Captain EO (film)

Captain EO (film) 3D musical science-fiction adventure film shown in Journey into Imagination at Epcot beginning September 12, 1986 and ending July 6, 1994, and in Tomorrowland at Disneyland on September 18, 1986 and ending April 6, 1997. Captain EO and his crew of mythical space creatures—Hooter, Fuzzball, the Geex, Major Domo, Minor Domo—discover a colorless planet where they are confronted by the Supreme Leader and her forces of darkness. Using the power of music, dance, and light, EO and his crew are able to turn the black-and-white land into a magical world of color and happiness. 17 min. Shown in Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland beginning March 20, 1987 and ended September 1, 1996. Also in Cinémagique in Discoveryland in Disneyland Paris, opened on April 12, 1992, and ended on August 17, 1998. Stars Michael Jackson, Anjelica Huston, Dick Shawn. George Lucas was Executive Producer and Francis Coppola was Director. To honor Michael Jackson after his death in 2009, the film was brought back to Disneyland from Feb. 23, 2010 to Jun. 2014, to Tokyo Disneyland, replacing MicroAdventure, from Jul. 1, 2010 to Jun. 30, 2014, to Epcot from Jul. 2, 2010 to Dec. 6, 2015, and to Disneyland Paris from Jun. 12, 2010 to Apr. 12, 2015.