A Glimpse at Super Soap Weekend

Cameron Mathison
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This photo was taken inside Soap Opera Bistro.

The demand for the Breakfast with the Stars was so huge that Disney decided to have an unannounced treat at the Bistro, by having many of the day's stars wander through the restaurant while guests were eating. As you can imagine, this was very well-received by the fans who were dining, myself included.

We were seated in the Wharf area, and sat down just as Cameron Mathison was leaving the area to go into the Chandler Mansion...darn it. Fortunately, one of the Cast Members assisting him called me over to take a photo.

Cameron Mathison talks to fans
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Here's a shot of Cameron Mathison talking to fans at the General Hospital Nurses' Station. If you haven't been to the Bistro, let me explain: There are several different "sets", and your "grip" is your busboy. Your server is either an eccentric millionaire in a satin robe, a highstrung wedding guest, a candy striper, or a doctor. The different sets are recreations of the sets of the four ABC Soaps: For General Hospital there is the Nurses' Station and the Wharf (also seen in Port Charles, GH's half-hour spin-off, which breaks from the one-hour drama pattern by working with 12-week story arcs, much like Telenovelas, which are very popular here in California.). Luke's Bar and Kelly's Diner, also from General Hospital, The Chandler Mansion from All My Children, Asa's Stable from One Life to Live, and a wedding garden, which is not themed to any particular Soap. Each room is set according to the theme.

The staff usually acts out funny skits with the guests, but today was a special day, so they let the ABC stars shine.