ONCE UPON A SCREEN

SLEEPING BEAUTY AT DISNEY'S GLORIOUS EL CAPITAN

Guests will experience a brand new state-of-the-art restoration that was created using high resolution digital scans of the original 50-year old Technirama 70 negative, and hear a new 7.1 soundtrack mixed from the original multi-channel stereo music masters recorded in 1958. This special engagement of “Sleeping Beauty” will play from August 29th through September 18th.

The Opening Night on August 28 at 7PM will include a panel discussion, featuring talent involved in the making of the film.  Hosted by award-winning veteran Disney producer Don Hahn (“Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King”), the film will be preceded by a filmmakers' panel that includes Mary Costa (the enchanting voice of Princess Aurora), animator/Disney Legend Blaine Gibson, background artist Frank Armitage, acclaimed Hollywood journalist/author Bob Thomas (Walt Disney The Art of Animation), and renowned Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter.

SLEEPING BEAUTY stands apart from all the rest of the Disney classics because of its incredible illustrated look and wide-screen format, and this new digitally restored presentation at the El Capitan Theatre makes you appreciate the artistry and animation all the more.   This is truly a rare opportunity to experience Walt Disney's animated classic in all its wide-screen epic grandeur.

Home viewers will also have a chance to experience this meticulously restored version of Walt Disney's “Sleeping Beauty,” with the October 7th release of the 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition on Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD. This represents the first Disney animated classic to be released in the Blu-ray format and launch of the Disney BD-Live network, and the special 2-disc release includes a fully immersive 3-D tour of the original Disneyland “Sleeping Beauty” walk-thru attraction (with commentary by Tony Baxter and other Imagineers), an all-new documentary (“Picture Perfect: The Making of 'Sleeping Beauty'), four deleted songs presented with original storyboard art, plus other programming (the Academy Award®-winning short “Grand Canyon;” plus the Disney TV show episodes of “The Peter Tchaikovsky Story” and “Four Artists Paint One Tree”).

Originally released in 1959, “Sleeping Beauty” was the first animated feature to be conceived for and exhibited in the 70mm wide-screen format. This required special layout, planning, and additional animation to fill the screen, and to utilize the format to best effect. Based upon the Charles Perrault version of the classic fairy tale, Walt Disney enlisted artist Eyvind Earle to style and color the film and give it the look of a “moving illustration.” Disney's expert team of animators, operating at the top of their game, created some of the most memorable characters and performances to tell their story.

Adult $13    Child 3-11 $10.00    Senior 60+ $10    Adults before 6pm $11.00

"VIP Admission" $22 = Reserved seat, small popcorn and a bottle of soda.

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