WWTBAM on the road

[splinkynip]

Hi all, just got back from a Disney vacation and got to see a taping of the syndicated Who Wants To Be a Millionaire which was taping at Disney-MGM studios for three days.  Shows are scheduled to air in late March.  Pretty fun.  Anyone who has been to a taping know why they don't have any background music in the studio during the first five questions?

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[quote name=\'splinkynip\' date=\'Jan 13 2004, 01:35 PM\']Anyone who has been to a taping know why they don't have any background music in the studio during the first five questions?[/quote]
I've never been to a taping, but it's done because they often edit out the "final answer" stuff for the first 5, and it's a heck of a lot easier to just add the music during post.

[Thad Dixon]

[quote name=\'splinkynip\' date=\'Jan 13 2004, 01:35 PM\']Hi all, just got back from a Disney vacation and got to see a taping of the syndicated Who Wants To Be a Millionaire which was taping at Disney-MGM studios for three days.  Shows are scheduled to air in late March.  Pretty fun.  Anyone who has been to a taping know why they don't have any background music in the studio during the first five questions?[/quote]
This is because the music is added in post-production -- the host (in this case, Meredith) always asks "Final Answer?" when the contestant decides on their answer, but for the first five questions they (usually) edit it out, and that way when they edit it, we don't hear the music skip.

[davemackey]

I was just at Disney and attended the Millionare attraction which was on Stage 2. Is this where the shows are being taped, or did they build a more TV-ready set on another sound stage?

[Pyramid80]

[quote name=\'davemackey\' date=\'Jan 13 2004, 02:26 PM\'] I was just at Disney and attended the Millionare attraction which was on Stage 2. Is this where the shows are being taped, or did they build a more TV-ready set on another sound stage? [/quote]
 I was wondering the same thing, as I was there about 4 weeks ago.

[gameshowguy2000]

IIRC correctly, the ABC version taped there just before the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

[gsfan85]

Quick question about the Syndicated Millionaire episodes taped in Florida.  The MGM attaction still has the Fastest Finger seats (as of when I saw it in Florida).  Did they take them out for the show in Florida?

Adam

[zachhoran]

[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 13 2004, 05:09 PM\'] IIRC correctly, the ABC version taped there just before the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. [/quote]
 I don't think Millionaire actually taped episodes of the primetime show at Disney-MGM. THis past week's tapings mark the first road trip for the US version.

[gameshowguy2000]

[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 13 2004, 06:38 PM\'] [quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 13 2004, 05:09 PM\'] IIRC correctly, the ABC version taped there just before the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. [/quote]
I don't think Millionaire actually taped episodes of the primetime show at Disney-MGM. THis past week's tapings mark the first road trip for the US version. [/quote]
 They didn't tape episodes of the Olympic version over there? I thought they did, because those episodes aired before the Salt Lake City Olympics began.

You don't remember those shows, Zach?

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 13 2004, 06:23 PM\'] You don't remember those shows, Zach? [/quote]
 If Zach doesn't remember those shows, there is a better than average chance that they don't exist.

[zachhoran]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 13 2004, 09:03 PM\'] [quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 13 2004, 06:23 PM\'] You don't remember those shows, Zach? [/quote]
If Zach doesn't remember those shows, there is a better than average chance that they don't exist. [/quote]
 Even I don't remember everything

[inturnaround]

Well, there's a first for everything. According to a few ATGS posts contemporary to the original airing of the Olympic specials, the three shows were filmed at Disney MGM Play It! attraction in Florida.

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[Timsterino]

[quote name=\'davemackey\' date=\'Jan 13 2004, 04:26 PM\'] I was just at Disney and attended the Millionare attraction which was on Stage 2. Is this where the shows are being taped, or did they build a more TV-ready set on another sound stage? [/quote]
 Some aesthetic spoilers, no $$ spoilers

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We went to two tapings of WWTBAM from Disney World on Saturday. They are taped at the "WWTBAM Play It!" attraction inside MGM Studios. It was very cool.

Some interesting things:

* Meredith talks with Nancy Christie on both shows about life after Millionaire.

* The shows will air on March 25 and 26th. From the looks of it most of the Disney shows will air in March/April.

* The Disney shows have a new opening, it is very neat.

* There is a nice mix of contestants this time. No contestants bunched up from one area.

* They ripped out the old play it monitors and replaced them with the syndicated plasma style screens. They took out the FF seats and replaced them with lighting and the crowd was loaded from behind because cameras blocked the entrances.

* There were plenty of tickets to be had once you were in the park.

Tim :-)

[itiparanoid13]

i appeared on WWTBAM: Play It.  it is just amazing.  when you walk in, you say to yourself this cant be the Millionaire set, but once you see it on TV it is.  I went all the way to the million question, and decided to risk it and lost.  its very fun.  Its also fun being 16 and kicking the crap out of 500 other people.  lol.