It joined four other attractions- Magic Skyway (Ford pavilion), Great Moments with Mr. In recent years, the Small World attractions at the various Disney parks have been updated to include depictions of Disney characters-in a design compatible with the original 1960s design of Mary Blair-alongside the original characters.įabricated at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank as Children of the World, and created by WED Enterprises, the ride was shipped to the 1964 New York World's Fair, where it was housed at the UNICEF pavilion (sponsored by Pepsi), which featured at its entrance a kinetic sculpture, The Tower of the Four Winds, a 120-foot perpetually spinning mobile created by WED designer Rolly Crump. According to, the Sherman Brothers' song 'It's A Small World' is the most publicly performed song of all time. The ride features over 300 audio-animatronic dolls in traditional costumes from cultures around the world, frolicking in a spirit of international unity, and singing the attraction's title song, which has a theme of global peace. The inaugural version of the ride premiered at the 1964 New York World's Fair before permanently moving to Disneyland in 1966. 'It's a Small World' (stylized in all lowercase) is a water-based boat ride located in the Fantasyland area at various Disney theme parks around the world, including Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland.

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