It’s a Character World After All

We’re hearing of a couple of BIG RUMORS of what could be coming to It’s a Small World. Don’t let these upset you, as they are still rumors.

Over in Hong Kong Disneyland, they’re currently building their version of It’s a Small World, which is scheduled to open this Summer. What will be unique about their version is that it will actually feature Disney characters in their home countries. Imagineers are looking at duplicating this over to Disneyland’s version. I know for a fact that this will upset many Disneyland fans (myself included), & Disneyland is definitely not the place to do it (WDW is).

A (hopefully) less controversial change that may be coming is the replacement of the Jungle room with an American themed room, similar (yet on a grander scale) to the version in Disneyland Paris. In my opinion, a good idea for 2 reasons, 1) the room is a bit plain & boring right now, & 2) they’ll finally be able to do something with that room for It’s a Small World Holiday.

Also, some better decorations will definitely be coming to the Hello & Goodbye rooms.

Information from the MiceAge Al Lutz column “Monorail Blew”

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2 Responses

  1. disneyreporter Says:
    February 27th, 2008 at 1:45 pm

    I’m all for this, and I wouldn’t mind seeing it spread over to WDW. The Disney characters they plan on adding (Cinderella and Prince Charming, Peter Pan and friends, and Lilo and Stitch) are already cartoonish looking and will fit well into the attraction. If Disney implements them into the attraction well, meaning they don’t stand out too much (aren’t bigger than all of the other dolls), then it shouldn’t hurt the attraction in anyway, and it will give riders an opportunity to pick out the new “hidden mickeys”. Unlike most attractions that get characters added to them, I think this one will turn out just fine. So, I guess Hong Kong Disneyland came in handy after all. Now onto the point about removing the jungle room. I don’t think we really need America represented in the ride since we live in it. It’s more fun for me to see rooms of countries and cultures that I haven’t been able to experience first-hand. Now is this jungle room we’re talking about the room with the hippo? If so, that would be a major loss. It’s kind of discriminating to remove an already represented country/culture and replace it with our own.

  2. Luke Manning Says:
    February 27th, 2008 at 4:33 pm

    No, this is the room before the Finale room.

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