Comments on: A Backstage peek at American Idol Experience

By: dancinggirl4119@aol.com

dancinggirl4119@aol.com — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:49:25 +0000

heidev,
First of all congrats on winning. Second im not gonna sit here and write a 500 word letter to you why i should be able to have that ticket. I too tried out got in and when it was time for eliminations a lady over 40 years old won and she got the ticket which isnt fair because i could have gotten it but she cant even use it. Im not saying when youre that age you shouldnt be able to do it but if they win the runner up should get the ticket because they are in the age range. I love to sing and perform it is my dream and not winning really upset me but all i want is to audition for the real american idol and that ticket would really help me.

By: Has anyone auditioned for the American Idol show at DHS?? - PassPorter Community - Message Boards and Forums

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:33:51 +0000

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By: heidev

heidev — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:27:08 +0000

I entered the contest yesterday and won. I have in my hand the golden ticket. I am past the age limit so I will be sending out further info for someone who can get a chance to win this ticket from me. I will be asking for anyone who is interested to send me in 500 words or less why you think you deserve this shot..
This ticket is for real and will not cost you a cent. I will be looking for top talent and wondering who will win this ticket for a shot at the real American Idol. Since I can’t make this dream come true for myself I want to give someone else a chance..
please contact me if interested. I have a page on you tube.. under Heide voglis.
hope to hear from you soon….

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AI experience - PassPorter Community - Message Boards and Forums — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:36:32 +0000

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By: Onezumi: Art. Comic. Insanity. Words. » Blog Archive » Disney’s American Idol Experience Attraction is Full of Fail

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:09:56 +0000

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By: disneyholic family

disneyholic family — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:14:19 +0000

thanks for the explanation…
that’s not much of a guarantee then…
the way american idol works, the first audition is down on the floor of the stadium..
there are appproximately 12 tables set up one next to the other, with 2 or 3 very low level producers at each table…
12 people audition simultaneously..
that is, one person in front of each table in the middle of a stadium filled with 20,000 people..
all 12 sing at the same time….so picture that you are only about 4 feet away from the people on either side of you and there are 12 of you all together, all of you singing your little song…
some of the people who sing at the same time as you are screaming or totally out of key, while you sing and the lackey at the table listens to you….
of the 12 tables, one of them has the “real” producer…..typically the only “real” contestants go forward from that table…
the other tables only send forward those who are being set up to be made fun of…
in any case, if you make it by the 12 tables, you then go to an audition in front of a “real” producer….this is the guy who decides who’s really participating, and in what capacity (actually going on, or just to be made fun of)..
of course, the contestants don’t know that they’re being picked to be made fun of..
only after running the gauntlet of 3 auditions, do you then make it in front of the tv judges, who supposedly pick who will continue and make fun of the others…
but all of this is scripted in advance….it is the producer who decides who will go forward and who will be the comic relief…
and the producer scripts what the tv judges say….he tells them what they’re supposed to say and how to react…
anyway…i could go on..
but i understand from what you’re saying that the guarantee is just to be one of the people who auditions in front of the 12 tables…..the very first and very unimportant audition..
although, i’m sure there will be instructions from the producer to bring forward at least one WDW winner…possibly to be made fun of, or possibly to advance to the finals….
it could be a deal between disney and idol that one singer will advance..
possibly a ringer singer..

it’s all fraud – but hey – it’s show business people..you’re foolish if you expect any of it to be real…

By: DavidandLeahZ

DavidandLeahZ — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:37:37 +0000

To answer your question about the “dream ticket”:

Once the attraction officially opens and they start awarding this ticket (during previews cast members are allowed to audition b/c they need performers) it will be awarded to one person each day who wins the finale show at the end of the night.

If you receive the ticket – you’ll be moved to thr front of the line at any Idol audition across the country. But – as you mentioned – it will not be in front of the big 3 (now 4) judges – it will be for the first round of preliminary judges. It basically guarantees an audition.

By: disneyholic family

disneyholic family — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:25:23 +0000

it sounds like a lot of fun for the performer, i’m not so sure about the audience (unless you’re related to the performer)…but maybe…

after hearing explanations from several different people (including the WDW PR person) i still don’t understand what exactly the ‘dream ticket’ gets you – a guaranteed audition in front of the 3 american idol judges? a guaranteed audition in front of the american idol producer? or simply a guaranteed audition at one of the audition sites – which simply means you’ll be down on the floor of the stadium in front of one of the 12 lackeys who audition 12 people simultaneously….
considering we’re talking about 365 winners annually, i’m still not sure which of the above 3 it is…