Captain Eo Merchandise on sale Feb 23rd

From Disney.com

Disney enthusiasts will be excited to find special Captain EO inspired merchandise created in celebration of the re-opening of the attraction.  Merchandise will include, ladies and men's tees, fleece, military and beanie style hats, posters and souvenir items.  In early March, be on the lookout for a specially created Captain EO embroidered nylon jacket.  See merchandise and prices listed below.

Captain EO Logo Ladies Tee - $26.95

Captain EO Logo Men's Tee - $24.95

Captain EO Poster Men's Tee- $ 26.95

Captain EO Logo Crew Fleece - $42.95

Captain EO Logo Military Cap � $24.95

Captain EO Logo Beanie Hat - $24.95

Poster - $7.95

Captain EO Logo Button - $3.95

Captain EO Embroidered Nylon Jacket - Coming in early to mid-March!

 

Merchandise will be available at the following Disneyland® park locations and other select locations:

• Emporium on Main Street, U.S.A.
• Star Trader in Tomorrowland
• Tomorrowlanding in Tomorrowland

Captain Eo to return to the planet on Feb 23rd!

 

Photo: (c)Disney

It was officially announced today that Captain Eo returns for a limited engagement to Disneyland, this Tuesday, February 23rd.  

From the official Disney Parks Blog: "While it’s not possible to replicate some special effects elements from the original presentation, it will boast a new 70mm print of the film, and it will sound better than ever thanks to acoustic enhancements made to the theater since the film last played there in 1997."  There are no plans for it to return to any other Disney park, at this point.

Rumor has it that the moving floor system from HISTA will be implemented.  No word on whether the lasers, fog or pinwheel will be back too.  For now, the run is open-ended with no set ending date set for the movie. 

Here is the original commercial from 1986 to enjoy:

Disneyland update

Captain Eo is in cast member previews today!  Quite exciting.  This mean a strong likelyhood for it opening in the coming week.  I am curious to see if they hold out just a little longer so that some kind of wide promotion can be made of it.

Also, expect a busy holiday weekend at the park with extended hours to accommodate the crowds.

President's Holiday Weekends

Disneyland's hours for Monday Feb 8th is from 9 AM to 11 PM, instead of the normal 10 AM to 8 PM, and the park closes an hour later than normal on Sunday Feb 7th, as it is a three day weekend.  Crowds will be a bit heavier than expected however, with the rain, it is likely to get a weekend free of lines.

Where did Tiana go?

In case you were wondering, Princess Tiana will be seen over at the Princess Fantasy Faire in Fantasyland for the coming months.  Once the Rivers of America refills, Tiana's Riverboat Jubilee will return to the Mark Twain in May.  This will also coincide with the DVD release.