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{{Infobox Disney ride
| image=Livingentrance1Livingentrance2.jpg| caption='''The entrance to Living With the Land. Photo by Theme Park Tourist'''
| land=Future World
| opened= October 1, 1982
| duration=14
| type=Boat Tour
| custom_label_1 = Formally Known As| custom_value_1 = Listen to the Land (1982-1993)
| sponsor= Kraft (1982-1993) <br> Nestle (1993- 2007) <br> Chiquita Brands International (2011-Present)
|custom_label_2= FastPass +
|custom_value_2= Yes (Group A)
}}
Living with the Land is an attraction within [[The Land]] pavilion at [[Epcot]].
==Attraction History==
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 2006. At this time, the boat captains were removed from the attraction and replaced by a new automatic narrator voiced by Mike Brassell. On August 1, 2011 Chiquita Brands International announced it would be sponsoring Living with the Land.
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>.
On August 8, 2019, Living with the Land received a new digital film inside the Barn Theater <ref> https://wdwnt.com/2019/08/photos-video-living-with-the-land-boat-ride-debuts-new-digital-film-scene-in-the-land-pavilion-at-epcot/
</ref>. Like its predecessor, this new film showcases cutting edge agricultural practices, although it now focuses on ecological regions as opposed to specific countries.
==Attraction Plot==
===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 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.
If you want to hear "Listen to the Land", click play below:
<flashmp3>Listentotheland.mp3</flashmp3>
==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:
* 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.
In 2006, Living with the Land was given an automatic narration as opposed to a live tour guide.
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
* 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 farm house farmhouse scene has the number 1982 onin it. This is a reference to the year that Epcot EPCOT Center opened<ref name= "jack"/>.
* One tomato plant in the Living With the Land greenhouse, can produce up to 3532,000 194 tomatoes every 16 months<ref name= "jack"/>.
* The University of Arizona's Environmental Research Lab, acted as a consultant for Listen to the Land's second halfaquaculture exhibit <ref> https://wrrc.arizona.edu/publications/arroyo-newsletter/fish-may-be-cash-crop-arizona-farmers </ref>.
* Inside of the greenhouse, RFID tags start the automatic narration. The narration is occasionally updated when there are new planting techniques showcased<ref name= "book"/>.