Captain EO may not return to Disneyland

by Leah Zanolla
Sep 10, 2009

Ever since Michael Jackson's death in June, there has been a lot of speculation that the 3-D film 'Captain EO' would return to the theme parks. Specifically, the rumors have focused on Disneyland. At the D23 Expo in Anaheim today, Disney CEO Bob Iger said, "There aren't plans to bring back 'Captain EO' at this time," Iger said. "We are looking at it. It's the kind of thing that, if we did it, would get a fair amount of attention and we'd want to make sure we do it right." Disney executives reviewed the film this week and decided before it could be reintroduced to theme parks, it would need some careful evaluation.

The 3-D movie featured lasers and smoke and depicted Captain EO's quest to deliver a musical gift to a wicked alien queen.
'Captain EO' opened in Disneyland in 1986 and ran until 1997. It was later opened at Walt Disney World's Epcot, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris.

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