Back in June, in the aftermath of Michael Jackson's death, we talked about Jackson's 3-D musical at EPCOT (and Disneyland), Captain EO. I just noticed this, but apparently Disney has made the decision to - depending on your perspective or generosity - milk Michael Jackson's death or respond to the pleadings of the Jackson fans and Disney die-hards, and bring back Captain EO (see it here, without going to the park!), at least to Disneyland.
I wonder how long it will take to recall that the film is just laughably bad (although the song is pretty good)? Will George Lucas be able to go back and update the special effects, a la the digitized re-releases of Star Wars? Is there really a chance this can succeed without frustrating parkgoers in a world where quality 3-D motion pictures - Disney-Pixar's Up, Avatar - have become commonplace, don't require a $75 Disney park pass and an hour long wait in the queue line, when you could just as well be Soarin'?
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