It's an ODD world
26/01/07 15:58 Filed in: Personal
Actually, in my haste the share the world of lower cost holidays I forgot to post my original thoughts that related to "It's a small world".
Those of you who have been spared the 'classic' Disney ride will have no idea what I'm talking about; those in the know seem to be split into two camps. Those who love the ride (and I'm sure you'll be able to find good psychological help via Yellow Page) and those who rode it with exactly the same expression that Shrek has (in the film of the same name) when Donkey trips off the "Welcome to Dulock" singing machine (itself a mickey take on the Disney ride).
OK. I realise its for kids. You tootle around the world of tiny singing dolls in a boat. I'm fine with that. It's slightly insane and the song does induce a brain ache like repetitive strain injury. But it's not too weird.
Until the last scene.
Can somebody confirm or deny this? But in the last section of the boat-through attraction; the 'world' is all white as are the costumes of the dolls. Some of which are sporting halos and wings. At which point I turned to 'The Mrs" and said "Are they dead?" and got "Is this meant to be heaven?".
At which point the frankly odd ride took a sinister turn. Perhaps sinister is too strong a word, but if it was heaven. What's all that about!?!
[UPDATE]
Since writing this, I've been assured that the final scenes of 'It's a small world' are intended to show all the peoples of the Earth in a single overwhelming place, dressed in clothes of a similar nature... i.e. white. I'm not entirely sure what that's meant to imply, mean or whatever.
Those of you who have been spared the 'classic' Disney ride will have no idea what I'm talking about; those in the know seem to be split into two camps. Those who love the ride (and I'm sure you'll be able to find good psychological help via Yellow Page) and those who rode it with exactly the same expression that Shrek has (in the film of the same name) when Donkey trips off the "Welcome to Dulock" singing machine (itself a mickey take on the Disney ride).
OK. I realise its for kids. You tootle around the world of tiny singing dolls in a boat. I'm fine with that. It's slightly insane and the song does induce a brain ache like repetitive strain injury. But it's not too weird.
Until the last scene.
Can somebody confirm or deny this? But in the last section of the boat-through attraction; the 'world' is all white as are the costumes of the dolls. Some of which are sporting halos and wings. At which point I turned to 'The Mrs" and said "Are they dead?" and got "Is this meant to be heaven?".
At which point the frankly odd ride took a sinister turn. Perhaps sinister is too strong a word, but if it was heaven. What's all that about!?!
[UPDATE]
Since writing this, I've been assured that the final scenes of 'It's a small world' are intended to show all the peoples of the Earth in a single overwhelming place, dressed in clothes of a similar nature... i.e. white. I'm not entirely sure what that's meant to imply, mean or whatever.