Looks like Captain EO WILL return!!!

[Marceline]

This from Wikipedia and another website.

"It has been confirmed that Captain EO will return to its original home in Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park in California beginning January, 2010. So far, Disneyland Park in California is the only park that will host the film."

"8/28: Captain EO has now received the green light to return to Tomorrowland, but the timing was too tight to make it by HalloweenTime. Hooter and the gang will now land at Disneyland this January to boost winter attendance, with the official announcement coming from Jay Rasulo at the D23 Expo."



YAAAAAAY!!!!

[2Epcot]

There had been a lot of rumor about this after Michael Jackson died. I think they really wanted to get this in the theater for Halloween, but the change over from Honey I Shrunk The Audience was just too tight to make it work.

[Marceline]

I am hoping they let it run for more than a few weeks. I was planning on going to DLR in early Feb. and this makes it so much sweeter!!!

A full refurb of the theater to include the original lighting effect would be wonderful too.

[NotaGeek]

These rumors have not been confirmed by Disney yet ... there's buzz that this will be part of the announcements at D23. As soon as it's official Disney News we will be sure and post something.

[Paradise Pier Pinocchio]

Can't wait to see it again!

With a nickname like Scooter, how can I resist?

-Hollywood Scooter

[dizneyfreek]

Bring it back to Disneyworld too!!!!
It was a great movie and I want my kids to see it!!

[Paradise Pier Pinocchio]

If the number of people wearing MJ t-shirts around here is any indication, I think they should bring it to every Disney park that has the HISTA type theatre.

Plus I enjoy it!

- Hollywood Scooter

[Dracula766]

I saw this on /Film

Miceage is reporting that the Francis Ford Coppola-directed/George Lucas-produced sci-fi action 3D musical short film Captain EO will be returning to Disneyland’s Tomorrowland. Apparently the return of Captain EO will be announced by Jay Rasulo at the D23 Expo, and the film will begin playing again in the Southern California theme park in January 2010, as a tribute to Michael Jackson.


The 17-minute film cost a record $17 million in 1986, a cost of about one million dollars per minute of film, this was, minute for minute, the most expensive motion picture of all time. If you adjust that number for inflation, it rises to almost $35 million. That’s a lot of money for a $17 million short film. Another fun factoid is that Steven Spielberg was originally signed on to direct the movie but had to cancel due to scheduling conflicts with his other film projects. The film opened in Epcot and Disneyland in mid-September 1986, Tokyo Disneyland in March 1987, and Disneyland Park (Paris) in 1992). All four installations were closed down by 1998.

The story followed Captain Eo and his rugged ragtag crew who went on a mission to deliver a special gift to a wicked queen (played by Anjelica Huston) who lives on a dark, desolate world. Captain EO can be found online on many of the video sharing websites.
The film featured two songs, “We Are Here to Change the World” and “Another Part of Me” by Michael Jackson. The action on the screen was recreated for the live audience using lasers, laser impacts, smoke effects, and starfields that filled the theater. The presentation was replaced by Honey I Shrunk the Audience, another live interaction 3D short.

[GrumpyFan]

Hmm, I wonder if they're considering bringing it back to Epcot, or any of the other parks in WDW? I wasn't a big fan of Michael Jackson, nor have I ever seen Captain EO, but I would be interested in seeing it if they brought it back. If interest is high enough, I could see them brining it back to WDW and some of the other parks around the world.

[DizneyRox]

I've got a copy of this and couldn't sit through the first couple of minutes. It looks awful dated... Not much interest from me in seeing this back in the parks (any of them).