"it's a small world"

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The exterior of "it's a small world" in Disney World is different than any other version of the attraction.
Magic Kingdom
Land	Fantasyland
Attraction type	Interior Boat Ride
Opening date	October 1, 1971
Vehicle names	Boat
Vehicle capacity	20
Ride duration	10:30 minutes
Disney Genie +	Yes

"it's a small world" is an attraction located in Fantasyland.

Attraction History

The 1964 World's Fair

"it's a small world" as it appeared at 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 ^[1]. 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". ^[1] 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 </ref> ..→