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==Attraction History==

===The 1964 World's Fair===

The history of it’s a small world began when executives at Pepsi approached Disney about creating a pavilion for the 1964 World's Fair in New York <ref name= "fair"> http://www.nywf64.com/pepsi03.shtml </ref>. Although it was only a year before the World's Fair would begin, Pepsi wanted to Disney to construct a pavilion that would be a "salute to UNICEF and all the world's children". <ref name= "fair"/> In February 1963, Pepsi executives (encouraged by board member and film star Joan Crawford) approached Disneyland's head of construction Admiral Joe Fowler. Regrettably however, Fowler informed the executives that Disney would be unable to work on the pavilion on such short notice, due to the fact that their time and resources were needed for the other three pavilions that Disney was working on at the Fair. These pavilions included pavilions for, Ford Motors (the Skyway), General Electric ([[The Carousel of Progress]]) and the State of Illinois ([[Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln]]) <ref name= "mouseplanet"> https://www.mouseplanet.com/8343/The_History_of_its_a_small_world </ref>. When Walt Disney heard that Fowler had rejected the idea of creating Pepsi's pavilion, he was furious. Overruling Fowler, Walt committed the company to a fourth pavilion for the World's Fair.

===Move to Disneyland===

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 the 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 was the fact that the Europe scene was about 1/3 larger in the Disneyland version of the attraction then it had been in New York <ref name= "mouseplanet"/>.

===Creation in Walt Disney World===

Due to the immense popularity of "it's a small world", Disney decided to construct a version of the attraction for the (yet unopened) Magic Kingdom. Although the two versions of the attraction are very similar and feature nearly identical plots, there are some differences between them. Perhaps most noticeably, the exterior facade in Walt Disney World is much simpler in its design. While not apart of the attraction's exterior, in 2005 a version of the elaborate and iconic Disneyland facade was added to the loading area of the Walt Disney World version <ref> https://www.mouseplanet.com/guide/76/Walt-Disney-World/Magic-Kingdom/Fantasyland/its-a-small-world </ref>. The dancing clock can also be found in the loading area, although dolls do not come out and dance on the quarter hour. The "Goodbye Room" in the Disney World version of "it’s a small world" is also unique. In Disneyland, the room holds postcards and goodbye phrases from around the world <ref> https://www.flickr.com/photos/harshlight/4917555549 </ref>. In the Magic Kingdom however, parting phrases are painted onto large flowers, leading guests to the exit <ref> http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sQ-1qZKXmyU/VS40SpF9jQI/AAAAAAAAQhg/M9hGQW9X3t8/s1600/IASW-Sign_Focusedonthemagic.jpg </ref>. Also of note is the fact that in 2009 Disneyland added a "Spirit of America Room" to its version of it's a small world <ref> http://allears.net/dlr/tp/dl/small.htm </ref>. This changed did not occur in the Walt Disney World version. Likewise, when Disneyland added characters to it's a small world, the Disney World version did not follow suit <ref> http://allears.net/dlr/tp/dl/small.htm </ref>.

"it's a small world" is a boat ride attraction that takes guests through scenes depicting children from all around the world.

===Queue <ref> http://allears.net/tp/mk/mk_small.htm </ref>===

* Ach Du Lieber Augustin (Germany/Austria)

'''Europe-''' In this room, the dolls sing “it’s a small world” in Spanish, English, Swedish and Italain. Groups of dolls representing: Britain, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands can be found here.

'''Asia-''' In this room dolls representing China, Japan and Korea sing “it’s a small world” in Japanese.

* 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>.

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

* 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>.

* 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.: n.p., 2014. Print. </ref>