| El Capitan Theatre Celebrates its 80th Anniversary
Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre gets its 80th anniversary off to a flying start with a special two- week engagement of Disney's Oscar(R)-winning animated classic, "Dumbo," from May 25th - June 7th, it was announced today (5/8/06) by Lylle Breier, senior vice president of worldwide special events for Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. "Dumbo" is celebrating its 65th birthday this year, and a new deluxe "Big Top Edition" DVD release of the film is scheduled for June 6th. For this engagement, a pristine new transfer of the film was made, and it will be digitally projected for an enhanced theatrical experience. Adding to the fun of this special anniversary event will be a live in-theatre appearance by Winnie the Pooh (who is also celebrating his 80th birthday this year), and a showing of the 1966 Pooh animated featurette, "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree."
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