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October 2, 2007 - #44

Welcome to another week of Ask Matt where every week I try my best to answer any question about the Disney-MGM Studios from planning questions to “what happened to...” questions. So if you’ve got something you’ve been wondering about or simply need clarification, please feel free to email them to me (use the form below).

I was wondering when do you expect to have the lineup of events out? I see that you are getting the stars names released but there is no information out yet the times that things are going on? I was trying to plan our day's and dinners but it is hard when there is not a lot of information out there yet?

Also as far as the autographs for the fast passes when you say go to the general hospital line for the fast pass is this fast pass good for only 1 autograph or is it good for as many as you can get for each star? for that particular soap? I guess that I am a little confused on that part?

Also I read somewhere that there is a street jam each night that takes place is there another parade and then this is it after Fantasmic? Because Fantasmic is taking place at 7:00 each night but the park is open until 9:00 so I was curious on this too? Because I read that there is just the 1 parade that takes place at 3:00 is there another at a later time? Thanks so much for helping me. - Steve

An event list for Super Soap Weekend should be forthcoming a little later on and I would expect to find a list of events closer to the event date. The celebrity list is still (as of the writing of this article) is not officially out (be sure to check the list of celebrities studioscentral.com has amassed from Soap Stars' personal websites that are confirmed coming in 2007). My best advice is to look at the events from 2006 (and previous years) and see which events are there every year and thought ought to give you a good starting point.

The way the autographs work is when you get a FASTPASS for an autograph for a select celebrity at a select time. So you will need to pick the celebrity you want to meet and get a FASTPASS for it and it's one FASTPASS per celebrity and that entitles you to one autograph. Read more about FASTPASS at Super Soap Weekend here.

It's hard for me to comment on events without a confirmed list of events for this year. In years past, there has been the normal 3:00 parade, a special Super Soap parade and the Street Jam in the evening and of course, a showing of Fantasmic! thrown in there. You will want to consult the schedule when it comes out and the times of the events to better help you plan exactly what you want to do. Generally speaking, schedules don't change much over the years, just exact times.

My name is mary pankowski and this will be the second time i am attending super soap weekend (the first time i attended was in 2001) - my question is this: are there more stars from ALL MY CHILDREN attending because i just checked and it only had 5 people coming from that show - i would appreciate it if you could send me a complete list of the AMC stars that will be there - Mary

The current list of attending Soap stars is just tentative and not the official list from Disney that's been approved. More than likely there will be around an event amount of soap stars from each of the three shows. Take a look at the 2006 list and you'll see the amount of stars from each show was about even, so don't worry right now about All My Children being under-represented until the official list comes out.

Where's the best place for a quick meal if I don't want a burger? - Jon

I can't argue with you when you get a little sick of burgers for your meals at the Disney parks. Two places come to mind and the best is the ABC Commissary. They do serve burgers here but they have a wonderful selection of other foods that you don't normally find in the park. The Vegetable Noodle Stir Fry is great and I highly recommend it. The other good place for an alternative to burgers is the Flatbread Grill (formerly known as the Studio Catering Company). The menu has changed here a number of times in the past few years and can recommend the grilled chicken with rice and beans as well as the chicken caesar salad wrap.

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