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=== 1966–2008 changes === When the ride was moved to Disneyland, the Tower of the Four Winds was scrapped.<ref name="MacDonald 2024" /> In addition, representations of children from the Pacific islands and the Arctic were added to the attraction,<ref name="n153989817">{{Cite news |date=1966-05-27 |title=Disney's Land Living Fantasy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/anaheim-bulletin-disneys-land-living-fa/153989817/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=Anaheim Bulletin |pages=D3, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/anaheim-bulletin-disneys-land-living-fa/153989905/ D5], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/anaheim-bulletin-disneys-land-living-fa/153989959/ D12]}}</ref> and the number of figures was expanded to 500.<ref name="n36041139" /><ref name="n153989817" /> The ride was originally sponsored by [[Bank of America]].<ref name="n153990100" /><ref name="p155461224" /> It was an E-ticket attraction, which meant that only visitors with an [[E ticket]]—the highest tier of Disneyland admission ticket at the time—could ride.<ref name="n154045892">{{Cite news |last=Tashman |first=George |date=1968-07-27 |title=It Began With Mickey Mouse |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkeley-gazette-more-tashman-on-tv/154045892/ |access-date=2024-08-26 |work=The Berkeley Gazette |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkeley-gazette-it-began-with-micke/154045935/ 23], 30, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkeley-gazette-tashman/154045915/ 31]}}</ref> The facade was changed several times, the first major change occurred in 1977 where the clock tower had blue colors.<ref name="Gorillas Don't Blog">{{cite web |date=January 6, 2009 |title=A Puppet's Life For Me, July 1977 |url=https://gorillasdontblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/puppets-life-for-me-july-1977.html |access-date=May 1, 2025 |website=Gorillas Don't Blog}}</ref> Following the opening of another version of the ride at [[Disneyland Paris]] in 1992, the entire facade was given a pastel colored scheme in 1993.<ref name="D23">{{cite web |date=October 25, 2019 |title=it's a small world |url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/its-a-small-world/ |access-date=August 26, 2024 |website=D23}}</ref> In addition, the Bank of America canceled its sponsorship in 1992.<ref name="p282108779">{{cite news |last=Woodyard |first=Chris |date=27 July 1993 |title=B of A Leaving Disneyland, Setting Up Shop at Knott's Marketing |work=Los Angeles Times |pages=1 |issn=0458-3035 |id={{ProQuest|282108779}}}}</ref> The toy company [[Mattel]] agreed to sponsor the attraction in late 1991<ref name="p281520933">{{cite news |last=Woodyard |first=Chris |date=12 Nov 1991 |title=Mattel, Disney Put Their Toys, Rides Together Agreement |work=Los Angeles Times |pages=8 |issn=0458-3035 |id={{ProQuest|281520933}} |postscript=none}}; {{Cite news |last=Stevenson |first=Richard W. |date=1991-11-12 |title=Company News; Disney and Mattel Expand Toy Alliance |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/12/business/company-news-disney-and-mattel-expand-toy-alliance.html |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and built a shop at the ride's exit the next year.<ref name="p1731043937">{{cite news |date=7 Nov 1992 |title=Mattel Carves Cozy Niche in Disney's Small World: Merchandising: Toy manufacturer builds shop next to Disneyland attraction as part of special licensing agreement |work=Los Angeles Times |pages=SDD1 |issn=0458-3035 |id={{ProQuest|1731043937}}}}</ref> The guest loading flow on and off the dock was reversed to accommodate the new gift shop's location; previously, guests entered the loading area from the western end of the dock, and exited from the eastern end. The ride was also given a modified version of John Debney's soundtrack used at Paris. Mattel dropped its sponsorship in 1999 and the store at the attractions exit no longer sold Mattel toys.<ref name="p279367657">{{Cite news |date=15 Nov 1999 |title=Mattel Pulls Sponsorship |work=Orlando Sentinel |page=1 |id={{ProQuest|279367657}}}}</ref> In 2002, the original 1966 audio was brought back to the ride along with reverting the facade's colors back to the classic white, and gold scheme.
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