香港迪士尼樂園與大家一同慶祝「小小世界」50 週年！

慶祝「小小世界」50 週年
香港迪士尼樂園演藝人員聯同本地學生 組成200 人合唱團於香港迪士尼樂園參與首次全球大合唱

Two-hundred Hong Kong Students and Cast Members Joined in the Global Choir for the First-of-its-kind Sing-Along at Hong Kong Disneyland to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of “it’s a small world”

(2014 年4 月10 日：香港)
(Hong Kong, April 10th 2014)

       全球五個迪士尼樂園，包括：香港迪士尼樂園、美國加州迪士尼樂園、佛羅里達州迪士尼世界、東京迪士尼樂園及巴黎迪士尼樂園今天集合來自世界各地的賓客和演藝人員，一起以當地的語言演唱家傳戶曉的「小小世界」主題曲， 慶祝「小小世界」遊樂設施50週年。這項經典的遊樂設施於1964 年的紐約世界博覽會上首次開放，旨在歌頌和平與希望。

Guests and cast members across all five Disney Parks around the world — Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Disneyland Resort in California, Walt Disney World in Florida, Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan and Disneyland Paris in France — today participated in singing “it’s a small world” in their local languages, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the classic Disney Parks attraction that opened its gates to pay tribute to peace and hope at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

       香港迪士尼樂園度假區邀請約50名來自香港兒童合唱團的本地學生和150名迪士尼演藝人員一起在睡公主城堡前，以廣東話合唱「世界真細小」曲目。他們的演出，連同全球其他迪士尼樂園的合唱表演片段，將製作成一個大型的全球合唱演出，今天（4月10日）在美國西岸時間上午9時於美國廣受觀迎的電視節目“Good Morning America”上播放。

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort enlisted the talents of a choir consisting of about 50 local students from The Hong Kong Children’s Choir and 150 Disney Cast Members harmonizing to “it’s a small world” in Cantonese at the Sleeping Beauty Castle Forecourt. The sing-along in Hong Kong was recorded and will be blended with other Disney parks’ performance as part of a larger world wide performance to air on a popular American TV show called “Good Morning America” at 9:00am PDT (Apr 10th) today.

      華特迪士尼樂園及度假區主席湯世德(Tom Staggs) 表示：「『小小世界』是迪士尼樂園其中一個最經典的遊樂設施，喚起數以億人計的美好回憶。每一天都會有不同的賓客在世界各地的『小小世界』內，享受著快樂和珍貴的時刻。藉著『小小世界』50週年的慶典，讓我們一起分享快樂，向世界各地的朋友歌頌和平、希望和友愛。」

“‘it’s a small world’ has inspired hundreds of millions of people through its timeless theme,” said Tom Staggs, chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. “Every moment of every day there are Disney guests enjoying ‘it’s a small world’ somewhere around the globe. The 50th anniversary of this attraction represents a celebration of the shared optimism, hope, and humanity of people throughout the world."

       迪士尼樂園及度假區更建設了SmallWorld50.com全球音樂中樞網站，滙聚來自超過150個國家的「小小世界」粉絲的歌聲。粉絲們可在此製作「小小世界」網上虛擬木偶及錄製「小小世界」主題曲的版本。

Disney Parks & Resorts also brings everyone’s voices together in SmallWorld50.com. Fans from more than 150 countries joined in the celebration at this global musical hub, creating “small world” dolls recording various versions of the song to benefit UNICEF — a partner of The Walt Disney Company since the debut of the song in 1964 at The New York Fair. Fans are encouraged to visit SmallWorld50.com through May 30.


       自1964年在世界博覽會上首次展示「小小世界」起，聯合國兒童基金會一直均是華特迪士尼公司的夥伴。為紀念長達50年的夥伴關係，華特迪士尼公司將以「小小世界」之名義，捐出15萬美元予聯合國兒童基金會。此外，粉絲們在網站內每建立一個木偶或每錄製一首歌曲，華特迪士尼公司也會捐出1美元，每個項目的捐款上限為10萬美元。因此，我們鼓勵粉絲們於5月30日或以前，積極參與SmallWorld50.com內的活動，讓聯合國兒童基金會直接受惠。

The Walt Disney Company will donate US$150,000 to UNICEF in commemoration of its 50-year-long partnership and in honor of “it’s a small world”; another US$1 for every virtual doll created and US$1 for every song sung up to US$100,000 respectively.

        香港迪士尼樂園的「小小世界」於2008年開幕，擁有全球迪士尼樂園中最大的亞洲場景。「小小世界」庭園前的指南針箭頭分別指向香港以外的八個城市，包括：曼谷、內羅畢、孟買、巴黎、北京、首爾、紐約及馬尼拉。在香港，「小小世界」的主題曲以9種語言演繹，包括4種香港迪士尼樂園獨有的亞洲語言演唱版本－廣東話、普通話、菲律賓塔加拉語和韓語。而流行全球的「小小世界」主題曲，更在香港過去超過30年的歌曲歴史上奠下舉足輕重的地位。由香港詞壇巨匠黃霑先生填寫的粵語版「世界真細小」，陪伴每個香港人成長，突破年齡界限，成為經典。

The “it’s a small world” attraction at Hong Kong Disneyland, opened in 2008, includes the largest-ever Asia section among the five Disney Parks. The compass rose in the forecourt has arrows pointing in the direction of eight major cities, along with the distances from Hong Kong. The cities include Bangkok, Nairobi, Mumbai, Paris, Beijing, Seoul, New York and Manila. The universally-popular “it’s a small world” theme song has held a significant place in Hong Kong’s history for over 30 years. In Hong Kong Disneyland, this classic song is sung in nine different languages, including four unique ones to Hong Kong Disneyland – Cantonese, Putonghua, Tagalog and Korean. The original Cantonese version of the theme song was written by legendary lyricist James Wong Jim. The Cantonese version of the song remains popular among different generations of the people of Hong Kong.


經典遊樂設施「小小世界」背景資料
Background information of the classic attraction “it’s a small world”

       傳揚友愛共融的「小小世界」引領賓客穿越世界不同角落，啟發他們以赤子心看世界。身穿繽紛服飾的人形木偶在世界著名的地標與建築中出現，一起高唱「世界真細小」。「小小世界」由一班負責迪士尼主題樂園和遊樂設施的的創意大師所設計，包括迪士尼傳奇設計師Mary Blair 和服裝設計師Alice Davis，為「小小世界」創造出現今獨特的風格。

“It’s a small world” features a gentle boat ride through a Lilliputian land populated by colorfully dressed Audio-Animatronics dolls representing children from many regions of the world singing a simple song about universal harmony. A team of WED (the creative masters behind Disney theme parks and attractions) artistic geniuses, including Disney Legends designer Mary Blair and costumer Alice Davis, created its now iconic style.


       於1963年，華特．迪士尼先生獲邀請於1964年世界博覽會上創作一個能以向聯合國兒童基金會及全球兒童致敬的展品。得到華特．迪士尼先生的全力支持，迪士尼動畫師Marc Davis 設計出一個水上遊樂設施，讓賓客坐在小船上漫遊世界。於1964至1965年間，第一個「小小世界」的遊樂設施在紐約吸引了超過1,000萬名賓客參觀。於1966年，經過一些主要的設計提升，其規模擴大了約33％，並成為加州迪士尼樂園的永久遊樂設施。

In 1963, Walt Disney was asked to create an exhibit for the 1964 World’s Fair to salute UNICEF and children around the world. With Walt’s blessing, Marc Davis, one of the original Disney animators, designed the boat ride attraction through the regions and countries of the world. The first version of "it’s a small world" entertained and thrilled more than 10 million visitors in New York from 1964-65. In 1966, after some major enhancements, including an enlargement of approximately 33 percent, the attraction found a permanent home at Disneyland in California.


       在「小小世界」內，有數百個木偶以五種語言（包括：英語、意大利語、日語、西班牙語和瑞典語）演唱為人熟悉的「小小世界」主題曲。曾因迪士尼電影「歡樂滿人間」兩度贏得了奧斯卡獎®的作曲家Richard M. Sherman和Robert B. Sherman兄弟應華特．迪士尼先生之要求創作出這首簡單且朗朗上口的主旋律，配以許多不同的語言，陪伴賓客展開水上之旅。這首「小小世界」主題曲更成為最知名及最快樂的迪士尼曲目之一。

In the attraction, hundreds of dolls "sing" the familiar song, "It's a Small World," in five languages (English, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Swedish). Academy Award® winning composers Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, who won two Oscars® for their work on Disney’s feature film "Mary Poppins," were asked by Walt Disney to create a simple, yet catchy piece that could be sung in many different languages while guests traveled by boat through the attraction. The resulting song, "It’s a Small World (After All)," became one of the most well known and happiest of all Disney tunes.



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