Chiquita no longer sponsoring Living with the Land?

[CastAStone]

There was a gap between the Nestle and Chiquita sponsorships to my knowledge. Also, Kraft and Nestle sponsored the entire pavilion where I think Chiquita just sponsored the boat ride.

Correct to both. Nestle ended in 2009 and Chiquita started in 2011 or 2012.

 

[CastAStone]

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.

Soarin used the seating area and the preshow area. The stage was still there after Soarin opened.

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[WondersOfLife]

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.

I agree.

 

[castlecake2.0]

Some yes. But in the overall scheme of WDW food operations what the land provides is infinitesimal and not integral to the operation.

Oh yah wasn’t disagreeing with you on that point, it’s mostly for show and wow factor than anything.

 

[Mickeynerd17]

Just came back from WDW. The Living with the Land sign had Chiquita on it. I forgot to take a picture but its there.

 

[Bullseye1967]

Here is 6 weeks ago

 

[Mickeynerd17]

Here is 6 weeks ago

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That's the main pavilion sign. Chiquita is on the LwtL attraction sign.

Chiquita always sponsored the ride and not the whole pavilion.

 

[Bullseye1967]

That is the ride sign. This is the Pavilion one.

 

[Little Green Men]

That is the ride sign. This is the Pavilion one.

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Those are both pavilion signage. This is the ride sign:

 

[castlecake2.0]

Those are both pavilion signage. This is the ride sign:View attachment 543516

That’s the confusing Part, because all the small plaques in the greenhouses were removed, along with mention of the name on maps and websites, but it’s still on the sign. Maybe just harder to remove?

 

[peter11435]

That is the ride sign. This is the Pavilion one.

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Both of your images are pavilion signs. Neither had Chiquita signage. The pavilion was not sponsored by Chiquita only the Living with the Land attraction itself. The Living with the land sign still has its Chiquita graphic for now but other references to the brand have been removed throughout the attraction.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Didn’t they leave Food Rocks to rot? Seems as good a place as any for a gift shop.

For a while they did. When Soarin' was redone they finally used the stage space for the women's restroom.

That theater now has a show called Awesome Planet. I think it’s closed due to COVID, but it’s there..

Awesome Planet is open, and is in a fully separate area than Food Rocks was.

Soarin used the seating area and the preshow area. The stage was still there after Soarin opened.

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Fun fact, in the FP+ line for Soarin' you can look over the edge of the railing in that very first room and see some imprints of the seating left behind on the floor. It's difficult to notice and it's not much to see, but it is there.

 

[Mickeynerd17]

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.

Awesome Planet is open. Saw it for the first time last week, and it was pretty good. Definitely a good update to the ancient Circle of Life.

 

[CastAStone]

When Soarin' was redone they finally used the stage space for the women's restroom.

Didn’t realize that but yay for actually doing something with empty space.

And also yay for more bathrooms at Epcot, they’ve really focused on that the last several years and it was badly needed. One thing in the Epcot updates that seems to be universally liked.

 

[Bender123]

Didn’t realize that but yay for actually doing something with empty space.

And also yay for more bathrooms at Epcot, they’ve really focused on that the last several years and it was badly needed. One thing in the Epcot updates that seems to be universally liked.

And the bulldozed the best restrooms in the whole place with Innoventions West...Right by the free Coke products...They looked straight out of the 80s and were almost always vacant.

 

[CastAStone]

And the bulldozed the best restrooms in the whole place with Innoventions West...Right by the free Coke products...They looked straight out of the 80s and were almost always vacant.

Hmmm...Moana...Journey of “water”...what IS the plan?

 

[whiterhino42]

That actually would make sense. I had heard rumors that the first several scenes were due to get a decent update/refresh - and then it didn't materialize. If there was a sponsor renewal or change pending, that would answer the question. While I know it may not be everyone's favorite, LwtL actually has pretty high guest sat and - without the live narrators (pro or con) - some of the highest per hour capacity in WDW. It could definitely use a refresh on the show scenes. They've actually done a great job on keeping the greenhouses fresh (pun only slightly intended).

I love living with the land. I really wish it was getting fixed up. A lot of things are broken. It's such a unique ride.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Scaffolding up on LWTL... paint??

 

[WondersOfLife]

 

[michmousefan]

Lousy show. How long do we think those scrims will be up?