Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2014/06/13/reports-american-idol-experience-to-close-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/" target="_blank"><b>6/13/14: Reports; American Idol Experience To Close At Disney's Hollywood Studios</b></a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I'm sure part of the reason is the new ABC rip-off of American Idol called Rising Star.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Trivia: One of the actors playing judges on this show at DHS is also one of Orlando's premiere drag queen divas in the local gay circuits, and one of "her" usual targets in her comedic monologues is how bad the American Idol show and participants really are. HAHAHA
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I agree that there's no big loss in getting rid of this. It's a cute diversion, but it takes up prime real estate that could be almost anything else. I just hope that it doesn't sit vacant for several years before they do something with it Could this be in any way related to the TV show's declining popularity? If the show gets cancelled, it would be tough to have the in-park attraction, since there would be no real prize for winning, and it would be celebrating something that wasn't popular enough to get renewed for another season. Perhaps they're taking a preemptive strike here (though that seems unlikely with TDO)
Originally Posted By RoadTrip It wasn't a great attraction. But it was amusing and had comfortable seats and air-conditioning to make for a pleasant half hour. I'm afraid that now it will be just one more vacant building. WDW already has WAY too many of those.
Originally Posted By magic0214 I could see this being transformed into a Rising Star show (if it becomes a hit), but I would love just a great new original show (a la Doug LIVE)
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Yes, Doug Live was a very good show which surprised me. I had never seen the Disney Series, and kind of made the (false) assumption that it wouldn't appeal to anyone over the age 12. It would be great to see something like that in there again. While Disney is at it, can we PLEASE get rid of Sounds Dangerous next door? That is one case where I would actually prefer to see the used as a Frozen Meet and Greet. Or a pin shop (even though there is one close by under the BAH). Or ANYTHING.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Sounds Dangerous has been closed for a few year years. That space is currently being used for a Maleficent preview, and is occasionally used for Comedy Warehouse performances, but is vacant the vast majority of the time. If American Idol actually closes, that gives them a very large piece of high-traffic real estate to work with, should they want to create something new. That building has roughly the same footprint as the Great Movie Ride's show building (excluding the queue), so there's plenty that could be done; I just hope that they don't completely destroy the charming architecture of it
Originally Posted By RoadTrip ^^^ Thank God. You can tell I pretty much ignore that section of the park. Given the location it would be a great spot for a modest Star Wars expansion. Maybe a dark ride (The Studios could really use another) and a Mos Eisley Cantina.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I miss the former Super Star Television attraction that was originally in this same spot. Nothing since has come close to being as appealing to us as that wonderfully conceived piece of entertainment which allowed guests to participate. ORWEN: We also miss the former Monster Sound Stage which was replaced by another inferior attraction.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Yes, I think the Monster Sound Show with Chevy Chase would have aged far more gracefully than Sounds Dangerous with Drew Carey. I remember the first time I experienced Dangerous I spent the first five minutes thinking a bulb had burned out in the film projector and no one had noticed. Then I finally "got it"... it was an audio-only experience. While it was interesting the first couple of times to see how audio-only can create such vivid mental images, it had limited repeat-ability. It was exactly the same every time. I stopped bothering with it after the first two visits.... especially with all the squealing kids who hated the total darkness. On the other hand, with the audience participation Monster Sound was different every time. And the worse the guests did, the funnier the show was... it was great.
Originally Posted By phruby I thought they were closing American Idol Experience so they can start putting in the new Star Wars land that Miceage reported about at the beginning of the year. We know Miceage is totally trustworthy and 100% accurate when it comes to their news.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: You must have missed the follow up report where Mice Age also said a lot of projects were now on hold because of all the unexpected expense brought on by My Magic Plus.
Originally Posted By Malin MiceChat actually said: Also canned are any plans to do much of anything with Disney’s Hollywood Studios in WDW, or even consider anything for years at WDW’s Magic Kingdom once the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train opens next month.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>>ORWEN: You must have missed the follow up report where Mice Age also said a lot of projects were now on hold because of all the unexpected expense brought on by My Magic Plus.<<< Is that what they are blaming it on? The truth is there is sense of doom at WDW since the press got a taste of Diago Alley. WDW has nothing to match the exquisite attention to detail and quality that Diagon Alley is bringing ti Universal Studios Florida. I think the imagineers are running back to the drawing boards. They know they simply can't compete with USF. I fing it extremely amusing that arrival passengers at OIA are being bombarded with great Harry Potter banners while Disney has NOTHING referencing their quaint little kiddy coaster in Fantasyland. That's very telling of a company that has no confidence in what they have in store for guests, even if they appear not to be concerned.
