Captain EO Proves To Be A Hit!
You may remember me mentioning that the Michael Jackson show, Captain EO had made its’ return to EPCOT well the verdict from the fans are in and I have to say it is looking very good indeed.
Here are what some of the fans had to say:
” I saw it when I was little, I don’t remember around what age and I all I remember best is Hooter and obviously captain EO, its better now because now I appreciate it”
” So we came out of there and he was crying, admit it, you were crying! I was, I was crying, we really can change the world. The Disney/Jackson partnership again is great, it means Disney really have faith in him again”
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“When we really wanted to keep it exactly the same as it was in the 80s so we brought back the same person that put it together way back in 86″
This is really what Disney World is all about, making people happy and bringing passion into the parks. Although captain EO is not going to be around long it is good to see many of the fans very happy indeed.
Captain EO Returns To Disney World
Captain EO has recently planned to reopen at EPCOT in Disney World after it’s closure way back in 1994. In case you were not aware on what this is I will go into a bit more detail but this is a huge result for the fans that really enjoyed it the first time around. The attraction will be reopening on July 2nd 2010 and will be running for an undetermined amount of time, I am hoping it remains open at least until September so I can have the chance to watch it.
What Is Captain EO?
24 years previously Micheal Jackson joined forces with Disney, George Lucas as well as Francis Ford Coppola to create a nearly twenty minute long 3D show that like Star Wars was way ahead of its time. It featured two original songs as well as mythical creatures created by Disney for the show. It is set on a colourless planet in which Jackson (captain EO) along with his friends encounter the Supreme Leader and through the power of music they manage to change the planet to what it once was and the Leader changes her ways (typical Disney I know).
I have not seen the show myself as when I was in EPCOT in 1993 I was bit too young to see it (according to my parents) but everyone I have spoken too that has seen it have not got one bad word to say about the show so I am really looking forward to seeing it. Of course the reason it was scrapped is because of the first allegations of Jackson committing crimes against children. This was cleared up and again in the early 2000′s and Disney have realised the fans want it back.
Although I do not see this coming to Disney World forever I think if the fans really push for it we can see a joint showing in between Honey I Shrunk The Audience and Captain EO.
