The Land
The Land is a pavilion located in Epcot.
Pavilion History
The Land opened along with the rest of phase 1 of Epcot on October 1, 1982. The pavilion was originally sponsored by Kraft, and it was the largest pavilion built in Epcot. The pavilion focused on man's interaction with the land, especially focusing on agriculture. Both the interior and exterior of the pavilion were given an earthy color scheme. The Land originally featured three attractions Kitchen Kabaret, Symbiosis and Listen to the Land. Kitchen Kabaret was an Audio Anamatronic musical revue, that taught gets the value of healthy eating. Listen to the Land was a boat ride, that showed guests how humans both live off and destroy the land. A working greenhouse was located at the end of the attraction, giving guests a glimpse of the future of agriculture. The final attraction that opened in the Land pavilion was Symbiosis, a film shown in the Land's Harvest Theater. Symbiosis focused on the balance that humans needed to achieve between technological advancements and maintaining the environmental.
The Land remained essentially the same until 1993. In 1993, a effort was made by Disney to modernize all of Future World, including the Land pavilion. Kraft, unwilling to finance the refurbishment, withdrew it's sponsorship on September 26, 1993. One day later, Nestle assumed the sponsership, and the Land began undergoing a gradual makeover.
