World Nature at Epcot (The Land, The Seas, and more)

When visiting Epcot, you’ll see that the park is split up into different sections.

There is, of course, the World Showcase where you can visit 11 different countries. But, the old Future World has been transformed into 3 new neighborhoods called: World Celebration, World Discovery, and World Nature.

Each of these neighborhoods have their own special pavilions, attractions, entertainment, dining, characters, activities, and so much more.

World Nature is described as “dedicated to understanding and preserving the beauty, awe, and balance of the natural world.”

This neighborhood contains 2 major pavilions, The Land and The Seas, plus a brand new attraction inspired by Moana.

Let’s take a deep dive into the neighborhood pavilion and see everything you can experience.

Overview

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Location: World Nature
Restaurants: 2 Quick Service (The Land Cart, Sunshine Seasons); 2 Table Service (Garden Grill, Coral Reef Restaurant)
Shops: SeaBase Gift Shop
Entertainment: None
Attractions: Soarin’ Around the World, Living with the Land, Awesome Planet, The Seas with Nemo and Friends, Turtle Talk with Crush, Journey of Water – Inspired by Moana
Tours: Behind the Seeds
Characters: None
Popular snacks and drinks: Specialty cupcakes (Sunshine Seasons), Schöfferhofer Grapefruit Hefeweizen (Sunshine Seasons)
Not-to-miss: Soarin’, Living with the Land, Garden Grill, Awesome Planet, The Seas with Nemo and Friends, Turtle Talk with Crush, SeaBase, Finding Dory’s Friends Scavenger Hunt

World Nature Maps

Epcot Updates Map

World Nature Overview Map

The Land Pavilion Map

The Seas Pavilion Map

More about the World Showcase at Epcot

The Land Pavilion

We already have a complete deep dive into The Land Pavilion, so be sure to check that out for more information, photos, and tips. Here is a brief breakdown of what the pavilion contains.

Dining

The Land Cart (Quick Service)
Sunshine Seasons (Quick Service)
Garden Grill: Character dining with Farmer Mickey, Pluto, and Chip ‘n’ Dale

The Land Dining

Seating Areas

Several indoor seating areas perfect for eating, taking a break, or to escape the heat or bad weather

The Land Seating Areas

Attractions

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Soarin’ Around the World: ride simulating hang gliding with stunning scenes from around the world
Living with the Land: relaxing boat ride teaching about the history of farming
Awesome Planet: 10-minute film narrated by Modern Family‘s Ty Burrell showcasing our planet’s future

The Land Attractions

Tour

Behind the Seeds: a special 1-hour walking tour that provides an exclusive look into the future of agriculture and the chance to get up-close and personal with the critters of The Land pavilion

The Land Tour

Activities

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2 Coin Press Machines
Several Hidden Mickeys

The Land Activities

Restrooms

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2 indoor restrooms

The Land Restrooms

Elevators

2 sets of elevators for those who needs them

The Land Elevators

Checklist

The Seas Pavilion

We already have a complete deep dive into The Seas Pavilion, so be sure to check that out for more information, photos, and tips. Here is a brief breakdown of what the pavilion contains.

Dining

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Coral Reef Restaurant: Table Service dining with views into the aquarium also holds enough water to fill 54 Olympic-sized swimming pools and houses approximately 2,000 sea creatures

The Seas Dining

Seating Areas

The Seas pavilion doesn’t have really any seating areas, but The Land Pavilion is nearby and makes a good place to sit

The Seas Seating Areas

Shops

The SeaBase Gift Shop: Find sea-themed merchandise, especially anything Finding Nemo

The Seas Shops

Attractions

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The Seas with Nemo and Friends: A cute, family-friendly dark ride telling the story of Finding Nemo
Turtle Talk with Crush: 15-minute interactive show with Crush from Finding Nemo, who hilariously answers questions from the audience

The Seas Attractions

Tours

Epcot Seas Adventures – Aqua Tour: A snorkeling experience in the Caribbean Coral Reef, a 5.7-million-gallon, man-made saltwater ocean, is for guests who aren’t SCUBA-certified
Epcot Seas Adventures – DiveQuest: This tour gives you the chance to dive inside the Caribbean Coral Reef and you must be SCUBA-certified

The Seas Tours

Activities

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SeaBase: This is where the main aquarium and marine life habitats are located, including the chance to see manatees and so many other animals
Finding Dory’s Friends Scavenger Hunt: A complimentary self-led scavenger hunt where you solve puzzles and look for clues to help Dory find her ocean friends
Bruce’s Shark World: An interactive play area inspired by shark Bruce from Finding Nemo
2 Coin Press Machines

The Seas Activities

Disney PhotoPass Photographer

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You can usually find a Disney PhotoPass photographer near Coral Reef Restaurant (towards Spaceship Earth) and across from The Seas with Nemo and Friends

The Seas PhotoPass

Restrooms & Elevators

1 set of restrooms and 1 set of elevators next to the manatees exhibit on the first floor

The Seas Restrooms and Elevators

Checklist

Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana (opening late 2023)

Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana is a new attraction coming to Epcot’s World Nature neighborhood.

This self-guided outdoor trail allows guest to play and interact with water as it travels from the sky to the oceans and back again.

You can also learn learn about the importance of water and discover its playful personality just like Moana during her voyage.

There will also be an impressive life-size Te Fiti figure, which Disney has said will be around 15 feet tall and made of over 3,000 pieces of foliage.