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"Inspired by ideas of Imagineer Bob Gurr, it's was Walt Disney himself who initially came up with the concept of a small worldboat ride attraction which he titled " was originally created by WED Enterprises for Children of the 1964 World’s FairWorld". Only a year before Early designs for the fair opened, Pepsi asked Walt Disney to help them create an attraction for their pavilionwere done by Imagineer Marc Davis. Pepsi was trying to create an exhibit The boat system that would pay tribute to UNICEF, and although Disney the attraction used was designed by Imagineer Bob Gurr who was already working on attractions for Ford Motors (the Skyway), GE ([[The Carousel of Progress]]) and the state of Illinois ([[Great Moments such a system with MrArrow Manufacturing <ref name= "Korkis"> http://allears. Lincoln]]) Walt agreed to take on the Pepsi exhibitnet/ae/issue769.htm. </ref>.

The genesis Although Marc Davis held the title of chief art director for the "attraction, itwas Mary Blair who left her artistic imprint on the ride. At Walt's a small worldsuggestion, Blair was brought onto the project. Eventually she was charged with the attraction's backgrounds, children, and color schemes <ref name= " itself actually began as Walt Disney’s ideaKorkis"/>. Walt wanted Other contributors to create a boat ride entitled “The Children the attraction included: Claude Coats who did the art directing the layout of the Worldattraction), Rolly Crump who created the toys for the attraction <ref name= "Korkis", which would feature various Alice Davis who created the costumes for the dolls, and Blaine Gibson who sculpted the dolls <Ref> http://blogs.disney.com/insider/2015/07/10/in-remembrance-blaine-gibson-1939-2015/#Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-ride </ref>. When Walt originally pitched his boat ride attraction, he hoped that all of the different children singing could sing their own national anthemsanthem <ref name= "mouseplanet"/>. Working with that Although this ideawas originally tried, Marc Davis began sketching various ideas for it was eventually deemed unfeasible. In order to come up with a song that could continuously play on the attraction, before Disney decided Walt turned to bring in artist Mary Blairthe Sherman Brothers<ref> http://www. Blair had previously worked bmi.com/news/entry/a_conversation_with_richard_m._sherman </ref>. Walt asked them to write a song that could be sung as an art supervisor and color stylist for many Disney films including the Three Caballerosa round like "Row, which Disney particularly likedRow, Row Your Boat" <ref name= "mouseplanet"/>. While Blair worked on According to Imagineer Harriet Burns, when explaining to the basic design songwriting duo the kind of song that he wanted, Walt used the dolls and phrase "it’s a small world after all". Although not intended as a lyric for the color scheme for attractionsong, other WED Engineers were hard at work. Many of the scenes and characters found in Sherman Brothers used the attraction were designed by Marc Davis, while his wife Alice phrase as the basis for their new composition <ref name= "Korkis"/>. Despite the fact that "it's a small world" was in charge of designing all of the costumes first song that the Shermans wrote for the dolls to wearattraction, they were afraid that it had come together too quickly. Rolly Crump and Jack Ferses Subsequently, two more songs were in charge of creating written, although they were deemed inferior. With time running out, the Sherman Brothers presented "toysit's a small world" to Walt, who was said to comment "That will work" (everything Disney employees knew that wasn't a dollthis meant Walt liked the song) <ref name= "Korkis"/>. Although he approved the song, Walt did have one suggestion for the attractionSherman Brothers. Initially, while Claude Coats designed the river pattern that brothers had written it's a small world as a slow ballad, and after hearing it, Walt told the boats would followduo to "speed it up" <ref> http://www. Blaine Gibson sculpted each of latimes.com/business/la-fi-small-world-20140804-story.html </ref>. Besides becoming the dollsattraction’s theme song, giving each one an identically shaped face“it’s a small world” would also give the ride its namesake.

Although Walt's original idea called for all of To draw guests into the dolls to sing their own national anthemPepsi Pavilion, this idea proved unsuccessful. The dolls singing different songs led to a disoriented and unpleasant soundtrack. Walt instead turned to Rolly Crump designed the Sherman Brothers to create a song for 120-foot high Tower of the attractionFour Winds. He showed the brothers The tower featured a scale model total of 52 different mobiles which “represented the attraction and told them he wanted something like constant energy of the young"Row Row Your Boat. According to Crump: {{Quotation|"Walt came to me and said, which would be catchy and easily translatable. Harriet Burns (another WED employee) has since stated that she heard Walt say “it’s a small world after all”‘Rolly, I want to describe do this big tower out in front of the tone that assignment because he wanted the song to havehad remembered my interest in kinetic sculpture. Perhaps taking inspiration from this, the Sherman Brothers wrote a song titled "it's I built a small world after all". Although the brothers were initially unsure about their songmodel, Walt told them "That will work" (which Disney employees knew was probably not more than 12 inches high praise). In fact, Walt liked that fit into the song so much promotional model that he ended up changing the name of the attraction to match itwe were using. Then I did a half-inch scale model, and on that one every propeller turned. ”}}

[[Image:worldfairAlthough Crump was not a fan of the final result, the tower proved to be successful.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Besides just drawing guests into the Pepsi Pavilion, the Tower also inspired the phrase "it's a small world" as it appeared Meet me at the 1964 Tower of the Four Winds" which was used throughout the World's Fair<ref> http://www.nywf64.com/pepsi05.shtml </ref>.''']]

To draw guests into the Pepsi pavilion, Rolly Crump designed the 120-foot high Tower of the Four Winds. The tower featured a total of 52 different mobiles which “represented the constant energy of the young". In order to create the attraction on time for the fair, construction crews worked seven days a week<ref name= "mouseplanet"/>. Although Pepsi was not a fan In spite of the fact that Pepsi disliked the attraction Disney had created<ref name= "Korkis"/>, the pavilion proved to be extremely popular. Over its two year run, an estimated 10 million people rode "it's a small world"<ref> http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20796496,00.html </ref>, making it one of the post popular attractions at the World's Fair. One of the factors that made the ride so popular was the high capacity that it had. By using multiple boats every hour to get guests on the attraction, there was almost never a wait. This ride system would later be used in other Disney attractions including [[Pirates of the Caribbean]]<ref> http://www.waltdisney.org/blog/marty-sklar-x-atencio-and-bob-gurr-talk-pirates </ref>.

[[Image:WaltMary.png|thumb|380px|'''"Walt Disney and Mary Blair showing of it's a small world artwork''']]Following the conclusion of the World's Fair in 1965, Disney decided to move "it's a small world" to Disneyland. Although the scenes were transported from New York and placed in the same order, the attraction that opened in Disneyland was very different than the one that had been at the fair. Since the show building that was built for the attraction was one third larger than its predecessor, when rebuiltthe show was relocated, there was an increase in the space between the various attraction scenes. Because of this, WED Engineers were able to add new scenes to fill in the empty spaces<ref> http://davelandweb.com/smallworld/ </ref>. Rolly Crump designed scenes depicting the North Pole and the Pacific Islands, to fill in some of the unused space. Another difference between the attractions is was the fact that the Europe scene was also about 1/3 larger in the Disneyland version of the attraction then it had been in New York<ref name= "mouseplanet"/>.

The 120-foot high Tower of the Four Winds (which drew guests into the Pepsi Pavilion at the World's Fair) was not moved to California with the rest of the attraction. It would have cost Disney an estimated $80,000 <ref name= "mouseplanet"/> to ship to California, so the tower was simply demolished<ref> http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-disney-tower-retrospective-20151117-story.html </ref>. The exterior of the attraction in Disneyland was however once again designed by Crump, who took inspiration from Mary Blair's artistic style<ref> http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/03/12/small-world-disneyland/ </ref>. Blair had actually come up with a facade herself, but it was deemed to be too difficult to maintaindue to the number of colors used. Crump's design featured a stylized three dimensional facade, with abstract towers, minarets, and turrets. Several depictions of landmarks can be seen on the facade including, the Eiffel Tower and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Walt Disney himself came up with the idea for the large smiling clock located on the outside of the building<ref> http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/03/12/small-world-disneyland/ </ref>. The Disneyland version of the attraction also included various dolls that come out of the clock (and dance to a version of the attractions theme song) when the clock strikes the quarter hour<ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRIs1p9yZqM </ref>. The Disneyland version of it's a small world opened on May 28, 1966 <ref> http://www.ocregister.com/articles/world-610750-disney-sherman.html </ref>.

"itIt's a small world" opened on October 1, 1971 to guests with the rest of the Magic Kingdomon October 1, 1971. Although it's a small world has not changed much since it opened, the ride did go through a significant renovation from May 2004 until March 2005. At this time, The attraction was one received a new state-of -the many Disneyland attractions that were copied for inclusion Walt Disney World. Although the two versions of the attraction are very similar -art sound system, new paint, and feature nearly identical plots, there are some differences between themnew lighting <ref name= "Florida"> http://www. Perhaps most noticeably, the exterior facade in Walt Disney World is much simpler in florida-project.com/walt-disney-world-photos/magic-kingdom/fantasyland/its design-a-small-world </ref>. The elaborate loading queue was also changed, giving guests more cover and memorable facade on protection from the outside of elements. To do this, the line that was previously the exit line became the entrance line and vice-versa <ref name= "Florida"/>. As previously mentioned, at this time the Disneyland attraction is actually located in the loading area of facade was added to the Walt Disney World version. The dancing clock can also be found in the 's loading area, although dolls do not come out and dance on the quarter hour<ref> https://www.mouseplanet. The "Goodbye Room" in the com/guide/76/Walt-Disney -World version of "it’s /Magic-Kingdom/Fantasyland/its-a -small -world" is also unique. In Disneyland, the room holds postcards and goodbye phrases from around the world. In the Magic Kingdom however, parting phrases are painted onto large flowers, leading guests to the exit </ref>.

Although In March 2016, new screens were added to the flowers in the "itGoodbye Room" <ref name= "info"/>. As part of Disney's a small world" has not changed much since it openednew Storymaker program, the ride did go under screens now connect to guests MagicBands to give them a significant renovation from May 2004 until March 2005personalized farewell <ref name= "info"> http://www. The attraction received a new statewdwinfo.com/news-stories/personalized-screen-added-to-end-of-theits-art sound system, new paint, and new lighting. The loading queue was also changed, giving guests more cover and protection from the elementsa-small-world-attraction/ </ref>.

===Queue<ref> http://allears.net/tp/mk/mk_small.htm </ref>===[[Image:smallqueue.jpg|thumb|400px|'''Disneyland's exterior facade can be found inside the queue area in Walt Disney World's it's a small world. Photo: Theme Park Tourist"'''.]]

The Walt Disney World version of “it’s a small world” features seven distinct rooms. These rooms feature 472 props (including 289 singing dolls) which represent 100 different countries<ref name= "laughing"> http://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2014/04/09/its-a-small-world-facts-and-figures/ </ref>. The rooms in “it’s a small world “are:

'''Goodbye Room-''' After leaving the finale, guests enter the Goodbye roomRoom. Here parting phrases are written on multicolored flowers. Personalized goodbye messages to individual guests are also shown here. After leaving the Goodbye Room guests finally unload.

"it's a small world" is one of the harder attractions to describe in detail. We recommend that you view the attraction yourself, in order to take in all of it's its intricate details.

* The canal that guests ride down on "it's a small world" is known as the Seven Seaways<ref> https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/its-a-small-world/ </ref>.

* 500,000 gallons of water are used to fill the Seven Seaways canalCanal <ref name= "laughing"/>.

* In the Goodbye Room, 22 languages are used to say "goodbye"<ref name= "numbers"> http://disneybythenumbers.com/blog/blog_files/07941701f87c1f2250000388d7ba5111-168.html </ref>.

* An astonishing Over 600 guests can be on "it's a small world" at the same time<ref name= "numbers"/>.

* A model of “The Tower of the Four Winds” created by Rolly Crump can be seen on the fourth floor of the Contemporary Resort (it's located across from the elevators)<ref> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/05/the_tower_of_the_four_winds_at.html </ref>.

*Previously guests could find a clown in the White Room who was floating in a hot air balloon, frowning, and holding a sign that said "Help". He was the only figure in the attraction that was frowning. During the 2005 refurbishment however the clown was replaced by a smiling clown holding a balloon <ref> http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/disneys-small-world-facts/story?id==References==22990670 </ref>.

http* A doll found underneath the Eiffel Tower is a tribute to Imagineer Joyce Carlson <ref name= "Yee"> Yee, Keven. Walt Disney World Hidden History Second Edition. N.p.://disneybythenumbersn.com/wdw/wdwFantasylandp.html, 2014. Print. </ref>

http:* The decorations atop it's a small world's spires are exact copies of jewelry owned by Imagineer Leota Thomas <ref name= "Yee"//allears.net/tp/mk/mk_small>.htm