El Capitan theater!!???

Jen72386

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Ok so i want to go see the new Cars movie at the el capitan in hollywood and i was wondering if anyone here had been to this theater b4? if so where would you suggest we sit?cuz i wanna order the tickets but need to pick out my seats! thanks!!
 
The El Capitan is right on the strip in Hollywood. It's a really nice, elegant theater - I saw the premiere of Emperors New Groove there. Are you talking about going during the opening weekend (AP exclusive)? If you are, I would bet that there will probably be assigned seating. We got tickets to see Pirates of the Caribbean there opening weekend. If you're going to see Cars, I would call right away. The El Capitan is a pretty popular place to see movies opening weekends. When we called for our POTC tickets today, the Saturday showing was already sold out and there were only 50 tickets left for Sunday (and we bought 10 of them). Good luck!
 

I have been. We went to Narnia and we are VERY much looking forward to going to see Cars as well! I cant right this minute put my finger on the promotion information I got in the mail but I think they are having a NASCAR pit crew doing a demonstration before the show? For Narnia it was beautifully decorated (its already a very pretty theatre).

Anyhooo...we sat on the ground floor about three rows from the back and 3 seats in from the left (if you were looking at the screen). They were great seats, but frankly I don't think there are bad seats in the place. The balcony could be fun, but there was a cool effect before the show that we would have missed sitting up there for Narnia. The VIP tickets you order on line include a bottle of soda or water and a popcorn that came in a take-home bucket.

Don't forget to plan to go next door to the Disney Soda Fountain. It is very fun and if you have a group you can get the big sundae that comes on a Sorcerer Mickey Hat and uses an entire can of whipped cream. :wizard:

There was a line of people to get in, so we got in the line, but you really don't need to. Make sure you get there in plenty of time to see the organist before the show! He is GREAT and plays a wide variety of Disney tunes. We had a ball trying to guess which song it was before the other people in our group.

Also, look for Disneyland's star (the only "place" to ever get one) that is right in front of the Soda Shops front door as well as the new Winnie the Pooh star. I think Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney have theirs across the street just past the Chinese Theater.

Let me know if you have any other questions.
 
Front row of the balcony is a great seat, but it goes fast! Have fun!
 
Jen72386 said:
this may sound stupid but what is an ap exclusive??

the tickets i am talking about are on the el capitan website where you can pick the seats you want and do the $25 vip package that includes a reserved seat, popcorn and drink?
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http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/el_capitan/

Disney Annual Passholder Exclusive. If you're a passholder, you can get opening weekend tickets to exclusive screenings of Cars and POTC for 15.00 each (plus $2 handling fee). It includes admission, popcorn in a souvenir bucket, regular-sized contour bottle drink, movie poster, and real pit crew demonstration (for Cars) and you can see movie costumes and props (POTC). The number to call is 1-800-Disney6.
Cars dates and times are:

Saturday 6/10 at 10:00 am
Sunday 6/11 at 10:00 am

POTC dates and times:

7/8 - SOLD OUT
7/9 at 10:00 am
 


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