Episode 325 – How Walt Disney’s Original Ideas Still Shape the Parks!
How Walt Disney’s Original Ideas Still Shape the Parks!
Hey everyone, I’m Mike, she’s Sophie, and he’s Grogu, and We’re On the Road with Mickey! Brenda is out this week on vacation, and today we’re joined once again by our good friend Lee! This is episode 325, and our feature topic is the How Walt Disney’s Original Ideas Still Shape the Parks! In this week’s episode, we are talking about how the ideas of Walt still play out in the parks today! Here’s what we talked about:
Cheddar from the Big Cheese:The 2026 EPCOT Candlelight Processional narrator lineup has been released! Some notable names: Gary Sinise on November 29-December 1; Neil Patrick Harris from December 10-12, Lauren Daigle December 15-16, and Jodi Benson on December 24-25.Congratulations to Disney Legend Lea Salonga, the voice of Princess Jasmine in Aladdin and Mulan in the movie Mulan, for becoming the first Filipina ever to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The Glimmering Greenhouses are returning to Epcot for the holidays. In addition to seeing them in the Living with the Land ride, you can also experience them up close with the Behind the Seeds Tour. The Greenhouses will be lit for tours November 27-December 30.Connect with us! Here’s how: Facebook: https://facebook.ontheroadwithmickey.comFacebook Group: https://facebookgroup.ontheroadwithmickey.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OntheRoadwithMickeyInstagram: On the Road with MickeyEmail: [email protected]Website: ontheroadwithmickey.comQuestion of the Week Feedback:What are some of your incredible Disney Memories?Sheila: “Our trips with the Ellis family over the years.”Brenda: “Each and every one of them”Chandler: “When you take your 3yo kiddo for his first trip and he’s not too sure about the characters at Crystal Palace.”Chandler: “When you take your kiddo and he gets to meet the love of his 3yo life.”Chandler: “When your 18yo kiddo asks his dad to ride Aladdin and not his mom.”Chandler: “That time I rode Everest with the kiddo and didn’t know what to expect.”Pam: “Being at Animal Kingdom soft opening”Debbie: “They have all been incredible but one that stands out was December 2001. My Mom and I went down to celebrate Life…Not knowing at the time we both had cancer. The crowds at the parks were very light. We did the Legacy Picture at Epcot and had an unbelievable time…just the two of us.
We lost her to cancer in October 2004 and I’m now a 23 year cancer survivor. It was our last Disney trip together.
I bring the Mickey Mouse Snowman every year as my special memory. She bought it for me on that last trip..Robin: “There were these people and two little girls!”Feature Topic: