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American Idol Experience to close at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Over the weekend news broke that the caste of the American Idol Experience had been informed their show would be canceled early next year. Lower ratings on the TV show have resulted in low guest interest in the park attraction. However, managers are considering promotions like bringing back the popular American Idol Experience Junior Edition where kids 9-14 get their chance to perform before the January bow.

Walt Disney World and American Idol producers released this statement:

“After more than five successful years, The American Idol Experience will be coming to a close at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park in January 2015. Our partnership with FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment has been a great addition to the park and we are very appreciative of the amazing cast and guests who have devoted their time and talent to make this experience special and memorable. We are incredibly proud of the more than 2,000 Dream Tickets that have given guests a chance to live their very own Cinderella story and audition for ‘American Idol’. This past season alone, three of the Top 13 contestants were originally discovered through The American Idol Experience and we expect the attraction to continue providing top contestants for ‘American Idol’ XIV in the coming year.”

The cast and crew of American Idol Experience worked hard to produce what I considered a great show. But its time was always going to be limited.

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Fastpass+ Tiers Shifting Slightly at EPCOT and DHS

MyMagic+ Takes the Guest Experience to a New Level with MagicBands

EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios are currently the only two Disney parks where you have tiered selection of Fastpass+. This forces the guest to make choices for the first three attractions they experience via Fastpass+ and makes sure the very limited number of e-Ticket style attractions are enjoyable by everyone via the system.

Disney has decided to tweak the system slightly starting June 16 2014. At Disney’s Hollywood Studios Great Movie Ride becomes a tier 1 selection while at EPCOT Living with the Land moves to tier 1 and Character Spot and Maelstrom drop to tier 2. That last one makes the most sense to me. I’m not sure The Great Movie Ride needed the move though, it’s a pretty high capacity attraction.

All previous selections you’ve made will be maintained, but going forward Fastpass+ for the 16th and beyond will conform to this new system. And once you use your three Fastpass+ you can select from any attraction with availability for your 4th, 5th, etc. Fastpass+.

The full updated line-up for the tiered parks is below the jump:

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What’s New at EPCOT Food & Wine Festival for 2014

With the EPCOT Flower & Garden festival in the rear view mirror, it’s time to start making plans for this fall’s EPCOT Food and Wine Festival. It will run for 53 days, longer than any previous festival, and include more than 25 market places. The… Read More »What’s New at EPCOT Food & Wine Festival for 2014

Eat To The Beat Concert Lineup for 2014 Food and Wine Festival

If you’re planning on visiting Walt Disney World for the 2014 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival, you may want to plan your trip around which acts will be performing at the Eat To The Beat Concert series, which runs simultaneous to the Food and… Read More »Eat To The Beat Concert Lineup for 2014 Food and Wine Festival

Celebrity Spotting: Lily from ABC series Modern Family with Snow White

It’s time for another episode of Celebrity Spotting! Today we have an extra dose of cuteness. Fans of ABC’s award winning TV sit-com “Modern Family” will recognize six-year-old actress Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as the adopted daughter Lily of fathers Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell Pritchett… Read More »Celebrity Spotting: Lily from ABC series Modern Family with Snow White

EPCOT Announces Sounds Like Summer Concert Series Lineup

If you like classic rock bands, but don’t want to pay the high prices of those reunion concert tours, how about the same music, but from the ‘sounds like’ quality of a tribute band. If that sounds like fun to you, then you’ll want to… Read More »EPCOT Announces Sounds Like Summer Concert Series Lineup

Wind Down Your Day at EPCOT with New After-Hours Dining Option

The final fireworks shell exploding in Illuminations: Reflections of Earth usually signals the mass exodus of guests from EPCOT. But what if, instead of fighting with the masses you could duck inside one of your favorite EPCOT eateries and enjoy a drink and a few… Read More »Wind Down Your Day at EPCOT with New After-Hours Dining Option

Vera Bradley Perfect Petals Brunch at EPCOT May 4

Spring is the most beautiful season at Walt Disney World. With the beautiful blooms of the 21st Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival Disney is introducing a new event, “A Perfect Petals Brunch featuring the Disney Collection by Vera Bradley.” Held in the World ShowPlace… Read More »Vera Bradley Perfect Petals Brunch at EPCOT May 4