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Lee DeWyze greets fans and contestants at The American Idol Experience

Singing champ Lee DeWyze celebrated his victory as the newest American Idol on Monday in a motorcade through Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Excited fans lined the streets, cheering on America’s newest Idol as he and Mickey Mouse greeted fans on their way to a stage set up outside The American Idol Experience attraction.

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American Idol Experience winner makes it to the TV show's top 5

In addition to recently celebrating its first year of operation in February, The American Idol Experience attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios can now celebrate the success of one of its top vote-getters – Aaron Kelly. The 17-year-old crooner from Sonestown, Penn., who began his American Idol journey at the Disney attraction, advanced to the top…

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American Idol Top 24 contestant was a Dream Ticket winner at Hollywood Studios

It looks like The American Idol Experience at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has helped at least one person get noticed. Aaron Kelly was named one of the top 24 contestants this past week on the American Idol television show. He won the Dream Ticket at The American Idol Experience on Feb. 9, 2009 and was able…

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Top 10 theme park videos of 2009

Our YouTube channel was a popular place in 2009. We reached more than a million views for a couple of our older videos, while others lay dormant for reasons unknown to us. Sometimes we think a video is going to be a huge hit and it flops, and sometimes we wonder why we’re bothering to…

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Disney Dream Ticket winners audition for real for American Idol Season 9

American Idol producers say nearly 10,000 people turned out for their Season 9 auditions at Orlando’s Amway Arena today, and several of them had a coveted Disney Dream Ticket. The Dream Ticket is the prize awarded to the finale show winner at the American Idol Experience each day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Caitlin MacAllister (pictured…

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Audition for American Idol Season 9 this week in Orlando

There has been plenty of coverage of Disney’s American Idol Experience attraction over the last few months (including gracing the cover of one of our recent issues), but now it’s time for the real thing. American Idol Season 9 auditions are coming to Orlando’s Amway Arena this week. Registration takes place on July 7 and…

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Two More Videos: Kris Allen at The American Idol Experience and Answering Media Questions

Following American Idol winner Kris Allen’s motorcade and song today at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, he popped in on the 11:00 a.m. performance of The American Idol Experience attraction, offering advice to the three park guests who were singing in the show. He also timidly announced that show’s winner who would advance on to the finale…

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American Idol Kris Allen answers fan questions at Disney's Hollywood Studios

This is the second post in a series from Disney’s Hollywood Studios in which American Idol winner Kris Allen arrived today via motorcade and answered a few fan questions from the screaming crowd. Allen appears to be quite a laid-back, quiet guy who has now been thrust into superstardom by way of his winning the…