I had the pleasure of being one of the first leads at the Magic Eye Theater at Epcot for Captain EO. I will definitely be on a plane to Orange County this spring. I hope they re-create ALL of the original effects used in the theater, even if better technology is now available. Some theater effects I remember in additional to the fiber optic star field: fog effect coming out of the bottom of the screen when the ship crash-lands; lasers coming out of Michael Jackson's hands as he directly faces the camera to "zap" the third bunch of guards and turn them into dancers; and both lasers and a kind of spinning "disco ball" directly behind image of the Supreme Leader on the screen as she is being "zapped" and is transformed.
I also remember that we had access to an E-stop in the theater to shut down the laser effects in case a Guest stood up while the lasers were in use.
My FAVORITE memory was a Cast Member working with me named Lamonte. He always wanted to work the exit positions, where we would collect glasses from exiting Guests. He would re-create a number of MJ's moves from the show as Guests walked by. He always made the Guests - and his leads - laugh and smile when he did that.
