Okay, I have a question for those of you who may have been at Disneyland in 1984 or 1985. I ask because I'm wondering if anyone ever saw this...
It's "Magic Journeys": A 3-D show that ran originally at Walt Disney World's EPCOT Center beginning in 1982. On June 16th 1984, it was added at Disneyland Park in Tomorrowland's outdoor space stage, and then was added as the first 3-D show in the Magic Eye theater. (Future shows would be Michael Jackson's "Captain EO" and then "Honey I Shrunk the Audience")
Here is the plot synopsis (according to Wikipedia...)
"Magic Journeys looked at the world through the eyes of a child. The film started with children running through a meadow and looking at clouds. Someone blew on a dandelion and the seeds then flew away, turning into stars and then turned into the sun. Next the kids were seen flying a kite at the beach. The kite then turned into a bird, a fish, a school of fish, a flock of birds, bird wings, a Pegasus, a horse and then finally into a merry-go-round. While the children rode the carousel, they began reaching for a brass ring spinning next to the carousel; the carousel spins around the moon and bats fly out past the riders. The moon becomes a witch, a mask, an Olmec head, and more until turning into a cat. A boy reaches out to the cat and it turns into the Sphinx, which turns into a lion jumping through a hoop in the circus. Trapeze artists and acrobats fly through the air and several clowns amuse the children."
The 2 songs in the show "Magic Journeys" and "Makin' Memories" (for the pre-show) were also written by the famous songwriting duo Robert and Richard Sherman.
You can watch the EPCOT version Here (It's the same movie...). Does any of this ring a bell or sound familiar to anyone?
I thought I'd ask because I find this show kind of intriguing (and also kinda creepy...)
I also wonder if Disneyland would ever consider re-showing this at some point as a replacement of Captain EO or something.
Let me know if anyone knows anything!!!
1 comment:
I can honestly say I don't remember this and even if I did see it I probably would have blocked it out of my memory. ;) I agree, it's kind of creepy. I would only have been about 4 or 5 when it came to Disneyland though. =]
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