CYRUS MEETS SEN. EDWARDS, SKIPS RED CARPET

Miley Cyrus may be skipping the red carpet at this weekend's 2008 Disney Channel Games in Florida — "on the advice of her management team," a source tells People magazine — but she's keeping plenty busy anyway, hitting the rides, rehearsing for her upcoming performance, and meeting Sen. John Edwards and his family.

On Thursday, Cyrus and her brother Braison rode the rides at the Magic Kingdom and Epcot. While in line for the Test Track ride, Cyrus ran into Edwards and his three children. (The senator's youngest two children, Emma Claire and Jack, are Hannah Montana fans who were super eager to meet the star.)