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Today’s performance of “it’s a small world (after all)” comes to us from musician Michael Antoine. Michael was born in Trinidad, where his father taught him how to play the instrument, and now resides in Florida. View the full article

The 1964-65 New York World’s Fair theme was “Peace Through Understanding,” and no exhibition better embodied this idea than “it’s a small world.” View the full article

In a company built on animation, it’s always fun to try different ways of showcasing our famous animated characters. A technique of animation involves persistence of vision, a phenomenon where you retain a visual for a small amount of time, even after the visual is removed from view. (An example would be the flipbooks we played with when we were kids.) View the full article

There’s a lot happening at the Walt Disney World Resort, here’s a glimpse of what’s headed your way from the world of Disney Theme Park Merchandise events. Before we jump into April, here’s a quick peek at two events that you won’t want to miss! View the full article

What's the farthest you've ever traveled for a night out with your significant other? Here's one date night destination you may have never considered: out on the open ocean! View the full article

Maker Studios , which is being acquired by The Walt Disney Co. in a deal worth up to $950 million, has cut a content-licensing deal with cable music-video service Music Choice for more than 500 hours of the YouTube multichannel network's clips. View the full article

Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon has definitely not been one of the sights we’ve featured in this series before. Our water parks close before sundown, which is what makes this photograph so intriguing to me. It’s of Miss Tilly, the shipwrecked boat that serves as the icon at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park. Doesn’t it look amazing as the sunsets? View the full article

Around the world, Disney Parks are celebrating the 50th anniversary of “it’s a small world,” which debuted at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. You can join the celebration at SmallWorld50.com by creating your own “it’s a small world” doll and lending your voice to our global sing-along! Today, let’s dive into some little-known details about this iconic attraction. View the full article

Our celebration of the 50th anniversary of “it’s a small world” continues today with a video performance from the children’s choir, Xin Yin, which is based in Shanghai. View the full article

It’s a homecoming of sorts for Chef Marcel St. Pierre at Steakhouse 55 at the Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland Resort. When he started his Disney career in 2000, he was a young chef at Granville’s Steakhouse, now Steakhouse 55. “It’s full circle, but this time I’m leading the entire team at the Disneyland Hotel,” he says with a smile. View the full article

The world’s second “it’s a small world” attraction debuted at Magic Kingdom Park at the Walt Disney World Resort on the park’s opening day Oct. 1, 1971. View the full article

Walking through New Fantasyland and watching the evolution of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train has been fascinating, seeing such a large attraction rise up from scaffolding and into a beautiful mountain covered with lush trees and colorful wildflowers. Let’s take a quick photo walk around it today with these shots. View the full article

A while ago, I compiled a group of theme-park quotations and made a quiz out of them. I'm a sucker for accidental catch phrases, some of which were not designed to be humorous. View the full article

Disney World annual passholders are finding MagicBands in their mailboxes, ushering in a new phase of the long-term testing of the company's billion-dollar reservation system. Inside the packaging are instructions on how to wear them ("Mickey facing up") and other details. Here are some facts from the box and from a recent media briefing. View the full article

WHAT: DIY Network's Matt Muenster makes his debut at the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. Muenster, who appears on "Bath Crashers" and "Blog Cabin," will talk about high-end interior design this weekend at the Festival Center. View the full article

Remember If You Had Wings? Did you love Adventure Thru Inner Space? Recall your first time taking the dive on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea? So does at D23: The Official Disney Fan Club! View the full article

For children and families around the globe, Walt Disney World Resort is a magical place where dreams come true every day. At Disney, we take great pride in calling Central Florida home for the past 42 years and we're always looking for ways to share our magic with our community. Today, we hit a high note with our ongoing efforts by announcing $3.8 million in Disney grants to 87 deserving local nonprofits. These donations will make a positive impact in the lives of more than 85,000 Central Florida children this year. View the full article

Yesterday, we were pleased to welcome Caryl Stern, CEO of UNICEF, to Disneyland park. In addition to recalling the long relationship between her organization and Disney, Caryl took a moment to look back her own experience as a child, riding “it’s a small world” at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. View the full article

D23, the official Disney fan club, will hold a weekend of sessions saluting former attractions -- including Pleasure Island -- at Disney World this fall. View the full article

One of the highlights of the new “Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade” at Magic Kingdom Park is seeing Maleficent from “Sleeping Beauty” loom overhead in the form of an enormous, fire-breathing dragon. View the full article

Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel will be celebrating Easter with a PEEPS-themed event from April 16-23. View the full article

Actors have their Oscars. Musicians, their Grammys. But for nonprofits throughout Central Florida, the biggest honor is a 13-inch statuette of Mickey Mouse — and the nice, fat check from Disney that comes with it. View the full article

Disney Legend Rolly Crump has very fond memories of being one of the Imagineers who helped create “it’s a small world.” In fact, he was there from day one, when Walt Disney came up the idea. I hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane and vintage footage from our archives. Be sure to join in the 50th anniversary celebration of “it’s a small world” by going to smallworld50.com and uploading your own video of the unforgettable song. View the full article

The life-size Christmas gingerbread house is legendary at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, but we can’t wait for the 3rd annual Easter egg display in the spacious lobby with springtime edible works of art, this year April 4 - 22. View the full article

If you joined us when we announced our celebration of the 50th anniversary of “it’s a small world,” you saw the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing a portion of the song in our worldwide video. It was so good, we’ve decided to kick off our new video series of “it’s a small world” sing-along videos with more of their performance. Enjoy. View the full article