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Hong Kong Disneyland “it’s a small world” TV Commercial

Josh — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:08:28 +0000

Hong Kong Disneyland “it’s a small world” TV Commercial ROCK

1964 World’s Fair Audio Tour

Josh — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:45:22 +0000

Jean Shepherd takes us on a humorous audio tour (MP3) of a few of the exhibits at the 1964 World’s Fair. At about 14 minutes into the MP3, Mr. Shepherd rides “It’s a Small World.” Although he is pretty critical of many of the attractions and atmosphere of the fair, he seems really enthralled with It’s a Small World.

It’s interesting to note that in 1975, Jean Shepherd narrated the voice of the audio-animatronics “Father” in the updated Carousel of Progress at the Magic Kingdom.

[via Boing Boing]

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First Day at Disneyland

Josh — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:01:24 +0000

Unfortunately, we didn’t get into the park until about 12:00 PM even though we touched down at John Wayne at about 8:30 AM. We are staying at a good neighbor hotel and the logistics of the situation aren’t optimal. When we were here in March, we stayed at the Grand Californian and we were in the park about an hour after we landed.

When I finally did get in, we encountered the Disneyland band playing Christmas tunes. I took some nice video that I will upload when I get home. We did a few rides in Fantasyland. It isn’t very crowded and the longest we’ve waited has been about 20 minutes. We practically walked onto It’s a Small World and it was awesome! I took video of that but I’m not sure how the audio is going to come out.

It’s a Small World Holiday Overlay (Inside)

Josh — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:45:43 +0000

Each year, inside and out, It’s a Small World gets a holiday overlay. They basically string hundreds of thousands of lights inside and out. My previous post was the outside. This is one is the inside.

This is Part One

And Part Two.

It’s a Small World Holiday Light Show

Josh — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:38:25 +0000

Every 15 minutes, It’s a Small World Holiday goes dark and a synchronized light show begins

It really is bright. I can’t wait to see it in exactly one week from today!

Video: Tokyo Disneyland Its a Small World Christmas Overlay

Josh — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 03:34:33 +0000

Here’s a video of It’s a Small World in Tokyo Disneyland with the Christmas Overlay.

1966 Aerial Photograph of Disneyland

Josh — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:59:09 +0000

Daveland Blog has posted a fantastic aerial photo of Disneyland from 1966. You can see huge amounts of construction going on at the park including the Haunted Mansion, Its a Small World and Pirates of the Caribbean. Click through to his site and view the large file. You can zoom in on certain areas to see fine details. Also, check out the comments, there is some good conversation going on.

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Video of Andy Kaufman Singing It’s a Small World

Josh — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:34:17 +0000

He sure gets down!

[Via Inside The Magic]

Trip is Booked

Josh — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:10:57 +0000

We booked the trip today and got our fourth night free. In mid-December we will be doing 5 days in Disneyland/DCA. I can’t wait to see all the holiday coverings and decorations. I am especially looking forward to the Haunted Mansion and Its a Small World. I will take a bunch of pics to share.

Its a Small World Ride Video

Josh — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:34:23 +0000

Here is a 26 second ride video from Its a Small World. If the songs gets stuck in your head and you want to hear more, there are a plethora of videos at google.

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