Hey everyone, I’m Mike, she’s Sophie, that’s Brenda, and he’s Grogu, and we’re On the Road with Mickey! This is episode 200 and this week our feature topic is On the Road with Mickey Episode 200! We’re taking a look at our favorite moments from the past 200 episodes of On the Road with Mickey! Here’s what we talked about:

• Before we get into the Cheddar from the Big Cheese, all of us would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!
  
• Cheddar from the Big Cheese
  
  • Mike: This past December 14th marked the 20th anniversary of the opening of Disney’s Pop Century Resort! 
    
  • Mike: I’d also like to recognize the passing of Disney Legend Dick Nunis on December 13th, at the age of 91. Dick was the former chairman of Walt Disney Attractions, and first started working for Disney in 1955 at Disneyland.
    
  • Brenda: Animal Kingdom Park welcomes Corra, the new African Elephant calf born to mother Nadirah. Nadirah was born at Animal Kingdom in 2005, so Corra is the first second-generation calf born at Animal Kingdom Park!
    
  • Sophie: Congratulations and best wishes are in order for Disney Animator Mark Henn, who is retiring from the Company after 43 years with Disney. For those of you who don’t know, Mark is responsible for the design and animation of many classic disney princesses.
    
  
  
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• Feature Topic: On the Road with Mickey Episode #200!
  
  • In this, our 200th episode, we are taking a look back at our favorite 5 moments in show history, while thinking ahead to the next 200 episodes! Thanks for joining us along our journey!
    
  • Mike:
    
    • 1) Our Favorite Disney Memories, Episode 57
      
    • 2) Your Perfect Disney Day, Episode 70
      
    • 3) Ranking the Disney Coasters, Episode 104
      
    • 4) Favorite “Kiddie Rides”, Episode 83
      
    • 5) The OG, Episode 1!
      
    
    
  • Brenda:
    
    • 1) Walt’s Nine Old Men, Part 3, Episode 56
      
    • 2) Celebrating the Disney Community!, Episode 99
      
    • 3) What Keeps Bringing us back to Disney, Episode 189
      
    • 4) A Tribute to Walt Disney, Episode 148
      
    • 5) Disney Legends (Tie) Episode 75 (Julie Andrews) and Episode 131 (Dick Van Dyke)
      
    
    
  • Sophie:
    
    • 1) Planning a Day at WDW with Walt 
      
    • 2) The number of times that Aunt Brenda and I think the same thing
      
    • 3) The Twelve Days of Disney! (That song is just so catchy)
      
    • 4) The Listener Questions Episode (I love hearing for everyone)
      
    • 5) Talking about the Food and Wine Festival (I can’t not love me some food)
      
    
    
  
  
• This Day in Disney History for December 25:
  
  • 1950 & 1951: Walt Disney Christmas shows!
    
  
  
• Disney Who’s Who Character
  
  • The Yeti from Monsters Inc.
    
  
  
• A little bit of Walt
  
  • Enthusiasm and optimism together. He was enthusiastic about everything. He never thought anything would turn out badly. —-Lillian Disney (on Walt)
    
  
  
• Coming Next Week: 24 Things to do in 2024!
  

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 info@ontheroadwithmickey.com. 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!