Stay Amused, Not Annoyed

Abstract

Ever been on the It’s a Small World ride at Disney World? It’s one of my favorites…even when, as it did a few years ago, it stops near the end of the ride for about thirty minutes.

Most of the riders were not apprehensive—obviously nothing bad could happen at the Happiest Place on Earth, right? So, we sat back, looked around at all the colorful signs that bid us goodbye in many different languages…and listened (and sang along) to the ride’s saccharine theme song on repeat. Ad nauseum. When we finally lurched ahead again, we never wanted to hear that song again.