it's a small world

1. One encounters the same people, events or situations in unexpected places. For example, I never thought I'd run into Samantha at a ball game—it's a small world. [c. 1900]

Example Sentences

Disneyland turned outward in 1966 with the arrival, from the New York World’s Fair, of It’s a Small World, a globalist approach at unity after long periods of political upheaval.

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Sleeping Beauty Castle, the It’s a Small World facade and even the mountains of Cars Land are now recognizable Southern California landmarks.

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Nostalgia is always an invited guest at a Disneyland party, and those who want to relive memories of years spent at the park should not miss “Tapestry of Happiness,” a five-minute love letter to Disneyland that uses the facade of It’s a Small World as a canvas while nodding to the artistry of Mary Blair, the Disney legend responsible for much of the look and tone of the ride whose building the show graces.

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Those after some of that patented Disneyland nostalgia will find it in a short, five-minute projection show over on the facade of It’s a Small World, but even that production — “Tapestry of Happiness,” which ever-so-slightly glances at the artwork of key Small World designer Mary Blair — is a jovial affair.

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Elsewhere, Disney has tastefully added “Coco’s” Miguel and Dante to It’s a Small World, and the video game attraction Toy Story Midway Mania has been outfitted with a host of new targets, some worth 700 or 7,000 points.

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