"it's a small world" c.1974-76 Disneyland audio tribute

This is my audio tribute for the 1974-76 version of it's a small world at Disneyland. This lets us hear what it sounded like 50 years ago. The clock parade is the original composed by Buddy Baker & used from 1966-1997, including the original pitch of the hour & minute chimes, changed c.1986. Then there is the rare original safety spiel, before the ride begins. At this time, I predict that Welcome room used 1971-77 Magic Kingdom Finale audio. This was the original Finale audio, except that the last verse was replaced with a repeat of the first verse, & the instrumental was slightly louder. This differed from the 1966-72 version which was just the full 1964 Finale audio. I think this was to reflect Magic Kingdom, which happened in various ways to several Disneyland attractions in the 1970’s. The first half of the Welcome room featured the flowers seen here from c.1968-mid 1976. The second half featured Banners of the World. Though most prominent in the 1960's, they would remain in this part of the room until 1991, when they were replaced with the current sea serpent scene. The many continental parts of the world in the ride have audio mix. The vocals include the Finale English chorus (2 verses) in Welcome, Swedish (3 verses) in the North Pole room, British English, Italian, and Swiss Yodeler (3 verses each) in Europe, Japanese (3 verses) in Asia, English (2 verses) in Africa, Spanish (3 verses) in Latin America, Mermaid English (1 verse) and Finale English chorus (2 verses) in the South Pacific, and the original Finale chorus (3 verses) in the Finale, followed by the same Finale chorus vocals in the Goodbye room. They are all accompanied by MANY unique instruments from around the world, and their great renditions of the theme song, it's a small world. Most of the soundtrack in 1974-76 sounded just like it did in 1966, with a few small changes. Around 1968/69, I think the maracas instrumental in Latin America was removed. Around 1972, the original Finale adult chorus in the South Pacific was replaced with a repeat of the first verse, just like Welcome room. Around 1973/74, the laughing Nigerians and hyena were removed and replaced with Nigerian kids singing the main two verse English vocals also used in the Welcome & South Pacific rooms. The gears on the clock tower were repainted from brown to silver in late 1974. It sounded like this from at least early 1974-early 1976, so there are pictures of both versions of the gears. These compositions by Bobby Hammack (1964) & Buddy Baker (1966), used from the 1964-65 World's Fair (And 1966 Disneyland opening) until they switched to Disneyland Paris 1992 Debney soundtrack in 1993. They said they lost the original masters, but Florida & Tokyo continued to play them long after 1993 and into the 21st century. In 2002, they found the original masters & reinstalled them the following year at Disneyland, in a soundtrack that is very similar, but not identical to this. A few more changes came from 1976-1993. c.1976, the main theme instrumentals were added to some of the ride at various volumes, & before they were just in Welcome, Finale, Goodbye rooms (And an empty stretch between Mexico and Mermaid scenes). Finale/Goodbye adult chorus was removed c.1976. Smaller changes happened in the 1980's, and c.1983 removal of the Japanese chorus for the English one. Thankfully, Japanese vocals were restored in 2003 with the classic soundtrack. The Finale seen here was a version of the 1966-68 original with moderately muted lighting. c.1979, the main sets in the Finale were repainted from mostly silver & white, to blue & purple, & the colored walls were replaced with a black curtain. The Finale sets were repainted again to current white, silver, & gold in 2008. The movements of many dolls were changed c.1972/73 to reflect Magic Kingdom. The message of Peace on Earth through understanding other cultures has always been extremely relevant, & this ride brilliantly displays it by showing similarities of children around the world, as they sing it's a small world in their unique ways. The Finale reinforces it with all the world's children together. The wonderful art direction of Mary Blair makes this ride unlike any other. Rolly Crump designed the beautiful façade, Marc Davis came up with the various children paired with animals, & his wife Alice Davis made all of the costumes for each of the dolls. The legendary favorite songwriters of Walt, Richard & Robert Sherman, wrote the famous theme song. Their amazing art direction, with the help & personal guidance of Walt Disney, make this ride an absolute masterpiece. I absolutely love this version of "it's a small world", which is already my favorite attraction. I hope you enjoy this!
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