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.

D23 Expo Announcements

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Some exciting updates are coming to Disneyland as announced at the D23 Expo:

• Walt Disney Story and The Disney Gallery open in October 2009
• Great Moment's With Mr. Lincoln will be back early 2010
• Star Tours 2 in 2011
• Captain Eo may return, probably in 2010

Captain EO returns!

As reported by Miceage.com: Honey I Shrunk The Audience will be closed next week, Tuesday through Thursday. Walt Disney Imagineering will be installing the Captain EO special effects to prepare the theater for Thursday's private performance of the show for Jay Rasulo and other Disney suits in Anaheim for the D23 Expo beginning September 10th. An official announcement of it's return is expected during the convention.