Voyage along the Seven Seaways canal and behold a cast of almost 300 Audio-Animatronics dolls representing children from every corner of the globe as they sing the classic anthem to world peace; the attraction first opened in 1966, after being moved form the 1964-65 New York worlds fair, where Walt Disney himself had selected Mary Blair as art director and Alice Davis as a costumer to bring “it’s a small world” to life.
While the ride opened in 1966, Disney and Pixar characters debuted in 2009, thoughtfully placed in the appropriate nations. keep an eye out for Peter Pan and Tinker Bell in England, Cinderella in France, Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket in Italy, Aladdin and Jasmine in the Middle East, The Three Caballeros in Mexico, Ariel and Flounder under the sea, Lilo and Stitch in the South Pacific, and Woody, Bullseye and Jessie in the southwestern U.S.A.
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This original has been replicated worldwide and is a stable of Disney Parks and a Walt Disney classic. Did you know, during the holiday season, the original IT’s a small world is transformed into It’s a Small World Holiday?