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Well, Sounds Dangerous was one of those 'take it or leave it' attractions. If we had time and hit it right, we would do it. If we didn't, no big deal. But, we won't be wasting our time with AI. Too bad they didn't chose something that would appeal to more people, especially kids.
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I know I'm in the minority, because I didn't mind Sounds Dangerous, but ew... American Idol? Well, I guess somebody else can have my seat for that one!!
Exactly!! I Drew Carey!! If they are going to change that attraction, I would rather they put in a Price Is Right!!
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It seems like a waste of an attraction to me. Like someone else said, who wants to waste a Disney day auditioning?Also it certainly doesn't seem like something most families would want to visit. They really should stick to a Disney/Pixar themed attraction.
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I know I'm in the minority, because I didn't mind Sounds Dangerous, but ew... American Idol? Well, I guess somebody else can have my seat for that one!!
Didn't see Sounds Dangerous, but I agree about American Idol. I just can't get into it and I really don't want to!!!!
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It was quite clear from the beginning that the old Doug Live/Superstar TV theater would be the location for the main show. It was less clear from the illustrations whether Sounds Dangerous next door would be involved. However, they did need someplace separate from the main theater to hold the auditions - it might have been someplace backstage, but Sounds Dangerous makes lots of sense, due to the physical setup and proximity to the main theater.
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YAY!! I was glad to have it confirmed, again, that Sounds Dangerous is no more. I'm glad they got something more interesting in there. Um, of course, I will not be in there auditioning.
I can't imagine that kids would like this unless it was their family performing. Anyway, I can't stand AI and have only seen glimpses on tv so I won't be going to this attraction.
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Does anyone know when this will go into effect? Is sounds dangerous already closed? Even though I've read a lot of bad reviews, we had planned to see it next month. The American Idol show could be good also, I guess I just really don't understand how they would go about it. I've only seen American Idol a few times ever and that was years ago.
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I'm sad they're taking away Sound Dangerous for this..... Granted we have only done it once, it was cute and I'm glad we did....but I can't handle being in the dark like that the whole time. And I am not all that excited about American Idol......
We just returned from WDW. We saw Sounds Dangerous, everything was as before. The ABC theater next door was all boarded up, with the little signs about something new coming in.
What's next? "Come to Walt Disney World and meet the Flintstones"
Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it!!
Besides, Hanna-Barbera characters no longer play in Paramount/Cedar Fair or Universal parks, the Flintstones DO have that theme park out by Mt. Rushmore (unless they took it down too).
I'd actually be okay with it, because the first time I went into DHS (then Disney-MGM), I actually SAW the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (I was QUITE into them at that time, even have a few of the old action figures lying around!!)! Yes, they weren't a Disney property, but it was SO COOL!!!
So I really don't mind other characters in the Disney parks, just so long as their classics (esp. Donald) don't get thrown under the bus, so to speak.
I've been really enjoying AI this year, and I might catch a show. Never did SD, so I consider myself lucky. It was just a horrible waste of space anyway.
I also miss WWTBAM: Play It! The last time I was in there, I was SO CLOSE, #2, best I'd ever done. How absolutely fitting that that was the last time I ever did it.
I'm really hoping TSMM is actually as good as people are saying. The next time I'm down at WDW, I'm going to do the attractions that weren't there when I was last there, including the new Spaceship Earth, MS Green Team, El Gran Fiesta Tour Featuring The Three Caballeros (my fave Disney movie ever!), Toy Story Mania, the new Idol attraction (if it's open by that time), Finding Nemo: The Musical, the updated Haunted Mansion, and more.
Yikes, I think I blathered on like an idiot for too long. Yes, I'll probably hit my old faves like Small World, Pirates, Splash, Big Thunder, Everest, ToT, R&RC, Test Track, etc.
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