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 211 and this week we’re looking at “Our Top 5 Festival Foods!” In this episode, we’re looking at all of the Epcot festivals throughout the year and ranking our favorite snacks that you can find at the unique kitchens. Here’s what we talked about:

• Cheddar from the Big Cheese:
  
  • Mike: Disney released a new ticket offer for Walt Disney World on Tuesday, March 12th. They have a 4 day, 4 park Magic Ticket that starts at $99 per day plus tax, or a 3 day, 3 park ticket that starts at $89 per day plus tax. They also have a Florida Resident Discover Disney Ticket for a 3 or 4 day ticket starting at $219 per ticket plus tax.
    
  • Sophie: Spring is almost upon us, people – and here in NC, the weather has been quite springlike for a while now. One important thing to remember when you are at the parks is to make sure you stay hydrated – drink plenty of water! Not doing so will lead to dehydration, exhaustion, and even worse. And don’t forget, the water is free at Disney!
    
  • Brenda: For those of us that love to make our dining reservations (or make them for our clients), Disney is going to be releasing an update that will allow us to search for dining availability across multiple days! We don’t know when this will roll out, but that is huge! https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2024/03/3-disney-dining-tips-that-are-total-time-savers-in-2024/ 
    
  
  
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• Feature Topic: Top 5 Festival Foods!
  
  • Mike:
    
    • 5) Creamsicle Shake in the Orange Bird Cup
      
    • 4) Grilled Street Corn on the Cob with Savory Garlic Spread – EPCOT Farmers Feast
      
    • 3) Beef Tenderloin Tips, Mushroom bordelaise sauce and whipped potatoes with garden vegetables – Canada
      
    • 2) Fried Cinnamon Roll Bites w/ cream cheese frosting and candied bacon – Brunchcot
      
    • 1) Grilled Warm Lobster Tail with Key Lime Butter
      
    
    
  • Sophie:
    
    • 5) Cheddar & Bacon Soup w/ pretzel roll – Canada
      
    • 4) Apple Strudel with Vanilla Sauce – Germany
      
    • 3) Crème Brûlée Vanille à la Confiture de Fraises – France
      
    • 2) Belgian Waffle with Warm Chocolate Ganache – Belgium
      
    • 1) Teriyaki Chicken Bao Bun – Japan
      
    
    
  • Brenda:
    
    • 5) Teriyaki Chicken Bao Bun – Japan
      
    • 4) Creme Brulee with Grand Marney – France
      
    • 3) Warm Chocolate Pudding Cake w/ Irish cream liqueur custard – Ireland
      
    • 2) Caramelized Beignet
      
    • 1) Cowboy Smoked pork belly & brisket burnt ends Mac & Cheese w/ pickled peppers and onion straws
      
    
    
  
  
• This Day in Disney History for March 18:
  
  • 1858: Kepple Disney marries Mary Richardson
    
  
  
• Disney Who’s Who Character
  
  • Nani from Lilo & Stitch
    
  
  
• A little bit of Walt
  
  • “To captivate our varied and worldwide audience of all ages, the nature and treatment of the fairy tale, the legend, the myth have to be elementary, simple. Good and evil, the antagonists of all great drama in some guise, must be believably personalized. The moral ideals common to all humanity must be upheld. The victories must not be too easy. Strife to test valor is still and will always be the basic ingredient of the animated tale, as of all screen entertainments.” – Walt Disney
    
  
  
• Coming Next Week: Gone but not forgotten at Hollywood Studios.
  

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