Cmdr_Crimson
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Chiquita no longer sponsoring Living with the Land?
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mikejs78
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My dad was an account rep for Kraft when I was a kid - during Kraft's sponsorship of the pavilion. When we went to WDW as a family for the first time in 1988, we were able to visit the VIP lounge, which was a fun experience.
Chomama
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So we may have been there too! My first memories of the land pavilion are a family trip with kraft in the late 80s. My dad was a senior VP of the company. We got a backstage tour and were gifted plush kitchen kabaret toys. I slept with that brocolli for years!
Chicken Guy
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I used to think a sponsor was some sort of safety net for attractions that might otherwise get tampered with, but then GMR got axed even with their TCM sponsor. So this news just puts me in a mild state of foreboding. My favorite attraction, hope it gets another sponsor soon!
DreamfinderGuy
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The Land has it's own safety net of sorts. Stuff like Horizons or Energy or whatever wasn't integral to WDW, while The Land is an integral facility that happens to have a ride going through it. Plus it gets seasonal overlays now and it's popularity is not unnoticed. On top of that even, Behind the Seeds prints money in precedented times. I don't think it's immune to changes, but getting axed as a whole is very unlikely.
peter11435
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I don’t think the land will get axed anytime soon. Mostly because it is popular and they do recognize that. But “integral” might by a bit hyperbolic.
DreamfinderGuy
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It provides quite a bit of food for WDW's restaurants, not to mention the research done there. I would say it's pretty integral.
peter11435
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You’d be surprised just how little food it provides
trainplane3
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Doesn't the USDA actively use the lab? Or would that be a easy thing to get around and close it?
We usually had a few garnishes from the Land on the menu of the restaurant I worked at, it was always cool to tell guests that it was grown and served right in the park. So definitely not a major contributor, but they do produce some food for WDW.
peter11435
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Some yes. But in the overall scheme of WDW food operations what the land provides is infinitesimal and not integral to the operation.
Disstevefan1
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To me, The Land is the best pavilion in EPCOT.
It’s got three attractions (Sorin being one of the best attractions in EPCOT) , it’s got one of the most unique sit down dining there is, the counter service food court is great! It has guest accessible beverages for free refills and has a back stage walking tour of the green house.
Ironically, the only thing it does not have is a formal gift shop.
Movielover
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Just announced, Living in the Land will be closed to change the attraction over into retail space.
"We noticed The Land lacked a opportunity for our guests to connect with, interact, and take home a part of what makes our parks and resorts a compelling part of the consumer market" Bob Chapek stated in a interview.
Each of the former greenhouses will be magically transformed into a different immersive themed retail environment offering the latest in Disney products and offerings.
"It's what our guests demanded from us, so of course it was a no brainer"
Stated the lead Imagineer on his Instagram account.
Sir_Cliff
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I think they'd just do a DME if they decided to close it and announce "Guests have more choices than ever before in terms of how to spend their time. In order to allow guests greater flexibility, we have decided to discontinue Living with the Land."Just announced, Living in the Land will be closed to change the attraction over into retail space.
"We noticed The Land lacked a opportunity for our guests to connect with, interact, and take home a part of what makes our parks and resorts a compelling part of the consumer market" Bob Chapek stated in a interview.
Each of the former greenhouses will be magically transformed into a different immersive themed retail environment offering the latest in Disney products and offerings.
"It's what our guests demanded from us, so of course it was a no brainer"
Stated the lead Imagineer on his Instagram account.
Didn’t they leave Food Rocks to rot? Seems as good a place as any for a gift shop.
Disstevefan1
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That theater now has a show called Awesome Planet. I think it’s closed due to COVID, but it’s there..
Haymarket2008
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The theatre that housed Food Rocks no longer exists. The queue for Soarin’ cuts right through where it used to be.
Awesome Planet is in the Harvest Theatre up on the 2nd level.
John park hopper
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The original Good Turn Restaurant IMO was the best food wise(order a la cart) and taking you behind the scenes of the land as it revolved
I can't find any videos of the original so if anyone has home movies of it please post would love to see. How many remember the original and have the same feeling it was the best?
Good Turn Restaurant, The
Good Turn Restaurant, The Restaurant in The Land at Epcot, from October 1, 1982, to May 1986. Became The Land Grille Room and later the Garden Grill Restaurant. The restaurant slowly rotates while one eats, providing views into settings on the nearby boat ride attraction originally known as Listen to the Land and later as Living with the Land. The Good Turn served some of the best breakfasts at Walt Disney World.I can't find any videos of the original so if anyone has home movies of it please post would love to see. How many remember the original and have the same feeling it was the best?
MaryJaneP
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Does it rot into reusable fertilizer?