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 122 for May 16, 2022, and today our feature topic is Finalizing Sophie’s Birthday Trip. We’re taking a last look at all of the details that are going into our June trip to celebrate Sophie’s birthday! 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
  
  • Sophie: Coming to the big screen on December 16: “Avatar: The Way of Water”. The movie takes place a decade after the original Avatar film and focuses on the Sully family, Jake, Neytiri, and their kids, and all that they are up against. The latest teaser trailer was just released, you can see it here: Avatar: The Way of Water | Official Teaser Trailer – YouTube. In addition, we are hearing that the original Avatar will be re-released in theaters September 23rd to prepare for the upcoming movie!
    
  • Mike: In other news, we are just a little over two weeks away from the premiere of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+, and Disney released a new trailer on May 4th. The link is here in the show notes: Obi-Wan Kenobi | Official Trailer | Disney+ – YouTube What’s exciting to me is that I saw a fan video that indicated that both Ewen McGregor and Hayden Christopher are open and talking about a season two of the show! Fingers crossed!
    
  • Brenda: Over at Epcot, the transformation continues! World Celebration, which is formerly known as Future World, will have a hub divided into several different gardens. Also, it looks like lighting will be embedded into the pavement of the Epcot logo here. Additionally, the CommuniCore name is returning to Epcot! In the 80s and 90s, CommuniCore was a pavilion that changed into Innoventions. Well, Epcot will have CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza. These are just some of the changes that we’ll see at Epcot!
    
  • Brenda: Also, tickets for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party went on sale for resort guests this past Thursday, May 12th. Tickets for non-resort guests go on sale on May 18th.
    
  
  
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• Feature Topic: Finalizing Sophie’s Birthday Trip
  
  • Trip Dates: June 17-23, 2022
    
  • Park Reservation dates: June 18, Magic Kingdom, June 19, Epcot, June 20, Resort Day, June 21, Animal Kingdom, June 22, Hollywood Studios
    
  • On the Road with Mickey Meetup! June 18, Magic Kingdom, 2:30PM. Meet over by the TTA in Tomorrowland!
    
  • June 19, Epcot, Guardians of the Galaxy, Harmonious, Jellyrolls, Atlantic Dance Hall
    
  • June 20 Resort Day – Stormalong Bay – Lazy River, beach area, volleyball, shipwreck water slide, pool games
    
  • June 21 Animal Kingdom – Festival of the Lion King, Pandora, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Flametree BBQ, Kali River Rapids, Expedition Everest, Rafiki’s Planet Watch, dinner at Raglan Road!
    
  • June 22 Hollywood Studios – Rise of the Resistance, Tower of Terror, Milennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, Slinky Dog Dash, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, PizzeRizzo, Muppet Vision, hopefully Fantasmic
    
  • Dining Options
    
    • June 18 – Liberty Tree Tavern
      
    • June 19 – no reservations
      
    • June 20 – Breakfast at Cape May Cafe, Dinner at ‘Ohana
      
    • June 21 – Raglan Road 
      
    • June 22 – Oga’s Cantina
      
    
    
  
  
• This Day in Disney History for May 16:
  
  • 1928: Mickey Mouse Trademark
    
  
  
• Disney Who’s Who Character
  
  • Sebastian from The Little Mermaid
    
  
  
• A little bit of Walt
  
  • “But the most exciting and by far the most important part of our Florida project… in fact, the heart of everything we’ll be doing in Disney World… will be our Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow! We call it E.P.C.O.T.
    E.P.C.O.T will be an experimental prototype community of tomorrow that will take its cue from the new ideas and new technologies that are now emerging from the creative centers of American industry. It will be a community of tomorrow that will never be completed, but will always be introducing and testing and demonstrating new materials and systems.
    And E.P.C.O.T will always be a showcase to the world for the ingenuity and imagination of American free enterprise. I don’t believe there’s a challenge anywhere in the world that’s more important to people everywhere than finding solutions to the problems of our cities. But where do we begin… how do we start answering this great challenge? Well, we’re convinced we must start with the public need. And the need is for starting from scratch on virgin land and building a special kind of new community.
    So that’s what E.P.C.O.T is… an experimental prototype community that will always be in a state of becoming. It will never cease to be a living blueprint of the future, where people actually live a life they can’t find anywhere else in the world. Everything in E.P.C.O.T will be dedicated to the happiness of the people who will live, work, and play here… and to those who come here from all around the world to visit our living showcase. We don’t presume to know all the answers. In fact, we’re counting on the cooperation of American industry to provide their best thinking during the planning and creation of our Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow….
    And most important of all, when E.P.C.O.T has become a reality and we find the need for technologies that don’t even exist today, it’s our hope that E.P.C.O.T will stimulate American industry to develop new solutions that will meet the needs of people expressed right here in this experimental community.” – Walt Disney
    
  
  
• Coming Next Week: Guardians of the Galaxy Interview with Jen!
  

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