Magic Journeys
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-->Magic Journeys was the first 3D movie created by Walt Disney Imagineering for a Disney theme park. This 3-D film was one of the opening attractions at Epcot in October 1, 1982. Starting on June 16, 1984, it began its short run at Disneyland inside the new Magic Eye Theater in Tomorrowland. In January 1986, Disneyland closed the show and Walt Disney World followed suit on February 9 in order to make way for the new space adventure, Captain EO. Walt Disney World later moved the movie into the Fantasyland Theatre inside the Magic Kingdom on December 15, 1987. It played there until December 1, 1993 when it was removed in order to make room for the Legend Of The Lion King show.
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; it became a moon, a bat, a witch, a mask and finally into the Sphinx. The movie was tied together by the Sherman Brothers' theme for the attraction, by the same title.
Attraction Facts
- Directed by: Murray Lerner
- Music & Lyrics by: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Walt Disney World
- Official opening: October 1, 1982 (Opened with EPCOT Center)
- Closing at Epcot: February 9, 1986
- Reopening at Magic Kingdom in Fantasyland Theatre: December 15, 1987
- Closing at Magic Kingdom: December 1, 1993
Disneyland
Tokyo Disneyland
- Official opening: January 17, 1985
- Closing: 1987
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