History YMMV / CaptainEO

* EvilIsCool: The Supreme Leader has an absolutely killer design -- a [[Creator/HRGiger Gigeresque]] biomechanical horror [[FisherKing who seems fused to the industrial heart of her planet]] -- that's frankly much better than this attraction deserves, and is played by the likes of ''Creator/AnjelicaHuston'' to boot. Some people believe she actually becomes ''[[EvilIsSexy less]]'' attractive once EO reveals her "[[BeautifulAllAlong inner beauty]]".

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The matte lines used to insert Fuzzball into the film are visible in several scenes. The puppets themselves don't fare a whole lot better, resembling Franchise/TheMuppets more than ''Franchise/StarWars''-style creatures.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "We Are Here To Change The World" and "Another Part Of Me".
* BrokenBase: The revival of the show at Epcot ran from 2010 to 2015 in a corner of the park that hasn't had a significant attraction upgrade since 2002's ''Ride/JourneyIntoImagination with Figment'' (which was the second retool of an established ride, and one that's a sore spot with devotees). Fans of the park are divided between those who insist it should have been kept as a classic Disney attraction and those who saw it as a moldy oldie that could be replaced with a dazzling new attraction -- perhaps a total rethink of the Imagination pavilion, even -- if the Imagineers and Disney's pencil pushers would just get off of their duffs. Rumors that a ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''-based attraction might move into the theatre further fueled this debate, but as of TheNewTwenties renovation plans are off the table while other parts of Epcot are being rethought. The movie has been replaced with a matinée of Disney and Creator/{{Pixar}} short films in the meantime.
* EvilIsCool: The Supreme Leader has an absolutely killer design - a [[Creator/HRGiger Gigeresque]] biomechanical horror [[FisherKing who seems fused to the industrial heart of her planet]] - that's frankly much better than this attraction deserves, and is played by the likes of ''Creator/AnjelicaHuston'' to boot. Some people believe she actually becomes ''[[EvilIsSexy less]]'' attractive once EO reveals her "[[BeautifulAllAlong inner beauty]]".
* InferredHolocaust: The world seems to be a CityPlanet before Eo's GenesisEffect turns it mostly into fields. Did the people inside the buildings die?

* HilariousInHindsight: Jackson brought Creator/GeorgeLucas on because he basically wanted to produce a musical ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie. Fast forward two decades, and Disney - ''without'' George Lucas - is producing its own ''Star Wars'' movies with a main villain also called the [[Film/TheForceAwakens Supreme]] [[Film/TheLastJedi Leader.]]

* SoBadItsGood: By modern standards. The demand for its return to the Ride/DisneyThemeParks stemmed from a combination of DeadArtistsAreBetter and NostalgiaFilter; as A.V. Club writer Amelie Gillette wrote, "Why wait in line for hours to watch ''Captain EO'' at Disneyland when you could just pluck your eyeballs out and roll them over a [[Franchise/TheMuppets Muppets]] poster while listening to ''Bad'', and get the same effect?"

* FridgeHorror / DesignatedHero: Hang on... so the plot is EO and crew visiting an alien world, confronting its (apparently) rightful ruler, and using mysterious powers to brainwash and ''mutate'' the inhabitants against their will? And these are ''our heroes?'' According to the script, EO is giving the Witch Queen and company a "gift" by unlocking their inner beauty, but it still seems suspect. (There's no indication that they had been transformed by a malignant force beforehand.)

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The matte lines used to insert Fuzzball into the film are visible in several scenes. The puppets themselves don't fare a whole lot better, resembling Franchise/TheMuppets more than ''Film/StarWars''-style creatures.

* BrokenBase: The revival of the show at Epcot ran from 2010 to 2015 in a corner of the park that hasn't had a significant attraction upgrade since 2002's ''Journey into Imagination with Figment'' (the second retool of an established ride, and one that's a sore spot with fans). Fans of the park are divided between those who insist it should have been kept around as a classic Disney attraction and those who saw it as a moldy oldie that could be replaced with a dazzling new attraction -- perhaps a total rethink of the Imagination pavilion, even -- if the Imagineers and Disney's pencil pushers would just get off of their duffs. Rumors that a ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''-based attraction might move into the theatre further fueled this debate, but as of TheNewTwenties renovation plans are off the table while other parts of Epcot are being rethought. The movie has been replaced with a matinée of Disney and Creator/{{Pixar}} short films in the meantime.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The matte lines used to insert Fuzzball into the film are visible in several scenes. The puppets themselves don't fair a whole lot better either, just being a step above that of ''Franchise/TheMuppets''.

* BrokenBase: The revival of the show at Epcot ran from 2010 to 2015 in a corner of the park that hasn't had a significant attraction upgrade since 2002's ''Journey into Imagination with Figment'' (the second retool of an established ride). Fans of the park are divided between those who insist it should have been kept around as a classic Disney attraction and those who saw it as a moldy oldie that could be replaced with a dazzling new attraction -- perhaps a total rethink of the Imagination pavilion, even -- if the Imagineers and Disney's pencil pushers would just get off of their duffs. Rumors that a ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''-based attraction might move into the theatre further fueled this debate, but as of TheNewTwenties renovation plans are off the table while other parts of Epcot are being rethought. The movie has been replaced with a matinée of Disney and Creator/{{Pixar}} short films in the meantime.

* BrokenBase: The revival of the show at Epcot ran from 2010 to 2015 in a corner of the park that hasn't had a significant new attraction since 2002's ''Journey into Imagination with Figment''. Fans of the park are divided between those who insist on keeping it around as a classic Disney attraction and those who see it as a moldy oldie that could be replaced with a dazzling new attraction -- perhaps a total rethink of the Imagination pavilion, even -- if the Imagineers and Disney's pencil pushers would just get off of their duffs. Rumors that a ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''-based attraction might move into the theatre have further fueled this debate. (Ultimately, it has since been replaced with a matinée of Disney and Creator/{{Pixar}} short films.)

* HarsherInHindsight: The whole "inner beauty" plot element can be this considering how badly Michael Jackson wrecked his own face due to his negative body image.

* EarWorm: "We Are Here to Change the World".

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Another Part Of Me".

* BrokenBase: The revival of the show at Epcot has been running since 2010 in a corner of the park that hasn't had a significant new attraction since 2002's ''Journey into Imagination with Figment''. Fans of the park are divided between those who insist on keeping it around as a classic Disney attraction and those who see it as a moldy oldie that could be replaced with a dazzling new attraction -- perhaps a total rethink of the Imagination pavilion, even -- if the Imagineers and Disney's pencil pushers would just get off of their duffs. Rumors that a ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''-based attraction might move into the theatre have further fueled this debate.

* BrokenBase: The revival of the show at Epcot has been running sine 2010 in a corner of the park that hasn't had a significant new attraction since 2002's ''Journey into Imagination with Figment''. Fans of the park are divided between those who insist on keeping it around as a classic Disney attraction and those who see it as a moldy oldie that could be replaced with a dazzling new attraction -- perhaps a total rethink of the Imagination pavillion, even -- if the Imagineers and Disney's pencil pushers would just get off of their duffs. Rumors that a ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''-based attraction might move into the theatre have further fueled this debate.

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* BrokenBase: The revival of the show at Epcot has been running sine 2010 in a corner of the park that hasn't had a significant new attraction since 2002's ''Journey into Imagination with Figment''. Fans of the park are divided between those who insist on keeping it around as a classic Disney attraction and those who see it as a moldy oldie that could be replaced with a dazzling new attraction -- perhaps a total rethink of the Imagination pavillion, even -- if the Imagineers and Disney's pencil pushers would just get off of their duffs.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Another Part Of Me."

* SoBadItsGood: By modern standards. The demand for its return to the Ride/DisneyThemeParks stems from a combination of DeadArtistsAreBetter and NostalgiaFilter; as A.V. Club writer Amelie Gillette wrote, "Why wait in line for hours to watch ''Captain EO'' at Disneyland when you could just pluck your eyeballs out and roll them over a [[Franchise/TheMuppets Muppets]] poster while listening to ''Bad'', and get the same effect?"
* SpecialEffectsFailure: The matte lines used to insert Fuzzball into the film are visible in several scenes. The puppets themselves don't fair a whole lot better either, just being a step above that of ''TheMuppets''.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: At all locations, this film had a lot of in-theater effects in its original run -- smoke, lasers, and flashing lights, plus an opening effect in which a starfield expanded beyond the borders of the screen -- that were eliminated when it was closed and replaced with ''Honey, I Shrunk the Audience''. For the 2010 revival, rather than restore the original effects, the Disney folks decided to replace them by adapting effects that were created and used for ''Honey'' -- such as having the seats vibrate in sync with the bass beat during the songs. Fans and even the professional travel guide ''The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland'' were not impressed (the latter found the vibrating highly annoying).

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* SoBadItsGood: By modern standards. The demand for its return to the DisneyThemeParks stems from a combination of DeadArtistsAreBetter and NostalgiaFilter; as A.V. Club writer Amelie Gillette wrote, "Why wait in line for hours to watch ''Captain EO'' at Disneyland when you could just pluck your eyeballs out and roll them over a [[Franchise/TheMuppets Muppets]] poster while listening to ''Bad'', and get the same effect?"

* SoBadItsGood: By modern standards. The demand for its return to the DisneyThemeParks stems from a combination of DeadArtistsAreBetter and NostalgiaFilter; as A.V. Club writer Amelie Gillette wrote, "Why wait in line for hours to watch ''Captain EO'' at Disneyland when you could just pluck your eyeballs out and roll them over a Franchise/TheMuppets poster while listening to ''Bad'', and get the same effect?"

* SoBadItsGood: By modern standards. The demand for its return to the DisneyThemeParks stems from a combination of DeadArtistsAreBetter and NostalgiaFilter; as A.V. Club writer Amelie Gillette wrote, "Why wait in line for hours to watch ''Captain EO'' at Disneyland when you could just pluck your eyeballs out and roll them over a {{Muppet}}s poster while listening to ''Bad'', and get the same effect?"

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The entire audience applauding and cheering when Michael Jackson comes on deck, a week after re-opening at Epcot.

* SoBadItsGood: By modern standards.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: "Another Part Of Me."
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: The entire audience applauding and cheering when Michael Jackson comes on deck, a week after re-opening at Epcot.

* FridgeHorror / DesignatedHero: Hang on... so the plot is EO and crew visiting an alien world, confronting its (apparently) rightful ruler, and using mysterious powers to brainwash and ''mutate'' the inhabitants against their will? And these are ''our heroes?''
** That gets explained at the end of the movie. It turns out the inhabitants were ALREADY transformed against their will, including the queen. EO restored them all to their original forms.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: After Disney confirmed that Disneyland would start showing the movie again in February 2010.