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it's a small world

Idioms  
  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]


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Some early designs for It’s a Small World from beloved animator-turned-theme park desinger Marc Davis are in the exhibit.

From Los Angeles Times

Also rare: A small model of a vagabond’s carriage from Rolly Crump, who worked on the Haunted Mansion, the Enchanted Tiki Room and It’s a Small World, among other projects.

From Los Angeles Times

Crump is responsible, for instance, for the whimsical facade of It’s a Small World.

From Los Angeles Times

And while Disneyland’s early evening tree lighting tends to draw a crowd, you’ll want to make your way to Fantasyland at 5 p.m. for the nighttime illumination of the It’s a Small World facade.

From Los Angeles Times

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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