Captain EO - Opening Day Feedback

[mgmcpa]

Our last day of our 4-day trip to Disneyland ended on the opening day of Captain EO. My husband is a huge MJ fan, so he was thrilled to be part of the madness. Turns out, like most things Disney, they did a good job of keeping the madness to a minimum.

It was a magic morning, so there were lots of people in line to enter the park early. They had made the 2 gates to the far left (near downtown Disney) lines for people who were there to see Captain EO. These lines were the same length as the normal park opening lines. DH went over and got in that line around 8:30am. Everyone in line had to sign a media release, as there was lots of media on hand.

After the Magic Morning folks went into the park at 9am, they escorted the EO fans in around 9:30am. The walked them in groups down Main Street and to the theatre to line up. Very orderly and kept things calm. At the theatre, they introduce "celebrity guests", which were mostly people who were dancers or inside costumes in the film. No Jackson family, no big names ... but everyone was very excited to see those who were there.

Crowd loved the film, lots of yelling and high energy. Many people were in MJ costumes ... later that day, we even saw a guy in a light-up EO costume. Star Trader store is selling retro-EO shirts, buttons, and posters.

By 4pm, the wait time for EO was down to 20 minutes (basically, just wait one showing), so the entire family went to see it then. I thought it was a fun retro show. The bouncing floor was a bit much when it bounced the entire dance number, but otherwise they kept the effects minimal and well placed.

Worth seeing if you visit and it didn't create chaos or huge crowds, at least not that we noticed.

 

[Golfing Goofy]

Thanks for the report!

 

[lucky1]

mgmcpa - glad to hear there was more excitment around the opening. We were there for a sneek preview as hotel guests at 8am. When were inline at 7:40am, the special line for captain EO didn't seem long at all and I was worried with all the set up and suits they had there when we walked in that someone was in for a big let down.

We only have about 50 people in the audience for the first showing and there was no cheering or any excitment around it.

 

[dtdemarcus]

we were there MOnday and Tuesday. Had no idea that Tuesday was Captain EO day, but figured it out quickly! It was A LOT more crowded.. mostly just tomorrow land. We still walked right on Buzz and most rides. But Tomorrowland had a lot of people milling around.. I guess waiting for Captain EO. I saw it during it's first run and that was good enough for me

 

[Lollipop's Mom]

Do things come out and grab your feet and stuff like it did in HISTA? I had to leave because that freaked me out too much to have 'rats' on my feet! LOL

 

[mgmcpa]

No rats at your feet.

Just some lights, one air blow in your face, and a lot of bouncing.