The History of The Magic Eye Theater | Expedition Epcot (Captain EO and Honey I Shrunk The Audience)
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Part 1 of our look at Journey Into Imagination takes a look at the History of the opening day Epcot, Magic Eye Theater. Which has housed movies such as Magical Journeys, Captain E.O and Honey i Shrunk the Audience before becoming the Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival.
Next time we will be looking further into the History of this Epcot Pavilion. If you enjoyed this video please do like and subscribe.
Further information on the movies and theater can be found at:
Rob Plays: • Captain EO: The Most E...
Defunctland: • Defunctland: The Histo...
Martins Vids: • Imagination 82: The or...
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My favourite EPCOT pavilion, at least in its original form
Such a shame now :(
I saw Captain EO during it's original run in the 80s. It was loud and cheesy but a lot of fun. I was so happy when it came back and saw it multiple times during its second run. It was still cheesy and loud but I still loved it for that. It took me back to a simpler time. I hated Honey I Shrunk the Audience though. Saw it once and never went back. And I saw magic Journeys during it's run at the Magic Kingdom, so yeah I got to see all of them.
I really love the Short Film Festival. It’s a beautiful way to highlight how Disney/Pixar uses the short format to test out animating techniques and the immersive nature of the experience adds a level of intimacy you don’t get watching them as a part of the features. I recommend the Film Festival to anyone who loves animation for as long as it stays with us.
Magic Journey and Captain EO was a gem, so graceful for the revamp of Captain EO, it was wonderful to see the new generation embrace this vintage and iconic classic attraction!
Agreed! I do think it came back for a little too long though. Hopefully something else great will come again
Luis Diaz A revamped version with new digital effects would sound cool!
I remember seeing captain EO in 88. Even my parents were impressed....which was a big deal. I really love your videos! You capture the world as it was, as opposed to as it is and I know many of us appreciate that.
Thank you so much! I
I love this video because it gave me the mental image of Kylo Ren and Rey fighting Snoke with the power of MJ style dancing. I truly wish this was a vision I could share with the world.
Haha now that is a movie that i would like to see!
That's way out there but I love it!
I've seen both Honey, I Shrunk the Audience and Captain EO during its second run, and to be perfectly honest, I loved both.
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience was a lively, comical 3D film that was a lot of fun, partly because of the "live demonstration" archetype it presented, similar to MuppetVision and It's Tough to Be a Bug, which I honestly love. The only bane I have for the show was how it influenced the rest of the Imagination pavilion as a whole.
Captain EO, on the other hand, is pretty much 1980s caviar. Great special and practical effects, awesome music and dance, Michael Jackson, it all came together as a stellar theme park classic that I was happy to have been able to experience.
Wow its like stepping back in time... Memories I will never forget
I liked the honey i shrunk the audience show!
I am fortunate enough to have seen all 3 movies. hope all 3 will be available on blu-ray in 3d.
I love your videos! great job! thanks!
That Making Memories footage. I had that VHS. I adored the video and watched it daily.
Man, I wish Disney would release Magic Journeys as a 3D Blu-Ray...
That would be amazing!
I’ve only been on the “Captain EO Tribute” once. It was a long time ago. I absolutely DESPISE AND HATE the water sprayers. Those effects sounded cool though. Even though I was young, it was scary. But to tell the truth, I LOVE ALL EXTINCT DISNEY ATTRACTIONS! The petition should have said to re-do the effects. That would’ve made for a better tribute. Looking back on it now, I kind of wish I wasn’t scared back then...
Was still too young to understand what Captain EO was like. My mom was a huge Michael fan and still is now, but she brought me, my dad, and younger sister there in the mid-90s. I just saw Michael’s face and asked, “That’s Michael?” 😁
As for Honey, I Shrunk the Audience? I still remember that very well and enjoyed it as years followed. Rick Moranis is without a doubt the best of the best as Prof. Wayne Szalinski. Interestingly, a nod to Captain EO was made in HISTA the moment Wayne tries to revert back to normal size from his hover pod. You can hear this is the same sound effect used when EO blasts off into space with his ship.
Man, that pre-show video with the dog got me choked up as a kid
Must say i had a tear too!
Man, I remember " Making Memories" on my old Disneyland Singalong VHS.
Making memories,
Making memories,
Taking pictures is,
Making memories!
Same
I’ve actually met Tony Baxter at a Souplantation near Disneyland and we talked about the rides and his ideas, it was super awesome meeting him and he’s such a nice guy.
Such a great video! Love watching about the history of Disney parks. Have to admit I was over the moon when Captain EO came back and I got to see it in all its glory!
Yeah it was cool it return! I think it stuck around a little long though on its second run! Thank you very much
An Awfully Big Adventure
Not in all its glory they did leave some parts out of the original like: the original "4-D" effects such as the enormous fiber-optic "starfield" wall along with smoke and lasers were removed from the building at the show's first closing, and were not returned for the revived presentation. The removed special effects from the original presentation are also missing in the Epcot, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris revivals that followed.
Why did you think it stuck around a little to long on its revival then?
I remember when I was younger and my family went to Disneyland. My family loved Honey I Shrunk the Audience but I was terrified of it, particularly a scene with a lion. My mom had told me if I was able to get through the show, we would go on Space Mountain, my favorite ride, right after. However, I still made a scene and then me and my mom left the theater while the rest of my family finished the show and then they went on Space Mountain.
I always loved Honey I Shrunk the Audience and the Kodak pre-show, probably because that was the first show I ever saw in this theater as a kid. I will say that I always hoped that this theater could have become the home for a Meet the Robinsons attraction. I think it could have worked on two levels. The first being that the theme of Meet the Robinsons was keep moving forward. This idea of invention and innovation fit with the theme of imagination and it also could have been a continuation of the Inventor Awards, but instead of Wayne getting honored, it would be Cornelius Robinson. They could have had his peanut butter and jelly dispenser “spray” the audience while pumping in those smells, they could have had his meatball canon go crazy and shoot meatballs into the audience and it could have featured the time machine. We could go back in time with Wilbur and Carl for some reason. I know it’ll never happen since Meet the Robinsons was not iconic enough or a big enough box office draw, but I do think it could meet the criteria for both imagination and future world.
Great idea! I have not seen that movie for a long time. Will have to get it back out, it is really underated!
Expedition Theme Park thanks! I really enjoy your channel. Sadly, Meet the Robinsons was during that weird lost time after The Renaissance and is considered part of that Experimental Phase or even worse, the Second Dark Age, but I always thought that the movie had a lot of heart and fun and had it come out during another animation era it likely would have seen a lot more love.
Thank you so much and i 100% agree about the movie. It was great
srayj A 4D film attraction based on that underrated animated Disney film should be a perfect modern-day version of the “Shrunk the Audience” attraction but a bit different!
i remember this i was 5 and i dont remember it all but three visual paerts and the car moving, there was a 3d effect during a few shots
Captain EO should’ve still been in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in California and Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris!
I hope they bring back honey I shrunk the audience
I had read an article this past week about that theater and the film Magic Journeys. I've read about how people felt about that sort. One said that it was like a long acid trip and to that I was amused by that comment. I saw that particular film with another film short you had mentioned in the video. The Donald Duck 3D short was so much fun. I did see this short but in a 2D format. While the Magic Journeys short left me thinking what did I just see? That clip with that boy blowing into the dandylion but in reverse was one of the highlights of that short I remember. Seeing through the eyes of a child feels like stepping into an alternate universe and it shows in that little short. I was amazed at the 3D images of that short yet I was thinking like, What am I watching? As far as the Kodak promotion is concerned, the one I saw was with a father trying to get his son to smile through a slide show. That was before we saw the 2 3D shorts before the main attraction that was Captain EO. Yes, I did see Captain EO and It was outstanding. I was with my mom, my younger brother, and my older sister. They surprised us with a trip to Disney World in Florida. We had to leave at the beginning of the week during Spring break in 1993. So yeah, I can relate to that person who made that comment. The funny thing about that short that I thought it came out in the 70's but it came out in the early 80's.
I can imagine Captain EO himself shrunk down into a small plastic toy version of himself!
This is one of my favourite videos you put out
This is neat information. I’ve hardly researched Epcot. Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure!
I saw Captain EO in 2012 and it did not age well. People were actually complaining out loud as they left the theater.
That sucks to hear!! I would have never exeprienced it if it didnt come back and it was because of that that I became a fan of the attraction. : (
It’s a classic whoever complained needs to get out of Disney
Anything Disney today will not age well within the next 10 years.
The Captain EO short was already old when I saw it and I never complained about how old it was.
This was awesome! So informative and well researched! Thank you!
Thank you again! The second part with the ride will be out next Friday!
Expedition Theme Park Great!
Isn't the last pavilion Wonders?
Do more Imagination Pavilion videos please!
I can say I have never been into that building. My wife and daughter went and saw the Pixar show recently. It is crazy some of the stuff I missed before we got our annual passes. By the way, messaged you back on twitter if you still had a question.
Sweet!!!! We made it into this video! We love your videos man we would love to have you on the podcast.
Yay you are here! For sure, let me know.
Expedition Theme Park what's your twitter
ExpThemePark
This was the best 🔥🔥🔥
i liked Phillip Brainard's Poster Cameo at Disneyland's version
I’m the 687 person that liked the video and I love his videos
Still got my captain EO shirt
Another well done video!
Thank you!
They need to bring back captain EO to disneyland rip mj .
I am starting to think wth I been doing when I went to epcot the first time lol. feels like I missed a lot of things @_@
Wow, you really screwed up Francis Ford Coppola.
Loved honey I blew up the kid ride
How about a universe of energy and a spaceship earth episode?
Any info behind the scenes on how the seats moved?
Very cool video. The issue is they never gotten it updated on a regular basis. Since this is supposed to be about technology, everything became so warn and "uncutting edge" like everyone believes it should be. Shame.
A issue with most areas showing a 3d movie i think!
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Honey I shrunk the Audience was way better than Captain EO
Cant say I agree. If there was a music number Rick Moranis sang and danced in that was better than "We Are Here To Change The World", then I might be on your side for this one. Lol!
TheVioletRaindrops I can’t argue about it because it’s your opinion
Meh, I'll stick with Captain EO. I didn't get to see Honey I Shrunk The Audience during its original run.
They need to bring back captain eo that has Michael Jackson in it
Can you do a video on pleasure island Cleethorpes :)
It is on my list :)
Expedition Theme Park yay can’t wait for the video! :)
Crap, I went to Disney World for a few days in 2011-2012 and didn't go see Captain EO. Granted, I don't think I had become a Michael Jackson fan yet
March 5th is my mom b day rip
Free
No three
Can someone link me to the clip that starts at 0:02
Dreamfinder running?
Expedition Theme Park yes. That one
I wasn't even aware of this attraction when I visited Disney World 4 years ago.
You are not missing too much these days!
What a weird name wed enterprises
Slaninski? I think you mean Wayne Salinski.
Can't speak.
Also...CoPOLLa? Maybe COPolla??
He’s British, you gotta give him a break :)
@@PriestsandParamedics Chill!
Piper is incredible - the quality is just outstanding. EO was horribly dated, so had to go though
Never once saw Captain Eo even when it came back. Don't like michael Jackson as a musician or a person so no appeal what so ever
Geez!