captain eo
official black cap (with eo logo) from disneyland sold at the captain eo 2011 tribute. comes with a double sided
captain eo
tag .
well, technically captain eo did not come back to disneyland. the 2010 version of the attraction was called captain eo tribute .
captain eo, eo, captain eooo…. now i can’t get the song out of my head! ! can’t wait for july 2nd !
one sided kid' s shirt with the captain eo movie one sheet picture on the front. reads
captain eo tribute
with logo. comes with a double - sided captain eo custom tag. these shirts were sold at disneyland during the captain eo tribute in 2011 .
erica – “captain eo” is expected to return once the film previews are complete .
at disneyland, a new theater for captain eo would replace the space stage .
“we’ll also share a special “captain eo” announcement on twitter early next week. ”
debbie–“honey i shrunk the audience” has closed in order for captain eo to play .
captain eo begins with a male narrator setting the scene. he tells guests :
captain eo (alternately, captain eo) is a 1986 3 - d film which is shown at epcot, disneyland park, tokyo disneyland, and disneyland paris .
i heard that not all the in - theater effects returned when captain eo re - opened at disneyland. will this also be true for captain eo’s return to epcot ?
most guests reacted favorably to captain eo. a few newspaper articles were more critical .
love it or hate it, captain eo’s message to the world isn’t going anywhere .
part of the tribute at captain eo tribute was a new pre - show with flat screens showing footage from a tv documentary, the making of captain eo (1986) .
i am in disneyland now and just found out captain eo will be returning this tuesday .
buckethead - captain eo' s voyage (album review) - sputnikmusic
. .
there are no critic reviews yet for captain eo. keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !
are there any “captain eo” pins? i would love to own one or trade for it .
star trader next door capitalized on the renewed interest in michael jackson and nostalgia for captain eo .
documentary of the making of michael jackson' s captain eo film for the disney theme parks .
white vinyl bracelet used at the premiere of captain eo at disneyland. with
captain eo
logo, reads :
valid sep. 19 - 21, 1986
. (usa )
blue and gray visor with captain eo logo sold at disneyland and disney world. 1986 disney .
the logo design for captain eo inspired the logo for 1980s computer games company electric dreams software .
michael was great in captain eo. can' t wait for my kids to see this .
kenny – “captain eo” is expected to return in the future, once the film previews are complete .
the lost legend of captain eo begins in a desolate and dark place: disneyland in the 1980s .
promo poster board for captain eo, signed by michael in black marker
michael jackson 1998
.
official brass pin with
movie one sheet
artwork that comes on a black plastic card. reads
captain eo tribute featuring michael jackson
. was sold at the captain eo tribute opening at disneyland .
sounds fun, but i am sad to see that captain eo will be missing for even longer now .
september 18, 1986: captain eo, a 3 - d film starring jackson, premieres at disneyland .
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black totebag with
captain eo
logo .
rip captain eo. the show is gone in disneyland and it looks like it will be too in epcot .
in the homestar runner cartoon
the house that gave sucky tricks
, marzipan dresses up as captain eo .
michael jackson' s
captain eo
has temporarily closed at disneyland — and might be gone for good .
captain eo' s crew (from left to right): major domo, idey and ody, hooter .
i love captain eo my mother does too she says he' s the finest super hero she ever saw .
jake – the attraction will be closed on april 10. the last chance to see “captain eo” before the start of the preview is april 9; however, “captain eo” is expected to return at some point in the future .
the last place to watch captain eo was at epcot, where it was good bye on december 6, 2015 .
sure, captain eo could still “return at a later date” to disneyland, but nobody still expects this to happen .
this kit comes in a black folder with purple
captain eo
logo. 1986 walt disney / eastman kodak .
this card comes in a special folding cardboard display holder with
captain eo
logo. the card features mickey and minnie mouse with characters from captain eo. tokyo disneyland / the walt disney company. c. 1988 (japan )
getting there is half the fun, especially when the good captain starts boogying and the special effects start flying. captain eo. dvd only. no case or cover art included .
i am so disappointed that captain eo isn’t going to be in orlando. i was looking so forward to it. do you have any idea at all when captain eo will be coming to orlando. i can’t wait to see it .
at one time, captain eo was showing at disney parks in california, florida, japan, and france. the final place at which you could see captain eo was at cinémagique, presented by kodak, in discoveryland at disneyland paris. in late summer 1998, the captain departed from paris as well .
hi ana. captain eo will run until at least the end of the year – the final closing date is tbd .
this is the song
we are here to change the world
from the
captain eo
attraction at disneyworld .
guitarist buckethead titled his 2010 album captain eo' s voyage in reference to the passing of michael jackson. [ 19 ]
weiss, werner .
captain eo at yesterland
.. yesterland. com. retrieved on august 20, 2012 .
hooter the elephant 15
plush doll from the micheal jackson 3d film captain eo, shown at disneyland and disney world .
captain eo
eventually opened at tokyo disneyland and disneyland paris. however, by 1998, all of the
captain eo
attractions had ended their runs at the assorted disney parks throughout the world. the company was moved, however, to return the show to its parks in 2010, starting with disneyland' s version, renamed
captain eo tribute .
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poster from disneyland with
eo
logo and reads
featuring michael jackson
on bottom. sold at disneyland during the opening of the captain eo 2010 tribute .
at disneyland park in california, you can catch this limited time intergalactic preview in 3d with special in - theater effects at the magic eye theater in tomorrowland, where captain eo is typically shown. captain eo is expected to return at a later date .
heather are there any plans to do a premeire week - end like d. l did for captain eo back in the 80″s
at over 1 million dollars per minute, captain eo is one of the most expensive per - minute films of all time .
official 10
x8
promotional photo of mj from captain eo, with dancers. the back has typed caption :
nbc - tv will spotlight the new michael jackson starring 3 - d film captain eo saturday, sept. 20 ...
this post just made the argument for why captain eo will one day be named to the smithsonian' s national film registry .
for more swg remixes, visit: urltoken eo music / we are here to change the world track from the disney 3d movie' captain eo', starring michael jackson. - singlewhiteglove -
“at disneyland park in california, you can catch this limited time intergalactic preview in 3d with special in - theater effects at the magic eye theater in tomorrowland, where captain eo is typically shown. captain eo is expected to return at a later date. ”
since we first announced the return of “ captain eo ” on the disney parks blog, there has been an incredible response from fans, and we’ve received many enthusiastic emails and phone calls asking exactly when the classic “captain eo” attraction featuring michael jackson will reopen .
i sure hope there will be plans to bring captain eo as well as magic journey to 3d blu - ray and dvd soon .
us flyer with captain eo images; used to celebreate the 50th anniversary of' snow white & the 7 dwarfs' at disneyland .
signed captain eo one sheet poster signed
love michael jackson
in black sharpie pen. signature measures over 9
in length .
in early march, be on the lookout for a specially created captain eo embroidered nylon jacket. see merchandise and prices at disneyparks .
for captain eo tribute, the budget did not include bringing back the old effects, but the “new” effects were matched to the show .
captain eo and his space crew are on a mission to save the world from the evil queen by giving her a song and dance .
a celebration broke out to
another part of me
, as captain eo and his crew triumphantly exited and flew off into space .
silver thigh - high custom boots made for michael by his personal designer bill whitten, that he wore in disney' s captain eo .
captain eo pencil sketches of
the supreme leader
, played by anjelica huston. signed
tom bari / burman' 85 .
the costume for hooter is believed to be based on max rebo, from return of the jedi, because george lucas produced captain eo .
the preshow for the second incarnation of captain eo, consisted of the made for tv special
the making of captain eo
. the documentary was directed by muffett kaufman and hosted by whoopi goldberg. the film showed interviews with cast, crew and the producers of the film .
i am so happy that captain eo is returning. i was one of the people that signed the petetion for it’s return and want to thank disney for listening. thank you thank you thank you! !! i will make a special trip just to see michael in captain eo .
after epcot opened, peter worked on several other disney projects including “american journeys, ” “captain eo, ” “muppet * vision 3d” and more .
michael jackson: we are here to change the world * 1986 * (captain eo version) (. m4a / aac) [ hq ]
excited for tomorrowland, but concerned for my eo. when is eo expected to return? will it be once tomorrowland is in theaters ?
by this point, coppola was already involved in his next film, peggy sue got married that would open a month after captain eo, and lucas was struggling with howard the duck, which would open one month before captain eo —and work on the “star tours” attraction was falling behind schedule .
although built for captain eo, disneyland' s magic eye theater, that seated about 700 guests, opened in may 1986 with the amazing magic journeys, the original 3 - d movie from epcot' s imagination pavilion, in preparation for the captain eo debut. live theater special effects were added for the captain eo presentation including lasers, fiber - optic stars, and fog effects that were all painstakingly synchronized with the action on screen .
awesome! i love captain eo! i hope it will still be there in late september when i come down. thank you disney people! 🙂
captain eo is only 17 minutes long and with a cost of 17 to 30 million $ it’s probably the most expensive movie ever created. a ‘making of’ was also produced and presented by whoopi goldberg. ‘the making of captain eo’ was broadcasted on may 15 1988 as a promotion for the attraction .
( featuring 3d like captain eo triangle on front of folded invite). authentic premiere invitation. captain e. o. from estate of actress tracy reiner. perfect for framing. 9. 5
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unfolded .
the result of this collaboration was captain eo, which opened at disneyland on september 18, 1986 (six days after it opened at epcot center) .
now, please continue to captain eo at epcot from 2010 to 2015, and what replaced it (updated yesterland article, originally published in 2015) .
brady macdonald .
iger: no plans to bring ‘captain eo’ back to disneyland
.. los angeles times. retrieved on september 26, 2009 .
a flyer announcing the opening of the captain eo film at disney’s epcot center on september 19 and 20, 1986. signed by michael in silver marker .
i am planning a trip in september. i haven’t been there since they opened captain eo, so i hope they open it soon after this promo ends .
i noticed a comment indicating that the newly - released captain eo show in anaheim was slightly different than original show when it first debuted. has anything changed ?
‘stitch encounter’ to replace ‘captain eo’ at tokyo disney resort
.. stitch kingdom (december 19, 2013). retrieved on december 19, 2013 .
honey, i shrunk the audience was produced in 65mm and captain eo was shot in 70mm, therefore the resulting loss of picture is just under 10% .
captain eo returning to walt disney world resort « disney parks blog
.. urltoken (april 28, 2010). retrieved on december 4, 2011 .
on december 19, 2013, tokyo disneyland announced it would be closing captain eo on june 30, 2014, to make way for stitch encounter in spring 2015 .
all the members of his crew then assure themselves that they will not fail, however idey and ody quickly inform the captain that an enemy patrol ship is flying by. although captain eo initially tries to outrun the patrol, they are hit by the ship' s lasers. alarmed, captain eo asks for the map of the planet, only to find that hooter ate it. at this point, captain eo' s superior, commander bog, appears on a holographic screen and demands to know what is going on (as captain eo was late checking in). when the commander begins to realize that captain eo is in combat against orders, hooter throws something that sticks to the holographic image, obscuring bog' s vision and keeping him from realizing what' s happening. hooter then brings in the ship' s sail, just before the ship enters a tunnel. despite their best efforts however, the ship still crashes onto the planet. after crashing, captain eo discovers that they have “landed” right next to the homing beacon, a fact that he is able to report to the commander. commander bog then gives eo further instructions, saying :
petersen worked at epcot when eo replaced an original park show, magical journeys .
this disparity of popularity was not lost on disneyland management. in september 2009, the magic eye theater was temporarily closed to the public for several days. officially, the reason was to show captain eo to michael jackson’s children. but it was also an opportunity to test the feasibility of bringing back captain eo for a public run .
of course there was merchandising for captain eo but not in the amount that one would expect from a combined effort from lucas, disney and jackson. there are a few pins, several caps, some posters, stuffed creatures (fuzzball, the geex and hooter), some pvc figures, t - shirts, keychains, wristwatches and a 3d comic. there never has been an official release of captain eo or ‘the making of captain eo’ on any format, though many bootlegs can be found online .
captain eo wound up running at disneyland until 1994, and screened at orlando’s epcot from 1986 to 1997, — at which point jackson’s scandals had alienated some of his fanbase. but the outpouring of grief that occurred after the singer’s death in 2009 led disney to return captain eo to many disney parks the following year. when it closes this year, eo will have run for nearly two decades and in four locations .
why can’t we just bring back captain eo permanently? you know, in memory of michael. i bet he would have loved to see his movie back at epcot .
harrison ellenshaw, who was in charge of creating many of the groundbreaking space backgrounds in the star wars films, was brought in to be captain eo’s visual effects supervisor .
on november 13, 2015, disney announced that captain eo would be closing december 6, 2015, to make way for
disney & pixar short film festival
.
captain eo and his rugged crew set out on a mission to deliver a special gift to a wicked queen who lives on a dark, desolate world. getting there is half the fun, especially when the good captain starts boogying and the special effects start flying .
( i also agree that it’s time for captain eo to leave permanently. its time was long gone before sentiment brought it back, and even that’s wearing thin now. )
official reopening date set for' captain eo' featuring michael jackson
.. disney parks blog (february 19, 2010). retrieved on february 19, 2010 .
white long - sleeve shirt with a rainbow motif, ribbed neck and zip closure at back of neck. worn by michael jackson for his role in the film captain eo .
i really loved captain eo. this is prescious work of a master. long live the king & his legacy. r. i. p. michael. with love manvi
although built for captain eo, disneyland’s magic eye theater opened in may 1986 with the delightful magic journeys, the original 3d movie from epcot’s imagination pavilion. actually, magic journeys was no stranger to disneyland’s tomorrowland, having enjoyed a previous run at the outdoor space stage. in september of the same year, captain eo moved into the magic eye theater .
as a side note, it’s been fun having captain eo back, but i do hope that the imagineers have something new planned for the magic eye theater space in the future .
oh, oh… captain eo and his crew have been captured, taken to the wicked supreme leader (played by anjelica huston), and sentenced. “justice” is swift and severe. captain eo accepts his sentence, one hundred years of torture, with grace. he tells the supreme leader that he has brought her a gift, which she will see—and hear .
on december 19, 2013, tokyo disneyland announced it would be closing captain eo on june 30, 2014, to make way for stitch encounter in spring 2015. [ 14 ]
captain eo will stand alone. it’s not the greatest movie ever made, but it’s a great musical piece, up there with thriller. and it’s survived the test of time .
“ captain eo ran over budget. the biggest factor was special effects, some 150 of them, more per minute than lucas had used in star wars, ” eisner said .
same blue and gray (battery operated) lighted visor as the usa version, with captain eo logo except reads
tokyo disneyland
across the top. c. 1988 disney .
the story of the making of muppet vision 3 - d is deserving of an entire column and i am only mentioning it here to demonstrate that captain eo could have been a better film and cost less money. certainly muppet vision 3 - d has been inspirational in other similar projects that have been developed over the years, while captain eo became a trivial anecdote .
rich: though it shows all the signs of age that michael jackson’s face never did when he was with us (alternate title: the picture of dorian eo), i loved this experience so much, and i give captain eo an a for anjelica huston alone .
this 17 - minute short staring michael jackson as captain eo follows a group of space travelers who are captured by the oppressive leaders of a remote planet and sentenced to 100 years of torture. the captain responds with an impromptu rock concert that transforms the evil leaders into peaceful humanoids .
it has been 16 years since captain eo played at epcot. we don' t want to print spoilers, but here are a few elements of the production that might spark memories .
we are booked for sept. for our 20th wedding anniversary and our children’s birthdays. seeing captain eo will definitely make it a celebration for us! pins, pins, pins! !
supreme leader: “you think me beautiful? ” captain eo: “very beautiful within, your highness, but without a key to unlock it… and that is my gift to you. ”
captain eo closed quietly and without fanfare at disneyland april 1997. it had closed july 1994 at epcot, september 1996 at tokyo disneyland, and lasted until august 1998 at disneyland paris .
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poster comes sealed on a cardboard backing. features the movie one sheet with
eo
logo and reads
featuring michael jackson
on bottom. sold at disneyland paris during the opening of the captain eo 2010 tribute .
disney has said that
eo
is
expected to return at a later date ,
though some disney fan blogs — including dlandlive and mice chat — are speculating this could be the end of
eo .
the tokyo disneyland equivalent of the show recently announced the permanent closure of their
captain eo tribute ,
which will shutter on june 30 .
on march 26, 2015 disney announced that captain eo would be temporarily closed on april 10, 2015. following this date, the theater showed a sneak peak of the 2015 disney movie
tomorrowland
. although the attraction returned following tomorrowland' s release, on november 13, 2015 disney announced that captain eo would be permanently closing. this happened on december 6, 2015, with eo being replaced with thee disney & pixar short film festival [ 1 ] .
the 3d technology for eo was groundbreaking, but also led to a rather deliberate produciton .
* technology: eo’s ship shows similarities to jabba’s luxury sail barge and the bantha ii cargo skiffs used by jabba. ubrikkian constructs both vehicles so eo’s ship could easily be another of ubrikkian’s products. dooku’s solar sailer used a star sail, just as eo’s ship does .
a celebration breaks out as eo and his crew triumphantly exit and flies off into space .
experience the singing, dancing, and song - writing talents of michael jackson as captain eo—on a quest to change the world. it’s a spectacular, 70 - millimeter, 3d space adventure .
in may 1998, the former magic eye theater became the west coast home of the 3d movie honey, i shrunk the audience, which had already replaced captain eo at epcot in 1994 .
i also hope that captain eo has descriptive audio for the visually impaired. wouldn’t that be sweet? something to improve over the original. amazing sound with description would make an amazing experience .
on november 13, 2015, disney announced that captain eo would be closing on december 6, 2015 to make way for a
disney & pixar short film festival
. [ 1 ]
by june 19, the
captain eo
attraction' s sign had been removed, prompting super fan guy selga to sadly tweet :
i' m going to be sick .
this is a dvd of the original captain eo show at disneyland. that is about all the information i have on it. it does play all the way through though. no scratches .
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folding brochure from disney world. has captain eo ads throughout with mickey, minnie, and
15 years
birthday cake on cover. 1986 kodak / disney world .
the original disney artwork for michael jackson' s 3 - d short film captain eo which was used on the film poster, disney attraction posters, comic book art, and disney merchandising .
anaheim, california – michael jackson' s 3 - d short film captain eo is playing again at disneyland, and the 24 - year - old space opera still holds up. mostly .
and what about the illumgrids seen in the cockpit of the ship? they look a lot like the lights inside the death star. the planet where eo’s crew crashes seems to look like another death star trench. holograms and homing beacons are also known in the universe of captain eo .
i remember enjoying “captain eo” during its original run at epcot from 1986 - 1994. but for some of you, it’ll be a new experience. the film features michael jackson as “captain eo” and a crew of disney - created space characters. during their journey, the group uses the power of dance, light and music to turn a colorless planet into a world of color and happiness .
ultra rare from captain eo anjelica huston supreme leader head cast. unfinished piece from disney imagineers. based on the makeup appliances applied to her actual face. the finished piece was display ...
fuzzball. jackson' s tiny, furry, flying companion serves no purpose other than to sell plush toys at the captain eo gift shop. (they aren' t even available anymore. )
it was the same movie in the same theater. the 3d technology and special effects of captain eo had been state - of - the - art in the 1980s, but looked dated when the show returned. audiences of 2010 were accustomed to digital 3d at their local cinemas and complex cgi wizardry, such as in james cameron’s avatar. in comparison, captain eo was downright old - fashioned .
captain eo agrees to that punishment, but also tells the queen that she is beautiful, but without a key to unlock that beauty. his crew transforms into a musical band, but before he can share his magical song, hooter accidentally stumbles into the equipment rendering it momentarily useless, angering the queen who orders her guards to capture captain eo and his crew. a short battle ensues before hooter repairs the equipment. eo’s song transforms the dark, mechanical inhabitants into agile and colorful backup dancers .
: the cosmos, a universe of good and evil, where a small group struggles to bring freedom to the countless worlds of despair. a rag - tag band lead by the infamous captain eo .
the cosmos: a universe of good and evil where a small group struggles to bring freedom to the countless worlds of despair; a rag - tag band led by the infamous captain eo .
i can’t believe captain eo is back! i saw this when i was 4 and it was way too intense for me. all i remember was crying and my mom having to take me out .
in december 2009, disney officials announced that captain eo would return for a limited engagement to the disneyland resort only. on february 23, 2010, thousands of michael jackson and captain eo fans lined up outside the tomorrowland theater to welcome back the film that was on a 13 - year hiatus. they donned space gear, futuristic outfits and a couple even were dressed like the king of pop himself .
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double sided plastic shopping bag with handle from tokyo disneyland. reads (in part) :
3 - d musical motion picture space adventure: captain eo ...
has blue
eo
logo on black
space
background (same design on both sides) .
captain eo needs to go away. it’s time has come and gone, come again, and now needs to be retired once and for all. please, please, please replace it with something new !
walt disney world continues its wave of nostalgia with the rebirth of captain eo - - a 3 - d sci - fi movie featuring michael jackson and a crew of fuzzy space explorers - - at epcot .
i saw captain eo on my senior class trip. by the time i returned to disney world again (in 2008) it was long gone. it will be great to share this with my kids !
completed version of the entrance music to captain eo. i' m still not totally happy with the audio quality but it was the best i could do. music composed by james horner special thanks to urltoken
in my subsequent visits to disneyland - - like one in the mid -' 90s, when the magic eye theater was still showing the film - - i skipped captain eo entirely, opting for faster, more relevant thrills. a few years ago, on another trek to the park, captain eo was gone entirely, a mere memory, a relic. (disneyland stopped showing the film in april 1997. )
stacey – unfortunately, no. april 10 is the first day the “captain eo” attraction will be closed to prepare for the sneak peek, so the previews won’t be ready to go until sometime the following week .
captain eo returns to the disneyland resort for a limited engagement in honor of michael jackson, the king of pop who died june 25, 2009. this 3 - d movie that he starred in was revived in february 2010 at the southern california theme park and will run indefinitely. under the new title of captain eo tribute, the movie replaces the long - running honey, i shrunk the kids at the tomorrowland theater .
getting there is half the fun, especially when the good captain starts boogying and the special effects start flying. making of captin eo - whoopi goldberg. dvd contains the following dvd - region 1 u ...
with the announcement that captain eo will return for a limited engagement at disneyland this february (test screenings have already been done for disney executives and the jackson family, including jackson’s three children who had never seen the film), this seems like a good time to write as much of the story of captain eo that i know in the hopes that others will help fill in the gaps to this little documented footnote in jackson’s amazing career .
captain eo is a young adventurer who is supposed to bring peace to a planet that is being suppressed by an evil queen ruler (anjelica huston). eo’s commander is commander bog (dick shawn). eo sidekicks include the flying fuzzball, the geex (an alien with three legs and two heads: idy and ody), hooter and the robotic duo major and minor domo. the geex was specially recruited for this mission because eo thought an extra crewmember was needed and that even in space two heads are better than one .
eo started playing again at disneyland in february and is also playing at disney parks in tokyo and paris .
captain eo was a 1986 american 3d science fiction film starring michael jackson and directed by francis ford coppola (who came up with the name
captain eo
from eos, the greek goddess of dawn) that was shown at disney theme parks from 1986 through 1996. the attraction returned to the disney parks in 2010 as a tribute after jackson' s death. the film was shown for the final time at epcot on december 6, 2015 .
on july 2, 2010, following the death of michael jackson, captain eo returned to epcot as a tribute to the late singer. the film replaced honey, i shrunk the audience almost exactly 16 years after its initial closure. although the film had returned however, many of the original in - theater effects were removed when honey, i shrunk the audience was built, and thus they are not used in the second version of captain eo .
the two robot members of the crew transformed into musical instruments, and the crew members began to play the various instruments. as hooter ran toward his instrument, he tripped over eo' s cape and broke it, stopping the music. the spell broken, the supreme leader ordered her guards to capture captain eo and his crew .
at this point ,
we are here to change the world ,
( a song written by michael jackson specifically for the film) begins. during the introduction captain eo transforms various minions of the supreme leader into dancers that join him in the song. eventually, the supreme leader sends in her
whip warriors
( two soldiers who attack captain eo with electronic whips) while
we are here to change the world
quietly continues in the background. although he struggles for a while, fuzzball ties the two whips together, incapacitating the warriors and allowing captain eo to use his energy powers on them. captain eo then transforms the prisoners trapped in the walls into another group of dancers, as the song continues in full force. captain eo next flies up to the supreme leader and transforms her into a beautiful woman, before using his energy to transform the lair into a beautiful palace with greek columns. with the sun now shining, everyone celebrates as “another part of me” (the second original song in the film) is performed. the film then ends with the triumphant crew flying off towards their next mission .
peter anderson is behind the disney 3d camera rig during filming of
captain eo
for disney' s theme parks. francis ford coppola, the film' s director, can be seen to the right of the camera .
when will they be closing honey i shrunk the kids close to start putting in captain eo? i am going in the begging of june and i want to see honey i shrunk the kids one more time before it closes .
check back on the disney parks blog next week for more updates. we’ll also share a special “captain eo” announcement on twitter early next week. to be the first to hear it, follow us on twitter: @ disneyland .
captain eo opened at epcot on september 12, 1986, but the big premiere was scheduled for its disneyland opening on september 18, 1986. the film would later open in tokyo disneyland in 1987 and disneyland paris in 1992 .
over the past few months, the theater has been used for a variety of purposes, mostly to exhibit upcoming disney features like brad bird’s tomorrowland and disney•pixar’s inside out. but now captain eo is back and we couldn’t be more excited. it’s an attraction that feels so classically epcot, one that has one foot in fantasy and the other in science fiction; that is both futuristic and warmly nostalgic. it’s an attraction shares epcot’s view of the future as a place where anything is possible and everything is super fun. captain eo is the story of “a ragtag band led by the infamous captain eo, ” and almost 30 years later, it’s enough to make you smile … and dance .
ãâ michael' s wardrobe is mostly a white, leather space - captain number, but he accessorizes with a cape .
th 1986 was the grand opening. it was a huge celebration with movie stars and music stars. also on the dvd will be the complete captain eo attraction in full screen and wide screen. getting there is h ...
white ceramic mug with blue and purple logo sold at disneyland paris during the 2010 eo tribute re - release .
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round foil balloon with blue and purple
eo
logo on black background. c. 1988 disney
please tell me honey, i shrunk the audience is coming back… please, please, please! i am looking forward to seeing captain eo. . but i think once will be enough! i love honey, i shrunk the audience .
there was a wealth of talent on the set of the film, which led to groundbreaking work — but also some difficulty. everyone had strong opinions (and other projects) vying for their attention, which slowed down captain eo considerably .
captain eo disneyland ride - compilation dvd (tv special, ride, music video). it contains the following - set of 5 dvds featuring over 15 hours of recordings from cnn' s live coverage of his shocking d ...
though we may be surprised that coppola directed this musical, he did in fact direct several musicals earlier in his career, such as ‘finian’s rainbow’ and ‘the cotton club’. rumours say that coppola didn’t really do a lot on captain eo .
upon arriving on the planet, the crew was captured by the henchmen of the supreme leader, and brought before her. she sentenced the crew to be turned into trash cans, and captain eo to 100 years of torture in her deepest dungeon. before being sent away, captain eo told the supreme leader that he saw the beauty hidden within her, and that he brought her the key to unlock it: his song ,
we are here to change the world
.
captain eo provided both and was a welcome addition to the list of epcot offerings. this is also the first time that the eisner publicity machine was used to its maximum ability. as part of the media campaign, the new disney channel broadcasted a 45 minute special on “the making of captain eo” hosted by whoopi goldberg. the show itself was nothing short of spectacular and the sheer number of in - theater effects really did elevate the status of this film to a true attraction .
over the years, the crowds disappeared. movie - based attractions tend to have less repeat appeal than rides. michael jackson’s star shined less brightly. after a run of over ten years at disneyland, captain eo closed quietly in april 1997 .
around the time huston was offered the job, she won raves for her performance in prizzi’s honor (which would later win her an academy award for best actress). prizzi’s honor debuted in early june, weeks before captain eo began shooting .
jackson wrote two new songs for the film, one of which, “we’re here to change the world, ” was used in the climactic stand - off between captain eo and the queen, and culminated with jackson leading an army of dancers .
i know there must be much more to the story of captain eo, but nobody has written much of anything, so here, for future researchers, is what little i know to help them better understand that small footnote in jackson’s life .
in
captain eo ,
lasers fire through the audience and science - fiction robots spin past your head. in
bebop bamboozled ,
dancers threw a few frisbees off the tv screen, and all the long shots lost their perspective .
disney enthusiasts will be excited to find special captain eo inspired merchandise created in celebration of the re - opening of the attraction. merchandise will include, ladies and men’s tees, fleece, military and beanie style hats, posters and souvenir items .
i really love captain eo mj is not only a fantastic singer and dancer he' s also an amazing actor he really acts very well < 3 < 3 we' re here to change the world < 3. . another part of me
in fact, captain eo is a wonderful example of people trying to build their own little empires (often by overstating their contribution or pointing an accusatory finger at someone else) and, as a result, it got out of control. when i mentioned that captain eo was a troubled production, i didn' t fully appreciate how troubled it was and one of the reasons again was too many chiefs not listening to the common sense of others and the lack of necessary pre - planning .
in 1994 captain eo disappeared in epcot and the other disney parks followed (disney resort paris was the last one in 1998). eo was replaced by ‘honey, i shrunk the audience’. reasons for the disappearance of eo include the fact that the special effects had become too old but the fact that jackson was accused for the first time in 1993 of sexual harassment may have been the main reason. one can understand that this was not at all to the liking of disney .
to make way for this new offering, “ captain eo, ” the current occupant of magic eye theater will say its final farewell december 6. hope many of you are able to come out to see them change the world one more time .
we are visiting disney world later this year and are very excited for this attraction. although we also love honey i shrunk the audience… why not have both? some showings of captain eo and others of honey i shrunk the audience? thank you !
adds to the greatness of michael jackson. this was closed at disneyland when i was a kid, so i didn' t really remember it that well, but it was brought back after michael jackson' s passing. captain eo is an amazing short 3d film the great minds of francis ford coppola and george lucas behind it. aside from having mj, his dancing, and singing it it, this film has a good message behind it. captain eo will never get old to me .
the comic book was actually published in two sizes, the normal comic book size and this huge, 17
x 11
size which is the most collectible one. in both cases the cover was captain eo' s famous artwork ...
this film was always my achilles heel i love both captain eo i' ve come to dream xd, draw... i love it. i' m too in love with him. it' s my dream, my inspiration. .
the film for captain eo is really a mix between the two remaining concepts. the first was for a pan - like character that defeated an ice queen with power of music and dance, and a space opera originally titled “intergalactic music man. ”
representing the height of 1986 movie technology, captain eo was a lavish collaboration between disney and george lucas' industrial light & magic studio. directed by francis ford coppola and starring jackson at the zenith of his career, the 17 - minute film was shown only in custom - built theaters in disney parks from 1986 to 1994. following jackson' s death in 2009, fans clamored for captain eo' s return, and disney brought it back, though only to disneyland, on feb. 23 .
ãâ the ship is manned by a
ragtag band led by the infamous captain eo .
that' s michael jackson, backed by a bunch of furry creatures that have a bad - - yet unspecified - - combat record. the most comic of the comic relief is a character named hooter, who keeps foiling things, which makes the captain giggle. hooter also plays keyboard .
lemorande: we suddenly had a way bigger star. she became famous very quickly after captain eo. she didn’t have an oscar before we hired her. if she had an oscar before we hired her, i’m sure she wouldn’t have done the job .
we went to epcot again in december and needless to say, i was unsuccessful in the few attempts i made to “accidentally” end up near the ride and, “well, since we’re here we might as well just see captain eo again... ”
when captain eo begins, the furry puppets and outdated robots might disappoint you, but the supreme leader definitely won’t. anjelica huston gives a chilling performance as a transhuman evil queen whose torso is connected to the ceiling with dozens of coiling wires. she’s alien, she’s human, she’s machine, and she’s totally awesome. she sentences mj’s crew to be turned into trash cans and captain eo himself to “one hundred years of torture in my deepest dungeon. ” that’s when the captain of pelvic thrusts pulls out a great song to unlock the beauty hidden within the evil queen, and though she battles him fiercely with her cybernetic “whip warriors, ” in the end she’s transformed into her true, lovely, definitely human self. her twisted, metallic world turns into a lush paradise in which she seems equally at home, and she and captain eo are now the best of friends. what is not to love ?
the others all ran away, leaving captain eo to fight the whip warriors alone. eo was trapped by a closing gate and was preparing for a last stand as both the whip warriors drew their whips back for a final blow. fuzzball dropped his instrument and speedily flew over to tie the two whips together, causing the whip warriors to be thrown off balance and giving eo an opportunity to transform them as well. with no further obstacles, eo used his power to transform the remaining four henchmen (not yet unleashed) and they, the transformed whip warriors and the other dancers, pressed forward in dance before eo transformed the supreme leader into a beautiful woman, her lair into a peaceful greek temple, and the planet into a verdant paradise .
disneyland’s “exclusive, limited engagement” turned out not to be so exclusive. captain eo reopened at disneyland paris on june 12, 2010; at tokyo disneyland on july 1, 2010; and at epcot on july 2, 2010—without “tribute” tacked onto the movie’s name .
the film told the story of captain eo (michael jackson) and the ragtag crew of his spaceship on a mission to deliver a gift to
the supreme leader
( anjelica huston), who lived on a world of rotting, twisted metal and steaming vents. captain eo' s alien crew consisted of his small flying sidekick fuzzball, the double - headed navigator and pilot idey (debbie lee carrington) and ody (cindy sorenson), robotic security officer major domo (gary depew), a small robot, minor domo (who fits like a module into major domo), and the clumsy elephant - like shipmate hooter (tony cox) who always managed to upset the crew' s missions. dick shawn played captain eo' s boss, commander bog .
when eo finally reaches their destination they fall under attack from patrol cruisers. the can evade the enemy fire but crash on the surface. since hooter has eaten the map, they have no idea where they are. guards immediately surround eo and his crew so it seems they have landed in the right place after all. the evil queen ruler, who looks like a metallic spiderlike witch, convicts eo to severe punishments. eo apologises but wishes to present her with a gift before his punishment begins. eo asks her not only to see the gift but listen to it as well. major and minor turn into a drum and guitar that are being used by hooter and the geex. de queen sees what’s happening and orders her guards to intervene but eo’s power turn them into dancers. the queen then sends her whip warriors who are far stronger than the regular guards. the warriors corner eo but fuzzball saves the day and eo can transform the warriors into allies as well. when all her guards are defeated, the queen is without a proper defence. eo uses all his power and turns her into a beautiful woman. the metallic environment of her fortress and the planet transform into a lush paradise. eo’s mission is a huge success.
captain eo is a 1986 american 3d science fiction film starring michael jackson and directed by francis ford coppola ( who came up with the name " captain eo " from the greek , cf. eos , the greek goddess of dawn ) that was shown at disney theme parks from 1986 through 1996 . the attraction returned to the disney parks in 2010 as a tribute after jackson 's death . the film was shown for the final time at epcot on december 6 , 2015 . the film 's executive producer was george lucas . the film was choreographed by jeffrey hornaday and michael jackson , photographed by peter anderson , produced by rusty lemorande and written by lemorande , lucas and coppola , from a story idea by the artists of walt disney imagineering . lemorande also initially designed and created two of the creatures , and was an editor of the film . the score was written by james horner , and featured two songs ( " we are here to change the world " and " another part of me " ) , both written and performed by michael jackson . the supreme leader was played by anjelica huston . cinematographer vittorio storaro was the lighting director during much of the principal photography . captain eo is regarded as one of the first " 4d " films ( 4d being the name given to a 3d film that incorporates in-theater effects , such as lasers , smoke , etc. , synchronized to the film ) . captain eo was the first professional collaboration between coppola and lucas since american graffiti ( 1973 ) , and marked the end of a professional and personal estrangement between the two men following lucas ' decision not to direct apocalypse now ( 1979 ) . 
captain eo is a 1986 american 3d science fiction film starring michael jackson and directed by francis ford coppola (who came up with the name " captain eo " from the greek, cf. eos, the greek goddess of dawn) that was shown at disney theme parks from 1986 through 1996. the attraction returned to the disney parks in 2010 as a tribute after jackson's death. the film was shown for the final time at epcot on december 6, 2015. the film's executive producer was george lucas. the film was choreographed by jeffrey hornaday and michael jackson, photographed by peter anderson, produced by rusty lemorande and written by lemorande, lucas and coppola, from a story idea by the artists of walt disney imagineering. lemorande also initially designed and created two of the creatures, and was an editor of the film. the score was written by james horner, and featured two songs (" we are here to change the world " and " another part of me "), both written and performed by michael jackson. the supreme leader was played by anjelica huston. cinematographer vittorio storaro was the lighting director during much of the principal photography. captain eo is regarded as one of the first " 4d " films (4d being the name given to a 3d film that incorporates in-theater effects, such as lasers, smoke, etc., synchronized to the film). captain eo was the first professional collaboration between coppola and lucas since american graffiti (1973), and marked the end of a professional and personal estrangement between the two men following lucas' decision not to direct apocalypse now (1979).
captain eo is a 1986 american 3d science fiction film starring michael jackson and directed by francis ford coppola (who came up with the name " captain eo " from the greek, cf. eos, the greek goddess of dawn) that was shown at disney theme parks from 1986 through 1996. the attraction returned to the disney parks in 2010 as a tribute after jackson's death. the film was shown for the final time at epcot on december 6, 2015. the film's executive producer was george lucas. the film was choreographed by jeffrey hornaday and michael jackson, photographed by peter anderson, produced by rusty lemorande and written by lemorande, lucas and coppola, from a story idea by the artists of walt disney imagineering. lemorande also initially designed and created two of the creatures, and was an editor of the film. the score was written by james horner, and featured two songs (" we are here to change the world " and " another part of me "), both written and performed by michael jackson. the supreme leader was played by anjelica huston. cinematographer vittorio storaro was the lighting director during much of the principal photography. captain eo is regarded as one of the first " 4d " films (4d being the name given to a 3d film that incorporates in-theater effects, such as lasers, smoke, etc., synchronized to the film). captain eo was the first professional collaboration between coppola and lucas since american graffiti (1973), and marked the end of a professional and personal estrangement between the two men following lucas' decision not to direct apocalypse now (1979).