We’re taking you behind the scenes of one of EPCOT’s most iconic rides (and no, we will not be hearing any arguments on that front).

That’s right — we went backstage at Living with the Land and the best part is that you can too. Disney World offers special tours and this one happens to be pretty cool — so we’re taking you with us to check it out!
The Behind the Seeds Tour takes guests backstage at Living with the Land in EPCOT’s Land Pavilion, and it’s a great tour for anyone who loves plants or just learning about what goes on behind the scenes of a Disney ride. We checked in 15 minutes before our start time (per Disney’s recommendation) at the exit of Living with the Land.

During this tour, you visit four greenhouses and a fish farm, encountering insects, fish, plants, and more. Our tour guide went over the basics of the tour before bringing us to the Pest Management Lab, where we learned about Disney’s use of insects to help control pests in the greenhouses.
And then, we were off to our first greenhouse where our tour guide shared all about different growing methods and soil materials like hydroponics, Rockwool, perlite, and more.

Here we can see a couple of different growing methods Disney uses. In the background, those long, green winter melons are grown using an aerial vining method which allows Disney to grow many plants at once.
But, to the left you can see pomegranate plants that Disney has been able to grow using more traditional methods.

All of the plants grown inside the greenhouses at EPCOT are edible including these Carolina Reaper peppers on their way to ripening. These were used in some of the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival dishes last year!

We moved on to the Aqua Culture Lab, where we learned that this red light is actually used to help kill algae in the tanks. There are shrimp, tilapia, and bass in these tanks that Disney uses to help keep everything afloat (get it?).

And then, we made our way into the tropical greenhouse — home to some of the lushest plants that are on the ride. It’s really hard to beat this view! Disney recommends you go on the ride before taking the tour and we tend to agree. But, we can’t deny that seeing the ride from this angle just might be our new favorite view!

Tours are offered several times daily and usually start at park opening with the last tour being at 4:30PM. You can book yours on the Disney World website. Right now, tours cost between $39 and $45 per person depending on the date you book.

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Stay tuned to AllEars for more behind-the-scenes Disney World info and the latest news!
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