Originally Posted By oc_dean I don't think a temporary return is going to hurt anyone. How many of you are sick of HISTA?
Originally Posted By dresswhites i don't think it will hurt anyone, but i just don't how it would work. i think it would be alot of work retrofitting to put back eo. this seems like the rumor that they were going to put back American Journeys after 911. also what does EO have to with Halloween?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan It's time for HISTA to go, but replace it with the NEXT thing, not more glimpses of the past. Put the tomorrow back in Tomorrowland, says I.
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>i think it would be alot of work retrofitting to put back eo. << Well ... If they could waste time and money on Cosmic Waves and the Astro Orbitor ... what's to stop them from this?
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>but replace it with the NEXT thing<< Sure 2oony ... that's what we all want. But lets be realistic .... does any proper renovation going to happen to TL this year or next? I think management are looking for cheap, quick, temporary "thrills" and "fixes". And anything major/long term has been shelved for the time being.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan But lets be realistic .... does any proper renovation going to happen to TL this year or next?<< I'm now up to hoping for: "In my lifetime." : p I think it would be weird to have Captain EO back. It was very much something of its era. It's surprising just to realize how very different Michael Jackson looked in EO compared with his final years. In all honesty, I must admit I was never a fan of Captain EO. In this, I know I am in the minority opinion. So that's partially why bringing it back doesn't thrill me much. But what do I know? As much as I think he's now too controversial a figure for Disneyland, I've no doubt that a huge number of folks would love to have the show back again. I just am never going to be a proponent of retroland in any form, and Disneyland's over-reliance on nostalgia, nostalgia, nostalgia has really been played to the hilt for a decade at least.
Originally Posted By Hista98 Don't forget kodak's sponsership says that the comerical for imagination has to play in the preshow area. plus the film is very cheesey by todays stadnereds. i doubt this would happen.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "In all honesty, I must admit I was never a fan of Captain EO. In this, I know I am in the minority opinion." But you're not alone. I was never crazy about it. Please don't bring it back. I prefer HISTA. It maybe outdated, but not nearly as much as EO.
Originally Posted By believe The HISTA has more effects than EO ever did. They can use all of the HISTA effects for EO. It'll be great. First off, the best effect they have, you basically have a giant motion simulator in the theatre - when the EO ship is flying thru the fake Deathstar canyons, the seats can move along. When the ship crashes, you can shake the room. Other effects are wind, spraying water, the rat effect (wind blowing on your feet), smoke coming out of the screen. With the water spray, imagine feeling Captain EO sweat flying in your face ash he's dancing! The only major expense would be converting to DD3D and reprogramming the SPFX. Just leave everything inside the theatre alone - no need to remodel. Leave everything as is. - ok, if you insists, take down those Inventors Institute signs. Just have a plain generic theatre If you want to be really cheap, leave it film based and just reprogram. But hope not, DD3D is far superior. Look as Sea World San Diego. They seem to change out that 4D movie every couple of years. But guess what, the theatre stays the same, it's just the movie changes but using the same in theatre effects.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>With the water spray, imagine feeling Captain EO sweat flying in your face<< That would be Captain Ewww.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>If you want to be really cheap, leave it film based and just reprogram.<< "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience's Expectations" coming to Disneyland this fall.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice <<That would be Captain Ewww.>> I loved Captain EO, but that's hilarious! *LOL*
Originally Posted By sjdimon I would **love** to see Capt EO return. We saw HISTA once - that was more than enough. I understand the tie-ins that is has with the Imagination Pavilion at EPCOT, but it just does not make as much sense out here. Of course - I would prefer to see something entirely new and different replace either one of these - but given the choice between HISTA and EO, I will take EO any day of the week.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Captain EO debuted in 1986. And even then, it was borderline cheese ball stuff. I was working at WDW at the time, and went to see it with other fellow Cast Members for the previews. In fact, my friend Gary sent me this picture recently. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo_comments.php?subj=545864026#/photo.php?pid=3091494&id=545864026" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/photo_...45864026</a> That's me on the left. That's how long ago it was. Ay yi yi! Anyway, bringing back Captain EO is a bit desperate and morbid too.
Originally Posted By Hista98 the rat effect (wind blowing on your feet), It's actually not wind, it's a rubber house that comes out and whips your legs.
