NEWS: "it's a small world" Is CHANGING at Disneyland

Okay, so we already knew Disneyland was gearing up for some exciting things with its big 70th anniversary celebration, which begins later this year.

Disney has already announced the return of the Paint the Night parade during the celebration, as well as the return of the Wondrous Journeys nighttime show. Well, Disney just revealed even MORE new details about the big celebration and it includes updates to two classic Disney attractions.

Inside the Main Street Cinema, a new short film will be showing celebrating Disney’s most famous songwriting duo, the Sherman brothers, focusing on the iconic “it’s a small world” song. The film will feature a NEW verse of the song written by Richard M. Sherman as his final contribution to Disney.

Walt Disney and the Sherman Brothers ©Disney

The new verse goes like this (grab the tissues):

“Mother earth unites us in heart and mind
And the love we give makes us humankind
Through our vast wondrous land
When we stand hand in hand
It’s a small world after all.”

Here’s a video featuring “The Last Verse.”

Disney also announced that you’ll be able to hear the new verse on the ride in Disneyland as of July 17th!

But that’s not all. Even MORE Disney history is coming to Disneyland. The Opera House will feature a brand new gallery experience showing the evolution of Walt Disney’s dream of Disneyland. You’ll get to see images, artwork, and artifacts, including things never seen before, on display about how Walt took his idea of Disneyland and made it into a reality. This exhibit was curated by Walt Disney Imagineering and the Walt Disney Archives.

Disneyland also collaborated with The Walt Disney Family Museum to bring 30 artifacts to the lobby of the Opera House, including items from Walt’s private apartment on Main Street, U.S.A. This includes an original rocking chair, lamp, and table — none of which have been displayed at Disneyland before. The Walt Disney Family Museum is also loaning some of Walt’s humanitarian awards for display, too.

Another exhibit will walk you through the history of Audio-Animatronics, starting from Walt’s time developing animatronics for Disneyland to the animatronics used in attractions today. Of course, these exhibits will lead up to the first EVER Walt Disney Audio-Animatronic with Walt Disney – A Magical Life. You’ll be able to view these exhibits and see the new show as of July 17th.

This might be one of the BEST years to visit Disneyland, so you might want to consider taking a trip to the West Coast to celebrate 70 years of Disneyland.

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