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/* Sponsorship by Nestle and Renovations (1993-2004) */
===Sponsorship by Nestle and Renovations (1993-2004)===
When Nestle assumed sponsorship of The Land in 1993, renovations on the pavilion began immediately. The first major update came to the aesthetics of the pavilion itself, with the original colors of brown and blue were replaced with a more vibrant color palette <ref name= "Martin"/>. At this time, the Farmer’s Market was rethemed as the Sunshine Season Food Fair, the Land Grille Room became the Garden Grill, and the Broccoli and Co. was renamed the Green Thumb Emporium <ref name= "Martin"/> <ref name= "widen"/>.
As part of the Nestle refurbishments all three of The Land's attractions were also updated. First, on September 23, 1993, Listen to the Land closed <ref> http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/Sep27.html </ref>. The attraction later reopened as [[Living with the Land]] on December 10, 1993 <ref name= "Martin"/>. During the refurbishment, both the Symphony of the Seed scene and the attraction’s theme song "Listen to the Land" were removed. Further changes included the fact that a prerecorded narration was now used for the first half of the attraction, and the attractions attraction's finale was changed<ref name= "Martin"/>.  The next attraction to be updated was Kitchen Kabaret. The show closed on January 3, 1994, before reopening on March 26 as “Food Rocks” <ref> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/kk.htm </ref>. Instead of focusing on nutrition as Kitchen Kabaret had, Food Rocks instead parodied the top musical acts of the time <ref> http://www.yesterland.com/foodrocks.html </ref>. The last of The Land's attractions to be renovated was Symbiosis, which was shown in the Harvest Theater. Symbiosis closed on January 1, 1995 in order to make room for a new for a new film: [[Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable]] <ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/symbiosis-film/ </ref>. The new attraction featured the characters Timon, Pumbaa and Simba from the 1994 Disney movie The Lion King. Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable opened on January 21, 1999 <ref> http://www.disney-pal.com/Epcot/circle_of_life.htm </ref>.
The next attraction to be updated was Kitchen Kabaret. The show closed on January 3, 1994, before reopening on March 26 as “Food Rocks” <ref> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/kk.htm </ref>. Instead of focusing on nutrition (as Kitchen Kabaret had), Food Rocks instead parodied the top musical acts of the time <ref> http://www.yesterland.com/foodrocks.html </ref>. The last of The Land's attractions to be renovated was Symbiosis, which was shown in the Harvest Theater. Symbiosis closed on January 1, 1995 in order to make room for a new for a new film: [[Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable]] <ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/symbiosis-film/ </ref>. The new movie opened on January 21, 1995 <ref> http://www.disney-pal.com/Epcot/circle_of_life.htm </ref> and featured the characters Timon, Pumbaa and Simba from the 1994 Disney movie The Lion King.
Other minor changes to come to The Land pavilion during the mid-1990s refurbishment included: