Changes

===Listen to the Land===

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 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.

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 the attraction, guests would exit the Barn Theater and enter the research half of Listen to the Land. Now touring the pavilion’s greenhouse, guests 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 used in restaurants throughout The Land pavilion.