Embark on "the happiest cruise that ever sailed" through pastel scenes from around the globe. Hear the angelic voices of cherubic dolls singing a timeless ode to global harmony. "it's a small world" celebrates a simple, but powerful, idea. If we view the world through the wondrous eyes of a child, we'll all realize how much we have in common, and the world will be at peace. Come join the children's hopeful song.
Sit back, relax and enjoy a nearly 15-minute cruise around the Seven Seaways canal surrounded by bright colors, cheerful music, larger-than-life toys and singing dolls dressed in traditional regional costumes.
Designed by legendary Disney artist Mary Blair, the settings are as spectacular and whimsical as the dolls. Their simplicity and inventiveness recall the wide-eyed creations of a child. The sets are designed to resemble a fantasy world lovingly crafted out of construction paper, ribbon, glitter, buttons, fabric and papier-mâché.
Float past scenes representing:
•The Polar Regions
•The British Isles
•Western Europe
•Eastern Europe
•The Middle East
•Asia
•Africa
•South America
•Under the Sea
•The South Pacific
•The United States
The voyage concludes with a grand finale featuring all of the world's children. Now dressed in white, the children sing and play together as one.
From toy soldiers to ballerinas to vaqueros to Chinese acrobats, you see more than 300 animated dolls representing over 100 regions from around the world. Disney Legend Alice Davis painstakingly researched and designed individual costumes for each doll, inspired by the traditional wardrobe of each culture.
The fun begins before you even board your boat for a trip around the world. The kinetic attraction façade, complete with spinning flowers and whirligigs, features icons depicting famous world buildings.
Tick. Tock. The highlight of the façade is the animated 30-foot-tall clock tower. With much commotion and drama, every 15 minutes the clock tower opens up to display a multinational parade of 24 animated figures. Once the procession ends, 2 toy jesters appear to herald the current time.
Written and composed by the Academy Award® winning team of brothers Richard Sherman and Robert Sherman, the song "it's a small world" has become one of the most well-known tunes of all time. The infectious melody is sung in the native language of the respective dolls and is orchestrated using instruments indigenous to each region — including Scottish bagpipes, Peruvian reed flutes and Tahitian drums.
Walt Disney originally envisioned using the national anthems for each country. He quickly discovered that while the world may one day sing in perfect harmony, our national anthems will always be sung to different tunes. Walt asked the Sherman Brothers to write a single song to avoid a musical cacophony.
Personally supervised by Walt Disney, "it's a small world" was created for the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair in honor of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Attracting more than 10 million visitors, "it's a small world" was such a smash hit that when the World's Fair ended, Walt had it shipped piece-by-piece to Disneyland Park, where it reopened on May 28, 1966. The rededication ceremony featured children from around the world pouring water from their native land into the Seven Seaways.
Some familiar new faces debuted on February 6, 2009 with the addition of dolls representing select Disney and Disney·Pixar characters, along with the colorful new Spirit of America scene.
Due to its immense popularity, "it's a small world" has been replicated in every Disney Resort around the world.
When the holidays near, "it's a small world" is transformed into "it's a small world" Holiday. During this special time of year, the classic "it's a small world" song is mingled with traditional holiday tunes, regional holiday decorations brighten up the ride, and thousands of festive lights adorn the attraction façade. It's worth a trip to Disneyland Park just to see the dramatic difference!
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Jungle Cruise - Disneyland - Anaheim, California - Complete Rideby shoeface258,757 views
i have been on that ride so many times i bet i have been in that boat lol
emibear24pop 2 months ago
That's a nice video of that. But you know, I went to the Hong Kong Disneyland version. Can I download and let you share your video of that?
TheMrRamonlle 2 months ago
je préfère le it's a smallworld de france!
pixie14111 2 months ago
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CruiseDisney 10 months ago