Casting call in Orlando for season 2 of 'American Idol' on ABC

Things to know if you want to audition for 'American Idol.'

Jennifer Sangalang
Florida Today

Want to be the next "American Idol?" The reality TV singing competition will host a casting call in Orlando.

Maddie Poppe of Clarksville, Iowa, performs in the top 7 for ABC's American Idol.

The ABC reboot with Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan as judges and original host Ryan Seacrest was renewed for a second season, and now the network needs some "American Idol" hopefuls.

The first casting call takes place simultaneously in Orlando and San Diego with others scheduled across the country through Sept. 15 on a 20-city tour.

The Aug. 25 auditions here take place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, 700 S. Victory Way, Kissimmee. And, get this, there's an "American Idol" bus, sometimes two.

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Seacrest, who hosted "American Idol" when it was on Fox from 2002-16, returned for the reboot in 2018. He recently tweeted about the 2019 auditions — and the "Idol" bus: "Oil changed, tires rotated, and it still has that new bus smell — Idol Season 2 bus auditions kick off August 25 at @ESPNWWOS in Orlando! All the details at americanidol.com #TheNextIdol #ESPNatDisney"

Maddie Poppe of Iowa was crowned the 2018 "American Idol" winner. According to the Disney Parks blog, Poppe, season one runner-up Caleb Lee Hutchinson and finalist Catie Turner will make special appearances.

Some things to know about the auditions:

• Arrive early. The earliest parking will be available is 4 a.m.

• Registration starts at 7 a.m. with auditions at 9 a.m. (no overnight camping permitted)

• The "American Idol" all-star judges Perry, Richie and Bryan will not be at the auditions.

• Singers must be at least 15 years old to audition. Only one guest will be allowed to accompany those who audition, and that guest must be older than 5 years old, according to the "American Idol" website.

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If you can't audition in person:

"American Idol" hopefuls can submit audition videos at americanidol.com/auditions or through social media. Post a singing clip on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or musical.ly with the hashtag #TheNextIdol (the hashtag's important, by the way).

These are the cities hosting "American Idol" auditions:

Orlando and San Diego: Aug. 25

• Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Scottsdale, Arizona: Aug. 28

• Charlotte, North Carolina, Seattle and Albuquerque, New Mexico: Aug. 31

• Boise, Idaho: Sept. 2

• Richmond, Virginia, and Plano, Texas: Sept. 3

• Houston: Sept. 4

• Austin, Texas, Philadelphia and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Sept. 6

• Buffalo, New York; Shreveport, Louisiana; and Kansas City, Missouri: Sept. 9

• Columbus, Ohio, and Little Rock, Arkansas: Sept. 12

• Charleston, West Virginia: Sept. 15

For more information about the "American Idol" auditions, visit abc.go.com/shows/american-idol.

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