OTPN goes to Captain EO preview!

This afternoon, at 6.00 p.m., the OTPN staff will officially preview Captain EO!

We'll have a review of the 3D experience, together with some other pictures from around Epcot.

But, in the meantime, if you have already read our previous BEHIND-THE-SCENES ARTICLE about Captain EO, here's what Inside the Magic thought about it:

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Four months after making its return to the Disneyland Resort in California, the popular (and quite retro) 3D film “Captain EO” has now returned to Epcot at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.

The film returns to its original home, having first premiered at Epcot in 1986 and ending its run there in 1994. 

With Jackson having passed away just over a year ago, timing is perfect for a nostalgic look at this 17-minute 3D film experience, produced by George Lucas and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Not all of the in-theater effects from the original days of “Captain EO” were reinstalled into the Epcot theater, but there is no shortage of interaction with the watching audience. Special lighting, a booming sound system, and even the occasional squirt of water are all enjoyed during the presentation. And there’s good news for anyone who has experienced the current Disneyland version of the attraction and did not enjoy the theater seats bouncing along to the beat of the music: Epcot’s “Captain EO” uses seat movement much more subtly and only for emphasis, not to force guests to “dance” along with Jackson’s tunes.

Another change from Disneyland’s version of the attraction is that while that park is billing its return as the “Captain EO Tribute,” at Epcot it is once again simply known as “Captain EO”. I was told Walt Disney World’s version is not a “tribute” simply because Disney found and used the original attraction’s sign.

Like in California, there is plenty of “Captain EO” merchandise to be found just outside the attraction at Epcot, including T-shirts ($25-29), hats ($25), posters, and buttons.

Once it officially reopens at Epcot on July 2, “Captain EO” will be presented multiple times daily at the Imagination pavilion. It has temporarily replaced “Honey, I Shrunk the Audience” which is planned to return at an undetermined date. No additional plans for the Imagination pavilion have been revealed.

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picture courtesy of the Walt Disney Company.

Thanks to Inside the Magic.

We'll find out more when we'll get there this afternoon!