Captain EO is a 3-D (3-D film) film (science fiction film) starring Michael Jackson and directed by Francis Ford Coppola (who came up with the name, "Captain Eo", (Greek for ?dawn?)) that was shown at Disney (The Walt Disney Company) theme parks in the 1980s and 1990s. The attraction returned to Tomorrowlands Magic Eye Theater at Disneyland on February 23, 2010 for an indefinite engagement. Captain EO is also returning to Disneyland Paris (Disneyland Park (Paris)) on June 12th, Tokyo Disneyland on July 1st and Walt Disney World on July 2nd, just months after it reopened to rave reviewscndate=May 2010 at Disneyland.

The films executive producer was George Lucas. The film was choreographed by Jeffrey Hornaday and Michael Jackson, photographed (Cinematography) by Peter Anderson, produced by Rusty Lemorande, and written by Lemorande, Lucas and Coppola, from a story idea by the artists of Walt Disney Imagineering. Lemorande also initially designed and created two of the creatures, and was an uncredited editor of the film. The score was written by James Horner, and featured two songs ("We Are Here to Change the World" and "Another Part of Me"), both performed by Michael Jackson. The Supreme Leader was played by Anjelica Huston. Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro acted as visual consultant but was, in fact, the actual director of photography. Union requirements prevented him from receiving that credit. Captain EO is regarded as the first "4-D" film (4-D being the name given to a 3-D film which incorporates in-theater effects, such as lasers, smoke, etc., frame synced to the film narrative).Citation neededdate=April 2010 This innovation was suggested by producer-writer Lemorande who is, therefore, sometimes referred to as "The Father of 4-D."