--- description: Disney’s EPCOT is bringing back a beloved attraction. title: Disney World’s EPCOT Is About To Get Way Better image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5e44fd40bd3775f/69885d1ae53aba1f184ded52/gettyimages-144095193.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Disney](/tag/disney/) ## Disney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Disney World’s EPCOT Is About To Get Way Better by [Laura Lorenzetti / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Laura Lorenzetti / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 29, 2015 7:19 PM CUT  Disney World's Epcot theme park in Orlando, Fla. Disney World's Epcot theme park in Orlando, Fla.Education Images—UIG via Getty Images by [Laura Lorenzetti / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Laura Lorenzetti / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 29, 2015 7:19 PM CUT It’s back: Disney’s Captain EO ride. The attraction, which graced Epcot originally from 1986 to 1994, stars the King of Pop himself in full 3-D glory. The ride was brought back in 2010 after the pop star’s death, and Disney is reinstating it again. [Captain EO](https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/epcot/captain-eo-starring-michael-jackson/ "undefined") is a pure 1980s throwback full of nostalgia for Millennials (and their parents) that grew up visiting the Orlando theme park. The ride features 17 minutes of Jackson and a mangy team of freedom fighters [battling](http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/29/captain-eo-is-back/?ncid=rss%5Ftruncated "undefined") to “bring freedom to countless worlds of despair.” It includes songs such as “We Are Here to change the World” and “Another Part of Me,” and it was executive produced by George Lucas and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. When it was made, it was the most expensive film per minute, costing an estimated $30 million. Captain EO was [taken down in April](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-blog/os-captain-eo-back-epcot-disney-20150625-post.html "undefined") this year to make room for a preview of “Tomorrowland” and later the animated feature “Inside Out.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3977484/disney-captain-eo-epcot/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3977484/disney-captain-eo-epcot/"},"headline":"Disney World’s EPCOT Is About To Get Way Better","datePublished":"2015-07-29T19:19:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:43:22.322Z","description":"A beloved attraction is coming back","url":"https://time.com/3977484/disney-captain-eo-epcot/","keywords":["Disney","Travel","Theme Park","Disney World","entertainment","Pixar","michael jackson","Orlando","Inside Out","pubdesk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5e44fd40bd3775f/69885d1ae53aba1f184ded52/gettyimages-144095193.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Lorenzetti / Fortune"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5e44fd40bd3775f/69885d1ae53aba1f184ded52/gettyimages-144095193.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Florida, Orlando, Epcot Center, View Including Sphere And Monorail.","caption":"Florida, Orlando, Epcot Center, View Including Sphere And Monorail.","creditText":"Education Images—UIG via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/disney/","name":"Disney"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3977484/disney-captain-eo-epcot/","name":"Disney World’s EPCOT Is About To Get Way Better"}}]}] ```