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Old 04-07-2009, 06:02 PM   #16
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The best part are the live fish, alligators, eels and shrimp!
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Old 04-07-2009, 06:52 PM   #17
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We also love this ride and ride it many times during our trips!!
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Old 04-07-2009, 07:17 PM   #18
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We do this ride everytime we go to Disney.
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Old 04-07-2009, 07:29 PM   #19
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Another fan of Living with the Land!
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Old 04-07-2009, 07:36 PM   #20
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We love this ride! And we took all kinds of pictures throughout the ride last year and never had a problem.
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Old 04-07-2009, 07:50 PM   #21
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Dh and I love this ride. You can take pictures. We take them every trip.
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Old 04-07-2009, 09:38 PM   #22
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We love this ride! Last time we saw a behind the seeds tour actually going on when our boat came through... Its great for cooling off!
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I love the view of part of this ride from The Garden Grill! And there are hidden Mickeys throughout the ride too!
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Love this ride and will definately be trying the behind the seeds tour in August!!! Its always a must do for us, plus how often do you see a tomato tree?
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I don't know why I like this ride so much, but I really do. I enjoyed the Behind the seeds tour, and they let us feed the fish!
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I still think this ride is boring But I took my mother and sister (they are big gardeners, I missed that family gene) and they LOVED it. We actually rode it twice this visit because they thought it was so interesting.
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Remember the song "Listen to the Land". I still sing it whenever I walk in there!
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we love this ride too! And I love that so many of the attractions at Epcot are educational and interesting at the same time - it allows my kids to get some education while they are missing school to visit our happy place - and then they get to write about it when they get home!
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DH and I enjoyed the ride when we went last year. I liked the veggies that were earning their ears
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Everyone riding, keep a look out for the cute baby alligators near the end of the ride lol!
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