Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2014/08/15/american-idol-experience-to-close-august-30/" target="_blank"><b>8/15/14: American Idol Experience to Close August 30</b></a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros And another domino falls, earlier than we were expecting. It sure seems like something is afoot, but I wouldn't expect to hear much more than rumors until next year's D23
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "And another domino falls, earlier than we were expecting. It sure seems like something is afoot, but I wouldn't expect to hear much more than rumors until next year's D23" According to Jim Hill, there's some major changes coming to the Studios. Comparable to the DCA redo.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I'm guessing lots of Star Wars will be descending on The Studios very soon... and I can't wait!
Originally Posted By magic0214 I am excited about the prospects of the Star Wars upgrades, but I hope not just that film. That's why I loved the DCA redo so much...while they did create that HUGE and gorgeous 1 franchise land, they also added numerous enhancements elsewhere.
Originally Posted By disneyfan4ever82 I read that several of the cast members playing judges at this show were veterans of the Adventurers' Club and the Comedy Warehouse from Pleasure Island. Where will they go now?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros ^^That's a big unknown at the moment. They could probably portray some of the Citizens of Hollywood, but I don't see Disney wanting to expand that cast beyond what they have now. It would be a shame to lose their talents, but in the grand scheme of everything at WDW it's a mere drop in the bucket Hopefully they'll be able to find some other show that can highlight their talents. Iger really likes to push for more interactive experiences, so it seems like something that involved improv would be a natural fit
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>>I read that several of the cast members playing judges at this show were veterans of the Adventurers' Club and the Comedy Warehouse from Pleasure Island. Where will they go now?<<< Trust me when I say some of them have more prominent jobs outside Disney than pretending to be judges on a fake singing competition show that ran it's course 6 seasons ago. At least one of those judges is a very well known drag queen named Carol Lee, Central Florida's toast. "She" will do quite well after this mediocre Idol show is gone. Heck!! Carol Lee IS THE SHOW wherever she goes... BRAVA!!!
Originally Posted By Brad None too soon. God AWFUL idea for an attraction and typical of the "It was big four years ago so let's turn it into an attraction now!!1!" mentality that will see Disney open an Avatar land that nobody asked for or wants - all while they have STAR WARS. A property that would see me book tickets TONIGHT to Orlando were a weel-done SW land to suddenly appear in the swamps!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>God AWFUL idea for an attraction and typical of the "It was big four years ago so let's turn it into an attraction now!!1!" mentality...<< And for the most part, this is why TV shows shouldn't be used for theme park attractions. By the time a show has proven its popularity, a concept is created, and the design is executed, the show is no longer popular any more. Movies are good because they are standalone moments (though the increasing reliance on sequels puts that into debate), but TV shows get cancelled when they're no longer popular. It's a lot more difficult to do that to an attraction/show. See also: the Boudin factory tour in DCA hosted by Rosie and Colin That said, I seem to recall a short-lived Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show in the early days of MGM that seemed to capture the zeitgeist pretty well, and not outstay its welcome. But with Disney's current insistence that any new entertainment must run for (seemingly) decades and decades to recoup the development cost, TV shows just aren't a practical source of in-park IP right now
