The Land Pavilion located in Futureworld at Epcot Center in the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The video was taken while on vacation from 11/25/06 until 12/2/06.
INTERESTING FACTS
The Land's entry mosaics are each 134 feet long with 150,000 individually shaped pieces of marble, granite, slate, glass and gold to represent the layers of the Earth that lead to the Great Hall. A husband and wife team created the mosaics.
The pavilion encourages you to "think environmentally," right down to sayings printed on the walls near the queue for "Living With the Land" -- for example, "Once Our Natural Splendor Is Destroyed, It Can Never Be Recaptured" (Lyndon Baines Johnson); and "We Have Not Inherited the Earth From Our Forefathers, We Have Borrowed It From Our Children" (Kashmiri Proverb).
As you enter the building, look out to the ceiling where 5 balloons hang. The middle one represents Earth. The four surrounding balloons represent the seasons: Yellow for summer, Orange for Fall, Blue for Winter and Green for Spring. Under the Earth balloon are clouds and a lightning bolt....as it rains, the water goes into the fountain below and then recycles through the pavilion.
The Environmental Research laboratory at the University of Arizona assisted Imagineering in establishing areas within this pavilion that, but using advanced agricultural methods such as hydroponics, grow vegetables served at its centrally located dining area.
The background music outside The Land Pavilion is the original Epcot background music.
Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom can fit inside The Land Pavilion.
Some of the music you will hear in the pavilion includes: Area Music in Interior "Allegheny Moon" "Blue Moon" "Carolina Moon "Got the Sun" "How High the Moon" Moon Medley "Moon River" "Moonlight Bay" "Moonlight Becomes You" "Moonlight Serenade" "No Moon at All" "Old Devil Moon" "Paper Moon" "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" "Sing in the Sunshine" "Sonny" "Sunny Side of the Street" "Sunrise, Sunset" "Sunshine on My Shoulders" "Wait ?Til the Sun Shines Nellie" "You Are My Sunshine" "You are the Sunshine of My Life"
The Land "History"
The Land underwent a total renovation from January 2005-May 2005, when the Soarin' attraction opened!
Food Rocks closed for good February 2004 to make way for the new Soarin' Attraction! The entire Land Pavillion closed January 2005 for a major rehab -- Soarin' was completed, new look for the Garden Grill and a totally renovated Fast Food Court called Sunshine Seasons!
The Land Pavilion was updated in 1994 as part of the first real Epcot renovations. Kitchen Kabaret became Food Rocks and the Symbiosis movie made way for The Circle of Life film. The Land was originally sponsored by Kraft, but is now sponsored by Nestle.
