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The It's a Small World ride at Disney World in Orlando. Gene Duncan, photographer/The Walt Disney Company The song can be heard on the ride starting July 17 (the park's official birthday).
Jason Aldean is defending his music video for "Try That in a Small Town," which was pulled from CMT. Critics call the song racist and pro-lynching.
The "It's a Small World" ride at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, will debut a new set of song lyrics in July 2025. The song was first released in 1964.
Since the release of Jason Aldean's Billboard hit "Try That in a Small Town," its songwriters have started a podcast about its legacy.
Everyone who has ever rode “it’s a small world” at Disneyland or Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom walked away knowing the lyrics to the iconic attraction’s song.
Disneyland will pay homage to the Sherman Brothers by adding new lyrics to It’s a Small World that incorporate a “Last Verse” written for the catchy and infectious earworm song that plays on ...
Disney announced that the verse would be added to soundtrack of the song's namesake attraction at Disneyland, beginning July 17.
Disney is also celebrating this new addition to the song and its legendary composers with a special edition “it’s a small world” (70 th Anniversary) vinyl.