by Nathan Lane. The attraction was updated periodically to include newer elements, but still uses the original theme song between each transition. However, the different Tom Morrow scenes are not directly linked in a continuous show as the old attraction was. The original Rex Allen recording was the exit music for the ASIMO show inside Innoventions as well. Walt Disney's "Beautiful Tomorrow" 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!" 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. In the animated series The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, Mickey sings the song briefly in the episode "House of Tomorrow". References Persistence of Vision article on Carousel of Progress External links nywf64.com (1964/1965 New York World's Fair Website) Story of the General Electric Pavilion and the Carousel of