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Watch Michael Jackson’s Classic ’80s Sci-Fi World Evolve In This Rough Cut Of Captain EO
When I was a kid, my favourite movie in the world was 1985’s Captain EO. Yes, the 17-minute Michael Jackson sci-fi fantasy played at the Disney theme parks, but it also made an appearance on TV. My parents recorded it on VHS for me, and I honestly wore out the tape rewatching it so many…
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The First Video Of Disney World’s New Avatar Ride Looks Fantastic
Video: When the original Pirates of the Caribbean ride first opened at Disneyland in 1967, it represented the cutting-edge of amusement park technologies. Fifty years later, this video is our first glimpse at how far ride technologies have advanced, as Disney World’s new Avatar: Flight of Passage attraction is set to open next weekend, and…
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Disney’s Avatar Land Shows Why It’s So Hard To Keep Epcot Futuristic
Do you remember Avatar? It was released seven years ago as the single biggest movie of 2009. But unlike other sci-fi blockbusters with broad family appeal, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone today begging for a sequel, let alone clamouring for theme park rides based on the film. But that’s just what we’re going…
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Disney World Now Makes Toddlers Get Fingerprint Scans
The Most Magical Place on Earth has started scanning the fingers of three-year-olds in an effort to prevent ticket fraud, because you can never be too careful about tiny babies that have only just started communicating properly.