

Living with the Land is a ride located within The Land pavilion which is part of Epcot theme park in Walt Disney World Resort at Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It is a boat ride, which is part dark ride and part greenhouse tour. The focus of the ride is on agriculture, especially new technology to make agriculture more efficient and environmentally friendly.

As of August 20th, 2006, 'Living with the Land' will no longer feature Cast Members narrarating the second portion of the ride. Instead they are going to be replaced with an automatic audio spiel. The attraction was closed for this renovation from August 20th, 2006 until September 9th.

1 Attraction Facts and Figures
2 The Ride
3 Listen to the Land
4 Trivia
5 Timeline
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Attraction Facts and Figures

Grand opening: October 1, 1982 (Opened with EPCOT Center)
Designer: WED Enterprises
Ride type: Flume ride
Ride Capacity: 2,736 per hour
Boat Capacity: 36-38 per boat
Audio-animatronic figures: 40
Show length: 15:00

[edit] The Ride

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Living with the Land is a slow-moving boat ride.

The first part of this attraction is a dark ride passing through scenes of rainforests, prairies, and farm lands. It has audio-animatronic animal figures and uses sound and lighting effects to simulate various weather conditions. This part of the ride focuses on the relationship between humans and the environment, and the ways that humans modify the environment.

The second part of the ride focuses on new technology for agriculture. It passes through fish farms, working greenhouses, and laboratories. The tour guide discusses innovations in growing techniques and points out examples of such techniques, such as hydroponic gardening, drip irrigation, and intercropping.

[edit] Listen to the Land

Living with the Land is an updated version of a previous attraction, Listen to the Land. Both attractions are nearly the same. The opening scene, the Symphony of the Seed, was removed for the Living with the Land update.

[edit] Trivia

Some of the food grown in the greenhouses is served to guests at restaurants in the Land Pavilion.

[edit] Timeline

October 1, 1982 - Listen to the Land opens
September 27, 1993 - Listen to the Land closes
December 10, 1993 - Living with the Land opens
2004 - FASTPASS option addition
August 20, 2006 - Listen to the Land closes to remove cast members are removed from driving and narrating in the boats
September 9, 2006 - Living with the Land re-opens