haha, mayyyybe. At least some sections of the entertainment group worry that the clock is ticking on High School Musical’s stream of popularity. According to Jim Hill Media, “Disney senior officials genuinely believe that — in spite of the fact that “High School Musical 3” is due to be released to theaters on October 24th of this year — that the HSM phenomenon will soon blow itself out. That’s one of the reasons that Disney — working with Feld Entertainment — put three companies of “High School Musical: The Ice Tour” out on the road at the exact same time last year. With the hope that they’d then be able to cash in before this tween favorite fell from favor.”

ouch.

Disney’s theater group has a whole new outlook, though, Disney Theatrical will release the stage adaptation of High School Musical 2 to performing groups this October “With a two act version of the “HSM 2″ stage show being available for high school, regional and professional productions, while a 70-minute, one-act version will then be marketed to middle schools.” Similar plans will follow after High School Musical 3’s debut.

So what do YOU think? How many more years can High School Musical dominate bedroom walls and sleepover soundtracks?

 PSSSTTT…. You can see the official High School Musical On Tour stage show at Gammage Auditorium Jun. 24 - 29!

(BTW: there’s rumors of a High School Musical-themed dinner show opening in Orlando. Eating off of cafeteria trays at East High and riding Wildcat buses from Walt Disney World may sound boring to some, but I think it sounds FANTASTIC!!!)

How many did you get right?? 1. The movie begins on the last day of school. What should be written on the board in Ms. Darbus’ classroom? a. Turn off your cell phones 2. On the last day of school, Troy promises to teach Gabriella a skateboarding trick…which one should he choose? c. Twisted Flip 3. Early in the movie, Troy prepares a picnic for Gabriella. What kind of sandwich should he make for her? b. Peanut Butter and Jelly 4. What should be Sharpay’s favorite summer drink? a. Iced Tea 5. Zeke correctly guesses and makes Sharpay’s favorite pastry. What should it be? NEVER REVEALED!!!!!! CRAZY!! 6. Ryan reads a summer book poolside. What should the title be? a. How to deal with a Difficult Sibling (pshhh the hat one would have been awesome) 7. Sharpay’s personal golf cart should have: c. Vanity Mirror with Make-up Supplies 8. The mascot for the University of Albuquerque should be: b. Redhawks 9. On the last day of school, what should Chad’s t-shirt say? d. I Majored in Vacation 10. If a Hannah Montana star were to make a cameo appearance in High School Musical 2, who would you most like to see? a. Miley Cyrus

Did YOU help shape High School Musical 2??Back when High School Musical 2 was a glimmer in our collective eyes, fans could vote on the Disney Channel website about different plot points! Sooooo…. how’d the votes come out? Here’s the questions that originally ran on the site, which options won? I’ll give you all the answers on Monday! 1. The movie begins on the last day of school. What should be written on the board in Ms. Darbus’ classroom?a. Turn off your cell phonesb. Musicals rule!c. Detention will resume in Septemberd. Have a great summer!2. On the last day of school, Troy promises to teach Gabriella a skateboarding trick…which one should he choose?a. Airwalkb. Half-cab Pivotc. Twisted Flipd. Frontside 180 Switch Nosemanual3. Early in the movie, Troy prepares a picnic for Gabriella. What kind of sandwich should he make for her?a. Turkeyb. Peanut Butter and Jellyc. Veggie Wrapd. Lobster and Gorgonzola Panini4. What should be Sharpay’s favorite summer drink?a. Iced Teab. Lemonade, Hold the Lemonsc. Strawberry Smoothie, Two Umbrellas, Pleased. Ice Water, Room Temperature, Please5. Zeke correctly guesses and makes Sharpay’s favorite pastry. What should it be?a. Strawberry and Cream Napoleonb. Chocolate Eclairc. Lemon Tart, Extra Whip Creamd. Peach-Kiwi Volcano6. Ryan reads a summer book poolside. What should the title be?a. How to deal with a Difficult Siblingb. A Brief History of Hatsc. Dancing Your Way to Greatnessd. How to be Elected Senior Class President7. Sharpay’s personal golf cart should have:a. Satellite Televisionb. Smoothie Makerc. Vanity Mirror with Make-up Suppliesd. Air Conditioning8. The mascot for the University of Albuquerque should be:a. Tumbleweedsb. Redhawksc. Settlersd. Renegades9. On the last day of school, what should Chad’s t-shirt say?a. Do Not Operate Without Manualb. Wake Me When It’s Overc. Born To Sleep Ind. I Majored in Vacation10. If a Hannah Montana star were to make a cameo appearance in High School Musical 2, who would you most like to see?a. Miley Cyrusb. Jason Earlesc. Emily Osmentd. Billy Ray Cyrus

Not since It’s a Small World ROCKED households has speaking a different language been so cool! So if anyone says High School Musical 2 isn’t educational, tell them you are now multi-lingual in SEVERAL songs!SWEDISH!GERMAN!SPANISH!FRENCH!but still the best one ever. which i cherish with all the High School Musical luv in my heart…CHINESE!!!!!!

I cannot stop watching this video… it is MUCH cooler than the one in High School Musical 2. I mean, cmon, NINJAS?? WHERE WERE ALL THE NINJAS??

Also on the subject of AWESOME high school musical crossovers, here’s Lilo and Stitch jamming to High School Musical!

http://www.disneychannel.jp/program/dcom/hsm/hsmstitch/stitch.html

Oh yeah! and Sept 8, CHECK IT OUT!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/disneychannel/

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bah. this one doesn’t have ninjas. IT’S DEAD TO ME

this could also use more ninjas. or any.

Here is a slideshow from Tribune photographer Ralph Freso!I took more! like ones of THIS GUY after the jump! Click click click it!Seriously, who is that guy? Did he come alone? With friends? Is his favorite character Troy Bolton? Did he listen to "You Are the Music in Me" in his car on his ipod when he left? So many questions!This news dude was interviewing people outside. Notice how square he looks with his newscaster tie. He probably tried to ask those kids questions like "Why do you like this young folks version of Grease?" and the kids were probably like "Get outta town, old man" and kicked him in the shin!Radio Disney’s Cactus Carl bringing the house down with his trademark "witty banter" NOW WAVE YOUR CHICKEN MCNUGGET IN THE AIR! AND WAVE IT LIKE YOU JUST DON’T CARE! CUZ WE LIKE TO PARTY WITH FRIES AND CHICKEN EVERYBODY SAY OH YEAHHHHHH!!!Everyone wanted a piece of the Jumbotron action, which led to the inevitable….Jumbotron camera guy doubting whether people are ever excited to hang with HIM, or if they’re just after the GLORY. sigh.The tendency of huddles like the above made me long for cheerLEADERS… not cheerDECIDERS. Nahhh just kidding. They were great. Please don’t cheerPUMMEL me… k thx.THE GIRLY GIRLZ STAFF KNOWS HOW TO GET PSYCHED WHOOOOOO!!!!This is what happens to hawaiian leis and pom pons who fail to get the owners onto the jumbotron. Lousy good-for-nothing props! Where’s my chicken McNugget?The crowd gets restless from several straight hours of "Zac Attack"… they are now in rest mode… umm.. there were a lot of people there. word.PLEASE… if you are reading this blog, guy in the blue shirt sitting by himself….Please comment. I want to hear how you liked it! How great were Sharpay’s outfits? Wasn’t Troy like TOTALLY OUT OF LINE to tell Chad to take back his burger? WHAT A JERKFACE, right? right, guy? This was the anti-social side of the stadium. Or maybe the smart side?Note the time on the countdown clock just prior to me entering the line to get a water for my sister and a pretzel because i was starving… let’s just say when i exited the line, the Tipton was LONG GONE (I sat down right as the lights went down!)NOW WAVE YOUR BABY IN THE AIR! AND WAVE IT LIKE YOU JUST DON’T CARE! etc……guy on the right in the yellow shirt = not amusedgirl on the right looking at the camera = frightenedTRIBUNE SPORTS WRITER SCOTT BORDOW buying something probably really awesome from the concession stand. Excuse me ladies, I don’t think that merchandise is officially endorsed by the Disney Corporation…TIME FOR THE SHOW! and time for me to stop taking pictures and enjoy the wacky adventures!the END!

So I just got back from the event and I had soooo much fun! Did you go? There were a TON of people there and the food lines were sooooooo long but it was WORTH IT when the movie started! Let’s back up though! First was the Pep Rally COMPLETE with Wildcat cheers, trivia and dancing! Radio Disney called into a bunch of the premiere parties throughout the country, and here’s ours!!! Click the link to listen!

Radio Disney Call-InDid you hear yourself or someone you know? Haha like you can tell the difference from YOUR "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" to your friends’ "EEEEEEEEEEEEE"! After the pep rally, the REAL show began and it was super cool to watch it on the big screen! Although it was a little odd to watch it over the sprinklers on the field? I mean, who has sprinklers in their living room? I wish the sprinklers were timed to the MOVIE sprinklers! Get on that, Diamondbacks!! The crowd went CRAAAZY during the first part of the movie but once it started, it settled down and sometimes felt like a concert going on! The second half though was when I think it really rocked to see it with so many people… there was impromptu clapping to the music and waves of applause after really great songs. And when Troy and Gabriella finally kissed, the screams were so loud you would’ve thought Zach and Vanessa were on the field in the flesh! I saw a bunch of kids dancing in the aisles afterward so I am PRETTY sure everyone had a lot of fun…Coming in the next couple days will be pictures I took at the event, and my review of the movie. But first I’m gonna have to watch it again, because I missed some parts due to the echo on the field. In all though, it was a cool feeling to be so submerged in the HSM atmosphere and be around a ton of people who really like the music and spirit of the movie! What did YOU think of the movie? What was your favorite part? Least favorite part? Favorite song? Was it better or worse than the first movie?And don’t forget, I’ve got one copy of the High School Musical 2 soundtrack to giveaway so e-mail your name to jzolondz@evtrib.com by 8 am MONDAY to win!

Due to OVERWHELMING response, there will be seperate lines to get into the party tonight! Those with tickets will be let in starting around 6:15 or 6:30 and THEN those without tickets will be ushered in too! so COME ON AND PARTY with Radio Disney AM1580 and THOUSANDS of fellow fans to rock out to High School Musical 2! And have fun at the pep rally at 7! WHOOO!!!!!

Miss any of the behind-the-scenes Road to High School Musical 2 episodes? Check out ALL of them after the jump! Which one is YOUR favorite?and do you recognize this Disney mega-star in this photo from the movie??Part One: We’re Back!Part Two: Dance!Part Three: First day of shootingPart Four: Make a Wish Foundation visits the setPart Five: ZacPart Six: VanessaPart Seven: CorbinPart Eight: AshleyPart nine: MoniquePart ten: Lucas

Thanks to everyone who entered for tickets to the Radio Disney AM1580 High School Musical 2 Premiere Party Aug. 17 at Chase Field! If you didn’t get a chance to enter, Here’s more ways to win tickets! 10:30am - 11:30 am Saturday, Aug.11 at Girly Girlz Scottsdale,The Shops at Zocallo, 15425 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85254;480.998.4TEA1:30pm - 2:30pm Saturday, Aug. 11at Girly Girlz East Valley,Dana Park Shoppes, 3426 E. Baseline, Mesa, AZ 85204; 480.503.4TEA1:00pm - 2:00pm Sunday, Aug. 12 from at Girly Girlz Glendale, UnionHills Square, 8110 W. Union Hills Drive, Glendale, AZ 85308;623.537.4TEA