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The Land

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* Potential names for what would eventually be The Land pavilion included: Avant-Gardens, Harvest Tomorrow, Terrarama, Land Alive!, Naturescope, or Terra of Tomorrow.
* The original plans for The Land pavilion called for an “Artic zone” part of the pavilion<ref name= "baxter"/>.
* The design of the Land pavilion inspired the architecture of the [[Journey Into Imagination Pavilion]]<ref name= "Martin"/>.
* Consultants on the pavilion included: Dr. Carl Hodges (University of Arizona), Dr. Bill Knott (NASA), the University of Minnesota, the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, and the Soil Science Department of the University of Florida.
* Construction on The Land started in February 1981<ref name= "book"/>.
* Almost all of the fresh food used by the Garden Grill and Sunshine Seasons, is are grown inside The Land pavilion itself.
* Although The Land is best known for its entertainment, the pavilion is also a working demonstration, production, and research facility.
* There are two nearly identical mosaics located on either side of the entry ramp to The Land pavilion. The mosaics were designed by Hanns and Monika Scharf, with the only difference between the two being a single dark green tile, located on the right mosaic.
* The three original hot air balloons located in The Land pavilion were designed by Walt Peregoy<ref name= "book"/>.
* The large fountain originally looked in The Land's atrium was sculpted Jim Sarno<ref name= "book"/>.
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