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| image=Livingentrance1Livingentrance2.jpg| caption='''The entrance to Living With the Land. Photo by Theme Park Tourist'''

| custom_label_1 = Formally Known As| custom_value_1 = Listen to the Land (1982-1993)

The history of what would eventually be known as Listen to the Land began when Kraft announced that it would sponsor The Land pavilion in Disney's unbuilt theme park [[EPCOT Center]]. Initially, Disney had expanded the concept of the "ecology and mineral pavilion" so that it now focused on the many environments of the earth <ref name= "Martin"> http://www.martinsvids.net/?p=652 </ref>. When the original sponsor of the pavilion, Georgia Pacific (a logging company), ended its involvement with the pavilion, the theme and content of the pavilion once again changed <ref name= "Martin"/>. In September 1978, Kraft agreed to sponsor the pavilion, and thus agriculture and food became the The Land's focus of the pavilion. In order to showcase agriculturalagriculture, Imagineers , led by Rolly Crump, created an open -top boat ride that would take guests through the earth's many habitats, while showing man’s man's effect on them. Still inside their boat, During the second half initial creation of the attraction would allow guests , Disney had planned to tour a working greenhouse that showcased new agricultural technologies and techniques create the "Living Laboratories" where food from around the world would be found growing<ref name= "MartinSklar"> Sklar, Marty. Dream It! Do It!: My Half-century Creating Disney's Magic Kingdoms. Disney Editions, 2013. Print. </ref>, however this idea was later slightly modified.

During the development of Listen to the Land, two major changes took place. The first was the fact that the temporary greenhouses planned for The Land pavilion were added to the attraction permanently (as opposed to being incorporated into the temporary structures they were originally envisioned as)attraction<ref name= "Martin"/>(the Living Laboratories concept was also utilized here). The second change was the addition of a canopy to the boats themselves. When Imagineers decided to add real rain effects to the attraction, the boats were covered given coverage <ref name= "Martin"/>. Listen to the Land opened with the rest of The Land pavilion on EPCOT Center’s opening day, October 1, 1982 <ref> http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/epcotgrandopening.html </ref>.

Listen to the Land remained largely unchanged, until Nestle assumed sponsorship of the The Land Pavilion in 1993. On September 2327, 1993, Listen to the Land was closed for refurbishment <ref> http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/Sep27.html </ref> (the rest of the pavilion would also be systematically updated over the next year and a half). During the renovation, the Symphony of the Seed opening scene was removed, and the rainforest replaced with a new storm scene was expanded <ref name= "book"> The Epcot Explorer's Encyclopedia: A Guide to Walt Disney World's Greatest Theme Park</ref>. Furthermore, an automatic narration was installed for the first half of the attraction, and the ride's theme song "Listen to the Land" was removed <ref name= "book"/>. Finally, the Symphony of the Seed recap that concluded the original attraction was taken out and replaced with a collage of people and agriculture from all over the world. The "futuristic" growing methods that were originally showcased in this final scene were moved to an earlier part of the ride. On December 10, 1993, the attraction reopened as Living with the Land <ref name= "book"/>. Following the changes in 1993, little of note changed with the attraction until August 20, 2006. At this time, the boat captains were removed from the attraction and replaced by a new automatic narrator voiced by Mike Brassell <ref name= "jack"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2010/08/living_with_the_land_1.html </ref>. On July 29, 2011 Chiquita Brands International announced it would be sponsoring Living with the Land <ref> http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chiquita-and-walt-disney-world-resort-announce-multi-year-alliance-to-offer-fresh-healthy-chiquita-and-fresh-express-products-to-disney-guests-126408463.html </ref> as part of a strategic partnership with Disney.

Following the changes in 1993, little of note changed with the attraction until August 20, 2006. At this time, the boat captains were removed from the attraction and replaced by a new automatic narrator voiced by Mike Brassell <ref name==Attraction Plot=="jack"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2010/08/living_with_the_land_1.html </ref>. On July 29, 2011, Chiquita Brands International announced it would be sponsoring Living with the Land as part of a strategic partnership with Disney<ref> http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chiquita-and-walt-disney-world-resort-announce-multi-year-alliance-to-offer-fresh-healthy-chiquita-and-fresh-express-products-to-disney-guests-126408463.html </ref>.

Listen to the Land began with guests boarding their boats and being greeted by their tour guide. While they loaded, riders could hear the attractions attraction's theme song, "Listen to the Land" playing in the background. The first scene in the attraction was known as the "Symphony of Seed". This scene was a stylistic look at how plants grow and spread. Within the scene, guests could see seeds being blown by the wind while classical music played. Moving out of the Symphony of the Seed, guests entered the rainforest scene. Here, the tour guide explained that in the rainforest, plants had to overcome a lack of light in order to grow. As guests passed through they could see lush vegetation and Audio Animatronic animals thriving in the rainforest. After exiting the rainforest, guests entered a dessert. Here, the tour guide would explain to them that although plants faced the threat of sandstorms and a lack of water, they were still able to grow and survive. As an example of this, guests could hear a sandstorm howling, which vegetation (such as a cacti) endured.[[Image:livinggreenhouse.jpg|350px|thumb|The greenhouse located in Living with the Land.]]The third habitat that guests would visit on Listen to the Land was the prairie, where large bison could be seen grazing. Here, the tour guide would explain that the unpredictable weather of the prairies caused problems for the plant life there. Two examples of this unpredictability, wildfire and storms, could be seen in the horizon as guests traveled through. Moving on from the prairie, the boats passed by a turn of the century farm, as a country version of “Listen to the Land” played. After passing by the farmhouse (which featured a dog lying on the porch), guests entered the Barn Theater. As images of various forms of agriculture were shown in the barn, the tour guide explained to guests that research was continuing to make agriculture more efficient. Examples of this progress included better machines, fertilizers, and seeds. The guide also told guests that much of the food served in Epcot was grown using these techniques.

At this point in Moving out of the attractionSymphony of the Seed scene, guests would exit entered a rainforest. Here, the Barn Theater and enter tour guide explained that in the research half rainforest, plants had to overcome a lack of Listen light in order to the Landgrow. Now touring As guests passed through, they could see lush vegetation and Audio Animatronic animals thriving. After exiting the pavilion’s greenhouserainforest, guests entered a desert. Here, the tour guide would pass by various explain to them that although plants being grown in faced the threat of sandstorms and a tropical atmospherelack of water, they were still able to grow and survive. Plants located here included: papayaAs an example of this, sugar caneguests could hear a sandstorm howling, rice, bananas, pineapple, and vanillawhich vegetation (such as a cacti) endured. [[Image:livinggreenhouse.jpg|400px|thumb|The next section of greenhouse located in Living with the research center focused Land.]]The third habitat that guests would visit on "aquaculture”Listen to the Land was the prairie, where fish farming took placelarge bison could be seen grazing. As Here, the tour guide would explain that the unpredictable weather of the prairies caused problems for the plant life there. Two examples of this unpredictability, wildfire and storms, could be seen on the horizon as guests traveled through. Moving on from the prairie, the boats passed by various exotic fisha turn of the century farm, as a country version of “Listen to the Land” played. After passing by the farmhouse (which featured a dog laying on the porch), guests entered the Barn Theater. Here, images of various forms of agriculture were shown and the tour guide would inform them explained to guests that many research was continuing to make agriculture more efficient. Examples of this progress included better machines, fertilizers, and seeds. The guide also told guests that much of the fish found here were used food served in restaurants throughout The Land pavilion[[EPCOT Center]] was grown using these techniques.

At this point in the attraction, guests would exit the Barn Theater and enter the research half of Listen to the Land. Now touring the pavilion's greenhouse, the boats would pass by various plants being grown in a tropical atmosphere. Plants located here included: papaya, sugar cane, rice, bananas, pineapple, and vanilla. The next section of the research center focused on "aquaculture", where fish farming took place. As guests passed by various exotic fish, the tour guide would inform them that many of the fish found here were served in restaurants throughout [[The Land]].  The final part of the attraction showed new ways in which researchers at The Land were growing food. The first example that guests could see, was of these techniques were cotton and cucumbers that were shown growing in the desert. Further on, guests could see crops growing vertically , which was done in order to save space. Other crops in the area were shown growing without soil, and the tour guide would tell guests that researchers were using ladybugs as a pestilent (in order to cut down on chemical use). The last thing that guests could see in the research facilities was future methods of agriculture. Futuristic ideas Ideas seen here included ideas plans for growing food on the moon, and genetically altering crops to make them more nutritious and resistant. Guests could then hear "Listen to the Land" one more time as they passed through the Symphony of the Seed finale, before reaching the unloading area.

==Living With with the Land==[[Image:livingprarie.jpg|350px|thumb|The prarie scene in Living with the Land.]]When Nestle assumed sponsorship of The Land pavilion in 1993, Listen to the Land was closed for refurbishment. The attraction reopened later that year as Living with the Land which was similar to its predecessor except for a few changes. These changes included:

In 1993, following Nestle assuming sponsorship of * The Land pavilion, Listen to replacement of the Land was closed for refurbishmentSymphony of Seeds scene with a new storm scene. The attraction reopened later In this scene, the narrator tells guests that year as Living With climate changes are sweeping over the Landland. Living With the Land was almost identical He then goes on to its predecessor except for say that the storm is a few changesnew beginning for the land, and that the water combined with sunlight leads to the growth of the planet. These changes included:

* The replacement of the Symphony of Seeds with a new storm rainforest scene. In this scene, the narrator tells guests that climate changes are sweeping over the land. He then goes on to say that the storm is a new beginning for the land, and that the water combined with sunlight leads to the growth of the planetwas extended.

* The rainforest scene finale of the attraction was extendedchanged so that it showed various humans standing in front of agriculture. The former finale which showcased futuristic agricultural methods was moved to the greenhouse section of the tour.

* The finale of the attraction was changed so that it showed various humans standing in front of agriculture. The formal finale, showcasing future agricultural methods was moved to the greenhouse section of the tour.  * The removal of the song "Listen to the Land" song from the attraction.

* In order to add interestto Living with the Land, it was decided to add a mural featuring famous quotes about the environment to Living with the Landattraction's queue. During the development of the mural , Marty Sklar suggested that using quotes from ordinary children should also be included. In order to accomplish this goal, Disney reached out to various children's environmental organizations. Eventually, Saving Earth agreed advertise the mural in its newsletter, and the company received 800 different submissions. Of these submissionsubmissions, the number of quotes was narrowed to the 10 which were chosen <ref name= "jack"/>.

* The address on the mailbox in farmhouse scene has the number 1982 on in it. This is a reference to the year that EPCOT Center opened <ref name= "jack"/>.

* One tomato plant in the Living With the Land greenhouse can produce up to 32,194 tomatoes every 16 months <ref name= "jack"/>.