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Captain EO

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On July, 6 1994, following a decrease in both the film and Jackson's popularity, Captain EO was replaced by a new 4D film [[Honey, I Shrunk the Audience]]. Although now without a home in the Disney Parks, MTV showed the film (in regular 2D) on June 26, 1996 (the only known time the film was shown outside of Disney). On July 2, 2010, following the death of Michael Jackson, Captain EO returned to Epcot as a tribute to the late singer. The film replaced Honey, I Shrunk the Audience almost exactly 16 years after its initial closure. Although the film had returned however, many of the original in-theater effects were removed when Honey, I Shrunk the Audience was built, and thus they are not used in the current version of the attraction.
 
[[Image:EOteam.jpg|300px|thumb|Michael Jackson with producer George Lucas (left) and Director Francis Ford Coppola (right).]]
On March 26, 2015 Disney announced that Captain EO would be temporarily closed on April 10, 2015. Following this date, the theater will show a sneak preview of the 2015 Disney movie "Tomorrowland". It is expected that Captain EO will return when previews for Tomorrowland are finished. On November 13, 2015 Disney announced that Captain EO would be permanently closing on December 6, 2015 and that the Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival would be opening shortly after to replace the film <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/captain-eo/news/13nov2015-epcots-captain-eo-to-be-replaced-by-disney-and-pixar-short-film-festival-next-month.htm </ref> .
===Main Film===
[[Image:EOteam.jpg|400px|thumb|Michael Jackson with producer George Lucas (left) and Director Francis Ford Coppola (right).]]
Captain EO begins with a male narrator setting the scene. He tells guests: