ScrapIron said:
Captain Eo is the only Disney 3D film I didn't like.
I'm in total agreement with ScrapIron. Right now I love every 3D show WDW has to offer. I'm so happy that nowadays every park has a 3D experience. I wouldn't miss any of them. I remember the first time I saw Magical Journeys at Disneyland. If I saw it today, I'm sure I'd be disappointed, but back in 1987 or 1988 I thought it was the most incredible thing I'd ever seen.
That said, the only 3D show I never liked was Captain EO. When Jacko made his first entrance as the captain of a ship and said something an octave and a half above where a normal male speaks, I remember groaning outloud. I hated the special effects, I hated the music, I hated the film. Now, I don't like to see any attraction close at WDW, but in this case I think the Disney executives should take every copy of that film, take a Disney Cruise, and bury Captain EO in the deepest part of the ocean.
I guess this shows just how different people's opinions can be. I loved the special effects, I loved the music, and I loved the film. I still do, and if they do still have copies of it in their vaults, I wish they'd give me one of them. True, the film was very 80s, but I'm a very 80s kind of person. I still sigh whenever I'm at Disneyland or EPCOT and see the infinitely less appealing Honey, I Shrunk the Audience stealing the Captain's theater.
And what's with all the anti-Muppet posts? Since when did people start hating Muppetvision? Did I miss something here? I mean if you never really cared for the Muppets, that's one thing. But what's wrong with the show? Okay, admittedly Waldo is a bit shrill, but personally I rank it just under the first Muppet Movie. Statler and Waldorf alone make the show worth keeping, as Gonzo would put it, "FOREVER!" Two of their gags still make me laugh, and I've watched and listened to that show well over 100 times -
"We entered a contest..."
"Yeah, we lost!"
and
"Do I have time to go to the bathroom before the next show?"
"We can't you old fool, we're bolted to the seats!"
And where else do you get to see a theater blown up right before your eyes? What a cute ending...