Post by Starbeard on Jul 11, 2018 17:04:22 GMT -6
Wikipedia links:
Star Tours
Captain EO
I don't really have much to say or discuss, other than that I'm half-convinced that these peculiar Disneyland attractions helped carry the tide through the late-80s dearth of new Star Wars media more than we realize. I realize Captain EO isn't Star Wars, and so is probably mostly off-topic to the board, but it was a big part of the Disney-Lucas partnership that began with EO and ended (I think) with Indiana Jones and The Temple of the Forbidden Eye—so in that context I think the two (or all three, really) are worth talking about together.
Star Tours opened right at the beginning of 1987, almost exactly four months after Captain EO was put in. The ride cost $32 million, which is about as much as Return of the Jedi cost to make. When the ride started the park stayed open for the entire weekend without breaks, for a 60-hour marathon. As far as I know, that's the only time the park has ever stayed open past hours to the public. So it was hugely successful.
You can see the distinctly Captain EO-inspired space suits for the characters here, and the huge opening crowds.
Star Tours
Captain EO
I don't really have much to say or discuss, other than that I'm half-convinced that these peculiar Disneyland attractions helped carry the tide through the late-80s dearth of new Star Wars media more than we realize. I realize Captain EO isn't Star Wars, and so is probably mostly off-topic to the board, but it was a big part of the Disney-Lucas partnership that began with EO and ended (I think) with Indiana Jones and The Temple of the Forbidden Eye—so in that context I think the two (or all three, really) are worth talking about together.
Star Tours opened right at the beginning of 1987, almost exactly four months after Captain EO was put in. The ride cost $32 million, which is about as much as Return of the Jedi cost to make. When the ride started the park stayed open for the entire weekend without breaks, for a 60-hour marathon. As far as I know, that's the only time the park has ever stayed open past hours to the public. So it was hugely successful.
You can see the distinctly Captain EO-inspired space suits for the characters here, and the huge opening crowds.