Ride
The
Land
at Walt Disney World's Epcot Theme Park
Living With the Land
 Opened
in 1982 this environmental greenhouse and presentation has
been a site seeing attraction for all ages at Epcot.
With such a long history of economical developments
this greenhouse and fish farm host an array of technology
based advancements into the food production field.
Making innovative advancements into the agricultural plain;
Disney has allowed you to take a brief peak into their findings.
This first hand experience is both educational and incredibly
interesting, and the boat ride just adds to it!
Jump into
boats and glide along a track through the exhibit.
Although the ride used to be narrated by an employee
on the boat with you, it is now fully automated, making
a shorter wait time.
Visit deserts and rainforests as you learn about
the worlds lush and desolate areas for agricultural use.
Can Disney turn the desert into an Oasis?
Listen and watch as Disney explains its future applications
for the innovative ideas that you will find in the greenhouse.
The boat ride
then takes you to the largest six acre pavilion in the Epcot
greenhouse as you travel through the separate exhibits.
Witness massive hanging cucumbers, Mickey Mouse shaped pumpkins
and more! Disney
has been working alongside NASA to be able to farm food
in outer space to supply future space colonies.
See a full length presentation of nearly forty animatronics
and audio to explain the future of Epcot’s greenhouse!
 Float
past the farm tanks full of exotic fish and massive amounts
of common seafood products.
Observe the hundreds of fish as they swim in schools around
the massive housing tanks. See examples of
technology as it boosts the speed of growth and size of
the fish that Epcot is farming.
marvel at a tank full of Florida’s most renowned
animal, the Florida Alligator!
Just outside
the boat ride is a restaurant where you can buy vegetables,
fish, and exotic foods that are in the greenhouse and the
fish farm.
Taste some of the food grown for space, or take a bite out
of one of the massive hanging cucumbers! And
if your a little adventurous, order the Mickey mouse shaped
vegetables.
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