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Captain EO returns to Walt Disney World

WDW Radio - Your Walt Disney World Information Station

Lou Mongello - Disney Expert

Places & Travel, Leisure, Disney, Starwars, Disneyworld, Kids & Family, Disneyland, Marvel, Waltdisneyworld, Society & Culture

4.83.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2010

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Michael Jackson, the king of pop, has passed away, but his character CAPTAIN EO is alive again in Epcot's Future World. He's back and ready to save the world once again.

Join Lou Mongello as he meets with some of the Disney Cast Members and Imagineers responsible for bring the 3-D show back during a special showing just days before it premiered to the public

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W.

0:02.0

D. W. Radio.

0:06.0

I am Lou Manjello from W. D. W. Radio.

0:08.0

And I'm here in Future World and Epcot Center in Walt Disney World, about to visit an old friend and his name is Captain Eo

0:16.7

starring Michael Jackson Angelica Houston directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by George Lucas.

0:23.4

This 3D show that debuted in 1986 is back and it is better than ever.

0:29.0

Because not only do we get the original show, the original film in 70 millimeters, but a few enhanced special effects

0:36.3

in the theater.

0:37.3

You also get an exclusive new pre-show that shows some of the making of the video

0:42.1

and the behind the scenes of special effects.

0:44.6

So join me as we go inside and check out Captainio in 3D. Oh, yeah. Yeah.

0:53.0

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. My most vivid memory has got to be Angelic, I'm going to be Angelic,

1:10.3

who's supposed to be. tell us what their fingers coming out right at. I saw it when I was little I don't remember around one age and all I remember

1:27.5

really the best is Hooter the character and obviously Captain E. Better, yes, because now I appreciate it.

1:37.0

I worked on the refresh of the facility doing the graphics

1:43.4

redoing the holding area and just making everything fresh

1:46.9

taking out that honey I shunk the audience component

1:49.6

and just making it all EO. So lighting is a key element obviously.

1:58.0

You've got the wind effects, the water effects, and of course you've got the movement in the floor,

2:02.0

you know, the whip effects that we managed to figure out a way to use and what was there.

2:05.0

So there's just tons of fun to do, you know, we had all sorts of things to playie, I came out of, Speersie was crying.

2:18.8

Admit it.

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