Hey everyone, I’m Mike, she’s Sophie, that’s Brenda, and and he’s Grogu, and we’re On the Road with Mickey! This is episode 135 for August 22, 2022, and today our feature topic is Things to do on Check-out Day! Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and relax, and tell us in the comments below what you think! Here’s the rundown of what we talked about:

• Cheddar from the Big Cheese
  • Brenda: Winnie the Pooh and Tigger are back for meet and greets at the Magic Kingdom! We used to see Pooh over by Journey to Imagination but you could only see him at a distance, now they are meeting together at The Thotful Spot in Fantasyland. Well, that’s all I’ve got! TTFN! Ta-Ta for now!
  • Sophie: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is going to be re-released in IMAX starting on August 26th in anticipation of the release of the Disney+ series, Andor. In addition to Rogue One, you can also get an extended preview of what the series will look like.
  • Mike: As Brenda announced on her Facebook page recently, the Disney Skyliner will be down for maintenance from January 22-29, 2023. This will impact all resorts that have Skyliner service, and bus transportation to all parks will be available during the refurbishment.
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• From Last Week:
  • We received some more listener feedback on their favorite Disney smells.
    • Jennifer has these favorites she likes: “The old Soarin jasmine smell, POTC smoke smell and popcorn.”
    • Tanya said “I like the smell of Dinosaur!, Popcorn and turkey legs.”
    • Stephanie has two favorites: “Fiji scene in Soarin, Yacht club lobby”
    • Sheila likes these smells: “Original Soaring of California, Grand Floridian Gingerbread House and The musty clean smell of pirates of the Caribbean in Disneyland”
    • Vickie has an affinity to Wilderness Lodge: “Wilderness Lodge. Nothing like walking the hallway down to Roaring Forks. So many memories at that resort. I have some wax melts that come close.”
    • Last, but certainly not least, Chrissy from BCOM had this to add: “Flight of passage, soarin polyenisan scene, soarin’ India smell”
• Feature Topic: Things to do on Check-out Day!
  • Nice sit-down breakfast
  • Resort hopping to check out other resorts
  • Visiting some areas you haven’t been to recently, like Disney Springs or the Boardwalk area.
  • When Dining comes back, convert extra credits for snack credits.
  • Meeting up with local friends
  • Monorail Mania Meal – Start at the Poly at Tambu Lounge, Contemporary with lunch at the Contempo Cafe, and then Grand Floridian Gasparilla Grill for ginormous cake pops
  • A round of mini golf
  • Sleep in but don’t forget check-out time is 11:00 AM
  • Take in the pool on your last day.
  • Check out the resort arcade
  • Booking a character dining experience at a resort, like Chef Mickey’s, Cape May, etc.
  • Check out a Disney movie at a Disney theater at Disney Springs
  • Depending on your flight time, check out Cirque du Soleil
  • Take time to journal the things you didn’t get a chance to do.
  • Fishing charter
  • Walking paths at the resorts
• This Day in Disney History for August 22:
  • 1905: The Birth of animator Robert W. Youngquist
• Disney Who’s Who Character
  • Hector from Coco
• A little bit of Walt
  • “I feel there is no door which, with the kind of talent we have in our organization, could not be opened, and we hope we can continue to unlock these barriers as long as we are in the business of bringing a happy note to those who patronize our pictures.” – Walt Disney
• Coming Next Week: Would You Rather…Disney Style!

As always, thank you for listening. We are having a lot of fun talking Disney, and I’m glad you are enjoying it as well! Remember, you can reach us in many ways — by email to [email protected]. You can also talk to us on our Facebook Page, On the Road with Mickey or in our On the Road with Mickey Group. Feel free to join us! Have a great week, and we’ll be back to talk with you again next week!

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Hey everyone, I’m Mike, she’s Sophie, that’s Brenda, and and he’s Grogu, and we’re On the Road with Mickey! This is episode 133 for August 8, 2022, and today our feature topic is an Our Favorite Disney Smells! Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and relax, and tell us in the comments below what you think! Here’s the rundown of what we talked about:

• Cheddar from the Big Cheese
  • Brenda: On the Disney Wish, one place I want to “investigate” for our listeners – of course, all in the name of research – is Inside Out: Joyful Sweets! We’re talking freshly made waffle cones, signature desserts based on each of the emotions (in cupcake form), and nearly 40 flavors of gelato and ice cream!
  • Sophie: Coming to Disney+ on Disney+ Day, which is September 8th, is a brand new original series, “Cars on the Road”. Featuring Mater and Lightning McQueen, the story is that they are traveling across the country to visit Mater’s sister back east! This looks to be a 9 episode series!
  • Mike: Lost a little bit in the headlines, August 1st, Coronado Springs Resort celebrated its 25th anniversary! The resort opened on August 1, 1997, and was our first Disney on-property resort that we stayed at back in 2007.
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• Feature Topic: Your Favorite Smells at Disney!
  • Sophie:
    • 3) H2O+ “Bath Aquatics”
    • 2) SpaceShip Earth “Fire of Library in Alexandria”
    • 1) Water smell PoTC with the use of bromine
  • Brenda:
    • 3) Avatar: Flight of Passage. When the banshee lands in the cave.
    • 2) Mickey’s PhilharMagic – Be Our Guest scene with the desserts
    • 1) Karamell Kuche smell
    • Honorable Mentions: The scents from the Polynesian Resort and the Yacht Club Resort.
  • Mike:
    • 3) Original Soarin’ ride – the orange grove scene
    • 2) The incredible smell of fresh popcorn at Town Square in the Magic Kingdom.
    • 1) The smell of the rain on the pavement during Extra Magic Hours with the cooler evening temperatures.
  • Listener Interaction:
    • My sister Robin loved the scent at the Yacht Club when she came over to visit before they all headed home. She also loved the scent of sunscreen and laughed about Sophie’s infamous “cough syrup” drink.
    • John said he loves the smells at the Grand Floridian, at Basin at Disney Springs, and at the Riviera.
    • Cindy said Pop Century’s lobby, the Taj Mahal scene in Soarin’, and that water smell you encounter on all of the boat rides. I wouldn’t want that last one as a candle, but I definitely associate it with the parks.
    • Sandi loves the smell of fresh popcorn for the collectable popcorn buckets
• This Day in Disney History for August 15:
  • 1936: Ward Kimbell and Betty Lawyer Wedding Anniversary
• Disney Who’s Who Character
  • Queen Elinor from Brave
• A little bit of Walt
  • “Animated picture-making is an expensive business. One wrong pencil line can cost hundreds of dollars. I can’t hold a pencil to the artists in my studio. I credit the success of my films to the teamwork in my organization.” – Walt Disney
• Coming Next Week: Disney Check-out Day Excursions

As always, thank you for listening. We are having a lot of fun talking Disney, and I’m glad you are enjoying it as well! Remember, you can reach us in many ways — by email to [email protected]. You can also talk to us on our Facebook Page, On the Road with Mickey or in our On the Road with Mickey Group. Feel free to join us! Have a great week, and we’ll be back to talk with you again next week!

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Hey everyone, I’m Mike, she’s Sophie, that’s Brenda, and and he’s Grogu, and we’re On the Road with Mickey! This is episode 133 for August 8, 2022, and today our feature topic is an Update on our 22 Things for 2022 List! Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and relax, and tell us in the comments below what you think! Here’s the rundown of what we talked about:

• Cheddar from the Big Cheese
  • Brenda: Exciting news out of the Magic Kingdom! On July 31st, the Harmony Barber Shop reopened for the first time since it closed due to the pandemic. Yay! Additionally, Merida is back at the Magic Kingdom in her usual location to meet and greet Guests!
  • Sophie: Coming to Disney+ on September 21st, a special 3-episode premiere of the new Star Wars series, “Andor”. This series takes place prior to the events of Rogue One, and focuses on Cassian Andor’s journey and the pieces that come into play that lead to the beginning of the rebellion! This is a 12 part series, and I know that Daddy and I are really excited about it! If you haven’t seen the trailer yet here is the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKOegEuCcfw
  • Mike: This is not Disney related, but On the Road with Mickey would like to extend their prayers to the family of Vin Scully, in my opinion the greatest sports broadcaster ever known, on his passing. He died on August 2nd at the age of 94. As someone said, he’s still calling games, but now he’s doing it for the Angels.
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• Feature Topic: An update on our 22 things for 2022 list!
  • The List:
    • 1. Witness in person the Candlelight Processional
    • 2. Take in the Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party
    • 3. Meetup with friends and family
    • 4. Have an On the Road with Mickey meetup in the parks with listeners.
    • 5. Take in the Flower & Garden Festival
    • 6. Stay at a new resort
    • 7. Eat at at least one restaurant we’ve never been to before
    • 8. Record an episode of On the Road with Mickey on location
    • 9. Solo trip to Disney
    • 10. Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind!
    • 11. Eat around the World at the Food & Wine Festival
    • 12. Meet friends in person at WDW!
    • 13. Meetup with BCOM
    • 14. Seeing the new Walt Statue at Epcot
    • 15. Stay at a new resort – Boardwalk Inn
    • 16. Sail on the Disney Wish!
    • 17. Go back to MNSSHP
    • 18. Disney with Luna!
    • 19. Go to Jellyrolls and Atlantic Dance Hall
    • 20. Ride the WDW Railroad 
    • 21. Experience Fantasmic!
    • 22. Epcot 40th Birthday
• This Day in Disney History for August 8:
  • 1939: Fantasia Story Meeting
• Disney Who’s Who Character
  • Auguste Gusteau from Ratatouille
• A little bit of Walt
  • “Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive.” – Walt Disney
• Coming Next Week: Our Favorite Smells at Disney

As always, thank you for listening. We are having a lot of fun talking Disney, and I’m glad you are enjoying it as well! Remember, you can reach us in many ways — by email to [email protected]. You can also talk to us on our Facebook Page, On the Road with Mickey or in our On the Road with Mickey Group. Feel free to join us! Have a great week, and we’ll be back to talk with you again next week!

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Hey everyone, I’m Mike, she’s Sophie, that’s Brenda, and and he’s Grogu, and we’re On the Road with Mickey! This is episode 132 for August 1, 2022, and today our feature topic is 3 Disney Restaurants To Try! Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and relax, and tell us in the comments below what you think! Here’s the rundown of what we talked about:

• Cheddar from the Big Cheese
  • Mike: Last Wednesday, July 27th, MagicBand+ debuted at Walt Disney World. The latest version of the popular wearable technology still does all that you are used to doing, but it also includes such new features as interactions with the Disney Fab 50 statues and more!
  • Sophie: Last Tuesday the 26th was the 70th (or is it 71st) Anniversary of the release of Alice in Wonderland. To commemorate the anniversary, Disney Artist and Historian Stacia Martin wrote a post on the Disney Parks Blog, along with an accompanying YouTube video, showing how to draw the Cheshire Cat.
  • Brenda: Late this summer, the Boardwalk Deli will open up at the location that used to be the Boardwalk Bakery. Featuring authentic delicatessen sandwiches, it will also have a lot of sweets to enjoy as well. No official opening date has been announced, but if you look at the calendar for the restaurant it shows operating hours starting on August 15. Also, it’ll be open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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• Feature Topic: 3 Disney Restaurants To Try!
  • Sophie: 
    • 1) Space 220
    • 2) Mama Melrose’s
    • 3) Rose & Crown
  • Brenda: 
    • 1) Victoria & Albert’s Chef Table Experience
    • 2) Steakhouse 71 – dinner
    • 3) Topolino’s Terrace – dinner
  • Mike: 
    • 1) Le Cellier
    • 2) California Grill
    • 3) Coral Reef
  • Listener Feedback:
    • We asked in our Facebook Group for what others were looking to try as well, and here’s the responses:
      • Chris from Billy’s Closet of Magic said he wants to eat at Cinderella’s Royal Table, Chef Mickey’s, and California Grill.
      • Chrissy from BCOM wants to eat at Topolino’s Terrace, Victoria & Albert’s Chef Table Experience, Nine Dragons, and Morimoto.
      • Cindy wants to eat at The Rose & Crown, The Luau at the Poly, and Le Cellier.
      • Jennifer wants to eat at Boma, Olivia’s, and Chefs de France.
      • John wants to eat at Victoria & Albert, Akershus, and Big River Grille
      • Pam wants to eat at Chef Art Smith’s Homecoming, Space 220, and Shula’s Steakhouse
      • Lastly, Sheila wants to eat at Victoria & Albert, Bull & Bear at the Waldorf Astoria, and 3 Bridges.
• This Day in Disney History for August 1:
  • 1933: Birth of Dom DeLuise
• Disney Who’s Who Character
  • Dopey from Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
• A little bit of Walt
  • “Most of my life I have done what I wanted to do. I have had fun on the job. I have never been able to confine that fun to office hours.” – Walt Disney
• Coming Next Week: An update on our 22 things for 2022 list

As always, thank you for listening. We are having a lot of fun talking Disney, and I’m glad you are enjoying it as well! Remember, you can reach us in many ways — by email to [email protected]. You can also talk to us on our Facebook Page, On the Road with Mickey or in our On the Road with Mickey Group. Feel free to join us! Have a great week, and we’ll be back to talk with you again next week!

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Hey everyone, I’m Mike, she’s Sophie, that’s Brenda, and and he’s Grogu, and we’re On the Road with Mickey! This is episode 131 for July 25, 2022, and today our feature topic is Disney Legends! We’ve talked about Disney Legends previously. At the start of last year we talked about all of the Nine Old Men when Brenda joined us, and then later that year we talked about them some more when we looked at Fred MacMurray, Ub Iwerks, and Julie Andrews. Well, today we’re continuing our look by focusing on Mr. Dick Van Dyke, Roger E. Broggie, and the incomperable Lillian Disney! Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and relax, and tell us in the comments below what you think! Here’s the rundown of what we talked about:

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• From Last Week:
  • In the group, we asked what Wowza foods you’ve encountered at Disney. We had a great response! Check out the answers we received:
    • Sheila said “The salmon at the Hollywood Brown Derby in DHS . It was so tasty! The salmon was on a bed of rice in a pool of pesto; with a decorative piece of puff pastry.”
    • Chandler chimed in: “We were on our last day and our last quick service meal during our 3-day visit in Jan, 2020. We were tired, hungry, ready to end our day, and simply needed something to eat. We didn’t know anything about Satu’li Canteen, and just happened across it. This ended up being the absolute BEST meal we had. When we visit again in the future, Satu’li will most likely be in the MUST DO list.” – Chandler, from the picture it looks like the Combination Bowl: Grilled Beef & Chicken. Let me know if I’m wrong.
    • Chrissy added her favorites: “The Gray Stuff, Homecoming’s Deviled Eggs, Satuli’s former Family Platter which had a little of everything on it, and Space 220’s King Oyster Mushrooms.”
    • My sister Robin added her Wowza food: “The salad at Liberty Tree Tavern! Stephanie and I scarfed that down like it was manna from Heaven!”
    • Lastly, my friend Cindy added her pick: “It’s just a little dessert, but the 50th anniversary lemon chiffon at Sunshine Seasons is amazing and gorgeous!”
    • You can see some of the pictures that were shared with us over at the Facebook Group or you will also see some of them on our YouTube of the episode.
• Feature Topic: A Look at Disney Legends!
  • This week on the podcast, we are taking another look at some of the incredible Disney Legends that have been selected over the years. Each of us has done our research on our pick and we are looking forward to sharing that with you. We hope you enjoy this as much as we do!
  • Brenda: Dick Van Dyke
    • Richard Wayne “Dick” Van Dyke was born December 13, 1925 (just 11 days before my daddy) in West Plains, Missouri. He is an American actor, producer, comedian and writer.
    • After serving in the Air Force during WWII, he and a friend formed a pantomime act, “The Merry Mules” and performed Laurel and Hardy-type performances in nightclubs across the country. He broke into television and in 1961 he was cast as comedy-writer Rob Petrie on the hit series The Dick Van Dyke Show.
    • Although the show was a huge success, Walt Disney had never heard of him. When casting for Mary Poppins, Dick’s name was suggested to Walt and after a private screening of an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show, Walt chose him on the spot – no audition needed!
    • Dick Van Dyke, of course, played Bert the Cockney chimney-sweep/kite-peddler/sidewalk artist/one-man band in the 1964 Academy-Award-Winning film, Mary Poppins (a film in which Walt Disney devoted four years of his life to creating).
    • When Dick read the script, he decided he also wanted to play the part of the old bank chairman, Mr. Dawes. He told Walt, “I’d like to play Mr. Dawes – and I won’t charge you a nickel.” Walt said, “The price is right, but you’ll have to test for the part.” So, Dick went to the studio and did a screen test as doddering old Mr. Dawes, long white beard and all. The actor improvised a slapstick scene of a wobble-kneed oldster descending the steps with a cane. Walt loved it so much he had a step added to the boardroom set so Van Dyke could do the bit in the movie.
    • Because of union rules, Dick Van Dyke wasn’t allowed to do the role for free – but Walt suggested an alternative. The Disney company paid Van Dyke $4,000 to play the part of Mr. Dawes, and the actor donated that amount to Walt’s favorite cause, CalArts.
    • Dick Van Dyke said those months he spent filming Mary Poppins were the happiest, most fun few months he had ever spent in his life. The best part was working with Walt. “What I liked about him”, Dick said, “was that he had the enthusiasm of a ten-year-old about the work. To work with him was one of the most serendipitous things that ever happened to me.”
    • Dick Van Dyke was inducted as a Disney Legend in 1998 under the FILM category. Alongside him as fellow inductees that year were: Kurt Russell, Roy E. Disney and a man named Paul Kenworthy (who I don’t know but I like his last name). lol
    • Roy E. Disney said of Dick Van Dyke, “Every time I see Mary Poppins, I’m amazed at how Dick’s brilliant performance effortlessly ties this film together. After all, it is Dick who first welcomes us to number 17 Cherry Tree Lane. It is his chalk pavement picture that provides entry into one of the greatest fantasy sequences of all time. And, it is Dick who bids Mary Poppins goodbye at the end of the movie.”
    • For many years after Mary Poppins, Dick Van Dyke had many roles in other Disney productions.
    • It was Dick who inducted Walt Disney into the American Television Hall of Fame in 1986. Joined on stage by Mickey and Minnie, he presented the award to Walt’s wife, Lillian.
    • Dick is also the voice narrating Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (and if you haven’t seen it, I HIGHLY recommend it).
    • Dick Van Dyke is now 96 years old. He celebrated his 90th birthday at Disneyland. The festivities included a parade down main Street, a flash mob performing “Step in Time,”  the presentation of a silhouette of Bert dancing and all the guests of the park gathering to sing “Happy Birthday” to him.
    • In his personal life, Dick was married to Margie Willett from 1948 until they divorced in 1984. He married Arlene Silver in 2012 and they are still married. He has 4 children: Barry, Stacy, Carrie and Christian Van Dyke.
    • Every time I see him, I smile. He is playful, just a kid-at-heart. He is utterly charming and loves to entertain – especially making people laugh. He is still amusing us all, all these many, many years after he entered our hearts.
  • Mike: Roger E. Broggie
    • Roger E. Broggie was inducted as a Disney Legend in 1990. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on October 22, 1908, Roger joined the Disney Studios in 1939 as a precision machinist. His initial assignments were to work on installing the multiplane camera at the new Burbank studio and working with Ub Iwerks on special effects. In 1949, though, Roger Broggie worked with Walt Disney to create model trains for Walt’s ½ mile long Carolwood Pacific Railroad located in the backyard of Walt’s home. He is credited with supervising the building of the Lilly Belle, a 1/8th scale miniature working live steam locomotive named after Walt’s wife, Lillian.
    • Roger Broggie is considered to be the first Disney Imagineer.
    • Roger was promoted to be the head of the Disney Studios Machine Shop in 1950, and he became the transportation specialist. He created the special effects for the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and as they were working on Disneyland, he was in charge of development of the Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad, the Disneyland Monorail, and the Matterhorn Bobsleds. He was instrumental in developing the mechanical aspects of all Disney attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, including the Omnimover ride transit system, which he co-developed with Bert Brundage.
    • Roger and his machine shop co-workers developed the first fully functioning Audio-Animatronic human figure in 1963. Can you guess which character that was? Between 1973 and 1975, Roger Broggie worked on the EPCOT Center project at Walt Disney World.
    • Roger Broggie passed away at his home in Carmel, California on November 4, 1991. On October 21, 2003, Roger Broggie, Jr. and Michael Broggie, his children, rededicated the Walt Disney World Railroad steam locomotive No. 3 Roger E. Broggie in honor of their father. It was the fourth and final locomotive to be overhauled. Local trivia – it was overhauled at the Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock, NC.
    • Lastly, on March 30, 2007, Roger E. Broggie was honored with a window on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland. The text reads: “Can Do Machine Works / Mechanical Wonders / Live Steam Engines / Magical Illusions / Cameras / Roger Broggie, Shopmaster / Advisor to the Magic Makers”. He has also had a window installed in Town Square at the corner of the Fire Station and Emporium. That one reads “Broggie’s Buggies / Roger Broggie, Wheelwright – Wagons – Surreys – Sleighs”
  • Sophie: Lillian Disney
    • Born Lillian Marie Bounds on February 15, 1899 in Spalding, Idaho.
    • Youngest of 10 children, her father died when she was 17.
    • After her high school graduation, she attended a year of business college before moving to Southern California in December, 1923. She lived with her sister Hazel.
    • Kathleen Dollard was hired in ink and paint to help with the Alice series, and Walt asked her if she knew anyone. She went to Lillian and told her “I have a job for you, but I am telling you about it on one condition: don’t marry the boss.” Lillian decided to go for it, and went to the studio for an interview. It was there that she met Walt for the first time, and recounted that he wasn’t wearing a suit. Rather, a brown coat, sweater, raincoat, and pants. One January 19, 1924, she got the job at 15 dollars a week…
    • Despite Kathleen’s warning, Walt quickly became enthralled with Lillian, offering to drive Lillian and Kathleen home on late nights. The thing of it is… Lillian lived closer to the studio, yet Walt always drove her home last.
    • It is also said that Lillian admitted once, “I was not very artistic at all, and I was not very good at inking and painting. Later, Walt made me his secretary, but I made too many mistakes when he was dictating. He always said I was so bad that he had to marry me.
    • And marry her, he did. On July 13, 1925, they were married at Lillian’s Brother’s home. It doesn’t say which one. But Lilly made her dress herself, and was given away by her uncle. They had two daughters, Diane Marie, and Sharon Mae. And like Lilly and her siblings, the two girls gave them 10 grandchildren.
    • She was credited with working on Plane Crazy, and her sister Hazel was recruited as the head of “Ink and Paint” after Lillian started working there.
    • He took her advice and didn’t name the famous mouse Mortimer.
    • He named one of his Disneyland railroad cars “Lilly Belle” in her honor.
    • And the paddle steamer replica at downtown Disney was named “The Empress Lilly” and was christened by Lillian herself.
    • In 1987, she pledged $50 million to the construction of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
    • On December 15, 1997, Lillian passed away from a stroke, exactly 31 years after the death of Walt.
    • She was inducted into the Disney Legends in 2003 alongside Roy’s wife, Edna Francis Disney.
• This Day in Disney History for July 25:
  • 2008: Disney Legend Harriet Burns passes away
• Disney Who’s Who Character
  • Lumiere from Beauty & the Beast
• A little bit of Walt
  • “As the original Mary Poppins budget of five million continued to grow, I never saw a sad face around the entire studio. And this made me nervous. I knew the picture would have to gross $10 million for us to break even. But still there was no negative head-shaking. No prophets of doom. Even Roy was happy. He didn’t even ask me to show the finished picture to a banker. The horrible thought struck me: Suppose the staff had finally conceded that I knew what I was doing.” – Walt Disney
• Coming Next Week: Our Top 3 Disney Restaurants we’ve always wanted to try!

As always, thank you for listening. We are having a lot of fun talking Disney, and I’m glad you are enjoying it as well! Remember, you can reach us in many ways — by email to [email protected]. You can also talk to us on our Facebook Page, On the Road with Mickey or in our On the Road with Mickey Group. Feel free to join us! Have a great week, and we’ll be back to talk with you again next week!

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Hey everyone, I’m Mike, she’s Sophie, that’s Brenda, and and he’s Grogu, and we’re On the Road with Mickey! This is episode 130 for July 18, 2022, and today our feature topic is 3 Disney Wowza Foods! Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and relax, and tell us in the comments below what you think! Here’s the rundown of what we talked about:

• Cheddar from the Big Cheese
  • Mike: More characters are returning to some of the dining locations at Walt Disney World! On September 20th, our friends from Winnie the Pooh will be back at the Crystal Palace! On September 27th, Lilo and Stitch will be back for breakfast at ‘Ohana! Yay! Lastly, on October 4th, Minnie’s Beach Bash Breakfast will be back with some of your favorite Disney friends! Get ready, everyone!
  • Sophie: Over at Animal Kingdom Park, we have a new addition to the Red River Hog family! This piglet was born to Mom “Daisy” and Dad “Cheech”, and is currently backstage bonding with them. Check out these really awesome pictures!
  • Brenda: Over at Hollywood Studios, the Frozen Sing-Along Celebration is getting ready to undergo a small refurbishment. Beginning on August 22nd, the closure is scheduled to last until September 16th, and performances will return on September 17th.
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• Feature Topic: Three Disney Food items we ate that made us go Wow!
  • On our last trip to Disney, there were some specific food items we had that made us go Wow! Today, we’re each sharing three of them. What’s on your list?
  • Sophie:
    • 1) Oga’s Obsession (Oga’s Cantina) $7.50
    • 2) Liege Waffle (Connections Eatery) $5.29
    • 3) I can not tell a lie Milkshake (Liberty Tree Tavern) $9.00
  • Brenda:
    • 1) Ger’s Bread & Butter Pudding – Raglan Road – $11.00
    • 2) Connections Eatery — General Tso’s Chicken Salad 11.49$
    • 3) Trattoria Al’Forno – Pizze Bianca $19.00
  • Mike:
    • 1) Ger’s Bread & Butter Pudding – Raglan Road – $11.00
    • 2) 5-Cheese Pizza – Connections Eatery – $10.49
    • 3) “Teylu” All-Beef Hot Dog Wrapped in Dough – Satuli Canteen – $7.29
• This Day in Disney History for July 18:
  • 1955: The First Paying Customers arrive at Disneyland
• Disney Who’s Who Character
  • The Little Green Aliens from Toy Story
• A little bit of Walt
  • “Childishness? I think it’s the equivalent of never losing your sense of humor. I mean, there’s a certain something that you retain. It’s the equivalent of not getting so stuffy that you can’t laugh at others.” – Walt Disney
• Coming Next Week: A Look at some of the Disney Legends

As always, thank you for listening. We are having a lot of fun talking Disney, and I’m glad you are enjoying it as well! Remember, you can reach us in many ways — by email to [email protected]. You can also talk to us on our Facebook Page, On the Road with Mickey or in our On the Road with Mickey Group. Feel free to join us! Have a great week, and we’ll be back to talk with you again next week!

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Hey everyone, I’m Mike, she’s Sophie, that’s Brenda, and and he’s Grogu, and we’re On the Road with Mickey! This is episode 129 for July 11, 2022, and today we’re recapping our trip in Sophie’s 21st Birthday Trip Recap! Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and relax, and tell us in the comments below what you think! Here’s the rundown of what we talked about:

• Cheddar from the Big Cheese
  • Mike: The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival runs from July 14 – November 19, 2022, and along with it, the Eat to the Beat Concert Series will run from July 14 – November 14, 2022. Each night will feature three performances at the America Gardens Theatre – 5:30 PM, 6:45PM, and 8:00PM. We’re sharing a link to the Disney page that will show the complete list of performers and their dates of performance, so check it out here: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/entertainment/epcot/food-wine-eat-to-the-beat-concerts/
  • Sophie: We’ve talked before about the retheming of Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Well, recently it was announced that the ride will become Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, and will come to both Walt Disney World and Disneyland in late 2024!
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• Feature Topic: Sophie’s 21st Birthday Trip Recap!
  • Today for our feature topic, we are all going to talk about what we liked most about our recent trip to Walt Disney World. Since Sophie was the reason for the trip, I’m going to let her go first!
  • Sophie:
    • 1) Having the On the Road with Mickey Meetup to ride the PeopleMover.
    • 2) Being in the moment, especially at Epcot
    • 3) Enjoying her time with McKinley and Aleyah
    • 4) Also time at Hollywood Studios with Daddy.
    • 5) Sophie’s Right of Passage at turning 21
  • Brenda:
    • 1) Her time with her girls
    • 2) Seeing the excitement of her girls seeing the characters again and them being able to ride the rides together instead of one with Mimi and one with Papi.
    • 3) LOVED the Bread Pudding Challenge!!!! Also loved Liberty Tree Tavern where Cindy sat with them.
    • 4) Meeting friends for the first time. Cassie & Sophie, Chris & Chrissy and their families
    • 5) Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind!
  • Mike:
    • 1) Time spent with our family
    • 2) Staying at the Yacht Club
    • 3) Sophie and I at Hollywood Studios
    • 4) Oga’s Cantina
    • 5) Celebrating Sophie’s Birthday!
• This Day in Disney History for July 11:
  • 1984: Nearly 400 Cast Members stand before Sleeping Beauty Castle to celebrate Disneyland’s 30th anniversary…a year early
• Disney Who’s Who Character
  • Timon from The Lion King
• A little bit of Walt
  • “I wanted something live, something that could grow, something I could keep plussing with ideas, you see? The park is that. Not only can I add things but even the trees will keep growing; the thing will get more beautiful every year. And as I find what the public likes—and when a picture’s finished and I put it out—I find out what they like, or they don’t like, and I have to apply that to some other thing; I can’t change that picture, so that’s why I wanted that park.” – Walt Disney
• Coming Next Week: The Food items we had that made us go Wow! Or, perhaps better, Three Wowza Foods!

As always, thank you for listening. We are having a lot of fun talking Disney, and I’m glad you are enjoying it as well! Remember, you can reach us in many ways — by email to [email protected]. You can also talk to us on our Facebook Page, On the Road with Mickey or in our On the Road with Mickey Group. Feel free to join us! Have a great week, and we’ll be back to talk with you again next week!

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Hey everyone, I’m Mike, she’s Sophie, that’s Brenda, and and he’s Grogu, and we’re On the Road with Mickey! This is episode 128 for July 4, 2022, and today, on the 246th Birthday of America, as we celebrate the United States Independence Day, our feature topic is 10 Ways Walt Disney Was Patriotic! Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and relax, and tell us in the comments below what you think! Here’s the rundown of what we talked about:

• Cheddar from the Big Cheese
  • Brenda: On July 11th, the Top of the World Lounge at the top of Bay Lake Towers reopens! This is a DVC member only location, and it seems that the Disney Villains settled in at the lounge while it was closed. Also, reopening on August 25th – the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and at Disneyland Park at Disneyland Resort! The Disney Springs and Grand Floridian locations will reopen at a later date.
  • Mike: In the “In case you missed it” department, it was recently announced that Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party will be back this year! Starting November 8th and going through December 22nd, the party will be hosted at the Magic Kingdom on 24 select nights.
  • Sophie: Coming to Disney+ on Friday, July 8 – the premiere of The Wonderful Summer of Mickey Mouse! Mickey Mouse and his friends each recall the wild events leading up to the Annual Summer Fireworks Spectacular from their point-of-view.
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• From last week:
  • In case you didn’t see it on our YouTube channel, last week’s episode was a very brief video we called the Bread Pudding Challenge. It is a comparison of the ‘Ohana Bread Pudding and the Raglan Road Bread Pudding. If you missed it, you can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp6JGtzxHys We really enjoyed making that, and hope you enjoyed it as well!
• Feature Topic: Ten Ways that Walt Disney Was Patriotic!
  • Today is the 4th of July, Independence Day in the United States. On this, the 246th Birthday of our Country, we wanted to celebrate the patriotism of Walt Disney. Today, we bring to you Ten Ways that Walt Disney Was Patriotic! Enjoy!
  • 10) Walt dressing up as Abraham Lincoln and reciting the Gettysburg Address
  • 9) Walt joining the Red Cross during World War I to support his country.
  • 8) Walt Disney producing the training and propaganda videos for World War II
  • 7) Main Street, U.S.A.
  • 6) Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
  • 5) Liberty Square and the Hall of Presidents
  • 4) The Daily Flag Ceremony at Town Square
  • 3) The American Adventure Pavilion and all it entails
  • 2) Casey’s Corner, right before the restaurant opens, they play the piano and sing Take Me Out to the Ball Game.
  • 1) The Carousel of Progress
• This Day in Disney History for July 4:
  • 1956: A Visit to Marceline, Missouri
• Disney Who’s Who Character
  • Ellie Frederickson from Up
• A little bit of Walt
  • “I believe that this spiritual and intellectual freedom which we Americans enjoy is our greatest cultural blessing. Therefore, it seems to me, that the first duty of culture is to defend freedom and resist all tyranny.” – Walt Disney
• Coming Next Week: Sophie’s 21st Birthday Trip Recap!

As always, thank you for listening. We are having a lot of fun talking Disney, and I’m glad you are enjoying it as well! Remember, you can reach us in many ways — by email to [email protected]. You can also talk to us on our Facebook Page, On the Road with Mickey or in our On the Road with Mickey Group. Feel free to join us! Have a great week, and we’ll be back to talk with you again next week!

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Hey Everyong! Sophie, Brenda, and Mike are back with another episode of On the Road with Mickey. In this special edition, we bring you a recorded on the scene comparison of the ‘Ohana Bread Pudding and the Raglan Road Bread Pudding, and we tell you what we like and don’t like about each, and pick our favorite. We hope this is helpful for those of you that haven’t had them before and are interested in trying one. So which one did we like best? Watch and let us know if we got it right! Thanks for stopping by! We’ll see you on the road!

As always, thank you for listening. We are having a lot of fun talking Disney, and I’m glad you are enjoying it as well! Remember, you can reach us in many ways — by email to [email protected]. You can also talk to us on our Facebook Page, On the Road with Mickey or in our On the Road with Mickey Group. Feel free to join us! Have a great week, and we’ll be back to talk with you again next week!

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Hey everyone, I’m Mike, she’s Sophie, that’s Brenda, and and he’s Grogu, and we’re On the Road with Mickey! This is episode 126 for June 13, 2022, and today our feature topic is 5 Things We’re Looking Forward To! Our trip is right around the corner, and we are looking forward to at least five things for our trip. Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and relax, and tell us in the comments below what you think! Here’s the rundown of what we talked about:

• Cheddar from the Big Cheese
  • Mike: According to Anika Noni Rose, who is the voice actor of Princess Tiana from Princess and the Frog, the re-imagined themeing of Splash Mountain will be completed in 2024 and will open at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland. Officially, Disney has not confirmed the timing for the renovation, but more information may be released at the end of the month.
  • Brenda: What a special moment at Walt Disney World. The resort welcomed several of the Special Olympics USA Games athletes to the Magic Kingdom. They were celebrated as honorary grand marshals in a parade down Main Street, U.S.A. The Special Olympics games this year are in Orlando, with the majority of the events being held at the Wide World of Sports complex. There’s an awesome YouTube video about it in the show notes, check it out: Disney World Welcomes Special Olympics Athletes With Glittering Parade | Walt Disney World Resort
  • Sophie: Coming to Disney+ on August 10th – “I am Groot!” This series of original shorts – five in all – will focus on Baby Groot. Vin Diesel, who is the voice of Groot in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, also will voice him for the series.
  • Sophie: Lastly, coming back to Walt Disney World starting June 29th – the Minnie Van Service! It is handled through the Lyft app and is only for transportation around the resort – it will not go to the airport at this time.
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• From last week:
  • Chrissy added to our list of ways to stay cool at Disney. Here’s what she added: Neck wrap cooling towels, the big huge new hand fans, or a small one, tank tops, get one of the insulated tervis style canteens or cups filled with ice, stay cold all day even in hot vehicles. When entering the park, walk through the long street stores in the AC instead of the main street to stay cool. Biggest mistake constantly made: DO NOT wear spirit jerseys during the months of April thru mid December, people wear them then complain it’s so hot. January/ February is the best time for those. If you start to get overheated, ask for ice water and take an ice cube. Place it on your wrist to bring your body temperature down to.
• Feature Topic: 5 Things We’re Looking Forward To!
  • Brenda: 
    • 5) Getting to celebrate Sophie
    • 4) Sharing time with her family
    • 3) Spending time with Good Friends and meeting one of her clients for the first time! Cassie and Sophia
    • 2) Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • 1) Looking forward to R&R at the Yacht Club!
  • Sophie:
    • 5) Getting my next pair of ears for her collection.
    • 4) Riding Splash Mountain some more
    • 3) Trying the Bread Pudding at ‘Ohana and Raglan Road with Brenda
    • 2) Riding Guardians of the Galaxy with Aunt Robin and Aunt Brenda
    • 1) The On the Road with Mickey Meetup!
  • Mike:
    • 5) Staying at the Yacht Club
    • 4) On the Road with Mickey Meetup
    • 3) Seeing our friends at Disney and meeting new friends
    • 2) Hanging out with my (favorite only)Sister
    • 1) Celebrating my not-so-little girl’s birthday
• This Day in Disney History for June 13:
  • 2006: The Lion King Reopens on Broadway
• Disney Who’s Who Character
  • Bruce the Shark from Finding Nemo
• A little bit of Walt
  • “The idea of Disneyland is a simple one. It will be a place for people to find happiness and knowledge. It will be a place for parents and children to share pleasant times in one another’s company; a place for teachers and pupils to discover greater ways of understanding and education. Here the older generation can recapture the nostalgia of days gone by, and the younger generation can savor the challenge of the future.” – Walt Disney

As always, thank you for listening. We are having a lot of fun talking Disney, and I’m glad you are enjoying it as well! Remember, you can reach us in many ways — by email to [email protected]. You can also talk to us on our Facebook Page, On the Road with Mickey or in our On the Road with Mickey Group. Feel free to join us! Have a great week, and we’ll be back to talk with you again next week!

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