It’s a Small World was part of UNICEF pavilion in the New York World’s Fair in 1964. It was reinstalled as an E-ticket ride in Disneyland’s Fantasyland in 1966. May 28 of that year, Disneyland celebrated the re-opening of It’s a Small World with costumed dancers from all over the world. Children from several different countries poured water from their homelands into the “Seven Seas Canal.” Ed Morgan and Carl Baker had been working round the clock for days to get the ride operational in time. Once the ride was running, they took a short break. They came back to a scene of utter chaos. The water had drained, and VIPs were stranded in little boats throughout the ride. It seems a cast member had tried to jump the canal and landed on the main stilling well, crushing it. It took Ed and Carl 45 minutes to stabilize the system and the “happiest cruise that ever sailed” was back on track.
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