Disney’s Hollywood theater is screening a restored Alice in Wonderland for its 100th birthday, plus Dumbo for one night. Here’s the full lineup through Avengers: Doomsday.
Disney’s El Capitan Theatre is turning 100 with a trip down the rabbit hole.
The Hollywood theater will screen an all-new 4K restoration of Disney’s 1951 Alice in Wonderland from Friday, Nov. 6, through Wednesday, Nov. 11, according to its website. WDW News Today reported the screenings Saturday, Oct. 24.
Tickets are $19 for all ages, or $8 on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Prices include all fees, the El Capitan says.
When is Alice in Wonderland showing at the El Capitan?
Four times a day, Nov. 6 to 11. Showtimes are 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., though the theater says they could change.
The program runs 1 hour and 20 minutes, according to the listing. Seats are reserved, and tickets are on sale now.
Why is Alice in Wonderland being restored?
It’s turning 75. Disney is celebrating the anniversary with screenings, exhibits and archive projects built around a newly restored version of the film, The Walt Disney Company said in July.
The movie premiered in London on July 26, 1951. Artists made more than half a million drawings for it, according to Disney.
Kathryn Beaumont, the voice of Alice, also acted out scenes as a live-action reference model for the animators. That footage was never meant for release, Disney said.
“Animation makes the flowers sing,” said Fox Carney of the Disney Animation Research Library, in Disney’s July feature. Disney has also released Alice-themed croquet merchandise at Disneyland and Disney World for the anniversary, WDWNT noted.
Is Dumbo playing at the El Capitan too?
For one night only. The theater will show Dumbo on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. to celebrate its centennial and Dumbo’s 85th anniversary, according to the El Capitan’s listing. Tickets are $19.
Laughing Place first reported Oct. 23 that the El Capitan would pull animated classics off the shelf for its 100th year.
How old is the El Capitan Theatre?
It opened on May 3, 1926, as a 1,550-seat live theater billed as Hollywood’s First Home of Spoken Drama, according to the theater’s history page. Its first show was the Broadway revue Charlot’s Revue.
Orson Welles premiered Citizen Kane there on May 8, 1941. The next year, the theater became the Hollywood Paramount movie house.
Disney and Pacific Theatres later restored it in a two-year remodel. It reopened on June 19, 1991, with the world premiere of The Rocketeer.
Los Angeles declared the theater a historical monument in 2014, the El Capitan says. Today, Disney’s studio runs it as a first-run movie house for its premieres and classics.
What else is showing at the El Capitan this holiday season?
A packed lineup, according to the theater’s website:
The Nightmare Before Christmas in 4D, through Nov. 1, with the Skeleton Dance short before the movie
Disney’s Hexed, Nov. 24 to Dec. 13, at $28 for adults and $25 for kids and seniors
Avengers: Doomsday, Dec. 17 to Jan. 17, at $29 for adults and $26 for kids and seniors
PNP reported the Nightmare 4D return in September. Family packs of four reserved tickets cost $84 for both Hexed and Avengers: Doomsday.
What’s the Hexed fan event at the El Capitan?
A night with Billie, the movie’s heroine, who appears on stage before the 7 p.m. screening on Tuesday, Nov. 24, the theater says. Hexed opens in theaters everywhere on Nov. 25.
General tickets cost $38. The $88 HEX-TACULAR Pack adds priority entry, a marquee pin limited to 400, a tote, a 130-ounce popcorn tin and a drink.
What does Avengers: Doomsday opening night cost at the El Capitan?
$53. The Thursday opening night show on Dec. 17 at 8:30 p.m. includes a reserved seat, an Avengers: Doomsday hat, a 64-ounce popcorn, a drink and an event credential, the listing says.
Friday and Saturday fan events follow on Dec. 18 and 19, and Marvel-ous Mornings screenings run Dec. 18 to 20. The theater also plans sensory inclusive, open caption and Spanish dubbed screenings later in the run.
Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.
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Hat Tips:
El Capitan Theatre (Oct. 24, 2026), showtimes, prices and the theater’s history
WDW News Today (Oct. 24, 2026), the Alice screenings and anniversary merchandise
Laughing Place (Oct. 23, 2026), the centennial classics screenings
The Walt Disney Company (July 30, 2026), the Alice in Wonderland restoration and the film’s history
Pirates & Princesses (Sept. 25, 2026), The Nightmare Before Christmas in 4D
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