New American Idol Rip Off Package

[elemusing]

What does everyone think of this?

Ultimate Fan Experience and Ultimate Backstage Experience

Fans of The American Idol® Experience at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ will have the opportunity to add the Ultimate Fan Experience to a Walt Disney Travel Company package! The Ultimate Fan Experience includes the Guest’s choice of commemorative “The American Idol® Experience” T-shirt, an All-Access ID badge, The American Idol® Experience award statue with choice of plate and VIP seating to the qualifying show of their choice. This add-on will cost $49 (price subject to change).

Guests also may add the Ultimate Backstage Experience to the Ultimate Fan Experience! The Ultimate Backstage Experience add-on includes everything in the Ultimate Fan Experience plus the ability to sit in on a closed rehearsal for the show, tour the audition facility and backstage areas of the set, and an exclusive commemorative 8″x10″ photo taken on the official attraction stage. Tours will be offered twice a week beginning March 3, 2009 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The cost for the combined Ultimate Fan Experience with backstage tour add-on is $98 (price subject to change). Availability is limited to 20 Guests per tour, and reservations are required.

I copied this from this website: http://www.wdwnewstoday.com/archives/2823

Personally, I think this is a huge ripoff. But I suppose there might be huge Idol fans out there who would do this?

Thoughts?

 

[WaltD4Me]

Eh. I can see American Idol fans doing this. I wonder how many people the $49 price covers for the VIP seating. It's not something I'd pay for, but I know some big A.I. fans that probably would.

I still don't get the A.I. thing and Disney though. Boggles my mind that they couldn't come up with something alot better...and Disney related for that space and the money.

 

[Disney Khi]

Personally, I think it's stupid and a big waste of money. I just got back from WDW last week, and I was really surprised at how they are pushing this. I don't know why it surprised me, of course, they will be pushing their newest thing, but after about the 8th sign I saw advertising it and the AI t-shirts in Club Cool in Epcot, I just thought, "Enough is enough." Although, I did hear some people (teenage girls) who sounded excited to try out for the show. Maybe I just don't understand because I've never watched the tv show.

 

[elemusing]

I'm with you. We like to watch AI, but have 0 desire to go see this. I am a music teacher and performer and DH is also, but we would never even think about spending almost a whole day dedicated to this in trying to win it.

I just don't get what is so exciting about going backstage at a stage. You will see rooms, a makeup chair, etc. Maybe I just take that for granted since I am used to performing and being "backstage" but you aren't even seeing "real" Idols for heavens' sakes. . . Not worth $50 or $100 IMHO.

But I am sure some of you disagree with me and that is ok.

 

[kafitty]

the whole thing is so silly.

Disney needs to focus on their product, period. That doesn't mean "their" product as in the companies they are affiliated/partnered/whatever'd with, we want DISNEY in our parks, thank you.

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

Not for me but I see some fans paying for this.

 

[WaltD4Me]

Just wanted to add, I'd would pay extra for backstage passes/tour and meet and greet with the performers from FOTLK!

 

[Allison]

Eh...one person's ripoff is another person's golden opportunity. There are lots of things at Disney that are offered that I wouldn't pay to do and I'm sure there are things I have paid to do at Disney that others wouldn't give a second thought to.

It's just another one of those things.

 

[DWFan4Life]

I am also a fan of American Idol and I loved watching it. But paying for that package, I'll think it first, DH might disagree.