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@worldchorusarchive
I did something I’ve been wanting to do for YEARS and updated the Fandom page for World Chorus because it was outdated 5 years ago and remains outdated. So here I am!
The mods have been good at cleaning up my infodump 😂
World Chorus was a walk-through attraction at Disneyland Paris located at the exit of It's a Small World. It was created due to the sponsors
Quick art of Jules and Zuri at the 70th ☺️
Funny World Chorus frames
Hey guys! Yesterday I was scrubbing through some of the World Chorus videos I’ve compiled: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyD683ZvQYu-bK4psEQ0whQfds1VWPxB_&si=aXk8HE9dqZ--kold and I thought it might be fun to try screenshotting some of the Jules frames you can find! It will give us all a laugh and also just be some fun content for the blog, since it’s been a while since I made a post about something memeable or silly here! So without further ado, I’ve got some cute frames and some really silly ones, and I just love Jules with all my heart even when he looks like a silly lil guy <3
Tfw you're trying to make an archive all about a lost post show and blogspot keeps corrupting images so they become lost AGAIN -_- (I have them backed up on my computer but c'mon, I have hundreds and cannot remember where they're supposed to go :,D)
Hey guys! Today I was scrubbing through some of the World Chorus videos I’ve compiled: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyD683ZvQYu-bK4p
I feel a bit guilty I can't put everything from the archive onto Tumblr but it's due to the fact the site is annoying about images and how many I can put at a time, it's not my fault UnU
World Chorus Headcanons
I wanted to show you some of the characters I’ve been building over the last (almost) 5 years, so I hope you all enjoy it!
Though the Archive doesn’t exactly have any “goals”, I hope this year it keeps growing, and more and more people find it!
Another small note is I absolutely love it when I receive fanart, art trades, anything! So feel free to DM me on Instagram for any of those, at GoldenHeartArt_, or contact my email [email protected]. Alternatively, come “attack” me in July on ArtFight, and all your beautiful art will be saved to my phone folder so I can admire it forever <3
Today I bring you another, more creative, post! These are some of my headcanons for the various kids who live in World Chorus, as well as the group as a whole! I’ve spoken about them before, but I’d like to expand on how I view each of the characters, how they differ from their canon counterparts, and the group as a whole!
Here we go!
The Grand Hat Theory
Ah, the it's a small world hat. Something I often see on ebay and unfortunately do not own, however I do have a theory about this hat. And some of you are probably like, “Miss World Chorus Archivist, how the hell can you make a theory based on a HAT?! That’s delusional!” and to that I say…tsk tsk tsk I have been researching a children’s post-ride walkthrough for four years of my life, I’m already delusional so hear me out and SILENCE.
How to contact me with anything for the archive!
How to contact me if you have a photo or video you’d like to share
I have a few main ways that you can contact me to share anything to do with the post show, which will have occasional update posts with any new photos or videos.
The main and preferred way is through my email:
This inbox has been created specifically to hold anything I’m sent from viewers of this blog.
It can be used for sending higher-quality images, as well as information such as articles, videos, and any other media you find.
https://www.instagram.com/goldenheartart_/
You can also either tag or DM me on my Instagram, though please know since that is my main platform, I have had trouble with managing DMs in the past and thus prefer an individualised email.
If you are sending me anything on Instagram, please preface it by explaining you came from the blog, as sometimes it can be hard to tell why someone is messaging me.
Alternatively, you can comment with links to anything you may have found, any and all comments are appreciated!
Or send anything through the askbox!
My Portfolio of World Chorus Art
A mix of art created from 2020-2024!
See more on my Instagram: GoldenHeartArt_ !
My first art vs a more recent take on the same characters
See more:
A mix of art created from 2020-2024! See more on my Instagram: GoldenHeartArt_ ! My first art vs a more recent take on the same characters
The Silhouettes of World Chorus
The silhouetted children of World Chorus were found on the walls of the attraction, on the outside before people entered the spiral. They were very simple shadow and light effects that acted as the first ‘stage’ in the complexity of the animation (before Small World Small Talk, the room had a sort of progression that acted as shadows -> 2D animation -> 3D doll), and they depicted characters from all over the world using telecommunication to talk to each other, or devices to take photos, record etc. They activated when a fibre-optic shooting star ‘hit’ a building, though this effect didn’t work in the last few years of operation.
A similar effect was also used for the shadows surrounding the conductor doll, but in 3D.
The silhouetted children of World Chorus were found on the walls of the attraction, on the outside before people entered the spiral. They
The Merchandise of World Chorus
Though there wasn’t much in the realm of merchandise for the attraction, there were a few notable pieces.
France Telecom had a pin that showed their sponsorship of the attraction, though not necessarily one that depicted World Chorus.
There was also a telecarte, which I happen to own! These were used to make phone calls way back when.
My little display, with a tiny Jules plush someone made me sitting next to the telecarte, on top of the Tokyo popcorn bucket and in front of two small world dolls (there's also a teeny drawing in the corner by her too).
‘France Télécom, Official Partner of Euro Disney, presents, in the Euro Disneyland park, the attraction "It's a Small World" which takes you on a journey around the planet, followed by "The World Chorus", the wonderful world of telecommunications.
Discover, by visiting this pavilion, how France Telecom makes the world closer and how, thanks to its products and services, you can be present everywhere, instantly.’
(Looks like there were 2,000,000 copies worldwide, which is why they aren’t especially rare.)
There were a few other Small World themed telecartes too.
Both simply say: ‘France Telecom presents the attraction "It's a Small World" and its pavilion "The World Chorus" in the Euro Disneyland park.’
Other interesting things that aren’t necessarily merchandise.
France Telecom advertisement on a park map
A mural in World Of Disney that had an Orange Eiffel Tower, possibly a reference
The appearance of the attraction on a standard park map
The Conductor of World Chorus!
My realm of expertise and curiosity alike, here is the section on the conductor doll of World Chorus!
He was about as tall as an average adult human’s head, as shown by this image.
This is in contrast to a regular small world doll, which comes up to around a torso, as shown here.
We can also deduce his hair isn’t the regular yarn, unlike these small world dolls, and his face is a different sculpt. No image of him has a smile, he seems to be a little serious fella!
Concept art of World Chorus
Here are some of the concept arts that were sold on Heritage Auctions and shown on Instagram, back when the account Barry Johnson Esq. existed, and also a video of them in action by someone who now owns them.
The characters depicted are Abigail and Adrian, and also the small conductor on their television!
And here’s some concept art of the big choir scene!
Small World Small Talk
Small World Small Talk was an interactive feature added to World Chorus in 2001-2006
According to some source code that I translated from French (it may not be perfect but it was incredibly hard to find and translate, I can’t even remember the website now):
'Small World Small Talk
The attraction born from a partnership between Disney and France Telecom
The Small World Small Talk attraction is the result of a collaboration between Disney's artistic teams and several research entities of France Telecom, including the Creative Studio, the Small World Small Talk attraction was inaugurated on 2 April 2004, in the France Telecom post show of the It's a Small World attraction at Disneyland Paris park.
A partnership to boost the It's a Small World attraction
On 18 December 2001, Disney and France Telecom signed a partnership agreement giving France Telecom sponsorship rights for the It's a Small World attraction.
Work was in progress between the project team to rebrand France Telecom's image in the post show.
Its renovation and improvement had to take into account both the upheavals of France Telecom's evolution and communications since its conception 10 years ago, and the potential evolutions in the years to come so that it would not quickly become obsolete.
At stake: the way in which the Group and the applications of telecommunications are presented to the millions of visitors to the Park. This is a tough challenge for a sector that is constantly changing!
The first phase consisted of updating the obsolete references presented to the public, to repaint the post show in accordance with the Group's charter and the evolution of public preferences. It soon became clear that it was important to show visitors an innovative image of the Group.
The Creative Studio teams worked with Disney Imagineering to define what would become a new small attraction in the park, evoking the world of telecommunications in the making.
After an analysis of the innovations being developed in France Telecom's laboratories and their potential integration into attraction scenarios conceived by the Disney Imagineering teams, the project team chose Small World Small Talk
This animation allows both young and old visitors to the park to interact in an interactive kiosk by means of avatars. It presents an advanced communication situation in a transparent, simple and fun way.
But a Chat with 3D Disney characters that speak and animate with your own voice, that's the new attraction!
The innovation lies in the integration of facial and body animations in real time within the attraction: that give rhythm to the dialogue and characterise each character, the use of a voice recognition system that extracts the phonemes in real time from the speech signal (visitors' voices) to animate the face and in particular to move the lips (labialisation), a multimodal interface in four languages (English, French, German, Spanish) with user assistance via voice-overs explaining the game, double animated characters by comedians who take you into their into their little world.
The application is presented on two stations, connected within the kiosk with touch screens, which allow the two visitors to interact in real time through an avatar.
The terminal will be in operation until 2006 in the park: to test the technologies proposed by the application in a real context of use, in particular the clone and avatar
The objective for France Telecom RD is twofold: to test the technologies proposed by the application in a real context of use, in particular the clone and avatar technologies for an initial deployment in a general public environment to test new uses in a real-life context in order to prepare the future services proposed by the France Telecom Group.'
The terminals seemed to have a few little phones, having the appearance of a phone box, and seemed to put you in the role of one of the animated characters, or World Chorus kids.
There seemed to be 2 terminals, and they utilised a microphone and animation system, like a lip-sync!
Before World Chorus closed, there was a proposed update that seemed to be along these lines, according to a YouTube comment which I also translated from French.« I worked at the time in the innovation laboratory of France Telecom on what was to be the V2 of the post show, which has become a bit dusty due to the use cases shown (fax, fixed telephone, etc.). I had worked with Disney Imagineers on a principle of magic mirrors that allowed people to talk to each other from a distance in the room, as if the "magic of telecoms" erased distances, by transforming themselves into a doll from It's a Small World! Unfortunately, the prohibitive cost of the renovation and development required (Disney's teams don't do any favours and it's VERY expensive) got the better of this project, and this post-show was left untouched until the end of sponsorship in 2009. In the meantime, Orange had taken over by sponsoring the attraction at the entrance of the Walt Disney Studio park. An attraction that has also disappeared… » Update (15th Jan 2025!): I found the website link: https://web.archive.org/web/20080531020747/http://www.studio-creatif.com/New/New02Eve01Disney.htm https://www.disneycentralplaza.com/t9132-it-s-a-small-world-fantasyland-1992Source was here, if anyone is interested :)
The Decor of World Chorus!
The theming of World Chorus existed not only within the spiral of buildings itself, but outside the attraction too!
Entrance!
Gotta love the blairesque font! ^^
The entrance changed a little over the years. At one point it had banners matching the cloud banners over the ride’s queue line.
Blurry but it appears there is an African boy, French girl, American boy, Indian girl, Russian boy or Beefeater, and the conductor!
Now there are new banners to match the banners in the ride’s queue, and a redone version of the previous banner. Could you call this the entrance to the exit? XD
End of the pavilion
There were 2 exits to the pavilion, a direct one if you wanted to skip the fun walkthrough (why would you??) and an indirect one (that was a little higher up once you followed the spiral) that led to a cute banner. Both had the same cloud walls that were in the entire attraction, and the same double doors.
The end of the pavilion had this banner, which had the slogan of France Telecom, and depicted a Dutch girl, African boy, Peruvian girl, the conductor, Thai girl, American cowboy, and Belgian girl.
The theming of World Chorus existed not only within the spiral of buildings itself, but outside the attraction too! Entrance! Gotta love the
The Buildings of World Chorus!
Overview
These are images of the buildings inside World Chorus. The walls of the attraction were decorated in yellow, purple, pink and orange, and had handrails to guide people and also avoid them getting too close to the buildings and characters inside, likely to keep illusions and ensure there was no damage. The room was framed to hide the lighting through the use of several orange clouds, which also gave the appearance of a spiral, and the entire room gave the idea of enlarging, as the animation became progressively more and more advanced as the buildings increased in scale and size.
Tumblr won't let me upload all of them, so see more here!!
Overview These are images of the buildings inside World Chorus. The walls of the attraction were decorated in yellow, purple, pink and orang
The Animations of World Chorus!
Inside World Chorus's windows, there were 15 different scenes, though there may be more according to the numerics from the Technology for Storytelling YouTube Video (In which there were 16 windows on the title card, and the disc was specifically stated to be Disc 1, indicating there may be more discs and thus more loops) and the Disney wiki states that all the children in the videos have names. Some of their images have been lost to time, for example the Brazilian girl called Daphne. But the rest are still able to be found on various videos and such.
The Italian pilot was called Leonardo, he had a yellow aeroplane and sent a message to a boy called Hans, who was German and danced in excitement
What was World Chorus?
An Overview of World Chorus!
World Chorus was a pavilion sponsored by France Telecom during the opening of Disneyland Paris, and was open up until 2010, when it was replaced by Princess Pavillion in 2011. It went through two phases in terms of colours, as it began in a white and pale blue colour scheme, but after a repaint, appeared far more vibrant and beautiful!
A photo of the building being constructed.
The building was accessible after finishing the main ride, in which you would exit and then head into the pavilion. It was housed in a building known colloquially as the octagon or snail by cast members, and each morning they would walk through to ensure all the buildings and their animations were working perfectly.
The building housed many styles of animation.
Static silhouettes
2D animated loops
Animatronic animation
CGI
The static silhouettes appeared on the walls through buildings and LED lights, alongside fibre-optic shooting stars that would appear to light them up. The 2D animations were projected through Pepper’s ghost into a miniature 3D environment. The animation was a singular doll about the size of a human head, who was a small conductor doll. The CGI was inside phone booths and mimicked the lip movements of talking guests, allowing them to be represented by an it’s a small world doll, a feature added in 2004.
The animations were produced by Walt Disney Animation France and directed by Chris Bailey. Mr Bailey stated in an interview with Mickey Mouse Park that “Modern technology makes communication across the world as simple as calling next door”, and that the project was well-defined by the time he was brought on. Barry Johnson Esq was brought onboard, as was Olivier Panhuys, and the end result was a gorgeous and unique representation of human connection transgressing all borders thanks to the power of human communication and technology. This message is even more pertinent nowadays, and continues to live on as a hope for peace in an age where we are more connected than ever.
The animatronic in question was a small conductor doll with very limited movement, being merely his arms moving up and down to mimic conducting. The podium he was standing on also spun for the majority of the time he was around, and I estimate he was about as tall as an average adult’s head, and has a different face to the rest of the small world dolls, one that is not smiling, oddly enough!
World Chorus closed in 2010, to make way for the Princess Pavilion, and what has become of the buildings, animations and animatronics inside is unknown. I hope that this blog may help me find answers, so if anyone has anything, please leave a comment or DM me on Instagram, any and all information is greatly appreciated!
Au revoir…
Disclaimer about the archive <3
Very important disclaimer!! :)
All photos and videos here were either voluntarily given to me or sourced from public forums or sites, such as Google, Instagram, Twitter/X, Copains d’avant, YouTube, Flickr, and all sorts of other places. Due to this being the product of 4 years of ongoing research, some sources have been removed, and therefore I shall say that the original credit goes to owners of the photos and videos. If it weren’t for the public images and videos out there, this would be impossible, and thus I thank everyone who has preserved this place through the sharing of media. This is a fan project and all for fun, no profit is being made except for anyone who buys artwork on my Redbubble.
