It’s all the time been effectively understood that with any theme park – and with Disney Parks particularly – they’ll all the time be altering. In fact, I’m undecided anyone expects issues to vary fairly as shortly as they’re at Walt Disney World proper now. There’s a lot new stuff coming to Disney World that it is troublesome to maintain monitor of. Yesterday marked the final day of operation for the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island at Magic Kingdom, and the opening day theme park land is about to bear its most vital change in over 50 years.
However that’s not all. A day after the Rivers of America closed, Disney World introduced an enormous change coming to a gap day attraction. On July 17, the traditional earworm of a tune “It’s a Small World” will probably be up to date on the attraction of the identical identify to incorporate the third verse Richard Sherman wrote earlier than the enduring songwriter handed away.
It’s A Small World’s New Third Verse Is Coming To Magic Kingdom
It had beforehand been introduced that on July 17, the seventieth anniversary of the opening day of Disneyland, “It’s a Small World” can be up to date to incorporate the additional verse that Richard Sherman wrote to the tune he and his brother Robert had initially composed for the 1964 World’s Truthful. At this time, Disney Parks confirmed the identical change can be made, on the identical day, on the Walt Disney World model of the attraction. The verse goes like this…
Mom earth unites us in coronary heart and thoughts. And the love we give makes us humankind. By means of our huge wondrous land. After we stand hand in hand. It’s a small world in spite of everything.
Say what you’ll about “It’s a Small World” as a tune and the best way you’ll be able to’t get it out of your head, however the message of the tune is really stunning. It’s a particular tune about how the folks of the world have extra that unites them than separates them, and the additional verse, written by Sherman shortly earlier than he handed away, merely reinforces that concept.
I can’t think about even probably the most ardent Disney World traditionalist taking difficulty with this alteration. The remainder of the traditional attraction stays; nothing is being taken away, and even the addition comes from the identical supply as the unique tune. That is in sharp distinction to the opposite main change that’s already underway.
Work On The New Piston Peak Land Has Already Began On Tom Sawyer Island
The Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island noticed their final days of operation yesterday. As of this morning the raft to the island in addition to Liberty Belle Riverboat, are closed, and employees have already been noticed on the island, which means Disney World is losing no time in starting the transformation of the world into Piston Peak, a brand new space that will probably be themed to Pixar’s Automobiles franchise.
On prime of that, a model new land will probably be constructed adjoining to Frontierland and Liberty Sq., a land devoted to Disney Villains. We’ve few particulars about that land, and we don’t know when work will truly start, however it’s anticipated to both be concurrent with the Piston Perak work or start shortly after that space is accomplished.
With not solely a significant a part of Frontierland closed, however most of Dinoland U.S.A at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and the Muppet Courtyeart at Disney’s Hollywood Studios additionally closed, there are lots of modifications set to return within the subsequent few years. Walt Disney World goes to look very completely different in a really quick interval. Not all people will embrace each change, this a lot is obvious.
Since nothing will be accomplished in regards to the change, I select to look ahead to what’s to return at Walt Disney World, even when I there may be a part of me bummed out by what’s being misplaced.