Living with the Land
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| Living with the Land | |
| Epcot | |
| Land | Future World The Land Pavilion |
| Designer | WED Enterprises |
| Attraction type | Boat ride |
| Theme | Human interaction with nature. |
| Opening date | October 1, 1982 |
| Vehicle type | Boat |
| Vehicle capacity | 37 |
| Cars per vehicle | 1 |
| Ride duration | 14:57 minutes |
| Audio-animatronics | 35 |
| Capacity | 1200 per hour |
| Previously called | Listen to the Land |
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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 20, 2006, 'Living with the Land' will no longer feature Cast Members narrating 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.
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[edit] The Ride
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 - Living with the Land closes to remove cast members from driving and narrating in the boats
- September 9, 2006 - Living with the Land re-opens
[edit] Image gallery
 A demonstration of non-traditional agriculture in the greenhouse of The Land pavilion, as seen from Living with the Land. |
 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 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- All Ears Net - The Land - Includes information about Living with the Land
- WDWMAGIC - The Land - Includes information about Living with the Land
