This article is about the film at Epcot, for the song see Circle of Life.

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable is a 70 mm film shown in the Harvest Theater in The Land Pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. It opened in January 21, 1995 replacing Symbiosis. Compared to the said film, Circle of Life is more an edutainment attraction and more kid-friendly.

In the film Timon and Pumbaa from The Lion King are chopping down trees and clogging up rivers to build the Hakuna Matata Lakeside Village. Simba comes to them and explains how their actions are harmful to nature. This lesson is explained with live-action footage, some left over from Symbiosis.

Attraction facts

• Grand opening: January 21, 1995
• Designer: Walt Disney Imagineering
• Show size: 428 per show
• Show capacity: 1,062 per hour
• Show duration: 12 minutes 22 seconds
• Sponsor: Nestlé

See also

• Epcot attraction and entertainment history

References

External links

• Walt Disney World Resort - Circle of Life page
• Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable - at imdb
• Circle of Life. WDWHistory.com. .