It's a Small World

It's a Small World
It's a Small World at Disneyland
Disneyland
AreaFantasyland
Coordinates33°48′53″N 117°55′04″W / 33.8147°N 117.9178°W / 33.8147; -117.9178
StatusOperating
CostUS$1.5 million
Opening dateMay 28, 1966 (1966-05-28)
WebsiteOfficial website
Magic Kingdom
AreaFantasyland
Coordinates28°25′15″N 81°34′55″W / 28.4208°N 81.5820°W / 28.4208; -81.5820
StatusOperating
Opening dateOctober 1, 1971 (1971-10-01)
WebsiteOfficial website
Tokyo Disneyland
AreaFantasyland
Coordinates35°37′49″N 139°52′52″E / 35.6304°N 139.8812°E / 35.6304; 139.8812
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 15, 1983 (1983-04-15)
WebsiteOfficial website
Disneyland Park (Paris)
AreaFantasyland
Coordinates48°52′31″N 2°46′34″E / 48.8753°N 2.7761°E / 48.8753; 2.7761
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 12, 1992 (1992-04-12)
WebsiteOfficial website
Hong Kong Disneyland
AreaFantasyland
Coordinates22°18′49″N 114°02′21″E / 22.3137°N 114.0391°E / 22.3137; 114.0391
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 28, 2008 (2008-04-28)
WebsiteOfficial website
1964 New York World's Fair
StatusRemoved
Opening dateApril 22, 1964 (1964-04-22)
Closing dateOctober 17, 1965 (1965-10-17)
Ride statistics
Attraction typeOld Mill
DesignerWED Enterprises/Walt Disney Imagineering
ThemeWorld peace and unity
Music"It's a Small World (After All)", written by the Sherman Brothers
Vehicle typeBoats
Riders per vehicle16
Rows4
Riders per row4
Duration12–15 minutes
Propulsion methodWater jets, electric turbine
Number of lifts0
Premier Access (outside USA) available
Disney Genie+ Lightning Lane available
Single rider line sometimes
Disabled access Wheelchair accessible

"It's a Small World" (stylized in all lowercase) is an Old Mill 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. The inaugural version of the ride premiered at the 1964 New York World's Fair before permanently moving to Disneyland in 1966.[1]

The ride features over 300 audio-animatronic dolls[2] 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. According to TIME.com, the Sherman Brothers' song "It's a Small World" is the most publicly performed song of all time.[3][4] 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.

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  2. ^ Montgomery, Allison (October 4, 2016). "QUIZ: 'it's a small world' at Magic Kingdom Park". Disney Parks Blog.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Time-Song Plays was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Kubersky, Seth (January 7, 2014). "Fact-Checking Saving Mr. Banks with Disney Historian Jim Korkis". orlandoweekly.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017.