Disney's It's a Small World is a boat ride that is fun for all ages, located in the Magic Kingdom Park at the Walt Disney World Resort outside of Orlando, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Magic Kingdom Park is a tribute to Walt Disney concepts and designs of imagination and intrigue. The Park consists of 107 acres, 4 theme parks, and 7 magical lands - Main Street, U.S.A. area, Adventureland area, Frontierland area, Liberty Square, Fantasyland area, Mickey's Toontown Fair area, and Tomorrowland area. It's a Small World boat ride is located in the Fantasyland area.http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/
The ride consists of a winding canals, known as the Seven Seaways, which take passengers on a sailing voyage around the miniature globe to the sights and sounds of 300-400 colorful characters singing and dancing to "It's a Small World" in five languages. The Dolls wear native costumes of 100 different cultures.http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/attractions/its-a-small-world/
History
The theme song for Disney's It's A Small World was created in the mid 1960's by staff composers, Robert and Richard Sherman. They were working on music for the film Mary Poppins at the time when Walt approached them with the "It's a Small World" idea. The instant success of the cheerful roundelay was attributed to a technique the Shermans used called counterpoint in which a chord is repeated several times, to different melodies. In the vein of global unity and internationalism which the song was meant to represent, it came to be performed by artists from different countries and recorded in studios around the world.http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2009/12/its_a_small_world_the_happiest_1.html
it's a small world Lyrics
"It's a world of laughter, A world of tears. It's a world of hopes, And a world of fears. There's so much that we share, That it's time we're aware, It's a small world after all."
"It's a small world after all. It's a small world after all. It's a small world after all. It's a small, small world."
"There is just one moon, And one golden sun. And a smile means, Friendship to every one. Though the mountains divide, And the oceans are wide, It's a small world after all."
"It's a small world after all. It's a small world after all. It's a small world after all. It's a small, small world."
Walt Disney's It's A Small World After All
This video actually takes you on the boat ride "It's a Small World" at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World Resort. The song has been remade to contain different stylization including an electronic mix portion and a drum and bugle portion and there are characters in costumes from around the world dancing and marching to the beat on the banks of the canal.
