Originally Posted By Indigo Disney's American Idol Experience Conundrum So I'm sitting here watching the audition show that kicks off the new season of American Idol. And it hits me, is Disney prepared to deal with all the guests with big dreams and no talent who are coming to the park just to audition for Disney's version only to be told No. I imagine some guests will be as disappointed as the guests are at the real auditions. That's not a feeling guests usually experience while at a Disney theme park. Nothing I've read about the audition process has given me a clue as to how Disney is planning to handle this situation. So far, it's just been cast member previews, so they haven't encountered this situation yet. It will be interesting to see what the plan is when they do. Any ideas?
Originally Posted By magic0214 Give them an AMeican Idol Audition Process pin! Can't go wrong with free pins!!!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 The problem is, and I hate the concept (and the show it is based on) to begin with, is that it by nature has to be a sanitized version of the crap that FOX peddles on national TV. You aren't going to get a Simon-like judge scowl and shred some tone-deaf teen from New Jersey on stage ... so it isn't real. Hell, Millionaire was more realistic than this is setting up to be. (Spirit who sure is glad Studio 1 is sitting empty while the Monsters Hanger coaster Imagineers twiddle their thumbs ... and we get to take our ride to Endor with Pee Wee!)
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I see this being a disaster - really, and I admit to watching the TV version on occasion. Millionaire I thought worked very well( and if ABC didn't put it on TV 7 nights a week and overload everyone, it may still be onthe air) - - the spiel- the stand in for Regis ( the next generation) - and especially the Star Wars themed versions during SWW. ( did they do the same for ESPN and Soap weekends ? )-- I have ZERO desire to walk into AI attraction - none
Originally Posted By MPierce leemac predicts it will be very popular. I'm sure the design team did their homework on this, and it does look real good on paper. I just think this has so many different ways to turn people off that it won't be around real long. I just don't think you can come up with 21 people 365 days a year that have enough talent to be there. What the heck do I know anyway!
Originally Posted By -em >>I have ZERO desire to walk into AI attraction - none<< agreed- the *only* reason I'll be seeing it is to see some of the old Adv Club cast...
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I would have preferred Deal or No Deal with a Million Disney dollars in the suitcase!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> agreed- the *only* reason I'll be seeing it is to see some of the old Adv Club cast... << If they are going to be judging that might make for some entertainment. That is if their hands aren't tied behind their backs.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Leemac thinks everything Disney does is magically genius. << I don't blame him one bit either. He definetly has a vested interest in the success, and failure of products put out by Disney. Especially when he is part of the team that puts it together. However, I do believe he thinks AI will be a success. He would certainly know more about than I would. It's just not my cup of tea, that's all.
Originally Posted By dshyates Oh, I don't blame him either. It just helps to know this when reading his opinions.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris "is Disney prepared to deal with all the guests with big dreams and no talent who are coming to the park just to audition for Disney's version only to be told No." Seriously. Does anybody think this is REALLY going to be a problem?!? What kind of clueless dolt comes to a THEME PARK......well, Disney MGM anyway, to take part in a not for real talent show?!? I would NOT be paying the thousands of dollars to come holiday at WDW to do this stupid thing. I come for the attractions, theming and everything else, NOT to spend all day caught up in some fake "audition process" for this damned thing. If you're stupud enough to place a day at a major theme park, well, okay, sorry, D/MGM, then you deserve to be all kinds of disappointed.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris "leemac predicts it will be very popular" If they wanna pay me a regular pay cheque, I will say everything they do is wonderful, too! "Leemac thinks everything Disney does is magically genius." Except for Tokyo because, surprise, surprise......the WDC doesn't own that park outright. It's very similar to that blinded, small minded mentality of lot of Disney fans have that if they praise ANYTHING Universal does in Florida, they are somehow betraying the Mouse. They should grow up.
Originally Posted By frailejon >>What kind of clueless dolt comes to a THEME PARK......well, Disney MGM anyway, to take part in a not for real talent show?!?<< Teenagers. Look at the show- there are all those hopefuls who cannot carry a tune in a bucket, and yet they are crushed beyond belief when they get told no. Some are angry. Some of these people will make their way to Walt Disney World.
Originally Posted By dshyates I have heard that you can sign up in advance online. I hope that a bunch of AI rejects/wannabes don't get wind that if you win at DHS, you get a fast pass to the real deal. The casual theme park goer will probably take it pretty well, but the wannbes who planned their entire trip to WDW as a jumping stone to Hollywood may be upset.
Originally Posted By sjhym33 I think you will see people come to audition so that they may possibly get the ticket that basically fastpasses the American Idol audition next year. Personally, I could care less about this attraction. Not a fan of the show and I could care less about the whole thing. Terrible waste of a nice theater IMHO. I would have rather seen an updated Susperstar Television show.
Originally Posted By danyoung >What kind of clueless dolt comes to a THEME PARK......well, Disney MGM anyway, to take part in a not for real talent show?!?< Umm, have you ever watched the show? There are contestants who are proud of the fact that this is their 4th tryout this year, after flying to Chicago, Atlanta, and Denver before finally getting on during the tryouts in San Francisco. And now, with a competition going on every day, with the winner getting a reserved spot at a real tryout - trust me, you're going to have HORDES of regulars who think that they just need one more shot to get it right. On the bad side, the crowd for this show might just develop into the same deluded thousand or so people who have been trying out for the past 7 weeks and are watching the show to check out the competition. I'm hoping I'm wrong, but it's a real possibility . . .
