"Our goal is to try to recreate the excitement of those 24 people who show up on that 'American Idol' stage," Disney Parks chairman Jay Rasulo told The Associated Press.

Much like the hugely popular Fox singing competition, the as-yet-unnamed attraction -scheduled to open in late 2008 - will allow theme park guests to audition then perform before a live studio audience. [Why not just set up karaoke machines and leave the Idol branding off? They will save a lot of money on licensing that way, because it's basically the same thing.] - more on this story

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