Last Day of American Idol Experience Disney Hollywood Studios #waltdisneyworld #americanidol

The attraction's grand opening took place on February 14, 2009, with occasional preview performances in the weeks leading up to the official opening. A press event just prior to the official opening featured many "Idol" celebrities, including all seven winners, numerous finalists, host Ryan Seacrest, judge Paula Abdul and "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller.[3]

The American Idol Experience was promoted by winners of the American Idol from Season seven onwards by appearing in commercials and announcing "I'm going to Disney World!".[4][5][6]

In June 2014, Disney announced that the show would close in January 2015,[7] then two months later they pushed forward the closure to the end of August 2014.[8]