Originally Posted By FerretAfros "Like "Gee, it might rain" but never did." So the locals all thought it was pouring so they went home. Sounds like the typical soCal weather situation...that is when we have 'weather'... "Seriously, why did so many of the Disney blogs want this film back?...Can we blame Miceage for this?" I don't know if we should, but I've had that feeling all along. Some people really wanted it right after he died, but the infatuation with it quickly passed. They seemed to be the only site that kept pushing the issue like it was a great idea... and they seem to be the only people who want to see it now.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Umm.. no... I was there, were you? No, you weren't. The park had plenty of people. Enough so that well after park close there were still two tram loading stations running at capacity. Stop trying to protect EO. It's not doing well. It was unpopular. Lines everywhere else pretty much - everything, literally, small lines if anything, even the Tiki birds and people tromping up the stairs to see Tarzan, but no one seeing EO that evening. Plenty of folks turning out to see the parade, plenty of churros being sold, plenty of to-do's being to-done. But no love for EO.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Not so much trying to defend EO. More ragging on southern Californians and how they can't handle weather. : )
Originally Posted By danyoung You saw it once with no line. I've read about many people on several different forums who are saying that the show is playing to near capacity audiences - something that it's been years since HISTA has been able to do. I'm betting it'll continue to do just fine through the summer - merf or no merf.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Well I went to see it early Sat morn wanting to avoid that elusive crowd also. The waiting queue was crowded and we all filled the interior best seats perfectly. So good seating capacity for all. But not a fun crowd to see EO with. They walked out saying What was all the fuss about, I just didn't get it, etc. I planned to give it another try later but never made it. The thumping floor was irritating and thought I made get seasick. I also sat pretty far back in the theatre and swear I saw lightbeams projecting and the explosive blast effect. Maybe we are so technically spoiled with the latest fireworks and 3D that the EO special effects just become uneffective. But I am still glad I experienced it and will see it next trip. It is an important theatrical piece of history with MJ and George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola. If people don't get that I feel sad. Do most people even know Walt Disney anymore?
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Also forgot to mention this does not seem to feature very much MJtime. That was a dissapointment and when the camera was on him it was in his face close! I kept wondering what was wrong with that look for MJ?
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub ?CC? Another ? but not for CC Was CaptEO before Star Wars because it seemed to have early practicing with this idea for George Lucas?
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Star Wars came out on May 25, 1977, captain EO debuted on Sept 18, 1986. So Star Wars was long before Captain EO.
Originally Posted By crapshoot EO really is a dated show. Even with all of the high-tech gizzmotry of the day, it comes off as being so incredibly weak. Plus the soundtrack comes off as being somewhat muted. I get more out of Tiki Room storming thunder than anything in EO. Also, Jackson's voice is too soft for what the StarWarsian show pretty much intimates that it is. It should have been completely remixed to today's high tech action films.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Crazy, have you ever bothered to count how many posts you've have deleted by admin?
Originally Posted By crazycroc I prefer to think of the ones that get by, the glass is half full, all of that.
Originally Posted By capteoyes Rumor has it that Christopher Walken is inside the Hooter costume. And that it was Walken's idea to use the "turn them into trash-cans" line. Pure genius.
Originally Posted By Bellella I've seen a behind-the-scenes video of Captain EO on youtube. The guy who plays Hooter is NOT Christopher Walken. As someone who has been to Captain EO twice on Friday, the moving floor adds a nice touch.
