[Tom Morrow]

Disneyland's 'small world' to be retooled for bigger people

Disney comes unstuck Sydney Morning Herald American kids are officially too fat, and we have the Disney company's word for that. Disneyland in California has announced it will close its most popular ride, it's a small world, for renovations due to increased wear and tear caused by super-sized riders. The ride features small boats that wend their way along canals while small robots sing in several languages. But since the ride opened in 1964 the average American has become 11 kilograms heavier, and now the boats in the ride are scraping the bottom and stopping midstream, causing extensive delays. Employees have tried to remedy this, by "discreetly" leaving empty seats on boats carrying bigger riders, but back ups have persisted. The canals will be made deeper and boats will be replaced with more buoyant models.

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