Orlando’s theme parks have rolled out a few new things with familiar feels lately. These additions aren’t the kind of things that prompt cross-country trips or land in splashy ad campaigns, but they can enhance outings to the attractions.

Seating sequel

Don’t pull up a chair to watch “Acrobatico!” That could ruin the whole act.

The new performance at Epcot’s France pavilion is a one-person show with feats of balance and strength, hints of mime, and an increasing number of stacked chairs. It’s gentle, engaging humor.

It’s also going to remind Epcotters of “Serveur Amusant,” a similar act that hasn’t been seen at the theme park in about five years. That was a two-person show, including a chef character who used a whistle persistently, and it stacked chairs higher, perhaps perilously so.

There’s a lot of buildup in “Acrobatico!” as the performer sets the scene. She creates a boundary with a tricolored rope, sets the table and interacts with passers-by. Eventually, the stacking of chairs carefully begins with an athletic pose at each stage. Again, there’s authentic French music, heavy on accordion. I did not miss the whistle.

It wraps up in 12 minutes or so, but it does its job: An international, pleasant diversion. And it continues the silent tradition at Epcot. Remember the mime in a bubble?

On a recent trip to Epcot, I also bumped into the Max & Aydar, an act listed on the Walt Disney World app as “a delightful duo.” Their rolling stage refers to them as “amazing masters of variety.”

The bit I saw involved juggling, spinning plates, honking horns and crowd participation. Enjoyable visuals included a safety helmet with mouse ears and the directional sign for each Epcot pavilion. (Sidenote: “Norway” looks good in the famed Walt signature font.)

Both these acts gave Citizens of World Showcase vibes, and who could be mad at that?

But they aren’t on the park schedule every day. Times and dates are listed on the My Disney Experience app as well as disneyworld.com.

Small change

“Last verse, same as the first” doesn’t exactly apply at “it’s a small world” anymore. New lines have been added to the Magic Kingdom original.

The new words were supplied by Richard Sherman, who passed away last year. He and his brother Robert put together the original in the 1960s.

So, I’m on the “small world” boat and feeling kind of Angry Disney Adult because some of the figures’ movements are off the beat (can’t that one little French doll can-can better than that?) and two live humans in front of me are singing the theme song as if they were chipmunks. Don’t.

They didn’t know the original verses, and all was forgiven by the time we floated through the all-white finale recap scene, where the new lyrics are heard.

“Mother Earth unites us in heart and mind/ and the love we give makes us humankind / Through our vast wondrous land / When we stand hand in hand / It’s a small world, after all.”

It’s a little deeper and polysyllabic compared with the original, although one shouldn’t critique the work of the Shermans. That can get you run out of town on a monorail.

The addition is seamless, and I believe even the animatronics were digging it. Except that one who didn’t appear to have as much gusto about humankind, but, you know, she’s a doll.

Baby shark bait

Baby Shark is now doing meet-and-greets at SeaWorld Orlando. The character, along with her Daddy, Mommy and Pinkfong, has been part of a stage show all summer, which has marked the 10th anniversary of BS and his catchy-for-preschoolers ditty.

The interactions aren’t scheduled daily, and on the days they are available, it’s not exactly apparent where to stand for them. The first sign, literally, was seen upon exiting the stage show, which is now called “Pinkfong and Baby Shark’s FIN-Tastic Adventure.”

The meet-ups are scheduled right after the show in the corridor where audience members enter (and exit) Seaport Theater. Folks who want to be quick to the line sit near the stage and close to the door. There’s a Baby Shark mural that serves as a photo backdrop.

On my visit, the area filled pretty quickly with 40 or 50 (how to count toddlers?) people. The character, while perhaps not holiday-card material, is unique-looking and someone you won’t meet back in Peoria.

But it’s a limited-time offer at SeaWorld. Baby Shark is there only through Sept. 2.

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