Walt Disney World announced today that it will bring an "American Idol" attraction to Disney's Hollywood Studios, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The show will put park guests in competition with each other for... a front of the line shot at an "American Idol" regional audition.
From Disney's press release:
[The] experience will include an audition process, open to all who register, where guests perform “live” in front of a Disney’s Hollywood Studios producer to be cast in a theme park show. After backstage preparation -- working with a vocal coach, hair and make-up -- it’s lights up and showtime in front of a “live” audience and a panel of judges.Guest performers with the highest votes will compete in an end-of-day Grand Finale show at Walt Disney World, and the winner of the Grand Finale show will receive a guaranteed reservation for a future regional stadium audition -- to ensure no waiting in long lines.
The show will debut at Disney's Hollywood Studios in late 2008.
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It's called the parking lot.
/rimshot
(Thank you very much! I'll be here all week! Try the veal!)
I find myself, at this moment, recalling a nice quotable line from Don Bluth's excellent animated film "The Secret of NIMH." More specifically, a line spoken by Elizabeth Hartman, who was the voice actress for Mrs. Brisby...
"Oh please, dear God, no...!"
I would never waste my time going to this, but hopefully some people will and reduce the time I have to wait to go on my favorites!!
First, as mentioned above, this is a non-Disney show. It's not hyping a Disney product. That's incredible. There has got to be something under-the-table here that we are missing.
I was always wondering why the Studios never capitalized on the Who's Line Is It Anyways? popularity. It's risky, yes, because it's uncontrolled. But since interactivity is the new thing, I guess they're going for it, but with a newer, more popular show. So props again.
Oh, and props to Rob on the rimshot.
Gareth Out!
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