It’s a Small World is one of those rides that people either love to death because of the cuteness of the attraction, or want it to be wiped off the face of the Earth because of the mind-numbing song repeated continuously throughout the attraction. Most people usually aren’t somewhere in between. And me myself? Well, I’m somewhat towards the middle, but I do lean closer to the group who isn’t really a major fan of the attraction.
Located in Fantasyland, this attraction truly epitomizes what Fantasyland is and really captures the gleeful, kid-friendly atmosphere that defines it. The exterior looks great and really playful from the outside, but while I’ve never actually been to Disneyland, from pictures this version unfortunately lacks the massive and elaborate exterior featured so prominently on that one. Typically I’ve found that lines for this are less than 5 minutes for the most part due to the ride’s absolutely incredible capacity. This ride just eats through crowds like Kobayashi eats hot dogs!
Once seated in one of the many pastel colored boats, riders can’t help but hear that infectious tune blasted throughout the entire attraction. I for one enjoy the catchiness and rhythm of the song initially, but five minutes into the attraction it quite frankly becomes mind-numbing. Also, regarding the scenes which some regard as a torture chamber, I really don’t despise the scenes, but I just really find them all that entertaining for the most part. I mean some of them like the final room are quite fascinating, but a majority of them just don’t really appeal to me. But despite how I’m not a big fan of the attraction, I definitely give props to Disney as the attention to detail featured throughout the attraction is top-notch as usual and the sheer amount of animatronics featured is just mind-boggling.
It’s a Small World is just one of those attractions that you just have to do while at Disney. There’s just something about it that compels me to reride it each visit, even though I quite frankly don’t enjoy it that much. While I personally as well as numerous others aren’t the biggest fans of this classic attraction, I nonetheless recommend you to give it a shot since the consensus on the attraction is pretty much half in half. Hey, you may like it…or be driven insane!
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