Smile of The Day: King Triton's Carousel of the Sea

At Disney California Adventure on the boardwalk is a cute little carousel filled with dolphins, flying fish, otters, seahorses and sea lions. King Triton's Carousel of the Sea is named after Ariel's father in "Little Mermaid."

Around the canopy nods to the various boardwalks and piers in California: Abbot KinneyPier, Venice (1905); Belmont Park, San Diego (1925); Fraser's "Million Dollar" Pier, Ocean Park (1912); Lick Pier, Ocean Park (1923); Looff's Pier, Santa Monica (1908); Ocean Park Pier, Ocean Park (1929) ;Pacific Ocean Park, Santa Monica (1958); Pickering Pleasure Pier, Ocean Park (1920); The Pike, Long Beach (1905); Nu Pike, Long Beach (1950); Playland At The Beach, San Francisco (1928);Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz (1907); Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica (1909); Venice of America, Venice (1904); Venice Pier, Venice (1925) and Virginia Park, Long Beach (1939).

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Smile of The Day: Photos of The Hidden Mickey Hunt

Everyone does it, or tries to do it. Here's a photo gallery of the famous Hidden Mickey Hunt.

MORE SMILES OF THE DAY

• Photo of the Dinosaur Smile
• Photo of Dumbo smiling
• A fairy godmother vamps it up
• Taking a ride on the Test Track
• Video of SpectroMagic
• Mo'Rockin performs at Epcot
• Video of The British Invasion

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Disney Facts: it's a small world

Originally developed as an exhibit to benefit the UNICEF fund, "it's a small world" debuted at the 1964-65 World's Fair in New York. In 1966 it was expanded and reopened as an attraction on May 28, 1966.

Here are some facts about the ride:

More than 256 million guests have experienced “it’s a small world” at Disneyland in California since the attraction opened in 1966.

There are more than 300 Audio-Animatronics figures representing children around the world.

There are 250 toys and 80 props featured.

A stylized sun or moon (“There is just one moon/And one golden sun …” ) appears somewhere in each region.

The tune was composed by Richard M. and Robert S. Sherman, the Academy Award-winning composers of “Mary Poppins,” at the request of Walt Disney.

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Smile of The Day: Cinderella Castle, "The Magic, The Memories and You"

For nearly a year “The Magic, The Memories and You!” show has been projected on Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom and "it's a small world" at Disneyland.

In Disney World, 16 high-powered projectors transform Cinderella Castle with over 5,000 images with as many as 500 images taken by PhotoPass photographers that day. Animation also turns the castle's turrets spin and rocket into space. For the holiday, the castle also appeared to be wrapped in gift paper and bows and covered in candy stripes.

At the end Walt Disney's image is projected with his opening words from Disneyland.

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Smile of The Day: Photos of Cinderella Castle fireworks

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Photo Gallery of Disneyland's Toontown

 Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland is full of great toon architecture and has one of the best rides around - Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin.

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