The Best Time of Your Life facts for kids

"The Best Time of Your Life" is a special song from a Disney theme park attraction. It was written by two very famous songwriters, Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. People often call them the Sherman Brothers. They created this song in 1974.

The song was made for a popular ride called Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress. This ride was moving from Disneyland in California to Walt Disney World in Florida. A new theme song was needed for its new home.

The Song's History

The Sherman Brothers wrote "The Best Time of Your Life" to replace an older song. The original song for the ride was "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow." Interestingly, the Sherman Brothers wrote that one too!

In 1994, the "Carousel of Progress" ride changed again. The area around it, called Tomorrowland, was updated. Because of this, the original song, "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow," was brought back.

Where You Can Hear It Now

Even though "The Best Time of Your Life" isn't the main song for the ride anymore, you can still hear it. An instrumental version, which means without singing, plays as background music. You can hear it in the Tomorrowland sections of several Disney parks. These include Disneyland in California, the Magic Kingdom in Florida, and Tokyo Disneyland in Japan.