It was a really cold night and morning. It didn’t get out of the 40s today, but at least it was sunny. We did some laundry this morning and stayed toasty and warm in the RV. At 2 we bundled up and drove to Hollywood Studios. We got some coffee and watched the new parade called Block Party. It was rather cute. Then it was time to head on over for our preview to the new attraction at Hollywood Studios called “The American Idol Experience”. We were able to get tickets online because we are annual pass holders. The official opening of this show is February 14.
I am not an American Idol fan, but this was a really good show/attraction. They have a pre-show where the warm-up guy and a cameraman pump up the audience. Then everyone files into a theater that is really tricked out like the setting for the TV show with lots of neon lights and bling. I was really impressed. They have Ryan Seacrest (the TV host) on film welcoming everyone. They also have other people I don’t know making guest appearances that are tied in to the show. There are 3 judges patterned after the judges on the TV show. And they had 3 contestants that auditioned today for a producer. They all had pretty good voices, and it really was a good show. Voting took place by punching numbers on the arm rest of our seats. I think this will be a really popular attraction once it opens to everyone.
We got a spicy cheese-filled pretzel and sat in the sun. On the way out, we stopped into a shop at the entrance that I had never been in before. It has autographed photos of actors, race car drivers, and other celebrities for sale along with original costumes from movies and TV shows. The most expensive was a $65,000 striped jacket that Dick Van Dyke wore in Mary Poppins. Rather interesting.
We had a nice quiet evening in the RV. We have one more night of freezing weather before it starts to warm up. I feel rather sorry for the few folks that are sleeping in tents here!
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