![]() ![]() Located on the lower level of The Land just alongside the food court (fitting) and under a glowing red neon sign, we'll find the entrance to Kitchen Kabaret! As the twinkling theater lights pulse toward the automatic doors, the jazzy swing music signals something spectacular is about to happen. Like many of EPCOT Center's early attractions, there's no denying that The Land was self-serious, grounded, and educational. There's also Symbiosis, an 18-minute film in the Harvest Theater, an inside look at the relationship between people and the land, and the technological progress of harvesting and environmental protection. Listen to the Land is the headliner here – a live-narrated boat ride through the musical "Symphony of the Seed," past simulated habitats, and into the actual greenhouses and production facilities where many of the fish and plants served in EPCOT Center restaurants are grown. ![]() #KITCHEN KABARET EAST HILLS WINDOWS#As the restaurant turns, it aligns with windows looking out over the pavilion's signature attraction. The dining area is physically placed on a giant turntable, slowly rotating as guests eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Meanwhile, the Good Turn Restaurant is the pavilion's signature dining experience. "Hot air balloons" are suspended overhead, representing the food groups (which, in 1982, were four: cereals and breads, fruits and vegetables, milk, and meat). The Farmers Market features warm, earthy colors with guests dining under umbrellas alongside an iconic white fountain. Which is why entering into the pavilion, we find ourselves standing on a balcony overlooking a food court below. A pleasant task, given that the sponsor – Kraft – has shaped a pavilion ostensibly themed to the planet (a broad focus, to be sure) into one specifically focused on. Inside, The Land is perhaps the truest "pavilion" in EPCOT Center in the sense that it sincerely contains multiple rides, shows, attractions, and restaurants all centered around the pavilion's theme. Otherwise, the enormous pavilion was pleasantly disguised behind rolling hills and gentle landscaping. Covering more than six acres, the pavilion was by far EPCOT Center's largest, with a glass greenhouse tower as a visual "weenie" drawing guests in. ![]() At least in 1982, you simply couldn't miss The Land. ![]()
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