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Season 2, Episode 3 – Our Favorite Disney Couples

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Season 2, Episode 3 – Our Favorite Disney Couples

Our Favorite Disney Couples

Hey everyone, I’m Mike, and she’s Sophie, and We’re on the Road with Mickey! This is Season 2, Episode 3 for January 18, 2021, and our feature topic today is Our Favorite Disney Couples! This week, we’re taking a look at five of our favorite Disney couples from Disney history! Grab a drink, relax, and join us as we talk about all the things that we came up with! Here’s our rundown of what we talked about:

  • Cheddar from the Big Cheese
    • Mike: January 1, 2022 — Disney’s Magical Express will not be offered anymore!
    • Mike: Disney will not be offering Extra Magic Hours anymore. Instead they are introducing Early Park Entry for guests staying at a Disney resort. This will allow for 30 minutes early opening for resort guests for every park, every day.
    • Sophie: Over at Disneyland, it will be a COVID-19 Vaccine Super Site! This is one way to get the vaccine out to California residents and hopefully bring about a reopening of Disneyland sooner!
    • Sophie: Over at the France Pavilion in Epcot, the construction walls are down for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure! It’s just a matter of time before the attraction opens!
    • Mike: Breaking news out of Disneyland — the Annual Passholder program is being shut down immediately! Disney is working on some different programs to replace it, look for more news on that in the future.
    • Sophie: Lastly, go check out the Instagram post from Dr. Mark over at Disney — there was a new baby colt born at the Tri-Circle D Ranch at Fort Wilderness! His name is Obie, and there’s a stunning picture of him! https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ_2lwrB596/
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  • Feature Topic: Our Favorite Disney Couples
    • Sophie’s Favorite 5 Couples:
      • Carl and Ellie
      • Walle and Eve
      • Han and Leia
      • Tiana and Naveen
      • Walt and Lillian
    • Mike’s Favorite 5 Couples:
      • Mickey & Minnie
      • Donald & Daisy
      • Clarabell Cow & Horace Horsecollar
      • Rapunzel & Flynn Rider
      • Lightning McQueen & Sally
  • This Day in Disney History for January 18
  • Disney Who’s Who Character
  • Walt Disney Quote
  • Sponsorship
    • On the Road with Mickey is sponsored by Pixie Vacations by Mike Ellis and Tech Solutions NC.

As always, thank you for listening. We are having a lot of fun talking Disney, and I’m glad you are enjoying it as well! Remember, you can reach us in many ways — first, by email to info@ontheroadwithmickey.com. Second, you can leave us a voicemail at our voicemail box 919-799-8390. You can also talk to us on our Facebook Page, On the Road with Mickey or in our On the Road with Mickey Group. Feel free to join us! Have a great week, and we’ll be back to talk with you again next week!

On the Road with Mickey Season 2, Episode 2 – 21 Things to Experience at Disney in 2021

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21 Things to Experience in 2021
Season 2, Episode 2 – 21 Things to Experience in 2021

21 Things to Experience in 2021

Hey everyone, I’m Mike, and she’s Sophie, and We’re on the Road with Mickey! This is Season 2, Episode 2 for January 11, 2021, and our feature topic today is 21 Things to Experience in 2021! The year 2021 is upon us, and it’s time to take a look at 21 things we want to try and experience — maybe we’ll see what we accomplished at the end of the year? Grab a drink, relax, and join us as we talk about all the things that we came up with! Here’s our rundown of what we talked about:

  • Cheddar from the Big Cheese
    • Mike: Good news! The Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover may reopen on January 31!
    • Mike: and Bad news. The TRON roller coaster will not be completed in time for the 50th anniversary celebration on October 1, 2021.
    • Sophie: Over at Disney’s California Adventure Park, Disney has confirmed that Marvel’s Avengers Campus will open in 2021.
    • Sophie: Park Hopping is back! If you wish to park hop, you can do so starting at 2PM if you have a Park Hopper ticket. Call 407-560-5000 to make sure that parks are available to hop to.
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  • Feature Topic: 21 Things to Experience in 2021
    • 1) Riding the Monorail to Epcot
    • 2) Riding the WDW Railroad
    • 3) Experiencing Rise of the Resistance again
    • 4) Riding Slinky Dog Dash
    • 5) Epcot Flower & Garden Festival
    • 6) Epcot Food & Wine Festival
    • 7) Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
    • 8) Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party
    • 9) Park Hopping!
    • 10) Re-opening of Tom Sawyer Island and Liberty Belle
    • 11) Return of Cast Members back to Disney
    • 12) Reopening of Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure Park
    • 13) Return to Cruising with Disney Cruise Lines
    • 14) Riding the Millenium Falcon – Smuggler’s Run again
    • 15) Hoping for a return of Fast Passes
    • 16) Riding Avatar: Flight of Passage and Na’vi River Journey
    • 17) Drawing characters at The Animation Experience at Conservation Station, part of Rafiki’s Planet Watch
    • 18) Riding my favorite roller coasters — including Expedition Everest, 7 Dwarfs Mine Train, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
    • 19) Experiencing Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure when it opens, and riding Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway again
    • 20) Experiencing the Original Attractions at the Magic Kingdom for the 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney World
    • 21) Celebrating LIFE with our friends and family.
  • This Day in Disney History for January 11
  • Disney Who’s Who Character
  • Walt Disney Quote
  • Sponsorship
    • On the Road with Mickey is sponsored by Pixie Vacations by Mike Ellis and Tech Solutions NC.

As always, thank you for listening. We are having a lot of fun talking Disney, and I’m glad you are enjoying it as well! Remember, you can reach us in many ways — first, by email to info@ontheroadwithmickey.com. Second, you can leave us a voicemail at our voicemail box 919-799-8390. You can also talk to us on our Facebook Page, On the Road with Mickey or in our On the Road with Mickey Group. Feel free to join us! Have a great week, and we’ll be back to talk with you again next week!

On the Road with Mickey Season 2, Episode 1 – WDW 50th Anniversary

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WDW 50th Anniversary
Season 2, Episode 1 – WDW 50th Anniversary

WDW 50th Anniversary

Hey everyone, I’m Mike, and she’s Sophie, and We’re on the Road with Mickey! This is Season 2, Episode 1 for January 4, 2021, and our feature topic today is the upcoming WDW 50th Anniversary! Today we are starting our look at what the WDW 50th Anniversary might look like to us. Today we will start by looking at the Magic Kingdom. Grab a drink, relax, and join us as we talk about all the things that we came up with! Here’s our rundown of what we talked about:

  • Cheddar from the Big Cheese
    • Mike: Gearing up for the 50th Anniversary, Disney has filed permits for work to be done on both Swiss Family Treehouse and Cinderella Castle. They have already done some minor work on it’s a small world and Peter Pan’s Flight, so the focus appears to be in working on some of the attractions that were around when the Magic Kingdom first opened!.
    • Sophie: The 2021 Taste of Epcot International Festival of the Arts is coming from January 8 – February 22nd, and recently, Epcot announced the food booths that will be there. Here’s a partial list:  The Artist’s Table (The American Adventure), Citrus Blossom (Showcase Plaza), Cuisine Classique (Germany), and many more. In all, there are 16 food booths to choose from, as well as an additional 4 that are open year round!
    • Sophie: In Baby Yoda news, there is a brand new whimsical Baby Yoda Loungefly Backpack that is an exclusive product from Entertainment Earth. Retailing at $59.99, the new backpack arrives this month! Check it out here: https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/star-wars-the-mandalorian-the-child-minibackpack-entertainment-earth-exclusive/lfstbk0222r
    • Mike: Lastly, over on Instagram, Giancarlo Esposito, the famed actor portraying Moff Gideon, talks to us about how he brings Moff Gideon to life. Check out the interview here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CJT3vZFhMXl/
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  • Feature Topic: WDW 50th Anniversary
    • The idea in Mike’s Mind:
    • Magic Kingdom must sees
      • Mike
        • All of the Opening day attractions. Remember we ranked our favorites on October 26th.
        • Soaking in the atmosphere.
        • Comparing 50th Anniversary to 40th Anniversary
        • Riding our favorite attractions at the Magic Kingdom
      • Sophie
        • Comparing the 50th to Disneyland’s 60th
        • This is WDW’s Golden anniversary so maybe some golden merch
        • Golden decor.
        • The Golden Horseshoe and the Diamond Horseshoe pun
        • Hoping that some more things will be open :’)
  • This Day in Disney History for January 4
  • Disney Who’s Who Character
  • Walt Disney Quote
  • Sponsorship
    • On the Road with Mickey is sponsored by Pixie Vacations by Mike Ellis and Tech Solutions NC.

As always, thank you for listening. We are having a lot of fun talking Disney, and I’m glad you are enjoying it as well! Remember, you can reach us in many ways — first, by email to info@ontheroadwithmickey.com. Second, you can leave us a voicemail at our voicemail box 919-799-8390. You can also talk to us on our Facebook Page, On the Road with Mickey or in our On the Road with Mickey Group. Feel free to join us! Have a great week, and we’ll be back to talk with you again next week!

On the Road with Mickey #50 – Looking forward to 2021

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Looking ahead to 2021
Episode 50 – Looking ahead to 2021

Looking ahead to 2021

Hey everyone, I’m Mike, and she’s Sophie, and We’re on the Road with Mickey! This is episode #50 for December 28, 2020, and our feature topic today is Looking ahead to 2021! Today we are taking a look at what we are interested in coming to 2021. Grab a drink, relax, and join us as we talk about all the things that we came up with! Here’s our rundown of what we talked about:

  • Cheddar from the Big Cheese
    • Mike: While Disneyland is closed, that doesn’t mean work is not progressing on the Park. We learned that Snow White’s Scary Adventures has been rethemed, and is now called “Snow White’s Enchanted Wish”. Over at DPB, they’ve got a write-up about it with a video explaining why it was changed: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/12/first-look-of-snow-whites-enchanted-wish-at-disneyland-park/
    • Sophie: March 7, 2021: Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park reopens! This is the 25th season for the park. Will you be visiting when it opens?
    • Sophie: Over at Epcot, the construction walls surrounding the new Main Entrance Fountain have been taken down. Zach Ridley from Walt Disney Imagineering shared some fantastic photos on his Instagram. Check it out! https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGkiejBUEs/
    • Mike: When will season 3 of The Mandalorian come out? The rumor is that it won’t come out until Spring or Summer 2022 instead of its normal Fall time period. Speculation is that this is because of the filming that will take place for The Book of Boba Fett that will push the timeline for The Mandalorian down just a bit. Stay tuned, we’ll update when we know more!
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  • Feature Topic: Looking ahead to 2021
    • What we can’t wait to see:
      • The Book of Boba Fett
      • WDW’s 50th anniversary
      • A return to when masks aren’t required in the parks
      • The Disney Dining Plan
      • Annual Passholders go back on sale for new purchases
      • Proper fireworks and parades
      • Extra Magic Hours — especially at night!
      • Guardians of the Galaxy opening
      • TRON Roller Coaster
      • WDW Railroad reopening
      • Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover reopening
      • EPCOT Refurbishments completed
  • This Day in Disney History for December 28
  • Disney Who’s Who Character
  • Walt Disney Quote
  • Charity Spotlight – Neuse River Golden Retriever Rescue
    • From now until the end of the year, we are going to focus on a special charity to talk about. The charity we have selected is the Neuse River Golden Retriever Rescue (https://goldenrescuenc.org/) – This charity works to help abandoned Golden Retrievers find their forever home. We have used them twice now, once with our boy Regan and the second time with our boy River, and they are wonderful to work with. If you are interested in donating to their organization, the place to do so is at https://goldenrescuenc.org/support-nrgrr 
  • Sponsorship
    • On the Road with Mickey is sponsored by Pixie Vacations by Mike Ellis and Tech Solutions NC.

As always, thank you for listening. We are having a lot of fun talking Disney, and I’m glad you are enjoying it as well! Remember, you can reach us in many ways — first, by email to info@ontheroadwithmickey.com. Second, you can leave us a voicemail at our voicemail box 919-799-8390. You can also talk to us on our Facebook Page, On the Road with Mickey or in our On the Road with Mickey Group. Feel free to join us! Have a great week, and we’ll be back to talk with you again next week!

On the Road with Mickey #49 – Off the Beaten Path at Disney

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Episode 49 – Off the Beaten Path at Disney

Off the Beaten Path at Disney

Hey everyone, I’m Mike, and she’s Sophie, and We’re on the Road with Mickey! This is episode #49 for December 21, 2020, and our feature topic today is Off the Beaten Path at Disney! Today we are talking about some things that you can do to relax and recharge during your Disney vacation. Grab a drink, relax, and join us as we talk about all the things that we came up with! Here’s our rundown of what we talked about:

  • Cheddar from the Big Cheese
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  • Feature Topic: Off the Beaten Path at Disney
    • Ideas:
      • Watching Movies at your Resort with “Movies Under the Stars”
      • Relaxing by the pool
      • Horseback riding at Fort Wilderness
      • Chip ‘N’ Dale’s Campfire Sing-Along
      • Fort Wilderness Archery Experience
      • Horse Drawn Carriage Rides
      • Surrey Bike Rentals
      • Resort Hopping via the Skyliner
      • Shopping at Disney Springs or at the Boardwalk
      • If you have a vehicle, going to the Outlet Malls for Disney Merch
      • Take in a round of mini-golf!
        • Fantasia Gardens and Fairways Miniature Golf
        • Winter Summerland Miniature Golf
  • This Day in Disney History for December 21
  • Disney Who’s Who Character
  • Walt Disney Quote
  • Charity Spotlight – Neuse River Golden Retriever Rescue
    • From now until the end of the year, we are going to focus on a special charity to talk about. The charity we have selected is the Neuse River Golden Retriever Rescue (https://goldenrescuenc.org/) – This charity works to help abandoned Golden Retrievers find their forever home. We have used them twice now, once with our boy Regan and the second time with our boy River, and they are wonderful to work with. If you are interested in donating to their organization, the place to do so is at https://goldenrescuenc.org/support-nrgrr 
  • Sponsorship
    • On the Road with Mickey is sponsored by Pixie Vacations by Mike Ellis and Tech Solutions NC.

As always, thank you for listening. We are having a lot of fun talking Disney, and I’m glad you are enjoying it as well! Remember, you can reach us in many ways — first, by email to info@ontheroadwithmickey.com. Second, you can leave us a voicemail at our voicemail box 919-799-8390. You can also talk to us on our Facebook Page, On the Road with Mickey or in our On the Road with Mickey Group. Feel free to join us! Have a great week, and we’ll be back to talk with you again next week!