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Topic: Latest: American Idol Experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios website

#	Author	Message
31	WilliamK99 Fri 5/23/2008 8:25a	I think your math is off. The tv show can run a dozen singers through in an hour, once they cut out all the bull of backstage interviews and chatting with the judges. If they do 5 shows a day, that's 60 performers<< I am guessing they will limit the show to 30 minutes, so I am guessing at most 3 or 4 singers per show times 4 shows = 16, plus the final show with the 4 individual winners. That is 16 people per day to get to sing, out of how many guests? Yeah, I can see alot of people having a problem with this especially if they made a trip specifically to sing.
32	danyoung Fri 5/23/2008 9:55a	>...But then I hate watching American Idol as well. Its just semi talented people, singing some songs I'm not interested in...< Y'know, Tiggirl, I think yours is a legitimate point. Some folks just don't like the show, and thus won't like the park show. I was never a big fan of the Millionaire tv show, so the park versions didn't do too much for me. But I'm a big fan of AI (and most of the singers on this year's show were extremely talented!), and would enjoy seeing this show in the Studios, at least once. >I am guessing they will limit the show to 30 minutes, so I am guessing at most 3 or 4 singers per show times 4 shows...< We'll just have to disagree on this, amigo. I think the shows will be longer, and they will crank a bunch more people through than just 4 in 1/2 an hour. We'll see how it actually turns out.
33	X-san Fri 5/23/2008 6:19p	I wonder what they'll do on extremely dead days in the park, when they might not even be able to round up enough willing participants to fill a show (you know the kind of day I'm talking about, where EVERY ride is a walk-on because of bad weather or whatever).
34	WilliamK99 Sat 5/24/2008 1:48a	I wonder what they'll do on extremely dead days in the park, when they might not even be able to round up enough willing participants to fill a show (you know the kind of day I'm talking about, where EVERY ride is a walk-on because of bad weather or whatever).<< I am sure you will get the American Idol groupies who will audition every day, hoping at that one shot.
35	danyoung Sat 5/24/2008 6:34a	They never had any trouble filling all the roles when it was Superstar Television. I imagine for Idol they'll just reduce their standards on the high days, and let in more so-so singers.
36	WilliamK99 Sat 5/24/2008 6:47a	I imagine for Idol they'll just reduce their standards on the high days, and let in more so-so singers.<< They are going to have to reduce their standards period. To get a dozen good contestants, American Idol has to audience tens of thousands of singers. In other words, we are going to be getting some pretty lousy singers for this show when they only have a small select audience. Unlike Lee, I don't think someone is going to make vacation plans just so they can audition for American Idol.
37	Labuda Sat 5/24/2008 10:13a	Maybe not, William, but I'd put money on the fact that I'll be dragged in to see this net April when Eric and I are vacationing with some friends of ours who are under 28! lol
38	danyoung Sat 5/24/2008 2:01p	William, it's basically going to be karaoke with higher production values. Odds are that on a daily basis you're not going to see the next Carrie Underwood or David Cook. But if Mommy & Daddy get to see their adorable teen get up on stage, or if old farts like me get a shot at singing to a captive audience, more's the fun.
39	Spirit of 74 Sat 5/24/2008 8:05p	I believe I've stated before that I think this a terrible idea ... another example of WalMarting of going for the LCD and leeching on like a pit bull on a kid's leg. But maybe I didn't in since I haven't spent much time here in '08. So, I guess I just said it. All of the criticism above I agree with, so I won't repeat. I have not watched more than 15 minutes of AI combined in all its years on FOX. Just not my thing at all. But what galls me the most is this idea that I'd somehow want to pay admission to a Disney theme park to watch the great ugly, fat, untalented blobs of tourists get up on stage and attempt to entertain (or more accurately, win a chance to audition for the real thing if they're in a very small demo that is.) I'm very good at observing. I see my fellow park goers. In Anaheim you might have some legit talent. In O-Town? Seriously. This is just lazy on so many fronts. First, instead of building attractions amongst its own properties (what I wouldn't give for a Lost or Desperate Housewives attraction or show) it's taking one from the competition. Then, it's all dependent on the guests. No AA's to build and operate. No entertainers to hire and pay. No show buildings and ride systems to engineer. Nope, just like parading the Heifer Family from Anytown USA down Main Street and calling it entertainment. Or having guests join in a parade wrapped in tutus. Maybe it'll entertain the masses and be huge. I don't think most people have the best taste these days, so anything's possible. But bad is bad and this is worse. (just don't tell Gary Buchanan)
40	danyoung Sun 5/25/2008 6:26a	>But what galls me the most is this idea that I'd somehow want to pay admission to a Disney theme park to watch the great ugly, fat, untalented blobs of tourists get up on stage and attempt to entertain...< Yeah, we did the same thing for Superstar Television, and that bombed . . . oh wait, no it didnt. It lasted until the licensing ran out on the video clips. And every time I went, it played to packed houses. And did I once see the next Olivier or Hoffman? Nope - just sweaty tourists having fun onstage while their relatives and friends cheered them on. Don't get me wrong - I want to see the next E ticket AA loaded super boffo attraction just as much as the next guy. But getting an existing theater that's been sitting empty for years reworked into a new show for minimal cash outlay? I'm all for it! And I really find it interesting that those who are hollering loudest on this thread that this is a terrible idea also say that they've never watched the show. How can you possibly judge an event that you're not familiar with? Oh, yeah, I know how - "I don't need to watch the show to know that this is a terrible idea that will bomb bigtime". There's some fine logic for you . . .

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