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Everything You Need to Know About “it’s a small world”

Post author By touringplans.com
Post date June 16, 2020

You’re going on vacation to Walt Disney World! The only problem? You’re not sure which attractions are right for you and your kiddos and you have questions. Which attractions are too intense for little ones? What rides do I really need a FastPass+ reservation for? What’s the disability access like for certain attractions? We’re answering all those questions and more in our Everything You Need to Know attraction series with today’s focus on “it’s a small world” at the Magic Kingdom!

What is “it’s a small world?”

Everything You Need to Know About “it’s a small world” Guests embark on a tour around the world aboard this classic, family-friendly boat ride where dolls representing different areas of the world sing that famous (infamous?) ear worm “It’s a Small World (After All)”.

Where is “it’s a small world?”

Guests can find “it’s a small world” in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom across the way from Peter Pan’s Flight.

What is the History of “it’s a small world?”

The original “it’s a small world” was sort of a last-minute attraction for UNICEF at the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair. Its signature song was created by the Sherman Brothers who are known for their work on Mary Poppins and other theme park songs like “There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow” and “The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room.” Disney artist Mary Blair is responsible for the attraction’s distinct color palette and style. She also designed the Grand Canyon Concourse mural at Disney’s Contemporary Resort.

Everything You Need to Know About “it’s a small world” — The classic façade of it’s a small world at Disneyland

Following its run at the New York World’s Fair, “it’s a small world” moved to the Disneyland park where it debuted on May 28, 1966. Another version of “it’s a small world” was created for Walt Disney World and opened with the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.

What You Need to Know About the Queue for “it’s a small world”

While guests have a view of the boats and the attraction’s signature backdrop, the queue is primarily a series of switchbacks leading downwards towards the loading dock.

What is the Ride Experience Like for “it’s a small world”?

This attraction is a gentle 10-minute boat ride down the Seven Seas Waterway and through various rooms filled with whimsical, colorful scenes and dancing and singing dolls in traditional costumes. There are no dips or drops. This ride is about what there is to see and its timeless message of peace.

The finale room boasts a sparkling white palette and brings the dolls from the different corners of the world together to truly show that it is a small world.

What are the Ride Vehicles Like for “it’s a small world”?

Everything You Need to Know About “it’s a small world” Guests aboard the boats for “it’s a small world” sit on hard benches with a back. There are five rows per boat with a capacity of 2 to 4 guests per row depending on size. There are no safety restraints due to the tame nature of this attraction.

Everything You Need to Know About “it’s a small world” There is a wheelchair accessible boat. Wheelchair users may remain seated to board and ride but ECV users must transfer to a standard wheelchair.

What You Need to Know About Accessibility

Guests must take a step over a small wall and then down a moderate step to enter the boat.

What You Need to Know About Health and Safety Advisories

There are no health or safety advisories.

What are the Height Requirements?

There are no height requirements for “it’s a small world.” Every member of the family can enjoy this attraction together!

Does “it’s a small world” offer FastPass+?

Yes, but the wait is usually 30 minutes or less so a FastPass+ is rarely needed.

Does Weather Affect “it’s a small world”?

Everything You Need to Know About “it’s a small world” A June storm pops over World Drive as a rainy afternoon gets started.

Since “it’s a small world” is an indoor attraction, inclement weather will not impact the ride’s operation.

What’s the Best Time of Day to Experience “it’s a small world”?

Everything You Need to Know About “it’s a small world” its a small world This chart shows you roughly how long you’ll wait for “it’s a small world” when you visit on a day with a given Magic Kingdom Crowd Level. The blue bars represent the average “peak” wait time (that is, how long the line will be at its busiest). The bottom and top black lines represent the range of peak wait times to expect (for you fellow nerds out there: it’s the 5th percentile and 95th percentile of peak wait times). Please note that these are estimates, and for a better forecast for your travel dates, see “it’s a small world” Wait Times.

Did I answer all of your questions about “it’s a small world”? Is this attraction at the top of your family’s vacation to-do list? Let us know in the comments.

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DIY It’s A Small World Flower Pot Stakes!

Post author By chipandco.com
Post date June 1, 2020

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Add a touch of magic to your garden with this “It’s a Small World” inspired DIY!

Did you know that “It’s a Small World” opened on May 28th, 1966 at Disneyland Park? That’s why in honor of it’s anniversary, Disney shared a very cute and colorful DIY! It will make you feel as if you were on the happiest cruise that ever sailed!

Plus is super easy! Here’s the list of the things you need and a few simple steps you need to follow to create them. Take a look:

Supplies:

4-5 inch wooden cutouts in circles or hearts
12 inch wooden dowels for the flower stems
Basswood sheets, thin enough to be cut with scissors
Acrylic paint in solid and/or glitter colors
Paintbrushes
Scissors
Hole punch
Letter stickers or paint markers
Hot glue

Step 1: First we will start painting the cutout circles and hearts as well as the wooden dowels with a base coat of acrylic paint. You can paint them in colors that match the signs from “It’s a Small World” or get creative and improvise!

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Step 2: Draw shapes like petals, leaves or small dots on the basswood sheets and cut with scissors. To make it easier, you can cut the small circles with the hole punch.

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Step 3: Paint the basswood cutouts with a base coat of acrylic paint. If you need to add more details to them, you can use a fine-tipped paintbrush to make it easier and more precise.

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Step 4: If you are using letter stickers, you can paint them with acrylic paint to match the signs from “It’s a Small World” or use markers and write directly on the cutouts.

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Step 5: Now it’s time to glue everything together to create mini versions of the iconic flower, heart or leaf signs!

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Also, if you are missing “It’s a small world”, you can go on a virtual ride here!

Credit: Disney Family

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DIY Disney: Bring the Disney Parks Home With This “it’s a small world” Craft!

Post author By disneyfoodblog.com
Post date May 31, 2020

Does anyone else get the “it’s a small world” theme song stuck in their heads from just reading the name??

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And now, you can bring some of that “world of laughter” into your home with a new Disney DIY project!

You can make the “hello” and “goodbye” signs from the attraction to put in your flower pots or vases around the house thanks to Disney Family!

Goodbye!

And, oh my goodness, they are so CUTE!!

What You’ll Need

4–5-inch wooden cutouts, in circles or hearts
12-inch wooden dowels, for the flower stems
Basswood sheets, thin enough to be cut with scissors
Acrylic paint, in solid or glitter colors
Paintbrushes
Scissors
Hole punch
Letter stickers or paint markers (optional)
Hot glue

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How To Make Them

Paint the wooden cutouts and wooden dowels with a base coat of acrylic paint in colors that match the flower or heart signs from “it’s a small world.” Allow to dry completely. For any shapes that are not found already pre-cut (like petals, leaves, or small dots), the desired shape can be drawn onto thin basswood sheets and cut out with scissors.

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Small dots can be punched out from the wood sheet using a hole punch. Paint any basswood cutouts with a base coat of the acrylic paint. Allow to dry completely. If more details are needed, use fine-tipped paintbrushes to add details atop the base coat of paint.

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If you’re using letter stickers, paint them with acrylic paint in colors that match the signs from “it’s a small world.” Paint markers can also be used to write out any script.

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Add any final paint details with a fine-tipped paintbrush. Hot glue the finished wood pieces together to create mini versions of the iconic flower, heart, or leaf signs.

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And, there you have it, friends! “There’s so much that we share,” and we’re glad that we could share this adorable Disney DIY with you! Be sure to tag us on social media if you make the “it’s a small world” Flower Pot Stakes so we can see your creativity!

Find out some other strange AND fun ways that you can Disney DIY at home here!

What is your favorite scene on it’s a small world? Let us know in the comments below!

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WOW! This Limited Edition Collection Sold Out FAST in Disney Springs

Post author By disneyfoodblog.com
Post date May 27, 2020

This morning marked the official reopening of World of Disney in Disney Springs!

The crowds this morning were HUGE; so huge, in fact, that Disney had to use a virtual queue to limit capacity within the store. Once inside, there was one merchandise collection that was in particularly high demand.

When World of Disney opened this morning, it had two months’ worth of the Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction collection available on the shelves — February’s Pirates of the Caribbean collection and April’s “it’s a small world!” collection.

Pirate Minnie Ears

This collection has been in high demand since the very first monthly collectibles in the series were announced in January. Recently, the collections have been selling extremely quickly on shopDisney, so it came with little surprise that the demand was just as high in Disney Springs today.

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Despite getting to Disney Springs early this morning, we were still stuck with a wait to get into World of Disney. By the time it was out turn to shop, the two available collections were almost completely SOLD OUT. The only remaining Main Attraction item were a few of the Pirates of the Caribbean Minnie Mouse plushes.

Minnie Mouse plushes

According to Cast Members, guests were frustrated at how quickly the “it’s a small world!” collection had sold out. Cast Members also shared that more merchandise will be hitting the shelves soon, so we will let you know if this merchandise is restocked or if World of Disney starts selling the May Enchanted Tiki Room collection.

Another round of the Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction Series is set to release next month. Next month will be a Peter Pan’s Flight collection. We’re eager to see if this round goes as quickly as the others because it is pretty darn cute!!

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We will be back to report on that collection once released!

Click here to see how CROWDED World of Disney was today!

Were you hoping to snag the “it’s a small world!” collection? Tell us in the comments!

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5 Disney Rides That Were GAME-CHANGERS For Theme Parks Around The World!

Post author By disneyfoodblog.com
Post date May 25, 2020

If you’ve been to a Disney park in the last few years, you know that the technology is getting pretty crazy!

Rise of the Resistance

From the super-realistic experience on Flight of Passage to the TOTAL immersion of Rise of the Resistance, Disney really likes to push the envelope of theme park technology. And this is nothing new!

Disney has been developing tech that would pave the way for theme parks since the early years of Disneyland. We’re taking a look at five of Disney’s BIGGEST technological achievements that laid the foundation for the rides of today!

1. Matterhorn Bobsleds

Yes! Even a ride from way back in 1959 could be revolutionary for the technology of the time. According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Matterhorn Bobsleds in Disneyland is considered to be the first-known tubular steel continuous track roller coaster!

Matterhorn Bobsleds

Tubular Steel was a new innovation for roller coasters. Traditionally, coasters used wooden rails with steel mounted on top. Tubular steel can be bent in any direction allowing designers to create loops, corkscrews, and more! Nowadays, most roller coasters are made of this type of steel, even if wood is still utilized. And it all started with the Matterhorn Bobsleds. Pretty neat, huh?

2. The Enchanted Tiki Room

Next up, we’ve got another totally iconic Disneyland attraction (that’s made its way to Disney World, too!). The Enchanted Tiki Room opened in Disneyland in 1963 as the first ride to incorporate audio-animatronics. Yeah, that’s a pretty big deal.

Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland

Per The Imagineering Story, these little robot birds were totally revolutionary and paved the way for attractions like Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and everything to come — all the way up to the hyper-realistic animatronics of Rise of the Resistance.

The Enchanted Tiki Room was also the very first fully air-conditioned building in Disneyland, but not for the reason you’d think! The building had to be cooled because computers played a central role in the attractions and the giant 1960s computers produced a lot of heat and had to be cooled to work properly!

Souvenir Tiki Bowl at The Tiki Room!

The attraction also helped to establish the precedent of Imagineering ingenuity. The birds’ chests are covered in custom-woven cashmere that helps them to “breathe.” Imagineer at the time, Harriet Burns, noticed the way that Walt’s cashmere sweater moved in a similar way to how they wanted the breathing to look. Thus, cashmere was chosen!

3. “it’s a small world!”

“it’s a small world!” opened in Disneyland a few years later in 1966 after a successful run at the 1964 World’s Fair. Disney Imagineer Mary Blair created the whimsical, stylistic approach for the attraction.

You might be wondering how a simple boat ride could be so revolutionary, but “it’s a small world” isn’t so simple, especially for the time. The attraction was the first to feature propulsion on a boat ride!

it’s a small world in Disneyland

Carnivals had been featuring boat ride attractions for years prior, but none of them could stop and start during the attraction. “it’s a small world!” changed that. The more controlled experience that this produced would be the foundation for years to come. And we still see this tech in use today! Pirates of the Caribbean, Frozen Ever After, and even Na’vi River Journey all are the rides they are today due to the success and innovation of “it’s a small world.”

4. Adventure Thru Inner Space

Now for the only attraction on our list that doesn’t exist anymore! Adventure Thru Inner Space was a popular attraction that debuted in Disneyland’s Tomorrowland in 1967. What was so special about this ride you ask? It introduced the Disney Omnimover!

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If you’ve been on a number of Disney rides, you’re already very familiar with the Omnimover. It’s used in attractions like Spaceship Earth, Haunted Mansion, Under the Sea — Journey of the Little Mermaid, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, and The Seas with Nemo and Friends.

Omnimovers in Action on Spaceship Earth

According to The Disneyland Encylopedia by Chris Strodder, an Omnimover had been created before this point, but Disney’s version (developed by Roger E. Broggie and Bert Brundage) allowed the ride vehicles to rotate. This meant that the ride experience could have a more cinematic feel as the vehicle controlled the line of sight.

5. Pooh’s Hunny Hunt

Jump forward in time! The next BIG tech revolution from Disney came in the form of Pooh’s Hunny Hunt in 2000. This ride was introduced in Tokyo Disneyland as the first example of trackless dark ride technology. YES. The tech we’re JUST NOW getting in Disney World on Rise of the Resistance and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway has been around for twenty years! It didn’t arrive in the domestic parks at all until the debut of Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters in Disney California Adventure’s Cars Land in 2016.

Winnie the Pooh

Previously, trackless rides used a dedicated wire embedded in the floor, but Pooh’s Hunny Hunt is controlled by an array of sensors (you can see the patent for the tech here!). That’s how the different pots can interact and maneuver around one another in a little dance! Since there aren’t any limits on the ride vehicles, each ride on the attraction is different!

Without the tech developed for Pooh’s Hunny Hunt, we wouldn’t have the tech for Rise of the Resistance, Runaway Railway, Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters, or the upcoming Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. Pretty crazy to think about!

There you have it! These Disney attractions SERIOUSLY changed the world of theme park technology. And this just scratches the surface of the ways Disney has revolutionized the world of theme park attractions. Disney, and other theme parks around the world, wouldn’t be the way it is today without these OG innovations.

Which of these tech feats do YOU think is the most impressive? Tell us in the comments!

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