Today's Letter of the Day is D

First and foremost I must use:
Determined - I am determined to be happy and enjoy life. I am determined to make choices that result in a happy and fulfilled life.

Disney - I love Disney, I love the themes, the food, the rides, it is one of my favorite places to be!

One of my favorite attractions in WDW is Living with the Land in Epcot. Here are some fun facts about it.

The Preshow

Living with the Land is actually two rides in one. The first part of the ride takes you on a slow boat ride through a rain forest in the middle of a thunderstorm, a desert scene, and the American prairie. What this has to do with the rest of the ride is really never explored.

There are some interesting effects in this area. You get to feel heat, wind, mist, and experience lightning all used to simulate the actual conditions you are seeing.

The Attraction

After leaving the preshow, the boat and drifts through the five different areas of The Land's Living Laboratory. These areas showcase how agriculture will change in the future. Each area shows a different way to grow a "crop."

• The Tropics Greenhouse shows crops from tropical areas including bananas, vanilla, pineapple, and papaya along with some more exotic plants.
• The Temperate Greenhouse shows plants from more dry regions of the world. These include giant pumpkins, sunflowers, beets, and cotton.
• The String Greenhouse grows plants using vertical growing techniques. The famous tomato tree along with lettuce, cucumbers, and eggplant are grown here. Disney has found a way to make pumpkins in the "Mickey Mouse" form. Some of the produce from this area is used in The Garden Grill and Sunshine Seasons restaurants.
• The Creative Greenhouse shows some unusual ways to grow plants. Using aeroponics, Disney grows plants by spraying water and nutrients directly onto the roots of plants which are planted in air. There is also an exhibit by NASA showing hydroponics units that are being developed for long space journeys.
• The Aquacell is where fish are grown. Yes, fish are a crop. They are grown and harvested. The Aquacell grows alligators, shrimp, bass and more in both high density and low density tanks and tubes.

A Tomato Tree

 The Postshow

Before getting off the boat, you see photos of people from all over the world and how they produce food.

• More than 30 tons of fruits and vegetables grown at The Land Pavilion at Epcot are served in Walt Disney World restaurants
• The dog in the farm scene of Epcot's The Land boat ride is the same dog as the one in Epcot's Horizons, Magic Kingdom's Carousel of Progress and the one holding the keys in Magic Kingdom's Pirates of the Caribbean. It was Walt Disney's dog.
• The "dark-portion" of the ride is remnants of the Western River Expansion ride that was created for the Magic Kingdom but never built
• There are 35 audio-animatronics in the attraction
• The "Tomato Tree" produces over 32,000 tomatoes over a 16 month period

I also have to mention that D is for:
Dad - I happen to have a great one that also loves Disney. Hi Dad!