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 167 and our feature topic this week is Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Animal Kingdom Park! 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: Of course, as you know from our feature topic, this past Saturday was the 25th Anniversary of Animal Kingdom Park! In addition, April 16th was the 22nd anniversary of the opening of Animal Kingdom Lodge!
    
  • Sophie: More Animal Kingdom news – in celebration of Earth Day and the 25th anniversary of Animal Kingdom, there is a rare Meet & Greet at the Tree of Life with Baloo and King Louie from the Jungle Book!
    
  • Mike: Rounding out our look at Animal Kingdom Cheddar, Dug and Russell from Up can be found on the Flotilla that you see on the water! They are here as part of the Earth Day and Animal Kingdom celebrations.
    
  
  
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• Feature Topic: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Animal Kingdom Park!
  
  • Brenda:
    
    • 1) Ultimate Nights of Adventure VIP Tour
      
    • 2) Expedition Everest! Specifically at the Anandapur Food Truck
      
    • 3) Tusker House Restaurant
      
    • 4) Kilimanjaro Safaris
      
    • 5) Kali River Rapids
      
    
    
  • Sophie:
    
    • 1) Expedition Everest!
      
    • 2) Avatar: Flight of Passage
      
    • 3) Festival of the Lion King
      
    • 4) The Magic of Animal Kingdom
      
    • 5) Rivers of Light
      
    
    
  • Mike:
    
    • 1) Evening Extra Magic Hours Block Party at DinoLand, U.S.A.
      
    • 2) Pocahontas and her Forest Friends
      
    • 3) Finding Nemo: The Musical
      
    • 4) Navi River Journey
      
    • 5) Rafiki’s Planet Watch
      
    
    
  
  
• This Day in Disney History for April 24:
  
  • 2009: Marty Sklar announces his upcoming retirement.
    
  
  
• Disney Who’s Who Character
  
  • Scuttle from The Little Mermaid
    
  
  
• A Little Bit of Walt:
  
  • “To retreat from any of the principles handed down by our forefathers, who shed their blood for the ideals we still embrace, would be a complete victory for those who would destroy liberty and justice for the individual.” — Walt Disney
    
  
  
• Coming Next Week: Top Three Places to get Pizza at WDW!
  

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