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It’s a Small World

Right up there with Pooh, one of my earliest Disney memories is the song, “It’s a Small World After All.” I remember the song, and I also remember getting in trouble when I was four because I lost the copy of the song that came from Recordings for the Blind. Funny how you can remember getting in trouble for things even when you were small.

Another of the rides we enjoyed (although I couldn’t photograph) was the It’s a Small World ride. You get on a little boat and you float through various regions of the world decorated as though they were on top of a sugary cake. All along the route there are mechanical dolls dressed in national costumes and dancing and singing the “It’s a Small World” song. It’s just so cute – especially for a doll collector like me. I’d have loved to have taken a few of those darling dolls home.

Sometimes it just isn’t about acting your age – it’s about finding your inner child.

Comments

Sandy said…
When I went to Disney World in 2003 (my only trip there as an adult), a woman on the Small World boat was crying. She said she was totally connecting with memories of being there as a kid, and now she's there with her kids, and it was so emotional for her. I had a similar reaction later in the day when I saw Mickey -- a flood of memories of being there with my Grandma (who passed when I was 10). Disney is a special, memory making place!