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 260 and this week our feature topic is March Madness – Hollywood Studios! This week we are taking a fun look at #MarchMadness and applying it to Walt Disney World! The last two weeks we’ve covered the Magic Kingdom and Epcot, today we’re looking at Hollywood Studios! Here’s what we talked about:

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• Cheddar from the Big Cheese:
  
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  • Mike: Breaking news: The University of Maryland 2025 Commencement speaker was announced, and on May 21st, Kermit the Frog will deliver the commencement address! Jim Henson is a graduate of Maryland.
    
  • Sophie: Tickets for H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon went on sale on April 4th. The water park is having after hours events on select nights from May 23rd – September 13. In looking at the dates, it looks like this is a once a week schedule. Tickets are $85 for ages 10+ and $42.50 for ages 3-9, plus tax. The event is from 8PM – 11PM on after hours nights.
    
  • Brenda: From May 21-September 7, Disney has announced that both Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon water parks will be open. This marks the first time since 2019 that all six parks at Walt Disney World have been open. April 1st was also the 30th anniversary of Blizzard Beach water park opening!
    
  
  
  
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• Feature Topic: March Madness – Hollywood Studios!
  
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  • For the next five weeks, we are going to be going through the March Madness of Walt Disney World. The best part of this – the winners are selected by you, the listeners! This week, we’re looking at Hollywood Studios!
    
  • First Round Matchups:
    
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    • 1) Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance vs. 8) For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration
      
    • 2) Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway vs. 7) Toy Story Mania!
      
    • 3) Slinky Dog Dash vs. 6) Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
      
    • 4) Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run vs. 5) The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
      
    
    
    
  • First Round Results:
    
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    • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance 32, For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration 5
      
    • Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway 23, Toy Story Mania! 15
      
    • UPSET: Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith 23, Slinky Dog Dash 18
      
    • UPSET: The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 22, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run 12
      
    
    
    
  • Final Four Matchups:
    
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    • 1) Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance vs. 6) Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
      
    • 2) Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway vs. 5) The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
      
    
    
    
  • Final Four Results:
    
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    • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance 25, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith 7
      
    • Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway 20, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 14
      
    
    
    
  • The Finals:
    
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    • 1) Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance vs. 2) Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
      
    
    
    
  • AND THE WINNER IS:
    
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    •  Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance won with 19 votes to 9 for Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
      
    
    
    
  
  
  
• This Day in Disney History for 4/7/2025:
  
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  • 2004: Roy E. Disney and his wife Patty tour the “Roy E. Disney Center for the Performing Arts.
    
  
  
  
• Stump the Soph!
  
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  • Mr. Ray from Finding Nemo
    
  
  
  
• A little bit of Walt
  
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  • “[Being a celebrity] doesn’t even seem to keep the fleas off our dogs – and if being a celebrity won’t give me an advantage over a couple of fleas, then I guess there can’t be much in being a celebrity after all.”
    
  
  
  
• Coming next week: March Madness – Animal Kingdom!
  

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