There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow facts for kids
Quick facts for kids "There's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" |
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| Song by Rex Allen (original Disneyland version), and Jean Shepherd (current) | |
| from the album The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song | |
| Published | 1964 |
| Genre | Show tune |
| Label | Walt Disney |
| Songwriter(s) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman (Sherman Brothers) |
"There's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" is the theme song to two Disney attractions, Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress at the Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World (formerly at Disneyland) and Innoventions at Disneyland. It was also used in one scene of the Epcot attraction Horizons.
Walt Disney's "Beautiful Tomorrow"
"There's a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every day."
The song's optimism, enthusiasm and exhilaration about technological innovation reflects the themes of the attractions with which it is associated, as well as the way the Shermans perceived Walt Disney himself. Richard Sherman once was quoted saying, "The theme song, 'Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow,' had a wonderful positiveness about it. In a way, it was Walt's theme song, because he was very positive about the future. He really felt that there was a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of every day." Disney is always looking forward to seeing the smiles on peoples faces. He was a very, very great man. So, always remember, there's a great big beautiful tomorrow just a dream away!
"Walt Disney was the eternal optimist, and he really believed that things could be better. And Bob and Dick Sherman wrote that song as a personal ode to Walt. They really meant it.... That was Walt's anthem, and they recognized that."
Other uses
Walt Disney and the Sherman Brothers sang "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" together in a short promotional film sent to General Electric before the New York World's Fair. This can be seen in its entirety in an Easter egg on the Walt Disney Treasures Tomorrow Land DVD set. The same DVD also contains Walt Disney's filmed introduction to his original 1966 plans for EPCOT, made to convince Florida legislators, industry and the public of the value of the project. An instrumental version of "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" is heard during much of this short film.
The band They Might Be Giants recorded a cover of the song which appears as a bonus track on the soundtrack album for the Disney film Meet the Robinsons.
In 2015, ESPN used the song for a commercial featuring the NCAA Football Signing Day. The commercial was for the ESPN-U channel and featured baseball caps of major college football programs.
It makes an appearance at the end of the short Fun with Mr. Future, sung by the titular character himself. It was also featured in the 2015 Disney movie Tomorrowland during the scene where young Frank is at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
