The self-proclaimed happiest place on earth, coincidentally, has a snapshot of the whole world in a single ride. Interestingly, this world-in-a-ride is the favorite of my kids. Now, I’m certain they don’t have a firm grasp on what it is I do for a living. In fact, it was a bit embarrassing that I couldn’t immediately name every single country represented in the ride (some are a bit abstract, even for me). But they surely don’t really understand how enlightening it is to have been to many of them. <\/p>\n
Somehow they just liked it. So they wanted to ride it over and over again. We held them off, only going twice. I’m sure Edison’s fascination with the ride is it’s plethora of mechanical moving parts. He tries to study stuff like that to figure out how it works (typical guy thing). Erin likes the song, and the cute people, and the balloons, and so on. <\/p>\n
They could both sing the song, and they both like the ride (though maybe for different reasons), but neither of them really comprehend how small the world really is. Maybe they have a better grasp than some kids their age as they’ve traveled around the United States quite a bit. But if they grow up traveling like I do now, they’ll never really know how big the world once was. The fact that Disney recognized the incredible shrinking world near the beginning of the jet age is remarkable. More impressive is the timeless nature of the ride and of the song. And somehow, it’s even more impressive to read it:<\/p>\n
It’s a world of laughter
\nA world of tears
\nIt’s a world of hopes
\nAnd a world of fears
\nThere’s so much that we share
\nThat it’s time we’re aware
\nIt’s a small world after all<\/p>\n
There is just one moon
\nAnd one golden sun
\nAnd a smile means
\nFriendship to ev’ryone
\nThough the mountains divide
\nAnd the oceans are wide
\nIt’s a small world after all <\/p>\n
So laugh, smile, share a friendship, and remember, it’s a small world after all…<\/p>\n
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The self-proclaimed happiest place on earth, coincidentally, has a snapshot of the whole world in a single ride. Interestingly, this world-in-a-ride is the favorite of my kids. Now, I’m certain they don’t have a firm grasp on what it is I do for a living. In fact, it was a \u2026 Continue reading