You're not kidding... I visited EPCOT when I was a kid in about 1984-86 (during Living Seas construction--whenever that was). The narration reminds me of THAT EPCOT. For that matter, the ride itself is THAT EPCOT--it entertains AND educates. There's nothing wrong with that! Well, I know DIS is a company and the bottom line is king... you can't have a bunch of "boring" rides that people won't pay admission to ride... but I'm still convinced that you can make edutainment work.
I have an MP3 that I downloaded from somewhere of a live ride-through of Living with the Land (from back when they had a person doing some narration), and I love to listen to it... I think my favorite pavillion is The Land, and the live sound just puts you right there in the middle of it...
That "flute-y" track would be cool to have...