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The fans have spoken and Disney has listened.
Twenty-four years after it premiered, Captain EO, the Michael Jackson-starring-George Lucas-
produced-Francis Ford Coppola-directed 3-D theme park attraction is returning to Tomorrowland.
Ever since the passing of the beloved MJ, it had been speculated EO would be resurrected,
even though a representative from the park claimed it to be untrue.
Nevertheless, fans continued to petition and this December, it was announced that, yes, Captain
EO and his "ragtag band" of creature companions would be soaring back through the outer reaches of
the cosmos to play a limited engagement at Disneyland beginning in February 2010.
Heather Hust Rivera announced via Disney Parks Blog:
"The attraction’s return to Tomorrowland will provide new audiences the opportunity to experience
the original 3D production for the very first time, as well as a nostalgic look back for longtime
fans wanting to see “The King of Pop” in a rare performance created for the big-screen, just one
more time. 'Honey I Shrunk The Audience' will be closing sometime in the next few weeks to make
way for the Captain’s return."
That means those of us who didn't get to see it the first time (even though we were at Disneyland
in '87 and somehow managed to not make it a must-visit destination despite being a Michael Jackson
fan...no, I am not bitter) get a second-chance to see
MJ fight evil in a world without a love of music as he performs an early version of "Another
Part of Me".
We also get to watch as he pops and spins, Moonwalks and glides
while wearing a kick-ass studded Stormtrooper-style
jacket and the tightest white pants this side of the galaxy.
For more info:
Disneyland.Disney.Go.Com
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