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“It’s A Small World” Hippo

The first time I ever went to Disney World, I went with my Nonno and Nonna when I was four years old! When we went on β€œIt’s a Small World,” I fell in love with the hippo π“Œ‰π“π“ƒ― that winks at you! The hippo π“Œ‰π“π“ƒ― became my favorite part of the ride, and even to this day, I look forward to seeing the hippo π“Œ‰π“π“ƒ―! And yes I’m sure this is an unpopular opinion but I LOVE going on β€œIt’s a Small World!” It’s one of my favorites! I’m not going to lie – I still to this day will wink back at the hippo π“Œ‰π“π“ƒ―!Β 

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The hippo from “It’s a Small World” (top) and an ancient Egyptian hippo from the Brooklyn Museum

When I started studying ancient Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š– with my Nonno around when I was six years old, I always loved the hippo π“Œ‰π“π“ƒ― statues 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾π“ͺ because they reminded me of the hippo π“Œ‰π“π“ƒ― on β€œIt’s a Small World!” It’s amazing how I loved the hippo π“Œ‰π“π“ƒ― even before I started studying ancient Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š–! 

A lot of the hippos π“Œ‰π“π“ƒ―π“¦ from ancient Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š– have lotus flowers 𓆸π“ͺ painted all over them to associate them with rejuvenation! The hippos π“Œ‰π“π“ƒ―π“¦ are most likely painted blue/green 𓇅𓆓𓏛 to represent the Nile π“‡‹π“π“‚‹π“…±π“ˆ—π“ˆ˜π“ˆ‡π“Ί and rebirth. What’s really cool is that the β€œIt’s a Small World” hippo π“Œ‰π“π“ƒ― also has flowers painted on it and is also that blue/green 𓇅𓆓𓏛 color!Β 

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A girl sitting on a “solar barge” in “It’s A Small World” at Walt Disney World!

I have also included the other scene that represents Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š– in the ride – there’s a girl sitting in a boat that resembles Ra’s 𓇳𓏺𓁛 solar barge 𓂧π“Šͺπ“π“Šž, pyramids 𓍋𓅓𓂋𓉴𓏦 and a sphinx π“Ž›π“…±π“ƒ­π“€!Β 

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The sphinx and pyramids in “It’s A Small World” at Walt Disney World!

Β I hope you’re enjoying my β€œAncient Egypt in Disney” series!

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[…] Hippos π“Œ‰π“π“ƒ―π“¦ are one of my favorite animals and I was so excited to see them so close on the animal trails at Disney’s Animal Kingdom!Β Hippos π“Œ‰π“π“ƒ―π“¦ are on of my favorite animals not only because of ancient Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š–, but also because of the blue hippo π“Œ‰π“π“ƒ― on “It’s a Small World.” […]

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