American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino looked as giddy as a little kid as she posed for photos with cartoon legends Mickey Mouse and Goofy. But you can’t blame her because she has a lot to be happy about. She saved her home from foreclosure, she’s going on tour with The Color Purple and she has plans on going back to school to get her diploma. Wouldn’t you be pretty damn happy right about now if you were Fantasia? Exactly. The former contestant for FOX’s long-running singing contest attended the grand opening of “The American Idol Experience,” a brand new attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World in Florida. Continue reading to see who else hit up the grand opening!
![Kimberly Locke // \"American Idol Experience\" grand opening at Walt Disney World](http://gossiponthis.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/americanidol2-213x320.jpg "Kimberly Locke // \\"American Idol Experience\\" grand opening at Walt Disney World")
![Fantasia // \"American Idol Experience\" grand opening at Walt Disney World](http://gossiponthis.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/americanidol3-213x320.jpg "Fantasia // \\"American Idol Experience\\" grand opening at Walt Disney World")
![Melinda Doolittle // \"American Idol Experience\" grand opening at Walt Disney World](http://gossiponthis.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/americanidol4-129x210.jpg "Melinda Doolittle // \\"American Idol Experience\\" grand opening at Walt Disney World")
![Sanjaya Malakar // \"American Idol Experience\" grand opening at Walt Disney World](http://gossiponthis.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/americanidol5-129x210.jpg "Sanjaya Malakar // \\"American Idol Experience\\" grand opening at Walt Disney World")
![Justin Guarini // \"American Idol Experience\" grand opening at Walt Disney World](http://gossiponthis.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/americanidol6-129x210.jpg "Justin Guarini // \\"American Idol Experience\\" grand opening at Walt Disney World")
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