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 217 and this week we’re going over our Walt Disney World Recap! In this episode, we’re talking about all we saw and did at Disney last week. Here’s what we talked about:

• Cheddar from the Big Cheese:
  
  • Mike: We are fast approaching the 35th Anniversary of the opening of Disney MGM Studios, which opened on May 1, 1989. Of course, we now know of it as Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
    
  • Sophie: The 2024 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival dates have been announced! The festival will be running from August 29 – November 23, 2024!
    
  • Brenda: April 22, 2024. On this day, 60 years ago, 4 iconic Disney attractions opened for the 1964 New York World’s Fair. They are:
    
    • Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress
      
    • Disney’s “Highway in the Sky” and it’s omnimover system spawned such attractions as the Haunted Mansion, TTA, and Guardians of the Galaxy.
      
    • It’s a small world
      
    • The State of Illinois’ pavilion featured a jaw-dropping Audio-Animatronic technology of President Abraham Lincoln – the world’s first fully animated human figure. The success of the attraction led to Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln at Disneyland, which opened before the Fair’s end on July 18, 1965.
      
    • 42 days later, another Disney attraction came into the world – ME! HAHAHA
      
    
    
  
  
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• Listener Feedback: What not to miss!
  
  • Pam said: “Pontoon MK Fireworks Boat ride. Colors of Coronado painting experience. You get to take the painting as your souvenir. WIN WIN. Colors of Coronado painting is $40 per person.”
    
  • Chrissy said “It depends on the park and how long I’m staying that trip. I don’t hit one park everytime. Like this next trip we might only hit AK, HS, and maybe Epcot. It just depends on how much time we have if Epcot happens or if the new Stitch magnet will be out by then.”
    
  • Robin has a definite opinion here: “Better ride Cosmic Rewind!”
    
  
  
• Feature Topic: Flower and Garden Festival/Dapper Days/WDW Recap!
  
  • Saturday: Epcot
    
  • Sunday: Magic Kingdom
    
  
  
• This Day in Disney History for April 29:
  
  • 1957: Shirley Temple dedication of the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Through.
    
  
  
• Disney Who’s Who Character
  
  • Elsa from Frozen
    
  
  
• A little bit of Walt
  
• “I believe firmly in the efficacy of religion, in its powerful influence on a person’s whole life. It helps immeasurably to meet the storm and stress of life and keep you attuned to the Divine inspiration. Without inspiration, we would perish.” – Walt Disney
  
• Coming Next Week: Where in the World is Mike?
  

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