Disneyland Park · Operating · 1966
it's a small world
Boat dark ride · Fantasyland
The original World's Fair boat cruise of singing dolls — Fantasyland's indoor voyage set to the Sherman Brothers anthem.
At a glance
Key facts for it's a small world.
Type
Dark ride
Status
Operating
Subtype
Boat dark ride
Opened
1966
Land
Park
Specifications
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Ride profile
Dark ride · Boat dark ride
- boat
- classic
- dark-ride
Experience
Boat dark ride
Specs source: disneyland.disney.go.com
History
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Timeline
1966
it's a small world opens
Background
"it's a small world" opened at Disneyland in 1966 after its New York World's Fair debut. The indoor boat ride remains Fantasyland's high-capacity family classic.
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