Post by starlightsfalls on Aug 4, 2022 20:18:59 GMT
In January 2007, as a way to promote the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical 2, Disney Channel had a series of poll questions on their website. This promotion was called High School Musical: Play Your Part. These polls were on www.DisneyChannel.com/HighSchoolMusical from January 12, 2007 to January 31, 2007. Unfortunately, due to the way Disney Channel’s website ran, this page cannot be easily accessed on the wayback machine. These questions impacted various things throughout the movie such as certain dialogue choices and props, as well as deciding one cameo appearance in the film.
According to news articles from the time these polls were active, there were 10 questions. www.accessonline.com/articles/disney-invites-you-to-be-part-of-the-hsm-sequel-57571
According to news articles from the time these polls were active, there were 10 questions. www.accessonline.com/articles/disney-invites-you-to-be-part-of-the-hsm-sequel-57571
Several of the winners from the polls were revealed in “Wildcat Chat" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHYWHHW5Z-c), which aired during commercial breaks of the premiere of High School Musical 2. However, these clips only showed the answers to 7 of the poll questions, and did not show the losing options.
From Wildcat Chat we know:
Picnic Sandwich: Peanut Butter and Jelly
Chad’s T-Shirt: I Majored In Vacation
U. of Alburquerque Mascot: Redhawks
Ms. Darbus’ Chalkboard: Turn off your cell phones.
Hannah Montana Cameo Star: Miley Cyrus
What skateboarding trick will Troy teach Gabriella?: Twisted Flip
What’s on Sharpay’s golf cart?: Vanity Mirror with Makeup Supplies
From some articles around this time, there are two more poll questions that are known, but not the winning option.
What type of dessert does Zeke bake for Sharpay? www.accessonline.com/articles/disney-invites-you-to-be-part-of-the-hsm-sequel-57571
What is Sharpay’s favorite drink? www.deseret.com/2007/1/18/19996741/scott-d-pierce-disney-is-high-on-musical-2
In addition to the questions themselves, most of the graphics of the polls from the site have also not been archived. Because of this, we do not have access to the specific wording of the questions, just rephrasings from various reports. I was able to find a screenshot of the results page for 5 of the questions, but I'm new here and I dont know how to add the image.
There were also likely promos advertising these polls during commercial breaks on Disney Channel, however these do not seem to be archived either, or at least not easy to find.
There were also likely promos advertising these polls during commercial breaks on Disney Channel, however these do not seem to be archived either, or at least not easy to find.
Here is a table of all the poll questions I've been able to find.
| Question | Winning Option | Losing Options |
| Picnic Sandwich | Peanut Butter and Jelly | Turkey, Veggie Wrap, Lobster and Gorgonzola Panini |
| Chad’s T-Shirt | I Majored In Vacation | Do Not Operate Without Manual, Wake Me When It’s Over, Born To Sleep In |
| U. of Albuquerque Mascot | Redhawks | Tumbleweeds, Settlers, Renegades |
| Ms. Darbus’ Chalkboard | Turn off your cell phones. | Musicals rule!, Detention will resume in September., Have a great summer! |
| Hannah Montana Cameo Star | Miley Cyrus | Jason Earles, Emily Osment, Billy Ray Cyrus |
| What skateboarding trick will Troy teach Gabriella? | Twisted Flip | |
| What’s on Sharpay’s golf cart? | Vanity Mirror with Makeup Supplies | |
| What type of dessert does Zeke bake for Sharpay? | ||
| What is Sharpay’s favorite drink? | ||
