Hey everyone, I’m Mike, she’s Sophie, he’s Grogu, and she’s Brenda! We’re On the Road with Mickey, and this is episode 271! Our feature topic this week is Disneyland’s 70th Anniversary! This week we’re taking a look at the 70th Anniversary of Disneyland, the park that Walt built! Here’s what we talked about:

• Cheddar from the Big Cheese:
  • Sophie: Disney Starlight Parade, the new nighttime parade, begins at the Magic Kingdom on July 20.
  • Mike: After a very, very lengthy closure and refurbishment Stormalong Bay at Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club is finally open! Guests are very happy about that!
  • Brenda: Disney has announced a projected opening date for the reimagined test track ride in Epcot. They plan to reopen on July 22, 2025. Just so happens to be my son‘s 40th bday.
  • The Walt Disney Archives are 55 years old! Started in 1970, the Archives feature some of the great treasures from Disney’s history. Here is an awesome YouTube video that D23 put out that shares 23 of those treasures. It’s only a few minutes long, well worth the time to watch it!  D23 Inside Disney | 55 Years of Preserving Disney History with the Walt Disney Archives
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• Question of the Week Feedback:
  • Who’s your favorite Doll/Character on It’s a Small World?
    • Kim said “The hippo”
    • CC said “Hawaiian Girls”
    • Cindy said “The hula dancers”
    • Pixie Kim said “Hula dancers!”
    • Brenda said “Alright, no Bo Peep. I’m back at Pinocchio since I can’t get over him since I visited his shop in Taormina.”
    • Chrissy said “The Bollywood Dancers”
    • Paula said “I like Jasmine and Aladdin on the magic carpet ride”
    • Rachel said “penguins”
    • Robin said “Bo Peep!”
    • Laurie said “The cowboys”
    • Lastly, Cheryl said “That’s tough! I love all that have been mentioned, but I remember riding it at the NY World’s Fair and the hippos hold special memories for me”
• Feature Topic: Disneyland’s 70th Anniversary!
  • Theme: Celebrate Happy!
  • Ongoing from now until Summer 2026
  • Paint the Night Parade
  • World of Color Happiness!
  • New theme song, “Celebrate Happy!” performed by the Jonas Brothers
  • Wondrous Journeys
  • “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” Parade at Disney California Adventure Park
  • “Tapestry of Happiness” at Disneyland Park
  • “The Celebrate Happy Cavalcade” at Disneyland Park
  • Disneyland 70th Anniversary Magical Key
  • MagicBand+
• Sophie’s Question of the Week:
  • What is your favorite Pixar Short?
    • Sophie: Bao (2018) or Day & Night (2010)
    • Mike: Lava (2014)
    • Brenda: TBD ♡
• This Day in Disney History for 6/23/2025:
  • 1956: Disneyland’s Skyway opens!
• Stump the Soph!
  • Hannah Phillips from Toy Story (75/100)
• A little bit of Walt
  • (Walt Disney regarding the 1964 World’s Fair  exhibitions). 
  • “At the State of Illinois exhibit they’re going to have Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. Mr. Lincoln is gonna be there. He’s going to speak 5 times an hour. It’s gonna be very lifelike and very, very believable and we’ve been finding some wonderful words of Mr. Lincoln that are still prophetic today. I think it’s gonna be a great moment for the public when they can sit and hear  Mr. Lincoln talk about some of the things. What is Liberty; you know the rights and the obligations that we have and all of that. I think it’s needed today too!” –  Walt Disney
• Coming next week: Best of On the Road with Mickey, followed by Sophie’s Solo Trip to Walt Disney World Recap!

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