American Idol Experience Winners Using their Dream Tickets
Posted on Fri, Jul 10, 2009 @ 06:02 AM
American Idol Auditions & American Idol Experience Winners
Below is a very interesting article with photo's from American Idol auditions that are being held at Amway Arena courtesy of Orlando Attractions Magazine & Theme Park Mom.
American Idol producers say that nearly 10,000 people turned out for the Season 9 auditions of American Idol at Orlando's Amway Arena today, and several of them even had a coveted American Idol Experience 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 right), 21 of Elkton, Maryland, won her American Idol Experience Dream Ticket on June 17th, singing Martina McBride's "Independence Day".
Caitlin was vacationing in Orlando with her family on the day they visited the Disney World.
"I had heard about it," she said. "But I wasn't planning to audition. We walked by and there wasn't any line, so I decided to try."
The senior in speech pathology at Towson State University in Maryland says she sings and performs in a community theater in her hometown. She flew back down to Orlando on Wednesday to attend the American Idol auditions today.
The main advantage that the
American Idol Experience Dream Ticket seems to give those
that hold it is experiencing no waiting in the registration lines.
People began lining up to register for a wristband that allows you
to audition at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, but American Idol Experience Dream Ticket holders did
not have to arrive until this morning.
Luke Davids (pictured left), 20, won his Dream Ticket just a few days ago on July 3. Luke is originally from London, England, but lives in Orlando now.
The session musician and songwriter said he decided to try the American Idol Experience because the Dream Ticket "registers you right away."
Syesha Mercado, who made it to the top 3 contestants in Season 7, had a similar "front-of-the-line" pass for the Miami auditions. At the American Idol Experience opening in February, Syesha told me the pass (which she won through Miami's local Fox affiliate) was convenient, but she didn't consider it an advantage in making it to Hollywood.
Caitlin, Luke and the thousands of others who turned out in Orlando today for their shot at American Idol stardom don't know yet if they will make it to the shows Hollywood round.
The shows producers say about 150 to 200 singers will be called back to audition in front of Simon, Randy, Paula and Kara in a few weeks.
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