Today I decided to check out the brand new Innoventions game, Habit Heroes, over at Epcot.

I haven't done a ton of reading up on Habit Heroes so I really wasn't sure what I was getting myself into. I knew it was super hero themed in a way and it had to do with bad habits. So what's the game like? Let's take a look!

The entrance to Habit Heroes

When you first arrive there is little clue as to what you will encounter once you enter inside the brand new game. Your first stop is in a mysterious alley located just outside of Will Powers (get it, will power) Gymnasium. Once you enter the gym (which features a door leading to the trainer, Callie Stenics, room. Calisthenics being a form of aerobics), a clip show is presented about how back in the day people did a great job of working out and staying healthy, but recently things have gone wrong!

Enter our hosts, Will and Callie (Will Power and Callie Stenics that is), who instruct us that today they are going to help us turn into Habit Heroes as we defeat things like obesity and unhealthy eating! Our subject? Help a teenage boy (who is hands down my new favorite Disney theme park character) defeat these nasty habits! I know, I wasn't expecting a workout, but man did I get one! You are then divided into four teams by receiving a different color bracelet and are sent into the first room where we must defeat our television watching habits!

This is the most recent footage Disney could find of people actually working out

Will, our overly enthusiastic teenage friend, and Callie

Yay! I became part of the yellow team (my favorite color)

Once you enter the room there are several stations with four buttons (red, yellow, blue, and green) upon them. During the game the screens which circle the entire room above these stations will have televisions falling. You must blow up the television by pushing the buttons! Sounds easy, right? Not even a little! All of the televisions falling from the air are one of the four different colors and you are only allowed to push the television that corresponds with your colored bracelet.

To make things even tougher, half way through the game the televisions are multicolored so you must work with the other teams to destroy certain televisions! Once you complete the level, and work up a sweat, you realize that our subject (my buddy the teenager) may have gotten rid of his television obsession, but now he's starting to eat unhealthy! Enter the next room!

Oh no! He's going for the yogurt!

The next room wasn't explained in full detail to us, but you enter and face one of two delicious looking walls:

I really didn't see what was so bad about this town, but apparently all of this is unhealthy

In front of you is a gun (similar to the one found at Toy Story Midway Mania) where you must shoot fruits and vegetables at the buildings found in this (amazingly delicious looking, really wish it existed type of) town. In between a fairy flies around who you must shoot as well. The more you hit a building the more it begins to disintegrate while showing us that healthy eating always overpowers unhealthy choices!

After you complete your task, you move onto the next room where you must fight the notorious Leadbottom!

Leadbottom!!!

That's right! This dude is scary! You enter the room and upon the ground are sixteen lit up circles. Once everyone has chosen a circle to stand on, Will and Callie join you on screen to defeat Leadbottom. In order to defeat him, we must exercise! That's right! Will and Callie take us through a series of exercise moves trying to encourage Leadbottom to participate as well. The more you work out, the more he does too, the less you work out, the more he stands there.

Overall, this was exhausting, BUT a lot of fun! I think I may start attending Will Powers gym instead of the gym I don't go to right now. The game may not be for everyone, but it is worth checking out at least once mainly to see the hilarious acting of the teenager. Trust me, he's hilarious!

As you can see from my ripping biceps and nonexistent gut, I've been fighting bad habits for years.

I know a lot of people out there have grown up with Winnie the Pooh or have a special place in their heart for Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, and the rest of the Hundred Acre Woods.

Next summer, Winnie the Pooh will return to theatres with a brand new movie. Today, Disney released the newest trailer and here it is:

Today Disney released a trailer for their newest animated film, Tangled. Take a look:

Today I decided to check out the brand new Innoventions game, Habit Heroes, over at Epcot.

I haven't done a ton of reading up on Habit Heroes so I really wasn't sure what I was getting myself into. I knew it was super hero themed in a way and it had to do with bad habits. So what's the game like? Let's take a look!

The entrance to Habit Heroes

When you first arrive there is little clue as to what you will encounter once you enter inside the brand new game. Your first stop is in a mysterious alley located just outside of Will Powers (get it, will power) Gymnasium. Once you enter the gym (which features a door leading to the trainer, Callie Stenics, room. Calisthenics being a form of aerobics), a clip show is presented about how back in the day people did a great job of working out and staying healthy, but recently things have gone wrong!

Enter our hosts, Will and Callie (Will Power and Callie Stenics that is), who instruct us that today they are going to help us turn into Habit Heroes as we defeat things like obesity and unhealthy eating! Our subject? Help a teenage boy (who is hands down my new favorite Disney theme park character) defeat these nasty habits! I know, I wasn't expecting a workout, but man did I get one! You are then divided into four teams by receiving a different color bracelet and are sent into the first room where we must defeat our television watching habits!

This is the most recent footage Disney could find of people actually working out

Will, our overly enthusiastic teenage friend, and Callie

Yay! I became part of the yellow team (my favorite color)

Once you enter the room there are several stations with four buttons (red, yellow, blue, and green) upon them. During the game the screens which circle the entire room above these stations will have televisions falling. You must blow up the television by pushing the buttons! Sounds easy, right? Not even a little! All of the televisions falling from the air are one of the four different colors and you are only allowed to push the television that corresponds with your colored bracelet.

To make things even tougher, half way through the game the televisions are multicolored so you must work with the other teams to destroy certain televisions! Once you complete the level, and work up a sweat, you realize that our subject (my buddy the teenager) may have gotten rid of his television obsession, but now he's starting to eat unhealthy! Enter the next room!

Oh no! He's going for the yogurt!

The next room wasn't explained in full detail to us, but you enter and face one of two delicious looking walls:

I really didn't see what was so bad about this town, but apparently all of this is unhealthy

In front of you is a gun (similar to the one found at Toy Story Midway Mania) where you must shoot fruits and vegetables at the buildings found in this (amazingly delicious looking, really wish it existed type of) town. In between a fairy flies around who you must shoot as well. The more you hit a building the more it begins to disintegrate while showing us that healthy eating always overpowers unhealthy choices!

After you complete your task, you move onto the next room where you must fight the notorious Leadbottom!

Leadbottom!!!

That's right! This dude is scary! You enter the room and upon the ground are sixteen lit up circles. Once everyone has chosen a circle to stand on, Will and Callie join you on screen to defeat Leadbottom. In order to defeat him, we must exercise! That's right! Will and Callie take us through a series of exercise moves trying to encourage Leadbottom to participate as well. The more you work out, the more he does too, the less you work out, the more he stands there.

Overall, this was exhausting, BUT a lot of fun! I think I may start attending Will Powers gym instead of the gym I don't go to right now. The game may not be for everyone, but it is worth checking out at least once mainly to see the hilarious acting of the teenager. Trust me, he's hilarious!

As you can see from my ripping biceps and nonexistent gut, I've been fighting bad habits for years.

Today while at the Magic Kingdom I received an amazing surprise! They were doing test runs for the new interactive Magic Kingdom game, Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom! What is Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom?

Well, it all begins over at the Main Street Fire House (which now has a semi new look) where you receive a map, a key, and five cards that will help you on our quest. You are then greeted by Merlin (yes, from The Sword in the Stone) who informs you that Hades, ruler of the Underworld, has stolen crystals that keep the Magic Kingdom together and has given several different Disney villains the task of protecting them for him.

You are then given a location to go to somewhere in the park to start your mission. My first assignment was Fantasyland where I learned that Maleficent was causing trouble, starting off by kidnapping Flora, Fauna, and Merriweather. But how does the station work exactly?

First you place your key against a padlock at the location and then stand on the Sorcerer sign on the ground and a window display with start the animation.

Your key!

While fighting the villains you cast different spells on them in order to defeat them. The five cards I got are the following:

Each attack has a different level and unique animation that goes with the game. Unfortunately, right now the attack levels don't result in anything differently, but supposedly they will in the future. If you take a look at one of the cards closer you'll see the following:

If you look at it closely you'll see that each card has a rhyme that goes along with the card, but even cooler is just above the castle tower! Here you see that this card is 05/70, meaning that every time you play you will most likely get a different set of cards which gives guests a great reason to continue going back to the game and playing over and over again!

As you can see from the maps below, there are several different locations for guests to interact and fight off these villainous no gooders:

Today I played four different missions. One in Fantasyland (against Maleficent), two in Liberty Square/Frontierland (one against Dr. Faciler fro Princess and the Frogs and the other against Governor Radcliffe from Pocahontas), and then my favorite in Adventureland (against Yzma from The Emperor's New Groove)!

Overall, the game was a lot of fun! It reminded me a lot of Kim Possible, but brought a lot of characters from animated films that we all know and love! It was great having the characters thrown in the park in not a right in your face way and now I must head off and try to collect all the cards!

A few months ago Disney announced that a large portion of Downtown Disney was going to be getting a makeover. Part of this was Pleasure Island's transformation into Hyperion Wharf, but the part that a lot of people I know were most excited about was the expansion of the Lego Store!

Well my friends, the wait is finally over. While the inside of the store is just slightly larger, the exterior got some new additions that will please any Disney fan! Take a look and enjoy!

Maleficent and Prince Phillip dual it out...Lego Style!

"This isn't flying. This is falling. With style."

Snow White and Dopey share a moment.

Bambi and Thumper?

While Dopey hangs out with Snow White, the other six dwarfs bring home the big bucks.

Even the Lego family has gotten a makeover! Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and Pirate's League have never looked so good (well, that's not true)!

I know we already had an update today, but here's another one!

The Mad Tea Party's refurbishment is over and the coloring is a little different, but it's still the same attraction we all know and love! A cast member told me she heard the color scheme is to match that area of Fantasyland after the expansion is finished!

I also took another trip on Dumbo to get some pictures of the progress of Fantasyland. Enjoy pictures of both the Mad Tea Party and the expansion!

This Thanksgiving Tangled, the newest Disney animated film, will be released. To help guests get excited about this new film Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, the stars of the film, have begun to meet guests in between the United Kingdom and Canada pavilions in Epcot.

Below is some video footage of my interactions with them yesterday, along with the picture. Beginning October 24, 2010, these two will be starring in a new show over at the Fairytale Garden, the former home of Story Time with Belle. Keep watching the updates section to read all about that show on the 24th. Until then, I hope you enjoy the video!

Today I rode Dumbo so I could get a few pictures of the progress of the Fantasyland Expansion. The first pictures are of the Under the Sea Journey of the Little Mermaid attraction. The next group are of Beast's Castle for the Be Our Guest restaurant. And the final pictures are of the Mad Tea Party and the progress of the refurb going on over there.

The Little Mermaid attraction:

Beast's Castle for the Be Our Guest Restaurant:

Mad Tea Party:  

Today a new character joined the Epcot family and this time it wasn't a creature with two tiny wings, eyes big and yellow, but he is indeed a marvelous fellow! He is the one and only Duffy.

Now I know what you are thinking, "Who is Duffy?" That's a great question! Duffy is a bear, but not just any bear. You see, a few years back Disney released a new stuffed animal called the Disney Bear. The Disney Bear was full of Mickey marks on  his paws and face and was fairly popular. Eventually he made his way to Tokyo Disneyland and became a superstar with the name of Duffy.

Not only is Duffy a star over there, some Cast Members that are good will ambassadors from Tokyo Disneyland that are currently working at Epcot told me that Duffy is the second most popular character in Tokyo, right after Mickey.

Starting today you can now buy your own Duffy stuffed animal, Duffy key chains, and if you really want to dress Duffy up, you can buy him his own clothing (with different costumes for each World Showcase pavilion).

Here are some pictures of the Duffy meet and greet area:

Here's the Duffy story:

Duffy Mania hits the stores!

While working today on the W.E.D.nesday Show! I was flooded with messages...well, three people wrote to me, about something in the parks that I truly love disappearing.

I, like everyone else, love Walt Disney World. But unlike most people, I realize there is tons of freebies throughout the parks and my favorite is the Block Party Bash balls that are shot out at the end of each party zone during Block Party Bash.

Unfortunately as of January 1, 2011, Block Party Bash will just be a memory in most people's minds, but for me it will be the end of a dream. In the past I have talked about creating a giant ball pit filled with Block Party Bash balls and now I realize that I really need to step up my game even more. I have over 50 of these marvelous Nerf balls, but I have far from a pit full.

With the disappearance of Block Party Bash, Disney did announce they will have a new Pixar inspired parade taking the place of Block Party Bash at Disney's Hollywood Studios starting January 16, 2011. Included in the parade will be Carl and Russell from UP along with Remy and Emile from Ratatouille. 

One can only hope that at the end of this new parade there will be guns that shoot Nerf balls at us. If not, there will be one Disney author silently crying knowing he has one pathetic looking ball pit.

A lot of information has been coming out today about future plans for Walt Disney World.

First off, we all have heard of the Fantasyland Expansion. Recently there have been different rumors coming out that the Imagineers have been rethinking everything that will be added to the expansion since it is geared more towards girls than boys. These rumors have been confirmed today and Disney has announced that they have rethought of a few different additions to the expansion to make it more "boy friendly."

So what's staying? Disney hasn't official announced what is staying for sure, but I'm sure the Little Mermaid attraction, Be Our Guest restaurant, and Story Time with Belle will remain with the new plans. The Little Mermaid and Be Our Guest mainly due to the fact that they were two of the signature items on the expansion plans. I think Belle's story time will stick around mainly due to the fact that Disney recently announced that Rapunzel will be making a home for herself over at Fairytale Garden (the current place where you can meet Belle and hear her stories). Due to Belle's story time being so popular already I'm sure it will be included.

What could attract the boys to the Fantasyland Expansion? I have heard rumors that a Seven Dwarfs roller coaster (similar to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad but in the Dwarfs' cave) is being looked at. It would be great if Disney brought in an attraction that dealt with Robin Hood (I personally believe an archery shooting attraction similar to Buzz Lightyear would be amazing), the Jungle Book, or even Pinocchio (Pinocchio's Daring Journey, anyone?) to the drawing board.

In other news, Disney released a preshow video today for Star Tours. Click here to watch the clip. I have always been a huge Star Wars and Star Tours fan and I am excited to see the new changes to the attraction. The new Star Tours, Star Tours II, will be coming out next year and will be set in between the two Star Wars trilogies.

Stop by the From Screen to Theme forums to talk about the Fantasyland Expansion and Star Tours II.

While visiting the Magic Kingdom yesterday I decided to visit the Tomorrowland Transit Authority, or Peoplemover as most people call it. Well, as of yesterday, it looks like both names are correct since the sign out from shows the attraction has received a name change!

A wall has recently been put up in front of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Here's some looks at the wall and what is behind the wall near the tree:

There has been a lot happening over at Epcot this week.

Today new directional signs were put up near the World Showcase entrance. Another new addition to the park is a new Meet and Greet area for Donald in Mexico.

In addition to these two new additions, Via Napoli (the new restaurant in the Italy pavilion) and La Hacienda de San Angel and La Cantina de San Angel (the new restaurant in the Mexico pavilion) both are showing a lot of new progress this week as well. Below are pictures of all four additions and their progress.

Donald's new meet and greet area in Mexico:

Progress for the new Italy restaurant:

Progress for the new Mexico restaurant:

Hop aboard Dumbo the Flying Elephant with me and take a look at what's going on with the Fantasyland Expansion. In these three pictures you can see that they are leveling out all the dirt. The tents in the first picture are part of Mickey's Toontown Fair. I'll keep you posted on any further progress!

Today while in Fantasyland I notice two things. The first was that scaffolding has been put up around the Winnie the Pooh tree that is now located outside of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Also, Peter Pan's Flight now has a new exterior. Check out pictures for both below:

During the D23 Flowers and Fireworks event this past Sunday, Vice President of Epcot, Dan Cockerell, made some exciting announcements about what's to come to Epcot over the next year.

Coming Sepetember, 2010, will be a new restaurant in the Italy pavilion called Via Napoli. Just like everything else in Disney, this restaurant has a backstory which goes something like this:

There's a wealthy merchant family and the current restaurant is their home that they serve their guests. In the late 1700's they built these stables where they kept their horses. For one or two centuries the wealth grew in the family.

The son, Niko, is born. He worked in the stables and became close with the horses in the stables. He eventually decided to go out and see the world. While in Naples he discovered his calling. Here he discovered pizza in one of the shops. He visited the tiny shops and practiced making the dough and creating pizzas.

He eventually moved back home and his parents wouldn't let him in the house. They did let him convert the stables into a restaurant however. Using what he learned on his travels, he knew that the secret of pizza is having a good oven. So he created three ovens with each one being inspired by three volcanoes in Italy making each mouth look like one of the monster.

He also realized that the secret to pizza is the water you use. Due to this, the restaurant's water has been recreated to represent water from Naples.

Via Napoli will be out in Fall, 2010

Yesterday I updated about a new picture being placed on the wall outside of Scuttle's Landing showing Maurice's House. Today two more pictures, along with descriptions for all three pictures, have been added giving guests a whole new look at what is to come when the Fantasyland Expansion is complete. Below are three videos of the pictures along with their descriptions.

When the Fantasyland Expansion is over, one of the places guests will be able to visit is Maurice's (Belle's father) cottage. Inside they will see an enchanted mirror that allows guests to be in Beast's castle where they get to retell a story for Belle.

To give guests a glimpse into what's to come, a picture has been added to part of the wall outside of Scuttle's Landing. Here is a look at the picture:

Two days ago I have you an update on Pooh's Playful Spot pointing out that they had moved the tree within the area and looked like it was going to be moved in the near future.

Today, while in the Magic Kingdom, I went to see if there were any changes and it ends up there is a huge one! Last night they moved the tree across the street near The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. You can now find the tree (behind a wall) in between the entrance and fastpass distribution of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. It appears this will become the new permanent spot for the tree. Below is a short video of the changes.

Disney announced today that Captain EO will be returning to Walt Disney World on July 2nd, 2010.

While in Fantasyland today I noticed that there have already been some changes to Pooh's Playful Spot. For instance, Pooh's tree, which is usually further behind the wall, was almost directly behind it. Also, the tree was no longer facing towards us, but towards Dumbo. Below are two short videos showing Pooh's Playful Spot from outside of the wall and from Dumbo. Enjoy!

Today was the grand opening of D Street in Downtown Disney's West Side. D Street features apparel for men and women with an urban inspired look. The main product is not clothes, however, but Vinylmations.

Vinylmations aren't simply the main product in the store, but the main piece of decoration as well. For instance, one of the signs hanging from the ceiling consists of 1,255 Vinylmations hanging from 81 rods with 15 and a half figures on each rod, and it weighs 196 pounds. One of the tables in the store consists of 782 Vinylmations underneath a piece of glass.

On top of the table is a Mickey that is made up of several small Vinylmations. However, the Vinylmations here don't consist of actual Vinylmations, but were created in a very interesting way. In the near future Disney will be releasing a Vinylmation ice tray. Using one of these ice trays they filled the trays with silicon, connected all of the Vinylmations to a structure and then hand painted all of them to match the look of Mickey.

In addition to these decorations they have taken several props from around Walt Disney World (and the world) to give the store a unique look. For instance just after walking into the store you will see a Zebra bookcase on your right hand side. If this looks familiar it's due to the fact that it once had a home in the Adventurer's Club. This isn't the only prop that fellow Adventurer's may recognize however. If you look at the far wall from the entrance you will see several props on a ledge on the right hand side of the store that also once had a home in the Adventurer's Club.

Just below the ledge you will see a glass display case that was actually relocated to D Street from the Contemporary Resort. The final item relocated to D Street is actually the hag hanging in the main lobby area. This hag made the farthest trip of all coming from the now closed World of Disney in New York City.

While going through the rest of the store be on the look out for several characters drawn upon the walls like Cruella De Ville, Cheshire Cat, Pluto, Peg Leg Pete, and Foulfellow. Behind the cash register is a very large, but very cool hidden Mickey made out of bricks, while the clouds in the entrance area form Vinylmation Mickey's.

The ceremonies kicked off today with speed painter Rock Demarco. Here's footage:

Following Rock Demarco's presentation Walt Disney World Ambassador Clay Schumacher welcomed us to the event and introduced Vice President of Downtown Disney, Keith Bradford. Keith talks a little bit about the store and introduces the cast members of D Street. Vice President of Merchandise/Product Design and Development Kelly Coleman talks about the unique features in the store and welcomes us to the store.

Finally we were presented with some amazing dance moves by Mickey Mouse himself and three cast members:

Overall, D Street has a great feel to it and the cast members, as always, are extremely friendly and helpful. If you love Vinylmation collecting or great theming, make sure you stop by D Street on your next trip! It's well worth it.

Yesterday Disney announced their plans for this Summer�s Nightastic plans in Walt Disney World. With last summer�s success with Summer exclusive events at Disneyland, the Company decided to give Walt Disney World a shot.

Leading the list of exciting changes is the return of the Main Street Electrical Parade which ran in the Magic Kingdom from 1977 through 1991 and 1999 through 2001. Joining the parade for the very first time are Pinocchio and Snow White floats, along with LED lighting.

In addition to the parade changes, the Tower of Terror will be receiving new lighting effects along with some new drop sequences. Keeping with the Nightastic theme, Disney�s Animal Kingdom will receive some extended hours so guests can play in the park a little later than usual.

Back over in the Magic Kingdom, Wishes, my personal favorite Disney experience, will be replaced for the summer by a different fireworks extravaganza starting in June.

All changes are planned to last through the Summer and nothing has been said about whether or not these experiences will continue after the Summer is over.

Today was a HUGE day! The Disney Dream arrived in Port Canaveral early in the morning and Cast Members and construction workers cleaned up the ship and performed different drills throughout the day.

Realizing that I am only an hour away from where the Disney Dream was I went to see it early this morning (but not early enough to see it arrive unfortunately) and got some pictures!

As seen here, it is roughly the size of a pickup truck:

Herbie longing for life at sea:

While at Disney's Animal Kingdom the other day, I had a question about the Tree of Life for Guest Relations. Unfortunately they couldn't answer my question, BUT they did bring to my attention a hidden Mrs. Potts and Chip, from Beauty and the Beast, which never made it into From Screen to Theme. This is very debatable whether or not this is meant to be Chip and Mrs. Potts so I will let you decide for yourselves!

The one on the left is Chip and the one on the right is Mrs. Potts. Scroll down to see the same two characters with added features to give you a better idea of where what is!

While exploring the Beach and Yacht Clubs today I found a new reference that is not in the books. While walking around the Beach Club near the rooms you can find pictures of Sebastian, Flounder, and one of the fish from the "Under the Sea" sequence of the film.

After my trip to Disneyland this past week, I wanted to give you an update on all of the fun and exciting additions coming to Disney's California Resort.

First off, there are walls EVERYWHERE! The Silly Symphony Swings look to be complete. Band Concert Mickey is on the top while all of the other characters from The Band Concert are flying around in the center pole. They did several tests without guests while I was there, but from a visual standpoint, it looks like it is ready to go.

The trolley tracks that are being added to the Hollywood Backlot area are complete for the most part. The only section that still has a wall around it is near Playhouse Disney.

Now for the big three. Let's start with World of Color. World of Color looks like it is all set to go. They have been testing the show on an almost nightly basis. While in line for Toy Story Midway Mania they were actually testing the water screen (without anything projected on it). The size of the water screen is massive and extremely impressive. I did get an insider source saying that they are changing up a lot of the scenes in the actual show right now since some higher ups felt the show was too scary for the younger audience. This caused a lot of the merchandise that was already created featuring characters like Chernabog to be taken back.

The Little Mermaid attraction is being built quite quickly. You can see the frame of the main building being put up in place. The coolest part of the area right now are all of the signs on the side advertising the future opening of the attraction.

Cars Land looks AMAZING! From the top of Mickey's Fun Wheel you can see that the track has been laid out and looks to be almost complete! Other than the track and a bunch of dirt, there is not a lot to see, but the size of the land is very impressive.

Unfortunately the pictures I had taken for this update are not loading to my computer right now, but as soon as I fix the problem they will be up for your viewing pleasure!

On September 12, 1986 Captain EO premiered in Walt Disney World. The 3D film starring Michael Jackson and Anjelica Huston, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and produced by George Lucas, would open 6 days later in Disneyland and instantly became a hit in both parks.

The story focused around Captain EO, played by Michael Jackson, and his crew of aliens and robots (Fuzzball, Idey, Ody, Major Domo, Minor Domo, and Hooter) as they fly in their spaceship to deliver a message to an evil alien leader, the White Witch, played by Anjelica Huston.

After the crew arrives they are captured and Captain EO points out that there is beauty within the White Witch still. Captain EO and his crew then begin to mesmerize the White Witch and her guards by singing, �We Are Here to Change the World.� Right in the middle of the song, Hooter breaks his instrument which in turn breaks the spell EO has placed over the White Witch and her crew.

Eventually, Captain EO would sing his way to victory and his crew would fly away in their spaceship knowing that they had changed the world.

While the attraction was popular, it eventually became dated and would close in Walt Disney World on July 6, 1994 and in Disneyland on April 7, 1997. While fans did try to bring the attraction back by writing to Disney, it seemed like all hope was loss for its return.

Things changed on June 25, 2009, however, when Michael Jackson, Captain EO himself, passed away. Disney fans around the country began to demand that Captain EO should return to the Disney parks to honor the King of Pop. Their demands were heard and today, February 23, 2010, Captain EO will return to Disneyland for a brief stay as he once again will try to change the world.

As of today, the Walt Disney Company has run longer without Walt as it did with him by one day.