Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

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Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

Epcot
Land	The Land Pavilion
Designer	Walt Disney Imagineering
Attraction type	Theater
Opening date	January 21, 1995
Ride duration	12:22 minutes
Capacity	428 seat theater
Sponsored by	Nestlé

This article is about the film at Epcot, for the song see Circle of Life.

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable is a 70 mm film shown in the Harvest Theater in The Land Pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. It opened in January 21, 1995 replacing Symbiosis. Compared to the said film, Circle of Life is more an edutainment attraction and more kid-friendly.

In the film Timon and Pumbaa from The Lion King are chopping down trees and clogging up rivers to build the Hakuna Matata Lakeside Village. Simba comes to them and explains how their actions are harmful to nature. This lesson is explained with live-action footage, some left over from Symbiosis.

1 Attraction facts
2 External links
3 References
4 See also

[edit] Attraction facts

Grand opening: January 21, 1995
Designer: Walt Disney Imagineering
Show size: 428 per show
Show capacity: 1,062 per hour
Show duration: 12 minutes 22 seconds
Sponsor: Nestlé^[1]

[edit] External links

Walt Disney World Resort - Circle of Life page

[edit] References

^ Nestlé sponsorship, page 35. "Nestlé USA sponsors the Land Pavilion at Epcot® at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. " http://www.nestle.com/NR/rdonlyres/EBE8996B-602E-4D86-B781-61B550B78F8E/0/2000_EnvironmentProgressReport_English.pdf

Circle of Life. WDWHistory.com. Retrieved on April 11, 2006.

[edit] See also

List of current Epcot attractions

The Lion King
Films	The Lion King \| The Lion King II: Simba's Pride \| The Lion King 1½
Characters	Ahadi \| Kiara \| Kopa \| Kovu \| Ma \| Mohatu \| Mufasa \| Nala \| Nuka \| Rafiki \| Sarabi \| Sarafina \| Scar \| Shenzi, Banzai and Ed \| Simba \| Timon and Pumbaa \| Tojo \| Uncle Max \| Uru \| Vitani \| Zazu \| Zira
Songs	"Circle of Life" \| "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" \| "Be Prepared" \| "Hakuna Matata" \| "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
Books	The Brightest Star \| Friends In Need \| Six New Adventures
Games	The Lion King \| Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games
Other media	Original motion picture soundtrack \| Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable \| Rhythm of the Pride Lands \| The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa \| Broadway musical \| Festival of the Lion King \| Festival of the Lion King soundtrack
Misc	Kings of the Pride Lands \| The Lion King family \| In popular culture
See also	"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" \| Kingdom Hearts II \| Kimba the White Lion controversy