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List of United States cities by area
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This list ranks U. S. cities by land area. Total areas including water are also given, but note that, when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger. San Francisco is an extreme example: water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 square miles (601 km²). Note also that in many cases a city may be geographically large primarily because its municipal government has merged with the government of the surrounding county. In some cases the county no longer exists, while in others the arrangement has formed a Consolidated city–county (or city-borough in Alaska, or city-parish in Louisiana); these are shown in bold. Cities that are not consolidated with or part of any county are independent cities, indicated thus **. All data is from the 2010 United States Census.[1]
Rank
City
State
Land area (sq mi)
Land area (km²)
Water area (sq mi)
Water area (km²)
Total area (sq mi)
Total area (km²)
Population (2010)
1 Sitka Alaska 2,870.3 7,434 1,941.0 5,027 4,811.4 12,461 8,881
2 Juneau Alaska 2,701.9 6,998 552.0 1,430 3,253.9 8,428 31,275
3 Wrangell Alaska 2,541.5 6,582 920.6 2,384 3,462.1 8,967 2,369
4 Anchorage Alaska 1,704.7 4,415 256.3 664 1,961.0 5,079 291,826
5 Jacksonville Florida 747.0 1,935 127.6 330 874.6 2,265 821,784
6 Anaconda Montana 736.5 1,908 4.7 12 741.2 1,920 9,298
7 Butte Montana 716.2 1,855 0.6 1.6 716.8 1,857 33,525
8 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 606.4 1,571 14.4 37 620.8 1,608 579,999
9 Houston Texas 599.6 1,553 27.9 72 627.5 1,625 2,099,451
10 Phoenix Arizona 516.7 1,338 1.2 3.1 517.9 1,341 1,445,632
11 Nashville Tennessee 475.1 1,231 21.7 56 496.8 1,287 601,222
12 Los Angeles California 468.7 1,214 34.0 88 502.7 1,302 3,792,621
13 San Antonio Texas 460.9 1,194 5.8 15 466.7 1,209 1,327,407
14 Suffolk ** Virginia 400.2 1,037 28.9 75 429.1 1,111 84,585
15 Buckeye Arizona 375.3 972 0.1 0.26 375.4 972 50,876
16 Indianapolis Indiana 361.4 936 6.6 17 368.0 953 820,445
17 Chesapeake ** Virginia 340.8 883 10.1 26 350.9 909 222,209
18 Dallas Texas 340.5 882 45.3 117 385.8 999 1,197,816
19 Fort Worth Texas 339.8 880 8.0 21 347.9 901 741,206
20 Louisville Kentucky 325.2 842 17.0 44 342.2 886 597,337
21 San Diego California 325.2 842 47.2 122 372.4 965 1,307,402
22 Memphis Tennessee 315.1 816 8.9 23 324.0 839 646,889
23 Kansas City Missouri 315.0 816 4.1 11 319.0 826 459,787
24 New York City New York 302.6 784 165.8 429 468.5 1,213 8,175,133
25 Augusta Georgia 302.5 783 4.2 11 306.7 794 195,844
26 Austin Texas 297.9 772 7.2 19 305.1 790 790,390
27 Charlotte North Carolina 297.7 771 2.0 5.2 299.7 776 731,424
28 Lexington Kentucky 283.6 735 1.9 4.9 285.6 740 295,803
29 El Paso Texas 255.2 661 1.0 2.6 256.3 664 649,121
30 Virginia Beach ** Virginia 249.0 645 248.3 643 497.3 1,288 437,994
31 Cusseta Georgia 248.7 644 2.4 6.2 251.2 651 11,267
32 Chicago Illinois 227.6 589 6.5 17 234.1 606 2,695,598
33 Tucson Arizona 226.7 587 0.3 0.78 227.0 588 520,116
34 Columbus Ohio 217.2 563 5.9 15 223.1 578 787,033
35 Columbus Georgia 216.4 560 4.6 12 221.0 572 189,885
36 Valdez Alaska 216.2 560 59.6 154 275.9 715 3,976
37 Preston Georgia 209.1 542 1.1 2.8 210.3 545 2,799
38 Huntsville Alabama 209.1 542 1.3 3.4 210.4 545 180,105
39 Boulder City Nevada 208.5 540 0.0 0 208.6 540 15,023
40 California City California 203.5 527 0.1 0.26 203.6 527 14,120
41 Tulsa Oklahoma 196.8 510 4.2 11 201.0 521 391,906
42 Colorado Springs Colorado 194.5 504 0.4 1.0 194.9 505 416,427
43 Goodyear Arizona 191.5 496 0.0 0 191.5 496 65,275
44 Albuquerque New Mexico 187.7 486 1.8 4.7 189.5 491 545,852
45 Scottsdale Arizona 183.9 476 0.5 1.3 184.4 478 217,385
46 Hibbing Minnesota 181.8 471 4.6 12 186.4 483 16,361
47 Norman Oklahoma 178.8 463 10.7 28 189.4 491 110,925
48 San Jose California 176.5 457 3.4 8.8 180.0 466 945,942
49 Peoria Arizona 174.4 452 3.6 9.3 178.0 461 154,065
50 New Orleans Louisiana 169.4 439 180.8 468 350.2 907 343,829
51 Corpus Christi Texas 160.6 416 329.0 852 489.6 1,268 305,215
52 Montgomery Alabama 159.6 413 2.4 6.2 161.9 419 205,764
53 Wichita Kansas 159.3 413 4.3 11 163.6 424 382,368
54 Aurora Colorado 154.7 401 0.7 1.8 155.4 402 325,078
55 Denver Colorado 153.0 396 1.6 4.1 154.6 400 600,158
56 Sierra Vista Arizona 152.3 394 0.3 0.78 152.5 395 43,888
57 Georgetown Georgia 151.2 392 9.3 24 160.6 416 2,513
58 Birmingham Alabama 146.1 378 2.5 6.5 148.6 385 212,237
59 Fayetteville North Carolina 145.8 378 1.9 4.9 147.7 383 200,564
60 Carson City ** Nevada 144.7 375 12.6 33 157.2 407 55,274
61 Raleigh North Carolina 142.9 370 1.1 2.8 144.0 373 403,892
62 Bakersfield California 142.2 368 1.4 3.6 143.6 372 347,483
63 Mobile Alabama 139.1 360 40.7 105 179.8 466 195,111
64 Detroit Michigan 138.8 359 4.1 11 142.9 370 713,777
65 Bunnell Florida 137.5 356 1.1 2.8 138.6 359 2,676
66 Chattanooga Tennessee 137.2 355 7.4 19 144.5 374 167,674
67 Mesa Arizona 136.5 354 0.6 1.6 137.1 355 439,041
68 Las Vegas Nevada 135.8 352 0.1 0.26 135.9 352 583,756
69 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 134.1 347 8.6 22 142.7 370 1,526,006
70 Portland Oregon 133.4 346 11.7 30 145.1 376 583,776
71 Atlanta Georgia 133.2 345 0.9 2.3 134.0 347 420,003
72 Winston-Salem North Carolina 132.4 343 1.2 3.1 133.7 346 229,617
73 Brownsville Texas 132.3 343 14.0 36 146.3 379 175,023
74 Columbia South Carolina 132.2 342 2.7 7.0 134.9 349 129,272
75 Lynchburg Tennessee 129.2 335 1.2 3.1 130.4 338 6,362
76 Omaha Nebraska 127.1 329 3.5 9.1 130.6 338 408,958
77 Greensboro North Carolina 126.5 328 5.3 14 131.8 341 269,666
78 Kansas City Kansas 124.8 323 3.6 9.3 128.4 333 145,786
79 Lubbock Texas 122.4 317 1.1 2.8 123.6 320 229,573
80 Fernley Nevada 122.1 316 6.7 17 128.9 334 19,368
81 Marana Arizona 121.5 315 0.7 1.8 122.2 316 34,961
82 Yuma Arizona 120.3 312 0.1 0.26 120.4 312 93,064
83 Little Rock Arkansas 119.2 309 1.8 4.7 121.0 313 193,524
84 Athens Georgia 116.4 301 1.8 4.7 118.2 306 115,452
85 Hartsville Tennessee 114.2 296 2.4 6.2 116.6 302 7,870
86 Port St. Lucie Florida 114.0 295 1.3 3.4 115.2 298 164,603
87 Tampa Florida 113.4 294 61.8 160 175.2 454 335,709
88 Fresno California 112.0 290 0.4 1.0 112.3 291 494,665
89 Unalaska Alaska 111.8 290 100.9 261 212.7 551 4,376
90 Eloy Arizona 111.5 289 0.1 0.26 111.6 289 16,631
91 Salt Lake City Utah 111.1 288 0.6 1.6 111.7 289 186,440
92 Jackson Mississippi 111.0 287 2.2 5.7 113.2 293 173,514
93 Fort Wayne Indiana 110.6 286 0.2 0.52 110.8 287 253,691
94 Casa Grande Arizona 109.7 284 0.0 0 109.7 284 48,571
95 Charleston South Carolina 109.0 282 18.5 48 127.5 330 120,083
96 Henderson Nevada 107.7 279 0.0 0 107.7 279 257,729
97 Durham North Carolina 107.4 278 0.9 2.3 108.3 280 228,330
98 Abilene Texas 106.8 277 5.4 14 112.2 291 117,063
99 Palmdale California 106.0 275 0.3 0.78 106.2 275 152,750
100 Babbitt Minnesota 105.9 274 0.8 2.1 106.7 276 1,475
101 Surprise Arizona 105.7 274 0.1 0.26 105.9 274 117,517
102 Cape Coral Florida 105.7 274 14.9 39 120.6 312 154,305
103 Shreveport Louisiana 105.4 273 15.5 40 120.8 313 199,311
104 Rio Rancho New Mexico 103.4 268 0.3 0.78 103.7 269 87,521
105 Savannah Georgia 103.2 267 5.6 15 108.7 282 136,286
106 Reno Nevada 103.0 267 2.9 7.5 105.9 274 225,221
107 Orlando Florida 102.4 265 8.3 21 110.7 287 238,300
108 North Las Vegas Nevada 101.3 262 0.0 0 101.4 263 216,961
109 Tallahassee Florida 100.2 260 3.2 8.3 103.5 268 181,376
110 North Port Florida 99.6 258 4.6 12 104.2 270 57,357
111 Amarillo Texas 99.5 258 1.7 4.4 101.2 262 190,695
112 St. Marys Pennsylvania 99.3 257 0.2 0.52 99.5 258 13,070
113 Knoxville Tennessee 98.5 255 5.6 15 104.2 270 178,874
114 Sacramento California 97.9 254 2.2 5.7 100.1 259 466,488
115 Clarksville Tennessee 97.6 253 0.7 1.8 98.3 255 132,929
116 Nightmute Alaska 96.9 251 4.0 10 100.9 261 280
117 Milwaukee Wisconsin 96.1 249 0.7 1.8 96.8 251 594,833
118 Arlington Texas 95.9 248 3.7 9.6 99.6 258 365,438
119 Lancaster California 94.3 244 0.3 0.78 94.5 245 156,633
120 Palm Springs California 94.1 244 0.9 2.3 95.0 246 44,552
121 Palm Coast Florida 89.9 233 1.0 2.6 90.8 235 75,180
122 Dothan Alabama 89.4 232 0.3 0.78 89.7 232 65,496
123 Lincoln Nebraska 89.1 231 1.2 3.1 90.4 234 258,379
124 Waco Texas 89.0 231 12.3 32 101.3 262 124,805
125 Laredo Texas 88.9 230 1.4 3.6 90.4 234 236,091
126 Denton Texas 88.0 228 1.4 3.6 89.3 231 113,383
127 Oak Ridge Tennessee 85.3 221 4.7 12 90.0 233 29,330
128 Edmond Oklahoma 84.7 219 3.2 8.3 87.9 228 81,405
129 Seattle Washington 83.9 217 58.7 152 142.7 370 608,660
130 Beaumont Texas 82.8 214 3.0 7.8 85.8 222 118,296
131 Springfield Missouri 81.7 212 0.6 1.6 82.3 213 159,498
132 Riverside California 81.1 210 0.3 0.78 81.4 211 303,871
133 Lawton Oklahoma 81.0 210 0.0 0 81.0 210 96,867
134 Baltimore ** Maryland 80.9 210 11.1 29 92.1 239 620,961
135 Des Moines Iowa 80.9 210 1.7 4.4 82.6 214 203,433
136 Toledo Ohio 80.7 209 3.4 8.8 84.1 218 287,208
137 Jonesboro Arkansas 79.9 207 0.6 1.6 80.4 208 67,263
138 Boise Idaho 79.4 206 0.7 1.8 80.0 207 205,671
139 Ellsworth Maine 79.3 205 14.6 38 93.9 243 7,741
140 Caribou Maine 79.3 205 0.8 2.1 80.1 207 8,189
141 El Reno Oklahoma 79.2 205 0.6 1.6 79.8 207 16,749
142 Cincinnati Ohio 77.9 202 1.6 4.1 79.5 206 296,943
143 Cleveland Ohio 77.7 201 4.8 12 82.5 214 396,815
144 Independence Missouri 77.6 201 0.7 1.8 78.2 203 116,830
145 Fremont California 77.5 201 10.2 26 87.6 227 214,089
146 Baton Rouge Louisiana 76.9 199 2.2 5.7 79.1 205 229,493
147 Port Arthur Texas 76.9 199 67.1 174 144.0 373 53,818
148 Madison Wisconsin 76.8 199 17.2 45 94.0 243 233,209
149 Las Cruces New Mexico 76.5 198 0.1 0.26 76.6 198 97,618
150 Presque Isle Maine 75.8 196 1.8 4.7 77.6 201 9,692
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3 - Wrangell, Alaska
4 - Anchorage, Alaska
5 - Jacksonville, Florida
6 - Anaconda, Montana
7 - Butte, Montana
8 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
9 - Houston, Texas
10 - Phoenix, Arizona
11 - Nashville, Tennessee
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13 - San Antonio, Texas
14 - Suffolk, Virginia
15 - Buckeye, Arizona
16 - Indianapolis, Indiana
17 - Chesapeake, Virginia
18 - Dallas, Texas
19 - Fort Worth, Texas
20 - Louisville, Kentucky
21 - San Diego, California
22 - Memphis, Tennessee
23 - Kansas City, Missouri
24 - New York City, New York
25 - Augusta, Georgia
See also[edit]
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The 1067 US statistical areas comprise 366 MSAs, 576 μSAs, and 125 CSAs
United States primary statistical area
List of the 718 US PSAs
United States combined statistical area
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United States core based statistical area
List of the 942 US CBSAs
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List of the 366 US MSAs by GDP
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Largest cities in the United States by population by decade
List of cities proper by population (most populous cities in the World)
List of lists of settlements in the United States
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List of United States urban areas
References[edit]
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It's a Small World
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For other uses, see It's a Small World (disambiguation).
It's a Small World
It's a Small World at Disneyland in 1983
Disneyland
Area
Fantasyland
Coordinates
33°48′53″N 117°55′04″W / 33.8147°N 117.9178°W / 33.8147; -117.9178
Status
Operating
Opening date
May 28, 1966
Website
Official website
Magic Kingdom
Area
Fantasyland
Coordinates
28°25′15″N 81°34′55″W / 28.4208°N 81.5820°W / 28.4208; -81.5820
Status
Operating
Opening date
October 1, 1971
Website
Official website
FastPass+ available
Tokyo Disneyland
Area
Fantasyland
Coordinates
35°37′49″N 139°52′52″E / 35.6304°N 139.8812°E / 35.6304; 139.8812
Status
Operating
Opening date
April 15, 1983
Website
Official website
Disneyland Park (Paris)
Area
Fantasyland
Coordinates
48°52′31″N 2°46′34″E / 48.8753°N 2.7761°E / 48.8753; 2.7761
Status
Operating
Opening date
April 12, 1992
Website
Official website
Hong Kong Disneyland
Area
Fantasyland
Coordinates
22°18′49″N 114°02′21″E / 22.3137°N 114.0391°E / 22.3137; 114.0391
Status
Operating
Opening date
April 28, 2008
Website
Official website
1964 New York World's Fair
Status
Closed
Opening date
April 22, 1964
Closing date
October 17, 1965
General statistics
Attraction type
Old Mill
Designer
WED Enterprises/Walt Disney Imagineering
Theme
World peace and unity
Music
"It's a Small World (After All)", written by the Sherman Brothers
Vehicle type
Boats
Riders per vehicle
16
Rows
4
Riders per row
4
Duration
12–15 minutes
Propulsion method
Water jets, electric turbine
Number of lifts
0
Wheelchair accessible
It's a Small World (officially styled as "it's a small world") is a water-based dark ride located in the Fantasyland area at the various Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide; these include: Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. The ride features over 300 audio-animatronic children in traditional costumes from cultures around the world, frolicking in a spirit of international unity, and singing the attraction's title song, which has a theme of global peace. According to Time.com, the song "It's A Small World" is the most performed song of all time.[1][2]
Contents
1 History
1.1 Song/melody
2 Global installations
2.1 1964 New York World's Fair
2.2 Disneyland
2.2.1 Exterior
2.2.2 Refurbishment with new dolls
2.2.3 The Magic, the Memories and You
2.3 Magic Kingdom
2.4 Tokyo Disneyland
2.4.1 2018 refurbishment
2.5 Disneyland Paris
2.5.1 2015 refurbishment
2.6 Hong Kong Disneyland
3 Holiday overlay
4 In popular culture
4.1 Film
4.1.1 Feature film appearances
4.2 Television
4.3 Toys
4.4 Video games
4.5 Transport
4.6 The Main Street Electrical Parade
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
History[edit]
Fabricated at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank as Children of the World, it was created by WED Enterprises, then shipped to the 1964 New York World's Fair's UNICEF pavilion, sponsored by Pepsi, where it featured at its entrance a kinetic sculpture, The Tower of the Four Winds, a 120-foot perpetually spinning mobile created by WED designer Rolly Crump. It was added to four attractions — Magic Skyway (Ford), Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln (Illinois), The Carousel of Progress (General Electric), and CircleVision 360 (Kodak)—already under development, which were used by Disney to sponsor, fund, and test concepts and develop ride systems and innovative entertainment intended to be moved and rebuilt at Disneyland after the World's Fair closed in 1966.
The Pepsi Board of Directors took so long to agree on what type of attraction to sponsor that then-board member and widow of past company president Alfred Steele, actress Joan Crawford, prevailed upon her longtime Hollywood friend Walt Disney to design such an attraction as would be suitable for Pepsi. Because of the short lead-time to design, create, and construct such an attraction, she insisted that the board of directors accept his proposal, seeing as he was already designing attractions for the state of Illinois, Ford, General Electric, and Kodak and knew Walt was the only one who could accomplish such a feat in the short time left until the fair was scheduled to open.[3] The WED Enterprises company was given only 11 months to create and build the pavilion.[4]
Mary Blair was responsible for the attraction's whimsical design and color styling. Blair had been an art director on several Disney animated features, including Cinderella, Alice In Wonderland, and Peter Pan. Like many Disneyland attractions, scenes and characters were designed by Marc Davis, while his wife, Alice Davis, designed the costumes for the dolls. Rolly Crump designed the toys and other supplemental figures on display. The animated dolls were designed and sculpted by Blaine Gibson. Walt was personally involved with Gibson's and Greg S. Marinello development of the dolls' facial design; each animated doll face is completely identical in shape.
Arrow Development was deeply involved in the design of the passenger-carrying boats and propulsion system of the attraction. Two patents that were filed by Arrow Development staff and assigned to The Walt Disney Company illustrate passenger boats and vehicle guidance systems with features very similar to those later utilized on the Disneyland installation of the attraction.[5][6] The firm is credited with manufacturing the Disneyland installation.[7]
Song/melody[edit]
"Children of the World" was the working title of the attraction. Its tentative soundtrack, which can be heard on the album, featured the national anthems of each country represented throughout the ride all playing all at once, which resulted in disharmonic cacophony. Walt conducted a walk-through of the attraction scale model with his staff songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, saying, "I need one song that can be easily translated into many languages and be played as a round."[8] The Sherman brothers then wrote "It's a Small World (After All)"[9] in the wake of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which influenced the song's message of peace and brotherhood. When they first presented it to Walt, they played it as a slow ballad. Walt requested something more cheerful, so they sped up the tempo and sang in counterpoint. Walt was so delighted with the final result that he renamed the attraction "It's a Small World" after the Sherman Brothers' song.
Robert J. Sherman, youngest son of Robert B. Sherman, has claimed that this song is the single most-performed and most-translated piece of music on Earth.[8] In 2014, it was estimated that the song had played nearly 50 million times worldwide on the attractions alone, beating out the radio and TV estimates for You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' and Yesterday, which were believed to have been played at least eight and seven million times respectively.[10][11]
A third verse celebrating the attraction's 45th anniversary was written and popularized, but not incorporated into the ride.[12]
Global installations[edit]
1964 New York World's Fair[edit]
The attraction debuted at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
The first incarnation of It's a Small World, which debuted at the 1964 New York World's Fair, was an afterthought and nearly did not happen. Ford and General Electric had engaged Disney early on to create their pavilions for the 1964 New York World's Fair. WED Enterprises had already long been at work developing a "dancing-doll" designed to reproduce human movement resulting in a crude early audio-animatronics fashioned as Abraham Lincoln when the State of Illinois approached Disney to create the Illinois Pavilion, representatives of the state instantly approved after being "introduced" to the robotic figurehead. A nine wide-screen CircleVision 360° exhibit for Kodak's pavilion was also being planned as an improvement over the existing Disneyland eleven 4:3 format screen Circarama (which later failed the installation deadline for opening) when Pepsi approached Disney with a plan to tribute UNICEF.
Disney seemed to be the showman to give us the package we want ... He's terrific. He's got his hands in more bowls than anyone I've ever seen, but he accomplishes what he sets out to do. — J.G. Mullaly, Ford's World's Fair program manager.[13]
1964 World's Fair "It's a Small World" ticket, logo portion
April 22, 1964 – opening day
"A salute to the children of the world, designed by Walt Disney, presents animated figures frolicking in miniature settings of many lands. Visitors are carried past the scenes in small boats. In an adjoining building Pepsi sponsors exhibits by the U.S. Committee for the United Nations Children's Fund. Above the pavilion rises the 120-foot Tower of the Four Winds, a fanciful creation of coloured shapes that dance and twist in the breeze." – 1965 Official Guide Book to the New York World's Fair[14]
The attraction was incredibly successful. Ten million 60¢ and 95¢ tickets for children and adults, respectively, were collected in two half-year seasons and the proceeds were donated to UNICEF.[14] While other attractions had lines out the doors, there seemed to always be a seat available aboard It's a Small World. Its high rider-per-hour capacity was recognized as a valuable innovation and was incorporated indirectly and directly into future attractions. Pirates of the Caribbean had been under construction at Disneyland as a subterranean walk-through. That design was scrapped as concrete was broken out so similar boats could sail past scenes which (because the original walk-through scene length was not shortened) were now different each voyage, another concept which forever influenced attraction design and popularity.[citation needed]
Disneyland[edit]
The boats enter the show building through a tunnel under the Small World clock and emerge from the attraction fifteen minutes later. The show building interior is larger than the façade. Voyagers see animatronic dolls in traditional local costumes singing "It's a Small World (After All)" together, each in their native language. Boats carry voyagers as they visit the regions of the world.
Other Disney park installations wind the flume around one large room, emphasizing its theme that the world is small and interconnected. Each installation may vary the countries which are represented and the order in which they appear. The boats are stored behind the facade and go in and out backstage in between the Spanish room.
Exterior[edit]
It's a Small World at Disneyland
The Tower of the Four Winds was not relocated to Disneyland's It's a Small World after the New York World's Fair; in its place is an outdoor oval flume and boarding queue decorated with topiary backed by a large, flat facade with stylized cutout turrets, towers and minarets which are vaguely reminiscent of world landmarks (such as the Eiffel Tower and the Leaning Tower of Pisa). The facade was designed by Disney Imagineer Rolly Crump, who was inspired by Mary Blair's styling. Walt Disney asked Rolly to design a large 30-foot clock, a central feature of the exterior facade, with a smiling face that rocks back and forth to a ticking sound.
A parade of wooden dolls in native culture costumes dance out from doors at the base of the Small World clock to an instrumental toy soldier version of "It's a Small World (After All)" in preparation for each quarter-hour, reminiscent of a European automaton clock. As the last doll returns into the clock, the parade doors close and the large central pair of doors open to reveal two giant toy blocks – the large block displays stylized numerals of the hour, the small one displays the minutes, while large and small bells toll to count the hours and quarters.
The exterior has been subtly repainted over the years, first as all-white with a gold/silver trim, then in various shades of blue, then in pink and white with pastel accents. Portions of the left side of the original facade were removed in 1993 to make room for the entrance to Mickey's Toontown. As of 2015, the facade is white with a gold trim as it was in 1966, except the original gold and silver paint of the clock, the smiling clock face, is now entirely gold leaf. The gardens around the building are decorated with topiary animals.
During the 2005–2006 holiday season, an elaborate multimedia presentation was projected on the outdoor façade which registered colored patterns matched to the façade each quarter-hour after dusk. Guests were encouraged to view the popular Remember... Dreams Come True fireworks presentation from the It's a Small World Mall and nearby parade viewing platform built for Light Magic (which had included a smoking area, now relocated under the Monorail track between the Matterhorn Bobsleds and Autopia) to decrease overwhelming crowds gathered for viewing the fireworks spectacular in Plaza and Main Street.
Refurbishment with new dolls[edit]
Disneyland's "It's a Small World" was closed from January to November 2008 (closed and reopening in holiday version, skipping the summer season) to receive a major refurbishment.[15][16][17] The building's structure was improved, permanent attachments created for the "It's a Small World Holiday" overlay, the water flume replaced and its propulsion upgraded to electric water jet turbines, and the attraction's aging fiberglass boats redesigned in durable plastic. The refurbishment added 29 new Disney characters, each in their native land in a similar manner to the Hong Kong Disneyland version. This similar plan originally supposed to be in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
Sylvania has agreed to a twelve-year sponsorship. In 2014, the sponsor logo at the attraction's entrance changed to that of Siemens, the parent company of Sylvania.
The Magic, the Memories and You[edit]
See also: Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland
As part of Disney's "Let the Memories Begin" campaign for 2011, a nighttime projection show premiered at Disneyland's It's a Small World in Anaheim on January 27, 2011.[18] The Magic, the Memories and You show projected sequences of Disney attractions and characters set to Disney music onto the exterior façade of It's a Small World to fill its architectural features, personalized with exclusive photographs and videos of park guests taken that day by Disney's PhotoPass cast members. The show also existed in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, but was projected onto Cinderella Castle. As the "Let the Memories Begin" campaign drew to a close, the show ended its run on Labor Day, September 3, 2012 at both locations. The Florida version was eventually replaced by Celebrate the Magic in fall 2012 and later by Once Upon a Time in 2016. The Magic, The Memories and You theme song later rewritten for Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort 35th Anniversary celebration that premiered at Tokyo Disneyland in July 10th 2018 which also created as nod and tribute for the former nighttime projection show.
Magic Kingdom[edit]
On October 1, 1971, a version of the ride opened in Florida's Walt Disney World Fantasyland within the Magic Kingdom. The boarding queue was built inside, and the three-dimensional facade that is seen outdoors in the other Disney parks was instead located in a slightly smaller scale along the far wall. The clock lacks the parade of wooden dolls, and instead goes straight to opening the central pair of doors to reveal the time. The toy company Mattel sponsored the attraction from 1991 until 1998, when it transferred its sponsorship to another Magic Kingdom attraction, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin in nearby Tomorrowland from that attraction's opening in 1998 until 1999, when it also dropped its sponsorship of that attraction, thus ending Mattel's history as a Walt Disney World sponsor.
Magic Kingdom version
Hula dancers representing Hawaii
Dancers representing Thailand
French dancers from the final scene
Magic Kingdom Small World clock
Eiffel Tower in line
Clock, wooden soldier detail
Tokyo Disneyland[edit]
It's a Small World at Tokyo Disneyland
The Tokyo Disneyland version of the attraction is identical in layout to the Magic Kingdom version except for these differences:
The façade's design is an almost-complete replica of the California counterpart under a different color scheme, resembling Disneyland's 1990s version.
The loading area is split into two zones instead of one.
A Welcome room was added during the 2018 refurbishment, resembling the one at the California version.
There are scenes featuring various Disney characters redesigned in Mary Blair’s style that were added during the 2018 refurbishment.
The Asian room features radically different sets and dolls for Japan and China compared to the Magic Kingdom version. A Mandarin language track was added to the China section in the 2018 refurbishment.
The ride uses a different, more recent recording of the song sung in Japanese specifically created for this version instead of the original Japanese recording. The vocal track is used for both the Asian room and finale room.
The walls of the African, South American, and Polynesian rooms are painted in colors similar to the Magic Kingdom version before its 2005 renovation compared to the current black walls in the Magic Kingdom version.
The Polynesian room has vocals singing in English.
The Goodbye room resembles the one found at the California version.
2018 refurbishment[edit]
On March 1, 2017, Tokyo Disneyland's version of "It's a Small World" closed down for refurbishment for its first major update since the park's opening in 1983. Reopened on April 8, 2018[19] coinciding with Tokyo Disneyland's 35th anniversary, the attraction featured 40 characters from Disney properties including Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, The Aristocats, Brave, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Pinocchio, The Jungle Book, The Lion King, Hercules, The Three Caballeros, Mulan, Tangled, Lilo & Stitch, Frozen, Finding Nemo and Moana similar to its counterparts in California and Hong Kong.[20][21]
The attraction was initially set to be relocated to another area in Fantasyland with a new facade similar to the California counterpart as part of original expansion plans announced in October 2014 for the resort within the next ten years before being revised and updated.[22] The updated version of the attraction soft opened on April 8, 2018, revealing a redone color scheme for the façade, a new tick-tock sound and parade music (similar to the ones used in Hong Kong, Anaheim, and Orlando), an entirely redone loading area dubbed “Small World Station,” a new Welcome room, an extended Goodbye room, redone set pieces, and music tracks new to the ride including a Mandarin language track added to the China scene formerly exclusive to the Hong Kong version along with the aforementioned Disney characters.[23]
Disneyland Paris[edit]
The attraction at Disneyland Paris is a departure from other versions of the attraction. The façade features rearranged and slightly redesigned landmarks with a completely different clock tower. The exterior clock face features a wide-awake sun on its left half and a sleeping moon on its right half. Unlike all other versions of the ride, every scene is housed in one room with arches being used to define sections of the ride. The scenery design is a complete departure from Mary Blair's distinctive style, though the dolls used remain identical to all other versions. The ride also uses a completely different soundtrack composed by John Debney (which was also used for roughly a decade at the Californian version from the early 1990s to the early 2000s), which can be described as more ornate compared to the original soundtrack. This is the first version of the ride to incorporate a scene for North America with dolls representing Canada and the United States, and a distinct Middle Eastern section with dolls singing in Arabic. In the Finale room, in addition to the song being sung in English, it is also sung in French and German. Also, the attraction had a post-show area called World Chorus that was sponsored by France Télécom, which opened with the park in 1992 and then closed in 2010 to make way for the Princess Pavilion meet and greet area.[24]
2015 refurbishment[edit]
As part of an ongoing plan to refurbish several attractions for the park's 25th anniversary, this version went under an extensive refurbishment for six months before it reopened on December 19, 2015. The refurbishment included a different color scheme for the façade that is identical to the color scheme when it first opened, restored assets and special effects, refurbished boats, new LED lighting to replace the old stage lighting, and all 176 dolls in the ride being progressively replaced through 2017. The entrance and exit rooms have been completely revamped, being identical to the entrance scene in Hong Kong Disneyland's version and the exit scene in the Magic Kingdom and Hong Kong Disneyland versions (rendered in the Mary Blair style similar to the other parks). The soundtrack has been completely remastered with the base instrumental removed from the majority of the ride's audio except for the finale, making the soundtrack more similar to the original version. Additionally, new audio tracks are added including a new recording of someone yodeling to the tune of the song in the Switzerland scene.[25]
Hong Kong Disneyland[edit]
It's a Small World at Hong Kong Disneyland
The Hong Kong Disneyland version of the attraction is mostly modeled after the original Disneyland counterpart, using a canal for the boats to travel through instead of the open-ended water track found in the Magic Kingdom, Tokyo, and Paris versions. Some of this version's prominent and unique characteristics include:
38 Disney characters (all rendered in the Mary Blair style) added to scenes where their stories originated[26] This plan was originally supposed for the Magic Kingdom version of the attraction.
An expanded Asia sequence with Hong Kong, the Philippines and Korea represented with children singing in Cantonese, Tagalog and Korean, respectively, as well as an extended China scene with represented with children singing in Mandarin
A distinct Middle Eastern room, and scenes for North America, similar to the Paris version
Extraordinary fiber-optic lighting effects in the Finale room not seen on any other Disney attraction[27]
Cantonese, Korean, Mandarin, and Tagalog versions of the song that were specifically recorded for Hong Kong Disneyland. The finale is sung in three languages: Cantonese, English and Mandarin.
The attraction is the largest indoor attraction at Hong Kong Disneyland. It is situated beyond the Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad, next to Disney's Storybook Theater where Mickey and the Wondrous Book is performed daily.
Holiday overlay[edit]
"It's a Small World holiday" lighting display
Since 1997, Disneyland has featured "It's a Small World holiday" during the end-of-the-year Christmas and holiday season. The attraction is closed in late October to receive temporary holiday decorations inside and outside, and reopens in early November before the start of the busy holiday tourist season. Almost one million lights are included during the holidays.[28] The overlay has proved very popular and has led to the installation of Fastpass machines. The attraction is the same boat voyage through many regions of the world, though the main theme song is not played in full. Instead, the children sing "Jingle Bells" and a bridge of "Deck the Halls" in addition to the main theme. The holiday overlay has since been implemented at Tokyo Disneyland with similar decorations.
Since the holiday 2009 season, the Disney characters and The Spirit of America room (formerly the covered transition room) have joined in the "It's a Small World holiday" at Disneyland.
Disneyland Paris' version used to add subtle decorations around the attraction and changed the music in the North American area to "Deck The Halls". For the 2009 winter season, Disneyland Paris has added "It's a Small World celebration", a variation of "It's a Small World holiday" highlighting winter season frolic shared by people worldwide. It includes new costumes, lighting, sounds, decorations and uses the Disneyland (California) version "It's a Small World holiday" music – Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls. Following the 2015 renovation, "It's a Small World celebration" was planned to use an updated soundtrack originally set for Winter 2016.[29] However, it was delayed for unknown reasons. “It’s a Small World celebration” resumed once again for the 2017 holiday season, featuring the updated soundtrack revealing that the base instrumental for the soundtrack was removed for every scene except the North America and finale scenes, similar to the non-holiday soundtrack.
Hong Kong Disneyland's "It's a Small World Christmas" changes the music seasonally and subtly adds a few Christmas decorations as well as an abridged version of the Holiday soundtrack, only ran from 2009-10.
Tokyo Disneyland also has a version of "It's a Small World holiday" called "It's a Small World Very Merry Holidays". It ran seasonally from November to January from 2003 to 2014. Due to damaged set pieces as a result of the 2011 earthquake, the overlay did not take place that year.
The Magic Kingdom does not have its own holiday edition of "It's a Small World", and the regular ride operates continuously through the holiday season.
In popular culture[edit]
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Film[edit]
Feature film appearances[edit]
In the Disney film The Lion King (1994), Scar tells Zazu to sing something "with a little bounce in it." Zazu begins singing "It's a Small World," but Scar, annoyed, stops him, prompting Zazu to switch to "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts."
On April 22, 2014, it was announced a feature film franchise about the ride was in the works, to be directed by Jon Turteltaub, written by Jared Stern, and produced by Turteltaub, Stern, and Dan Lin. No release date has been announced.[30]
The Disney film Tomorrowland, released in May 2015, features the It's a Small World attraction at the 1964 New York World's Fair. In the film, it is portrayed as concealing a hidden entrance to Tomorrowland, accessible by possession of a "T" pin.
A parody of the park ride, named "It's a Boko (ボコ; "Beat-Up") World", appears in the anime movie Girls und Panzer der Film, its theme altered to match the fictional Boko franchise from the accompanying TV series.
Television[edit]
In The Simpsons episode "Selma's Choice", Selma, Bart, and Lisa ride on a parody of It's a Small World at Duff Gardens, with a song about Duff Beer. Though this hasn't been a written incident at any "Small World" attraction, Bart and Selma force Lisa to drink the water which turns out to be beer.
In the Sons of Anarchy season 5 episode "Small World", Jax uses a musical "It's a Small World" snow globe to beat a prison guard to death as revenge for killing Opie.
In the Family Guy episode "The Courtship of Stewie's Father", Stewie is captured by Disney World employees and forced to sing at the "It's a Tiny World" ride, which is modeled after It's a Small World.
In an episode of My Life as a Teenage Robot the song is mocked.
At the end of The Muppet Show episode 317, the song is performed by a chorus of Muppets and guest star Spike Milligan. Kermit is unable to stop the performance even for the closing titles.
Toys[edit]
Mattel released a line of dolls based on the ride in 1993.
Disney Store released a line of dolls based on the ride in 2013.[31]
Video games[edit]
In Epic Mickey, Wasteland had its own vision of the ride. The Clock Tower also serves as a boss, having been driven mad after hearing "It's a Small World" for 52 years.
In 1992 Epic Megagames "Super ZZT", Volume Seven, Monster Zoo; after finishing the first level, a Chiptune version can be heard.
Transport[edit]
This song is the Departure melody of platform 2 of Maihama Station.
The Main Street Electrical Parade[edit]
During the 1980s, the attraction had its own unit in The Main Street Electrical Parade at Disneyland, Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland. The Disneyland and Walt Disney World versions eventually got rid of theirs, and the original Tokyo version retired in 1995 with the unit still in it.
The Tokyo version of the parade returned on June 17, 2001 and featured brand new floats for the “it’s a small world” unit. Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights still runs at Tokyo Disneyland to this day and still features the attraction in the parade.
See also[edit]
List of Disneyland attractions
List of Magic Kingdom attractions
List of Tokyo Disneyland attractions
List of Hong Kong Disneyland attractions
Incidents at Walt Disney World
Incidents at Disneyland Paris
List of Disney attractions using Audio-Animatronics
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Disneyland – It's a Small World
Walt Disney World Resort – It's a Small World
Tokyo Disneyland – It's a Small World
Disneyland Park (Paris) – It's a Small World
Hong Kong Disneyland – It's a Small World
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Kastle–Meyer test
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The Kastle–Meyer test is a presumptive blood test, first described in 1903,[1] in which the chemical indicator phenolphthalein is used to detect the possible presence of hemoglobin. It relies on the peroxidase-like activity of hemoglobin in blood to catalyze the oxidation of phenolphthalin (the colorless reduced form of phenolphthalein) into phenolphthalein, which is visible as a bright pink color. The Kastle–Meyer test is a form of catalytic blood test, one of the two main classes of forensic tests commonly employed by crime labs in the chemical identification of blood. The other class of tests used for this purpose are microcrystal tests, such as the Teichmann crystal test and the Takayama crystal test.[2]
The test was named after the American agricultural chemist, Joseph Hoeing Kastle (1864–1916), who in 1901, invented and tested the crude blood test, and the German physician and chemist, Erich Meyer (1874–1927), who modified the test in 1903.[3]
Contents
1 Method
2 Limitations
3 Mechanism
4 References
5 Other sources
Method[edit]
A presumed blood sample is first collected with a swab. A drop of phenolphthalein reagent is added to the sample, and after a few seconds, a drop of hydrogen peroxide is applied to the swab. If the swab turns pink rapidly, it is said to test presumptive positive for blood. Waiting for periods over 30 seconds will result in most swabs turning pink naturally as they oxidize on their own in the air.[citation needed]
Optionally, the swab can first be treated with a drop of ethanol in order to lyse the cells present and gain increased sensitivity and specificity. This test is nondestructive to the sample, which can be kept and used in further tests at the lab; however, few labs would use the swab used for the Kastle–Meyer test in any further testing, opting instead to use a fresh swab of the original stain.[citation needed]
Limitations[edit]
While the Kastle–Meyer test has been reported as being able to detect blood dilutions down to 1:107, there are a number of important limitations to the test. Chemical oxidants such as copper and nickel salts will cause the Kastle–Meyer reagent to turn pink before the addition of the hydrogen peroxide, thus it is vitally important to add the reagent first, then wait a few seconds, then add the hydrogen peroxide.
The Kastle–Meyer test has the same reaction with human blood as it does with any other hemoglobin-based blood, so a confirmatory test such as the Ouchterlony Test must be performed to definitively conclude from which species the blood originated.
Color catalytic tests are very sensitive, but not specific. The positive color test alone should not be interpreted as positive proof of blood. A negative result is generally proof of the absence of detectable quantities of heme, however a false negative can be generated in the presence of a reducing agent. The test is unable to give specific evidence as to what is in the blood.
Mechanism[edit]
The phenolphthalein used in this test has been modified from its conventional form, in that it has been reduced by two electrons and is pre-dissolved in alkaline solution. This is typically achieved by boiling an alkaline solution of phenolphthalein with powdered zinc, which reduces the phenolphthalein into phenolphthalin. Upon reduction, the very intense pink color of the cationic form of phenolphthalein fades to a faint yellow color. It is this form of phenolphthalein that is present in Kastle–Meyer test kits. In order to generate the intense pink color indicative of a positive test, the reduced phenolphthalein must be oxidized back to its normal, colored form.
In the relevant reaction, hydrogen peroxide reacts with the hemoglobin in the blood. Phenolphthalin does not directly participate in this process; instead, it acts as an external source of electrons. In its reaction with hydrogen peroxide, the heme center of hemoglobin behaves as a peroxidase, reducing the peroxide to water. This activity depletes hemoglobin of electrons that are, in turn, re-supplied by the phenolphthalin. Donating electrons to hemoglobin converts the phenolphthalin back into the intensely colored phenolphthalein. As long as the enzyme survives, the reaction of heme with peroxide is catalytic, making this test very sensitive to small quantities of blood present on the test swab. The hemoglobin-catalyzed reduction of peroxide that occurs is shown in the reaction below. The two electrons are supplied by phenolphthalin:
HOOH + 2 e− + 2 H+ → 2 H2O
The consumption of protons during the course of the reaction has the effect of raising the pH of the solution, but the amount of base produced is negligible compared to the amount of base already present in the reagent mixture.

References[edit]
Jump up ^ History of the Kastle–Meyer test: In 1901, Joseph Hoeing Kastle and Oliver March Shedd in the U.S. found that biological material could cause the oxidation of phenolphthalin to phenolphthalein in slightly alkaline solutions. [See: Joseph H. Kastle and Oliver March Shedd (1901) "Phenolphthalin as a reagent for the oxidizing ferments," American Chemical Journal, 26 (6) : 526–539.] In 1903, Erich Meyer in Germany found that blood cells could also trigger the reaction. [See: Erich Meyer (1903) "Beiträge zur Leukocytenfrage. Fermente der Leukocyten" [Contributions on the leukocyte question. Enzymes of the leukocytes], Münchener Medizinische Wochenschrift, 50 (35) : 1489–1493; see especially pp. 1492-1493.] In 1906, Kastle and Amoss found that hemoglobin in blood triggered the reaction. [See: Joseph H. Kastle and Harold Lindsay Amoss, Variations in the Peroxidase Activity of the Blood in Health and Disease. US. Hygienic Laboratory Bulletin No. 31. (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service, U.S. Gov't. Printing Office, 1906).] In 1909, Kastle found that the test was sensitive to very dilute samples of blood. [See: Joseph H. Kastle, Chemical Tests for Blood. U.S. Hygienic Laboratory Bulletin No. 51. (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service, U.S. Gov't. Printing Office, 1909).] However, in 1908, Pozzi-Escot (who by then was living in Lima, Peru) found that the test produced false positive reactions in response to a number of substances besides blood. [See: Marius Emmanuel Pozzi-Escot (1908) "Emploi de la phénolphtaline comme réactif du sang [Use of phenolphthalin as a reagent for blood]," Bulletin des Sociétés Chimiques Belges, 22 (11) : 415–416.] For further details on the history of the Kastle–Meyer test, see: Robert E. Gaensslen, Sourcebook in Forensic Serology, Immunology, and Biochemistry (1989 edition) (Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983), pages 103–105. Available on-line.
Jump up ^ Meyers, Thomas C. (2006). "Chapter 21: Serology". In Wecht, Cyril H.; Rago, John T. Forensic Science and Law: Investigative Applications in Criminal, Civil, and Family Justice. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. pp. 410–412. ISBN 0-8493-1970-6.
Jump up ^ Meyers, Thomas C. (2006). "Chapter 21: Serology". In Wecht, Cyril H.; Rago, John T. Forensic Science and Law: Investigative Applications in Criminal, Civil, and Family Justice. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. pp. 410–412. ISBN 0-8493-1970-6.
Other sources[edit]
Culliford, Bryan J., The Examination and Typing of Bloodstains in the Crime Laboratory, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971.
Gaensslen, Robert E., Sourcebook in Forensic Serology, Immunology, and Biochemistry, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1983.
Kirk, Paul L., Crime Investigation, John Wiley and Son, 1974.
Metropolitan Police Forensic Science Laboratory, Biology Methods Manual, 1978.
Ponce, Ana Castelló; Pascual, Fernando A. Verdú, “Critical Revision of Presumptive Tests for Bloodstains,” Forensic Science Communications, vol. 1, No. 2, July 1999, pages 1–15.
Saferstein, Richard, Forensic Science Handbook, Prentice Hall, Inc., 1982.
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