The Making of Disney Parks' & Lucusfilms' Captain EO (1986)

This TV special aired as a tie in for the then brand new Disney theme park attraction. This was the first for the time. Hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, the documentary delves into how this attraction was created and finally realized.

Captain EO was the first theme park 4D experience using motion a control film ride simulator with real effects in the theater. The more famous attraction to use this technology, Star Tours, came the following year. Captain EO was the most expensive film ever made at that time. Starring Michael Jackson, produced by George Lucas, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola this was a major production at the time. The film ran from 1986-1997.

Original air date December 6, 1986

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