Originally Posted By TDLFAN It has just been announced the ever popular AMERICAN IDOL show will be turned into an attraction for DHS opening later this year I believe. The show will be located at the former SuperStar Television Theater, and for what I have seen of the proposed look of the building, it will have a very flashy makeover with video TV monitors and some cosmetic changes to the building's design as well. Get those karaoke machines out and start rehearsing kiddies... this is your chance to shine.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Not sure if this link will work since the news item may change but here it goes.. <a href="http://www.local6.com/news/15247104/detail.html" target="_blank">http://www.local6.com/news/152 47104/detail.html</a>
Originally Posted By pheneix Well this will have a three year shelf life tops (see: Millionaire). Its still better than nothing I guess...
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Why do I feel like this show will be terrible? Sure, it sounds fun in theory, but what are the odds that anybody in the audience who will want to sing will actually be any good? Part of what makes the show a success is that those people are really really talented. They are taken from pools across the country. The theme park folks will just be taken off the sidewalk. While there may be some really great performances, I'm afraid that the majority of them will just be painful. And to make matters worse, they are taking a building that fits wonderfully with the theming of the area (it's the one that says ABC on it right?) and turning it into something that will look very out of place. At least it will look good compared to the hat... This is the building I'm thinking of: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yubnkm" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/yubnkm</a> And why are they getting all synergistic with Fox now? Couldn't ABC at least come up with something to make a decent attraction out of?
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << Sure, it sounds fun in theory, but what are the odds that anybody in the audience who will want to sing will actually be any good? Part of what makes the show a success is that those people are really really talented. >> That's funny, I only watch the episodes with the freaks who have no talent at all. To me, that's the appeal of the show. I don't have much affinity for the folks that make it to the final rounds.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Well then, I guess the MGM version of the show may succeed after all...
Originally Posted By jonvn You know, I would travel 3000 miles away from WDW to avoid this. I stopped watching AI last year.
Originally Posted By figment1986 At least its not HSM... I might watch this a few times. I wonder what demographic will love it more... idol wannabes or older teens who want to sing.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN People? You meant.. the "parents" will love that. I just don't get this at all... AI is not even a Disney produced show!!!
Originally Posted By code90 OY DISNEY! Ok, well... They need to scrap the human judges and build Audio Animatronic versions of Simon, Paula, and Randy!!!!! Can you imagine a Simon Cowell AA spitting insult after insult at people! Or better yet a totally crazy and un-predictable Paula Abdul AA wobbling around the stage!
Originally Posted By -em sigh... well the only bright part is that theatre will finally get used on a regular basis... -em
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I'm not thrilled at all about it. AI is in part, a mean-spirited show (which is actually what makes it fun on TV). But do you want your big memory of a Disney vacation to be when you were humiliated on stage?
Originally Posted By monorailblue I never post over here in WDW, but I had to after reading about this. This is a HORRIBLE idea. HORRIBLE. What more can possibly be said? Absolutely NOTHING in this announcement has even a minute amount of appeal. HORRIBLE.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Funny, this sort of reminds me of those karoke 'shows' that you see at county fairs and rural amusement parks. They fit in there, but at Disney, it just seems a bit tacky...
Originally Posted By leobloom Wow. This is a new low for Disney. This makes SGE look like a freaking masterpiece in Imagineering.
Originally Posted By bayrr326 I second that. This is very much a new low for Disney. Was this one of Rasulo's bright ideas. If it was that is just another reason to show him the door. I am gonna laugh when Guest Relations has to deal with upset guests who feel that they didn't get a fair shake from the audience. And who is going to waste their whole day at the park auditioning and performing. Well if enough suckers show up for the performances that means shorter lines for the rest of us.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Why can't one of the biggest entertainment conglomerates in the world come up with a 20-40 minute theme park show without having to use another conglomerate's show?
