It's Fun to Be Free

It's Fun to Be Free was the theme song to the World of Motion pavilion at Epcot. It was written by Disney composer Buddy Baker with lyrics by X. Atencio

Lyrics
It's fun to be free To be on the move To go anywhere with ever a care to Do all you've wanted to do It's fun to be free

It's fun to be free To be on the move You go where you please With comfort and ease to See all there is to be seen It's fun to be free

It's fun to be free To be on the move To go for a hike Whenever you like to Do all there is to be done It's fun... To be free!

Variations
The ride itself used a one-minute underscore loop, which plays almost uninterrupted from the beginning scenes through the present day. Over this are played harmonies and arrangements befitting different locations (e.g. Ancient Rome, China and Arabia) and time periods (like the Wild West, Renaissance Italy and 1960's surf culture). The ride also utilized minimalistic sound effect segments, frenetic uptempo "speed tunnels" and a swelling orchestral finale. All of these were arranged by Buddy Baker. Around the pavilion, and in the World of Motion's queue, load and unload areas played a loop of eccentric versions of It's Fun to Be Free punctuated by vehicle noises. Musical styles represented in this loop include ragtime tack piano, dixieland jazz, Broadway showtune, 1920's Keystone Kop, Copland-esque rodeo, and kazoo. The melody of the song also made an appearance in the Concourse Themes medley, the set of bombastic orchestra and synthesizer tunes that played around Epcot Center's entrance from 1982 to 2001.