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SUPER
SOAP WEEKEND 2008!
November 15 and 16, 2008
UPDATE
9/30/08: Disney has announced that this year's Super Soap
Weekend at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will mark the last time
this event will be held in Orlando. ABC's Daytime Division will
instead send its soap opera stars on a 2009 Soap Nation Tour, a collection
of nationwide events designed to interact with fans on a year-round
basis offering greater access to stars in more cities, more often. The
final Walt Disney World weekend will be dedicated to the fans with special
retrospectives and exclusive productions. Cameron Mathison headlines
the event, joined by perennial fan favorites like Thorsten Kaye, Erika
Slezak and Jason Thompson. For the full release, click HERE.
In addition,
the names of the soap stars attending the 2008 Super Soap Weekend have
been released:
"All
My Children"
Rebecca Budig (Greenlee Smythe)
Bobbie Eakes (Krystal Martin)
Melissa Claire Egan (Annie Lavery)
Ricky Paull Goldin (Jake Martin)
Thorsten Kaye (Zach Slater)
Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery)
Alicia Minshew (Kendall Hart Slater)
Eden Riegel (Bianca Montgomery)
Aiden Turner (Aidan Devane)
Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard)
"One
Life to Live"
Kristen Alderson (Starr Manning)
Brandon Buddy (Cole Thornhart)
Kassie DePaiva (Blair Cramer)
Michael Easton (John McBain)
Farah Fath (Gigi Morasco)
Susan Haskell (Marty Saybrooke)
John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex Balsom)
Erika Slezak (Viki Davidson)
Jason Tam (Markko Rivera)
Brittany Underwood (Langston Wilde)
Bree Williamson (Jessica/Tess Buchanan)
"General
Hospital"
Bradford Anderson (Damian Spinelli)
Brandon Barash (Johnny Zacchara)
Julie Marie Berman (Lulu Spencer)
Tyler Christopher (Nikolas Cassadine)
Jason Cook (Matt Hunter)
Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Webber)
Kelly Monaco (Samantha McCall)
Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones)
Jason Thompson (Patrick Drake)
Laura Wright (Carly Jax)
Where's
Susan Lucci? The SSW vet is competing on "Dancing with the Stars."
That leaves her future schedule unknown at this time.
Click
HERE for 2007 Photos!
Click
HERE for 2006 Photos and Reports!
INTRODUCTION
One
weekend each fall, stars from the ABC soap operas make appearances
at the Disney's Hollywood Studios. Park Guests are treated to a
spectacular interactive weekend with their favorite actors and actresses
from the ABC Daytime dramas All My Children, One Life to Live,
and General Hospital.
SUPER
SOAP WEEKEND
2007
DETAILS
Actress
Susan Lucci headlines a star-studded lineup of more than 30 actors
and actresses from the ABC Daytime dramas November 10-11, 2007, at the
12th annual ABC Super Soap Weekend at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Sherri
Shepherd, co-host of The View, also will be
on hand for the weekend. Other first-time attendees
are Melissa Claire Egan (All My Children), Brandon Buddy,
Tika Sumpter (One Life to Live), Bradford Anderson, Josh Duhon
and Sonya Eddy (General Hospital) join the star-studded line up for
the 12th annual ABC Super Soap Weekend. Also new to this year's event,
will be the addition of stars from SOAPnet's original primetime drama,
General Hospital: Night Shift. Finally, the 2008 Hot Guys Calendar
will be available for purchase for the very first time at ABC Super Soap
Weekend. Buy your copy at the SOAP CENTRAL store to get autographed during
this year's ABC Super Soap Weekend Event!
The
actors hold regular autograph sessions at stations throughout the park.
Many of the stations are along New York Street and around Echo
Lake.
ABC Super
Soap Weekend is the largest soap fan event held anywhere in the country.
Festivities include autograph sessions, motorcades, interviews
and talk shows, game shows, musical performances, and the chance
to purchase one-of-a-kind memorabilia from the shows. The Colgate Total
Street Jam will close the event each day with live musical performances
by some favorite Daytime stars.
2007
events:
SOAP CENTRAL
Be sure to check out Soap Central at the ABC Commissar -- the popular
gathering place for all ABC soap fans! Don't miss your chance to purchase
show costumes, props, and other "one of a kind" items direct
from the sets of your favorite ABC soaps.
"ON
LOCATION" AUTOGRAPHS
Get "up close and personal" with your favorite ABC soap stars
at special locations throughout the park.
SUPER
SOAP TALK SHOW (off Sunset Boulevard)
Get the "Total" scoop at the Super Soap Theater for talk shows
featuring the ABC Daytime soap stars LIVE on stage throughout the day!
Enjoy an exclusive look at show clips and sneak previews of upcoming episodes
and find out more about your favorite actors. Ask the stars what you've
always wanted to know! Hosted by Bob Guiney.
SOAPNET'S
"I WANNA BE A SOAP STAR"
Join in the fun of SOAPnet's I Wanna Be A Soap Star, where selected contestants
will compete for their showbiz break to perform in an on-stage scene with
one of ABC's hottest hunks. Hosted by Cameron Mathison. To add to the
fun this year, make sure you log on to soapnet.com after the weekend is
over to vote for your favorite finalist, and you could have a chance to
win a trip for two to the 2008 Super Soap Weekend Event at Walt Disney
World. (Contest rules available on soapnet.com.)
CELEBRITY
MOTORCADES AND STAR CONVERSATIONS
See all the daytime glamour of the ABC soap stars in "Hollywood style"
celebrity motorcades all day long. Each motorcade travels up Hollywood
Boulevard to the Sorcerer's Hat stage and is followed by a conversation
with the stars on stage.
COLGATE-TOTAL
TRIPLE PLAY GAME SHOW
Join the fun as an actor from each of your favorite soaps teams up
with two of their fans selected from the audience to play a fast paced,
three-round game show. Who will come out on top, ALL MY CHILDREN, ONE
LIFE TO LIVE or GENERAL HOSPITAL? You help decide as the entire audience
plays along. Hosted by John-Paul Lavoisier and presented in the Theater
of the Stars.
COLGATE®
TOTAL® STREET JAM
Party each evening following the Grand Motorcade at the Colgate® Total®
Street Jam - an incredible star-filled concert! Hosted this year by The
View's Sherri Shepherd on Saturday night and by General Hospital's Kelly
Monaco and Bob Guiney on Sunday night. ABC's talented performers will
include Bobbie Eakes, Kathy Brier, Kassie DePaiva, Kristen Anderson, Tika
Sumpter, Sonya Eddy, Melissa Claire Egan and Brandon Buddy.
Entertainment
subject to change without notice. Event included with regular Disney's
Hollywood Studios admission.
ABC
Super Soap Weekend is included with theme park admission to the Disney's
Hollywood Studios. For future updates and more information about ABC Super
Soap Weekend, call the Super Soap Hotline at 407-397-6808 or visit http://abc.go.com.
TOURING
TIPS
Crowds for this event are huge -- arrive early to see your favorite
celebrities.
There
is no additional ticket necessary for the Super Soap Weekend events
-- admission is included in regular theme park admission.
Try to obtain a schedule of events before
you visit the theme park, so that you can plan your day. Autograph
sessions, talk shows and other activities are staggered throughout
the day, and the stars rotate through the different events.
Disney's
FastPass, used in the theme parks to reduce wait times for attractions,
has been used the last few years for "On Location" Autograph
Sessions. It will work like this:
FastPass
for Super Soap Weekend will work much as regular FastPass works.
Visit our FastPass page for details.
Note that a FastPass ticket will be required for each autograph.
There is no limit to the number of FastPass Tickets a person can get,
but there is a capacity limit for each autograph session. However, once
all the FastPass tickets are distributed for a particular actor, a limited
number of Standby Tickets will be made available. Standby Tickets do
not guarantee an autograph, though -- standby ticket holders will
be taken if there is time remaining in a session after all FastPass ticket
holders have received their autographs.
--ALL MY
CHILDREN tickets will be distributed at Lights Motor Action Extreme Stunt
Show.
--ONE LIFE TO LIVE tickets will be distributed at Star Tours.
--GENERAL HOSPITAL tickets will be distributed at Indiana Jones Epic Stunt
Spectacular.
Tickets
will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis. FastPasses
will begin to be distributed when the park opens and are only good for
Autograph Sessions that same day.
For
the latest event updates, or more information about the ABC Super Soap
Weekend Vacation package, check back to this site, call the Super Soap
Hotline at (407) 397-6808 or visit the ABC-TV web site.
Assistive
Listening Devices from Guest Services Can Be Used
at some of the Super Soap Weekend events.
Reflective
Captioning available at some Super Soap Weekend events.
Wheelchair/ECV
Users can take advantage of a special viewing area at the main
(Sorcerer's Hat) stage. No standing is allowed in this area -- all party
members must remain seated in the chairs located in this area. Due to
capacity, party sizes are limited in this area to three guests. (The guest
traveling in a wheelchair, plus two members of their party.)
KIDS
AND CHARACTERS
Super Soap
Weekend doesn't usually interfere with the scheduled character meet
and greet opportunities at the Disney's Hollywood Studios, but some locations
may be closed due to Super Soap events. Check your daily Times Guide for
details.
Disney's
Hollywood Studios Characters At A Glance
Character
Meet and Greet FAQ!
INTERESTING
FACTS/ARCHIVE INFO
2007
Celebrity Attendees
ALL MY
CHILDREN
Susan
Lucci (Erica)
Bobbie Eakes (Krystal)
Melissa Claire Egan (Annie)
Thorsten Kaye (Zach)
Michael E. Knight (Tad)
Cameron Mathison (Ryan)
Alicia Minshew (Kendall)
Aiden Turner (Aidan)
Jacob Young (JR)
David Canary (Adam)
ONE LIFE TO LIVE
Kristen Alderson (Starr)
Brandon Buddy (Cole)
Kathy Brier (Marcie)
Bree Williamson (Jessica)
Kamar de los Reyes (Antonio)
Forbes March (Nash)
Erika Slezak (Viki)
Kassie DePaiva (Blair)
Trevor St. John (Todd)
Michael Easton (John)
John Paul Lavoisier (Rex)
Tika Sumpter (Layla)
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Julie Berman (Lulu)
Josh Duhon (Logan)
Bradford Anderson (Spinelli)
Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth)
Kimberly McCullough (Robin)
Kelly Monaco (Sam)
Jason Thompson (Patrick)
Laura Wright (Carly)
Sonya Eddy (Epiphany)
GENERAL HOSPITAL:
NIGHT SHIFT
Nazanin Boniadi (Leyla)
Dominic Rains (Leo)
Kent King (Lainey)
2006
INFO
2006
Celebrity Attendees
All My
Children
Justin Bruening
- Jamie Martin
Alexa Havins - Babe Chandler
Thorsten Kaye - Zach Slater
Michael E. Knight - Tad Martin
Susan Lucci - Erica Kane
Cameron Mathison - Ryan Lavery
Cady McClain - Dixie Martin
Alicia Minshew - Kendall Hart
Eden Riegel - Bianca Montgomery
Aiden Turner - Aidan Devane
Jacob Young - JR Chandler
Colin Egglesfield - Josh Madden
One Life
to Live
Kristen Alderson
- Starr Manning
Kathy Brier - Marcie Walsh
Kamar de los Reyes - Antonio Vega
Kassie DePaiva - Blair Cramer
Michael Easton - John McBain
David Fumero - Cristian Vega
Melissa Gallo - Adriana Cramer
Renee Goldsberry - Evangeline Williams
Trevor St. John - Todd Manning
John Paul Lavoisier - Rex Balsom
Forbes March - Nash Brennan
Erika Slezak - Viki Lord
Bree Williamson - Jessica Buchanan
General Hospital
Julie Marie
Berman - Lulu Spencer
Scott Clifton - Dillon Quartermaine
Genie Francis * - Laura Spencer
Anthony Geary * - Luke Spencer
Rebecca Herbst - Elizabeth Webber
Kimberly McCullough - Robin Scorpio
Kelly Monaco - Sam McCall
Jason Thompson - Patrick Drake
Greg Vaughan - Lucky Spencer
Laura Wright - Carly Corinthos
The View
Rosie O'Donnell
Additional
Host
Bob Guiney
*Participating exclusively in the special Luke & Laura 25th Anniversary
"Love In The Afternoon" event on Friday, November 10.
**Talent
subject to change
2006 events:
WIDE WORLD
OF SOAPS LIVE! TALK SHOW
Get the "Total" scoop at the ABC-TV Theater for the Wide World
of Soaps Live! talk show featuring the ABC Daytime soap stars LIVE on
stage throughout the day! Enjoy an exclusive look at show clips and sneak
previews of upcoming episodes and find out more about your favorite actors.
Ask the stars what you've always wanted to know!
COLGATE®
TOTAL® STREET JAM NIGHTIME ENTERTAINMENT
Party each evening following the Grand Motorcade at the Colgate® Total®
Street Jam - an incredible star-filled concert!
"ON
LOCATION" AUTOGRAPHS
Get "up close and personal" with your favorite ABC soap stars
at special locations throughout the park.
CELEBRITY
MOTORCADES AND STAR CONVERSATIONS
See all the Daytime glamour of the ABC soap stars in "Hollywood style"
celebrity motorcades all day long. Each motorcade travels up Hollywood
Boulevard to the Sorcerer's Hat stage and is followed by a fascinating
conversation with the stars on stage.
"I
WANNA BE A SOAP STAR"
Join in the fun of SOAPnet's I Wanna Be A Soap Star, where selected contestants
will compete for their showbiz break to perform in an on-stage scene with
one of ABC's hottest hunks.
SOAP CENTRAL
Be sure to check out Soap Central - the popular gathering place for all
you soap fans! Don't miss your chance to purchase show costumes, props,
and other "one of a kind" items direct from the sets of your
favorite ABC soaps. Come check out the exciting commemorative 10th Anniversary
ABC Super Soap Weekend logo merchandise!
COLGATE-TOTAL
TRIPLE PLAY GAME SHOW
Join the fun as an Actor from each of your favorite soaps teams up
with two of their fans selected from the audience to play a fast paced,
three-round game show. Who will come out on top, ALL MY CHILDREN, ONE
LIFE TO LIVE or GENERAL HOSPITAL? You help decide as the entire audience
plays along. Hosted by John-Paul Lavoisier.
Entertainment
subject to change without notice. Event included with regular Disney's
Hollywood Studios admission.
If you
have comments or tips to share with others about Super Soap Weekend
at the Disney's Hollywood Studios, please
email us. Thanks!
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