More than 20 American Idol luminaries will be attending next week's premiere of the American Idol Experience attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney officials confirm. Along with American Idol host Ryan Seacrest, current winner David Cook, former winners Jordin Sparks, Taylor Hicks and Carrie Underwood, and past contestants David Archuleta, Bo Bice and Justin Guarini will participate in the invitation-only festivities Thursday, Feb. 12. (The lineup, Disney reminds us, is subject to change and expand.)
Theme-park guests that day can get a glimpse of the Idol family during a motorcade at 4:30 p.m.
Earlier that day — before the park even opens – Cook will be doing a live segment for ABC's Good Morning America in front of the Experience building near the park's gigantic sorcerer's hat. Sorry, fans, it's a closed set.
The American Idol Experience, which has been in a soft opening phase for a few weeks, will have its grand opening on Feb. 14. The attraction will feature competition between guests singing on stage with a daily overall winner who will score the power to go to the front of the line of auditions for Fox's American Idol show, the most popular program on U.S. television.
