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 234 and this week our feature topic is Planning our December Trips! In this episode, we are looking at our upcoming holiday trips to Walt Disney World, and what we want to do while there! Here’s what we talked about:

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  • Mike: More information out of D23 – Indiana Jones and Encanto attractions are coming to Animal Kingdom, and replacing “It’s tough to be a bug” in the Tree of Life Theater is Zootopia: Better Zoogether!
    
  • Brenda: Coming to the Magic Kingdom next summer – an all-new nighttime parade, called “Disney Starlight!”
    
  • Sophie: Coming to Disney California Adventure in the future – the very first Coco attraction in a Disney park!
    
  
  
  
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• Feature Topic: Planning our December trips!
  
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    • December 6-9; staying at the Contemporary; going to the Christmas party December 8th.
      
    • Monorail to the Grand Floridian
      
    • Low key trip; easy day at Epcot, easy day at Magic Kingdom for the Party.
      
    
    
    
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    • December 3-10, 2024
      
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      • 16 hour drive from Texas to Orlando!
        
      • Port Orleans Riverside – quiet time, drinking coffee in cool, crisp weather
        
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        • Mike & Sophie Challenge – Boatwright’s Dining Hall bread pudding. Sunday, December 8th for lunch!
          
        
        
        
      • Disney Shopping for Christmas ornaments
        
      
      
      
    
    
    
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    • December 7, Epcot for the Candlelight Processional
      
    • Where to eat?
      
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      • Rose & Crown?
        
      • Via Napoli
        
      
      
      
    • What to ride?
      
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      • EVERYTHING!
        
      • TRON and Guardians of the Galaxy
        
      
      
      
    • Relaxation, recreation, and regeneration.
      
    
    
    
  
  
  
• This Day in Disney History for August 26:
  
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  • 1918: Walt Disney enlists in the American Ambulance Corps
    
  
  
  
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• A little bit of Walt
  
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  • “The inclination of my life—the motto, you might call it—has been to do things and make things which will give pleasure to people in new and amusing ways. By doing that I please and satisfy myself. It is my wish to delight all members of the family, young and old, parent and child, in the kind of entertainment my associates and I turn out of our studio in Burbank, California.” – Walt Disney
    
  
  
  
• Coming Next Week: Disney Recipes we make at home!
  

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