Hey everyone, I’m Mike, she’s Sophie, that’s Brenda, and and he’s Grogu, and we’re On the Road with Mickey! This is episode 115 for March 28, 2022, and today our feature topic is Retired Attractions! This is part two of two, and we are looking at Epcot and Animal Kingdom for our list today. Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and relax, and tell us in the comments below what you think! Here’s the rundown of what we talked about:

• Cheddar from the Big Cheese
  
  • Brenda: EXCITING NEWS! The Disney Cultural Representative Program is returning to Epcot this summer! The first new participants will begin arriving in August.
    
  • Mike: We talked last year about how Finding Nemo would be coming back to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park. Well, Disney is casting for the show, which will officially be called “Finding Nemo: The Big Blue and Beyond”
    
  • Sophie: Congratulations to the Walt Disney Company on winning 6 Academy Awards at the recent Oscars. Most notably, Encanto won Best Animated Feature Film!
    
  
  
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• Feature Topic: Retired Attractions, Part 2
  
  • We’re concluding our look at our top five retired attractions. This week, we’re looking at Epcot and Animal Kingdom to finish up our lists.
    
  • Epcot and Animal Kingdom:
    
    • Sophie: 
      
      • 1) Maelstrom
        
      • 2) Universe of Energy
        
      • 4) Mouse Gear and the Centorium
        
      • 5) Dino Land USA – Primeval Whirl
        
      • 3) Rafiki’s Planet Watch ‘Out of the Wild’
        
      
      
    • Brenda:
      
      • Illuminations: Reflections of Earth
        
      • Fountain of Nations
        
      • The Living Statues in Italy
        
      • World Showcase Players
        
      • Maelstrom
        
      
      
    • Mike: 
      
      • 5) Camp Minnie Mickey
        
      • 4) Pocahontas and her Forest Friends
        
      • 3) Innoventions House
        
      • 2) Ellen’s Energy Adventure
        
      • 1) Maelstrom
        
      
      
    
    
  • Listener Feedback:
    
    • Chrissy misses at Epcot: Fountain of Nations and Ellen’s Energy Adventure. At Animal Kingdom: River of Light.
      
    • Jennifer misses Maelstrom at Epcot.
      
    
    
  
  

• This Day in Disney History for April 4:
  
  • 1928: Birth of Maya Angelou
    
  
  
• Disney Who’s Who Character
  
  • Tigger from Winnie the Pooh
    
  
  
• A little bit of Walt
  
  • “Essentially, the real difference between a child and an adult is experience. We conceive it to be our job on the Mickey Mouse Club show to provide some of that experience. Happy, factual, constructive experience whenever possible.” – Walt Disney
    
  
  
• Coming next week: Planning a Solo Trip and Changes at Disney!
  

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