Hundreds of yellow rubber ducks decorated to look like Spider-Man, Maleficent, Madame Leota, Kermit the Frog and even Donald Trump waded around the It’s a Small World waterway in the annual Disneyland Duck Races.
The 2023 Disneyland Duck Races around the Small World canal were held on Friday, July 7 before the Anaheim theme park opened to the public.
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The loop around Small World took the fastest ducks about 15 minutes — pushed along by the same water flow that propels the attraction’s boats.
The annual race that started just after 6 a.m. with a group launch of hundreds of rubber duckies turned the classic Disneyland boat ride attraction into the world’s largest bathtub.
Disneyland visitors at the park on Friday may spot a few stragglers in the Small World canal that didn’t reach the finish line.
Good luck little ducks! 🦆✨ #disneycastlife pic.twitter.com/3wKsJ3lVw1
— ✨ktina✨ (@chandutailz) July 7, 2023
The rubber ducks were hand-painted and bedazzled for the competition in Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel and theme park attraction designs by Disneyland cast members — Disney parlance for employees.
Design categories ranged from “Most Like Donald Duck” to “Least Sea-Worthy.”
The “Most Disney Themed” category featured some of the most elaborate creations — including Hunchquack of Notre Dame, Toy Story Claw Machine and an animated Beauty and the Beast ballroom dance scene.
It was a great morning for a duck race!🦆 #disneycastlife pic.twitter.com/SstNOFHzBN
— ✨ktina✨ (@chandutailz) July 7, 2023
“Most Creative” was also a showcase category with ducks sitting inside Mad Tea Party teacups, Haunted Mansion doom buggies and Splash Mountain logs.
Captain America, Spider-Man, Black Panther and Ahsoka Tano ducks were among the highlights in the “Superhero” category.
A Maleficent dragon floating in a pond of fiery gold…
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