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Brenda’s Disneyland Trip Recap!

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 286, and our feature topic this week is Brenda’s Disneyland Trip Recap! Today we’re taking a look at what we might experience when we go to the Disney Parks in both the near future and the far future! Here’s what we talked about:

Cheddar from the Big Cheese:
- No cheddar this week!
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Question of the Week Feedback:
- What do you want to see at Walt Disney World in the future?
  - Chrissy said: “My Villiansland come to reality”
  - Pam said: “Airport transportation: Magical Express reinstated.
    Shopping: sending purchases back to the resort.
    DAS: eligibility requirements compromise from before and now. Also, include all on the reservation.
    By summer of 2027 please”
  - Kim said: “Me spending more time there. ”
  - Paula said: “I would love to see a great Villains themed restaurant in the new land.”
  - Sheila said: “Diamond Horseshoe review come back.”
- What is your favorite parade?
  - Paula said: “I like all the nighttime parades. They are so magical with the music, lights and beloved characters.”
  - Shane said: “Main Street Electrical Parade”
  - Sheila said: “Paint the night”
Feature Topic: Brenda’s Disneyland Trip Recap!
- Disneyland Hotel Brenda’s favorite hotel
- Matterhorn was open!
- Parks were very crowded, but still got to do a lot!
- Warmed Brenda’s heart to see the girls playing together.
- Disneyland 1st Day:
  - Indiana Jones
  - Haunted Mansion – with holiday overlay for Nightmare before Christmas
  - Pirates of the Caribbean
  - It’s a Small World
  - Tiana
  - Space Mountain
  - Matterhorn
  - Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
  - Autopia
  - Paint the Night Parade
  - Walt Audio-Animatronic Figure in the Main Street Cinema.
  - Naple’s Restaurant Quatro Formage Pizza
  - Burgers and Tater Tots at Disneyland
  - A little warmer than they hoped it would be.
  - Disneyland Key – Pooh Bear Key
- Disney’s California Adventure Park
  - Mission: Breakout – 10 Stars from Brenda!
  - Little Mermaid
  - Soarin’
  - Midway Mania
  - Radiator Springs Racers twice
  - Macaroni & Cheese in the Bread Cone
  - Mobile Ordering – some places are only Mobile order – not a fan of that. Can’t customize orders. Some places you can’t walk up and order. Mobile ordering for Walt Disney World is much better.
- Day 3 – Swimming at the Resort, shopping at Downtown Disney, then Oogie Boogie Bash @ California Adventure. Could enter the park at 3PM, party was from 6 – 11PM
  - Brenda – Multiple Thumbs Up from everyone!
- Brenda feels like there is more Imagineering involved at Disneyland.
- Favorite Moments:
  - Aleyah and McKinley are 13 and 11. Being with them was wonderful. They played together and had so much fun playing together.
  - Seeing Paint the Night Parade
  - Seeing Haunted Mansion overlay
  - Mission Breakout
  - Monster’s Overlay on the Guardians: Mission Breakout
Sophie’s Question of the Week:
- When is your next Disney Trip?
  - Mike: Disney Treasure
  - Sophie: Not Sure
  - Brenda: 1st Week of December
This Day in Disney History for 10/20:
- 1901: Disney Legend Frank Churchill is born.
Stump the Soph!
- Meilin Lee from Turning Red
A little bit of Walt
- “Disneyland is often called a magic kingdom because it combines fantasy and history, adventure and learning, together with every variety of recreation and fun designed to appeal to everyone.” – Walt Disney
Coming next week: One Ride, Many Parks

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 — by email to info@ontheroadwithmickey.com. 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!