Captain EO — Former Show · History & Timeline

Former Show · the memorial record

⚰ Permanently closed · Dec 6, 2015operated 29 years · 1986–2015

Also known as Captain EO Tribute.

↩ On the former site of Magic JourneysReplaced by Honey, I Shrunk the Audience →

This show is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.

Show history

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2015

◆ Latest milestone

ChangedDec 23, 2015#

The Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival opened in the Magic Eye Theater in place of Captain EO.

Successor recorded by name only: no lineage id exists for the Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival in this record set, so replaced_by is deliberately left empty rather than pointing at an id that does not exist.

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RefurbishmentDec 6, 2015#

Captain EO gave its final Epcot performance, ending the film's last regular run at any Disney park.

Yesterland lists Epcot as the final location, after Disneyland (June 18, 2014), Tokyo Disneyland (June 30, 2014) and Disneyland Paris (April 12, 2015).

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2010

Area UpdateAug 2010#

Eastman Kodak ended its nearly 28-year sponsorship of the Imagination pavilion that housed the theater.

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Back OnlineJul 2, 2010#

Captain EO returned to the Magic Eye Theater as a tribute engagement following Michael Jackson's death, taking the space vacated when Honey, I Shrunk the Audience closed in May 2010.

Wikipedia records a soft opening on June 30, 2010; Yesterland notes Epcot billed it simply as Captain EO rather than the Captain EO Tribute name used at Disneyland, and gives the return run as "July 2, 2010 to December 6, 2015".

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1994

ChangedNov 21, 1994#

Honey, I Shrunk the Audience took over the Magic Eye Theater, leaving the pavilion without Captain EO for more than fifteen years.

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ChangedJul 6, 1994#

Captain EO played the final performance of its original Epcot run on July 6, 1994, after nearly eight years in the Magic Eye Theater.

Not recorded as this entity's closure because the same film returned to the same auditorium in 2010; the permanent Epcot closure is the December 6, 2015 beat. Yesterland gives the original run as "September 12, 1986 to July 6, 1994".

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1986

NewSep 12, 1986#

Captain EO, a 3D musical film starring Michael Jackson and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, opened in the Magic Eye Theater at the Kodak-sponsored Journey Into Imagination pavilion at EPCOT Center.

Yesterland records the Disneyland opening on September 18, 1986, six days after the EPCOT Center debut.

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Questions & answers

When did Captain EO open?

Per the documented record, Captain EO at EPCOT opened on Sep 12, 1986.

When did Captain EO last close for refurbishment?

The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Captain EO is dated Dec 6, 2015: Captain EO gave its final Epcot performance, ending the film's last regular run at any Disney park.

What changed recently on Captain EO?

The latest documented change (documented Dec 23, 2015): The Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival opened in the Magic Eye Theater in place of Captain EO.

How many changes are on record for Captain EO?

7 documented changes, dating back to 1986 — the fan-kept show changelog nobody else keeps.

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