It 's a Small World - wikipedia It 's a Small World For other uses, see It 's a Small World ( disambiguation ). It 's a Small World It 's a Small World at Disneyland in 1983 Disneyland Area Fantasyland Coordinates 33 ° 48 ′ 53 '' N 117 ° 55 ′ 04 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 33.8147 ° N 117.9178 ° W ﻿ / 33.8147 ; - 117.9178 Status Operating Opening date May 28, 1966 Website Official website Magic Kingdom Area Fantasyland Coordinates 28 ° 25 ′ 15 '' N 81 ° 34 ′ 55 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.4208 ° N 81.5820 ° W ﻿ / 28.4208 ; - 81.5820 Status Operating Opening date October 1, 1971 Website Official website FastPass+ available Tokyo Disneyland Area Fantasyland Coordinates 35 ° 37 ′ 49 '' N 139 ° 52 ′ 52 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 35.6304 ° N 139.8812 ° E ﻿ / 35.6304 ; 139.8812 Status Operating Opening date April 15, 1983 Website Official website Disneyland Park ( Paris ) Area Fantasyland Coordinates 48 ° 52 ′ 31 '' N 2 ° 46 ′ 34 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.8753 ° N 2.7761 ° E ﻿ / 48.8753 ; 2.7761 Status Operating Opening date April 12, 1992 Website Official website Hong Kong Disneyland Area Fantasyland Coordinates 22 ° 18 ′ 49 '' N 114 ° 02 ′ 21 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 22.3137 ° N 114.0391 ° E ﻿ / 22.3137 ; 114.0391 Status Operating Opening date April 28, 2008 Website Official website 1964 New York World 's Fair Status Closed Opening date April 22, 1964 Closing date October 17, 1965 General statistics Attraction type Old Mill Designer WED Enterprises / Walt Disney Imagineering Theme World peace and unity Music `` It 's a Small World ( After All ) '', written by the Sherman Brothers Vehicle type Boats Riders per vehicle 16 Rows Riders per row Duration 12 -- 15 minutes Propulsion method Water jets, electric turbine Number of lifts 0 Wheelchair accessible It 's a Small World ( officially styled as `` it 's a small world '' ) is a water - based dark ride located in the Fantasyland area at the various Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide ; these include : Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. The ride features over 300 audio - animatronic children 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 song `` It 's A Small World '' is the most performed song of all time. Contents 1 History 1.1 Song / melody 2 Global installations 2.1 1964 New York World 's Fair 2.2 Disneyland 2.2. 1 Exterior 2.2. 2 Refurbishment with new dolls 2.2. 3 The Magic, the Memories and You 2.3 Magic Kingdom 2.4 Tokyo Disneyland 2.4. 1 2017 refurbishment 2.5 Disneyland Paris 2.5. 1 2015 refurbishment 2.6 Hong Kong Disneyland 3 Holiday overlay 4 In popular culture 4.1 Film 4.1. 1 Feature film appearances 4.2 Television 4.3 Toys 4.4 Video games 4.5 Transport 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History Fabricated at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank as Children of the World, it was created by WED Enterprises, then shipped to the 1964 New York World 's Fair 's UNICEF pavilion, sponsored by Pepsi, where it featured at its entrance a kinetic sculpture, The Tower of the Four Winds, a 120 - foot perpetually spinning mobile created by WED designer Rolly Crump. It was added to four attractions -- Magic Skyway ( Ford ), Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln ( Illinois ), The Carousel of Progress ( General Electric ), and CircleVision 360 ( Kodak ) -- already under development, which were used by Disney to sponsor, fund, and test concepts and develop ride systems and innovative entertainment intended to be moved and re-built at Disneyland after the World 's Fair closed in 1966. The Pepsi Board of Directors took so long to agree on what type of attraction to sponsor that then - board member and widow of past company president Alfred Steele, actress Joan Crawford, prevailed upon her longtime Hollywood friend Walt Disney to design such an attraction as would be suitable for Pepsi. Because of the short lead - time to design, create, and construct such an attraction, she insisted that the Board of Directors accept his proposal, seeing as he was already designing attractions for the state of Illinois, Ford, General Electric, and Kodak and knew Walt was the only one who could accomplish such a feat in the short time left until the fair was scheduled to open. The WED Enterprises company was given only 11 months to create and build the pavilion. Mary Blair was responsible for the attraction 's whimsical design and color styling. Blair had been an art director on several Disney animated features, including Cinderella, Alice In Wonderland, and Peter Pan. Like many Disneyland attractions, scenes and characters were designed by Marc Davis, while his wife, Alice Davis, designed the costumes for the dolls. Rolly Crump designed the toys and other supplemental figures on display. The animated dolls were designed and sculpted by Blaine Gibson. Walt was personally involved with Gibson 's and Greg S. Marinello development of the dolls ' facial design ; each animated doll face is completely identical in shape. Arrow Development was deeply involved in the design of the passenger - carrying boats and propulsion system of the attraction. Two patents that were filed by Arrow Development staff and assigned to The Walt Disney Company illustrate passenger boats and vehicle guidance systems with features very similar to those later utilized on the Disneyland installation of the attraction. The firm is credited with manufacturing the Disneyland installation. Song / melody `` Children of the World '' was the working title of the attraction. Its tentative soundtrack, which can be heard on the album, featured the national anthems of each country represented throughout the ride all playing all at once, which resulted in disharmonic cacophony. Walt conducted a walk - through of the attraction scale model with his staff songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, saying, `` I need one song that can be easily translated into many languages and be played as a round. '' The Sherman brothers then wrote `` It 's a Small World ( After All ) '' in the wake of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which influenced the song 's message of peace and brotherhood. When they first presented it to Walt, they played it as a slow ballad. Walt requested something more cheerful, so they sped up the tempo and sang in counterpoint. Walt was so delighted with the final result that he renamed the attraction `` It 's a Small World '' after the Sherman Brothers ' song. Robert J. Sherman, youngest son of Robert B. Sherman, has claimed that this song is the single most - performed and most - translated piece of music on Earth. In 2014, it was estimated that the song had played nearly 50 million times worldwide on the attractions alone, beating out the radio and TV estimates for You 've Lost That Lovin ' Feelin ' and Yesterday, which were believed to have been played at least eight and seven million times respectively. A third verse celebrating the attraction 's 45th anniversary was written and popularized, but not incorporated into the ride. In 1965, an album of folk songs from around the world, that included the title track, `` It 's a Small World ( After All ) '', was recorded by the St. Charles Boys Choir under the direction of Paul Salamunovich using the name, `` The Disneyland Boys Choir ''. It is available for purchase in the theme park. Global installations 1964 New York World 's Fair The attraction debuted at the 1964 New York World 's Fair. The first incarnation of It 's a Small World, which debuted at the 1964 New York World 's Fair, was an afterthought and nearly did not happen. Ford and General Electric had engaged Disney early on to create their pavilions for the 1964 New York World 's Fair. WED Enterprises had already long been at work developing a `` dancing - doll '' designed to reproduce human movement resulting in a crude early audio - animatronics fashioned as Abraham Lincoln when the State of Illinois approached Disney to create the Illinois Pavilion, representatives of the state instantly approved after being `` introduced '' to the robotic figurehead. A nine wide - screen CircleVision 360 ° exhibit for Kodak 's pavilion was also being planned as an improvement over the existing Disneyland eleven 4 : 3 format screen Circarama ( which later failed the installation deadline for opening ) when Pepsi approached Disney with a plan to tribute UNICEF. Disney seemed to be the showman to give us the package we want... He 's terrific. He 's got his hands in more bowls than anyone I 've ever seen, but he accomplishes what he sets out to do. -- J.G. Mullaly, Ford 's World 's Fair program manager. 1964 World 's Fair `` It 's a Small World '' ticket, logo portion April 22, 1964 -- opening day `` A salute to the children of the world, designed by Walt Disney, presents animated figures frolicking in miniature settings of many lands. Visitors are carried past the scenes in small boats. In an adjoining building Pepsi sponsors exhibits by the U.S. Committee for the United Nations Children 's Fund. Above the pavilion rises the 120 - foot Tower of the Four Winds, a fanciful creation of coloured shapes that dance and twist in the breeze. '' -- 1965 Official Guide Book to the New York World 's Fair The attraction was incredibly successful. Ten million 60 ¢ and 95 ¢ tickets for children and adults, respectively, were collected in two half - year seasons and the proceeds were donated to UNICEF. While other attractions had lines out the doors, there seemed to always be a seat available aboard It 's a Small World. Its high rider - per - hour capacity was recognized as a valuable innovation and was incorporated indirectly and directly into future attractions. Pirates of the Caribbean had been under construction at Disneyland as a subterranean walk - through. That design was scrapped as concrete was broken out so similar boats could sail past scenes which ( because the original walk - through scene length was not shortened ) were now different each voyage, another concept which forever influenced attraction design and popularity. Disneyland The boats enter the show building through a tunnel under the Small World clock and emerge from the attraction fifteen minutes later. The show building interior is larger than the façade. Voyagers see animatronic dolls in traditional local costumes singing `` It 's a Small World ( After All ) '' together, each in their native language. Boats carry voyagers as they visit the regions of the world. Other Disney park installations wind the flume around one large room, emphasizing its theme that the world is small and interconnected. Each installation may vary the countries which are represented and the order in which they appear. The boats are stored behind the facade and go in and out backstage in between the Spanish room. Exterior It 's a Small World at Disneyland The Tower of the Four Winds was not relocated to Disneyland 's It 's a Small World after the New York World 's Fair ; in its place is an outdoor oval flume and boarding queue decorated with topiary backed by a large, flat facade with stylized cutout turrets, towers and minarets which are vaguely reminiscent of world landmarks ( such as the Eiffel Tower and the Leaning Tower of Pisa ). The facade was designed by Disney Imagineer Rolly Crump, who was inspired by Mary Blair 's styling. Walt Disney asked Rolly to design a large 30 - foot clock, a central feature of the exterior facade, with a smiling face that rocks back and forth to a ticking sound. A parade of wooden dolls in native culture costumes dance out from doors at the base of the Small World clock to an instrumental toy soldier version of `` It 's a Small World ( After All ) '' in preparation for each quarter - hour, reminiscent of a European automaton clock. As the last doll returns into the clock, the parade doors close and the large central pair of doors open to reveal two giant toy blocks -- the large block displays stylized numerals of the hour, the small one displays the minutes, while large and small bells toll to count the hours and quarters. The exterior has been subtly repainted over the years, first as all - white with a gold / silver trim, then in various shades of blue, then in pink and white with pastel accents. Portions of the left side of the original facade were removed in 1993 to make room for the entrance to Mickey 's Toontown. As of 2015, the facade is white with a gold trim as it was in 1966, except the original gold and silver paint of the clock, the smiling clock face, is now entirely gold leaf. The gardens around the building are decorated with topiary animals. During the 2005 -- 2006 holiday season, an elaborate multimedia presentation was projected on the outdoor façade which registered colored patterns matched to the façade each quarter - hour after dusk. Guests were encouraged to view the popular Remember... Dreams Come True fireworks presentation from the It 's a Small World Mall and nearby parade viewing platform built for Light Magic ( which had included a smoking area, now relocated under the Monorail track between the Matterhorn Bobsleds and Autopia ) to decrease overwhelming crowds gathered for viewing the fireworks spectacular in Plaza and Main Street. Refurbishment with New dolls Disneyland 's `` It 's a Small World '' was closed from January to November 2008 ( closed and reopening in holiday version, skipping the summer season ) to receive a major refurbishment. The building 's structure was improved, permanent attachments created for the `` It 's a Small World Holiday '' overlay, the water flume replaced and its propulsion upgraded to electric water jet turbines, and the attraction 's aging fiberglass boats redesigned in durable plastic. The refurbishment added 29 new Disney characters, each in their native land in a similar manner to the Hong Kong Disneyland version. Sylvania has agreed to a twelve - year sponsorship. In 2014, the sponsor logo at the attraction 's entrance changed to that of Siemens, the parent company of Sylvania. The Magic, the Memories and You As part of Disney 's `` Let the Memories Begin '' campaign for 2011, a nighttime projection show premiered at Disneyland 's It 's a Small World in Anaheim on January 27, 2011. The Magic, the Memories and You show projected sequences of classic Disney attractions and characters set to Disney music onto the exterior façade of It 's a Small World to fill its architectural features, personalized with exclusive photographs and videos of park guests taken that day by Disney 's PhotoPass cast members. The show also existed in Walt Disney World 's Magic Kingdom, but was projected onto Cinderella Castle. As the `` Let the Memories Begin '' campaign drew to a close, the show ended its run on Labor Day, September 3, 2012 at both locations. The Florida version was eventually replaced by Once Upon a Time Magic Kingdom On October 1, 1971, a version of the ride opened in Florida 's Walt Disney World Fantasyland within the Magic Kingdom. The boarding queue was built inside, and the three - dimensional facade that is seen outdoors in the other Disney parks was instead located in a slightly smaller scale along the far wall. The clock lacks the parade of wooden dolls, and instead goes straight to opening the central pair of doors to reveal the time. The toy company Mattel sponsored the attraction from 1988 until 1998, when it transferred its sponsorship to another Magic Kingdom attraction, Buzz Lightyear 's Space Ranger Spin in nearby Tomorrowland from that attraction 's opening in 1998 until 1999, when it also dropped its sponsorship of that attraction, thus ending Mattel 's history as a Walt Disney World sponsor. Magic Kingdom version Hula dancers representing Hawaii Dancers representing Thailand French dancers from the final scene Magic Kingdom Small World clock Eiffel Tower in line Clock, wooden soldier detail Tokyo Disneyland It 's a Small World at Tokyo Disneyland The Tokyo Disneyland version of the attraction is identical to the Magic Kingdom version except for these differences : The façade 's design is an almost - complete replica of the California counterpart under a different color scheme. The loading area is split into two zones instead of one. The Asian room features radically different sets and dolls for Japan and China compared to the Magic Kingdom version. The ride uses a different, more recent recording of the song sung in Japanese specifically created for this version instead of the original Japanese recording. The walls of the African, South American, and Polynesian rooms are painted in colors similar to the Magic Kingdom version before its 2005 renovation compared to the current black walls in the Magic Kingdom version. The African and Polynesian rooms have vocals singing in English. The finale is sung in Japanese. The Goodbye Room is shorter than the one in Florida. 2017 refurbishment On March 1, 2017, Tokyo Disneyland 's version of `` It 's a Small World '' closed down for refurbishment for its first major update since the park 's opening in 1983. Reopening on April 15, 2018 coinciding with Tokyo Disneyland 's 35th anniversary, the attraction will feature 40 characters from Disney properties including Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, The Aristocats, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Lion King, Mulan, Tangled, Frozen, and Moana similar to its counterparts in California and Hong Kong. The attraction was initially set to be relocated to another area in Fantasyland with a new facade similar to the California counterpart as part of original expansion plans announced in October 2014 for the resort within the next ten years before being revised and updated. Disneyland Paris The attraction at Disneyland Paris is a departure from other versions of the attraction. The façade features rearranged and slightly redesigned landmarks with a completely different clock tower. The exterior clock face features a wide - awake sun on its left half and a sleeping moon on its right half. Unlike all other versions of the ride, every scene is housed in one room with arches being used to define sections of the ride. The scenery design is a complete departure from Mary Blair 's distinctive style, though the dolls used remain identical to all other versions. The ride also uses a completely different soundtrack composed by John Debney ( which was also used for roughly a decade at the Californian version from the early 1990s to the early 2000s ), which can be described as more ornate compared to the original soundtrack. This is the first version of the ride to incorporate a scene for North America with dolls representing Canada and the United States, and a distinct Middle Eastern section with dolls singing in Arabic. In the Finale room, in addition to the song being sung in English, it is also sung in French and German. Also, the attraction had a post-show area called World Chorus that was sponsored by France Télécom, which opened with the park in 1992 and then closed in 2010 to make way for the Princess Pavilion meet and greet area. 2015 refurbishment As part of an ongoing plan to refurbish several attractions for the park 's 25th anniversary, this version went under an extensive refurbishment for six months before it reopened on December 19, 2015. The refurbishment included a different color scheme for the façade that is identical to the color scheme when it first opened, restored assets and special effects, refurbished boats, new LED lighting to replace the old stage lighting, and all 176 dolls in the ride being progressively replaced through 2017. The entrance and exit rooms have been completely revamped, being identical to the entrance scene in Hong Kong Disneyland 's version and the exit scene in the Magic Kingdom and Hong Kong Disneyland versions ( rendered in the Mary Blair style similar to the other parks ). The soundtrack has been completely remastered with the base instrumental removed from the majority of the ride 's audio except for the finale, making the soundtrack more similar to the original version. Additionally, new audio tracks are added including a new recording of someone yodeling to the tune of the song in the Switzerland scene. Hong Kong Disneyland It 's a Small World at Hong Kong Disneyland The Hong Kong Disneyland version of the attraction is mostly modeled after the original Disneyland counterpart, using a canal for the boats to travel through instead of the open - ended water track found in the Magic Kingdom, Tokyo, and Paris versions. Some of this version 's prominent and unique characteristics include : 38 Disney characters ( all rendered in the Mary Blair style ) added to scenes where their stories originated An expanded Asia sequence with the Philippines and Korea represented with children singing in Tagalog and Korean, respectively, as well as an extended China scene with Hong Kong represented and children singing in Mandarin and Cantonese A distinct Middle Eastern room, and scenes for North America, similar to the Paris version Extraordinary fiber - optic lighting effects in the Finale room not seen on any other Disney attraction Cantonese, Korean, Mandarin, and Tagalog versions of the song that were specifically recorded for Hong Kong Disneyland. The finale is sung in three languages : Cantonese, English and Mandarin. The attraction is the largest indoor attraction at Hong Kong Disneyland. It is situated beyond the Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad, next to Disney 's Storybook Theater where Mickey and the Wondrous Book is performed daily. Holiday overlay `` It 's a Small World holiday '' lighting display Since 1997, Disneyland has featured `` It 's a Small World holiday '' during the end - of - the - year Christmas and holiday season. The attraction is closed in late October to receive temporary holiday decorations inside and outside, and reopens in early November before the start of the busy holiday tourist season. Almost one million lights are included during the holidays. The overlay has proved very popular and at one point during its run needed the use of Fastpass machines ( which have since been removed ). The attraction is the same boat voyage through many regions of the world, though the main theme song is not played in full. Instead, the children sing `` Jingle Bells '' and a bridge of `` Deck the Halls '' in addition to the main theme. The holiday overlay has since been implemented at Tokyo Disneyland with similar decorations. Since the holiday 2009 season, the Disney characters and The Spirit of America room ( formerly the covered transition room ) have joined in the `` It 's a Small World holiday '' at Disneyland. Disneyland Paris ' version used to add subtle decorations around the attraction and changed the music in the North American area to `` Deck The Halls ''. For the 2009 winter season, Disneyland Paris has added `` It 's a Small World celebration '', a variation of `` It 's a Small World holiday '' highlighting winter season frolic shared by people worldwide. It includes new costumes, lighting, sounds, decorations and uses the Disneyland ( California ) version `` It 's a Small World holiday '' music -- Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls. Following the 2015 renovation, `` It 's a Small World celebration '' was planned to use an updated soundtrack originally set for Winter 2016. However, it was delayed for unknown reasons. `` It 's a Small World celebration '' resumed once again for the 2017 holiday season, featuring the updated soundtrack revealing that the base instrumental for the soundtrack was removed for every scene except the North America and finale scenes, similar to the non-holiday soundtrack. Hong Kong Disneyland 's `` It 's a Small World Christmas '' changes the music seasonally and subtly adds a few Christmas decorations as well as an abridged version of the Holiday soundtrack, only ran from 2009 - 10. Tokyo Disneyland also has a version of `` It 's a Small World holiday '' called `` It 's a Small World Very Merry Holidays ''. It ran seasonally from November to January from 2003 to 2014. Due to damaged set pieces as a result of the 2011 earthquake, the overlay did not take place that year. The Magic Kingdom does not have its own holiday edition of `` It 's a Small World '', and the regular ride operates continuously through the holiday season. In popular culture This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2017 ) Film Feature film appearances In the Disney film The Lion King ( 1994 ), Scar tells Zazu to sing something `` with a little bounce in it. '' Zazu sings `` It 's a Small World '' and Scar reacts very negatively to it and stops him from finishing the song which he clearly despises. On April 22, 2014, it was announced that a feature film franchise about the ride was in the works, to be directed by Jon Turteltaub, written by Jared Stern, and produced by Turteltaub, Stern, and Dan Lin. No release date has been announced. The Disney film Tomorrowland, released in May 2015, features the It 's a Small World attraction at the 1964 New York World 's Fair. In the film, it is portrayed as concealing a hidden entrance to Tomorrowland, accessible by possession of a `` T '' pin. A parody of the park ride, named `` It 's a Boko ( ボコ ; `` Beat - Up '' ) World ``, appears in the anime movie Girls und Panzer der Film, its theme altered to match the fictional Boko franchise from the accompanying TV series. Television In The Simpsons episode `` Selma 's Choice '', Selma, Bart, and Lisa ride on a parody of It 's a Small World at Duff Gardens, with a song about Duff Beer. Though this has n't been a written incident at any `` Small World '' attraction, Bart and Selma force Lisa to drink the water which turns out to be beer. In the Sons of Anarchy season 5 episode `` Small World '', Jax uses a musical `` It 's a Small World '' snow globe to beat a prison guard to death as revenge for killing Opie. In the Family Guy episode `` The Courtship of Stewie 's Father '', Stewie is captured by Disney World employees and forced to sing at the `` It 's a Tiny World '' ride, which is modeled after It 's a Small World. In an episode of My Life as a Teenage Robot the song is mocked. Toys Mattel released a line of dolls based on the ride in 1993. Disney Store released a line of dolls based on the ride in 2013. Video games In Epic Mickey, Wasteland had its own vision of the ride. The Clock Tower also serves as a boss, having been driven mad after hearing `` It 's a Small World '' for 52 years. In 1992 Epic Megagames `` Super ZZT '', Volume Seven, Monster Zoo ; after finishing the first level, a Chiptune version can be heard. Transport This song is the Departure melody of platform 2 of Maihama Station. See also List of Disneyland attractions List of Magic Kingdom attractions List of Tokyo Disneyland attractions List of Hong Kong Disneyland attractions Incidents at Walt Disney World Incidents at Disneyland Paris List of Disney attractions using Audio - Animatronics References Jump up ^ Corliss, Richard ( April 30, 2014 ). `` Is This the Most Played Song in Music History ? ''. time.com. 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Question: when does it's a small world close
Answer: in late October