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The Land is a pavilion located in World Nature within [[Epcot]].

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 when 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"/>.

Following the mid-1990s refurbishments, The Land pavilion remained essentially unchanged for eight years. This changed ended however in 2003 , when Disney decided to bring [[Soarin’]] (a very popular motion simulator attraction in Disney’s California Adventure) to Epcot. Initially, Disney planned on adding Soarin' to one of the World Showcase pavilions<ref name= "press"> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/soarin/news/03oct2004-disney-soarin-press-release.htm </ref>, however when a proper location could not be agreed upon, it was decided to house the attraction inside The Land <ref name= "press"/>. Although the attraction itself would take place in an expansion building, the queue for Soarin' was designed to go through the area that housed Food Rocks <ref name= "Martin"/>. Quietly, construction on Soarin' began in August of 2003, before the attraction was officially announced on October 10th<ref name= "press"/>. Despite the fact that its days were numbered, Food Rocks remained open until January 3, 2004<ref name= "Martin"/>. The Land pavilion itself remained open for part of Soarin's construction. On January 2, 2005 however, the entire pavilion closed for a three month refurbishment <Ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/soarin/news/05nov2004-land-pavilion-closing-for-soarin-work.htm </ref>. During the renovation, Soarin' was integrated into the main atrium and changes were made to Living with the Land <ref name= "Martin"/>. Also at this time, Sunshine Seasons was redesigned and the pavilion's central fountain was removed in order to add more seating <ref name= "book"/>. Other changes that happened to the pavilion during the 2005 refurbishment included:[[Image:Soarin3.jpg|400px|thumb|Soarin' opened in The Land in 2005]]

Despite the significant changes being made the pavilion, the construction only took two weeks longer than expected <ref name= "book"/> , and by April 29, 2005 the entire pavilion was fully operational <ref name= "Martin"/>. Since the 2005 renovation, The Land has only experienced some minor changes. In 2006, the skippers were removed from Living with the Land <ref name= "Jack"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2010/08/living_with_the_land_1.html </ref> and in 2007 interactive games were added to Soarin's queue <ref> http://allears.net/tp/ep/e_soar.htm </ref>. The most significant of the recent changes howeverSubsequently, was the end of Nestlé’s sponsorship on February 13, 2009 , Nestlé's sponsorship of The Land ended <ref name= "Jack"/>. Since that date, the Land has remained sponsorless (although Chiquita Brands International has sponsored the Living with the Land attraction since 2011 <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 February 3, 20172018, Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable closed <ref> https://blog.touringplans.com/2018/01/10/circle-of-life-close-epcot/ </ref>. At this timeSubsequently, on March 19, 2019, Disney as not announced that a replacement for new film titled "Awesome Planet" would open in The Land pavilion's Harvest Theater <ref> https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/awesome-planet-coming-to-the attraction-land-pavilion.953799/ </ref>.

'''[[Living With The with the Land]]'''- This narrated boat tour teaches guests about the history of "the land" and the effect that humans have on it. The second half of the attraction takes guests through a working greenhouse where futuristic growing techniques are showcased.