Awesome Planet
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Overview
Awesome Planet is a 10-minute film inside The Land pavilion exploring the beauty of Earth and the importance of protecting it.
Rather than being a traditional documentary, the film presents Earth almost as somewhere being shown off to a prospective buyer, using spectacular footage of landscapes, wildlife and different environments around the world before looking at some of the pressures affecting the planet.
The cinema adds physical effects including wind, scents and water to accompany the images on screen, making it slightly more immersive than a standard theme-park film.
There is no ride movement, height requirement or restraint, and wheelchair and ECV users can remain in their mobility device throughout the show.
Queue Details
Awesome Planet is located immediately to the right after entering The Land pavilion and is on the pavilion’s upper level, so you don’t need to travel down to the level used for Soarin’ and Living with the Land.
There usually isn’t a long traditional queue. Guests wait outside the theatre before being admitted to a small holding area shortly before the next showing.
Inside the theatre, the standard seating is arranged in rows at different levels, with stairs between the seating rows.
Wheelchair and ECV users do not need to use those stairs. They can remain in their mobility device and are directed to the accessible viewing area.
If you don’t use a mobility device but need to avoid stairs, let a Cast Member know before entering so they can direct you to suitable seating.
Transfer Info
There is no transfer requirement for Awesome Planet.
Guests using wheelchairs or ECVs may remain in their mobility device throughout the film.
Accessible viewing spaces are provided within the theatre rather than requiring you to transfer into one of the standard cinema seats.
Guests who prefer to transfer into a standard theatre seat can do so, but it isn’t necessary to experience the attraction.
Sensory Experience
What do these sensory tags mean?
- Flashing Lights
- Flashing, strobing or rapidly pulsing light effects are used.
- Scents
- Noticeable artificial or environmental scents are part of the experience.
- Water
- Guests may encounter splashes, sprays, mist or other water effects.
- Wind/Air Effects
- Deliberate blasts of air or wind effects can be felt by guests.
Sensory experiences vary between people. These tags describe elements that may be present, not how strongly any individual guest will experience them.
Awesome Planet takes place in a darkened cinema with a large screen and a combination of film, music, narration and physical theatre effects. The film uses wind, scents and water effects.
These are environmental effects rather than ride movement — your seat remains stationary throughout.
The film contains sweeping footage of landscapes and wildlife before shifting into sequences showing environmental problems including fires, storms, melting ice and flooding. The tone becomes more serious during these sequences before the film ends on a more hopeful conservation message.
There are also changes in sound level and dramatic imagery associated with the formation of Earth and environmental sequences.
Practical Tips
Awesome Planet can be a useful attraction when you want a break while exploring EPCOT. It’s indoors, seated for most guests, lasts only around ten minutes and usually doesn’t attract the kind of waits associated with The Land pavilion’s headline attraction, Soarin’.
If stairs are difficult for you, mention this as you enter the theatre. The cinema has stepped seating, but you don’t need to use those steps simply because you aren’t a wheelchair user.
Wheelchair and ECV users can stay in their mobility device, so there is no need to plan for a transfer just to see the film.
If scents, water effects or unexpected bursts of air are something you need to prepare for, don’t assume this is just an ordinary cinema presentation — all three are part of the show.
And because Awesome Planet sits right at the entrance to The Land pavilion, it’s very easy to pass straight by it on the way to Soarin’ or Living with the Land. It’s not an EPCOT essential, but for ten air-conditioned minutes with some genuinely beautiful footage, that’s not a bad deal.
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