Isn’t showing fantasy characters from all over the world promoting world unity? Showing that all children in the world believe in fantasy and sharing that love with other children is a great way to bring the world together. Finding common interests between different people makes relating with each other much easier.

I know that my 6 year old daughter gains new respect for the countries at Epcot when she can see various fantasy characters that are specific to that country. It provides a starting point for discussing that country when she sees Alice in England or Mulan in China. The same thing will work for its a small world.

I feel a bit better knowing that the America section isn’t a done deal. Hopefully the fan outcry will help a bit in that area. That was the part that bothered me most.

I’ve resigned myself to the fact that they’re adding characters to the ride. It’s obviously well beyond the point where they will go back on that decision. I still don’t understand how adding characters makes it more relevant, but I’m hopeful that the ones they add to Disneyland’s ride will look better than the Toy Story ones from the HK version of the ride.