On the Road w/Mickey 199 – 23 Things List — How’d we Do?

Episode 199 - 23 Things List -- How’d we Do? 23 Things List -- How’d we Do? 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 199 and this week our feature topic is 23 Things List -- How’d we Do? We're taking a look at our 23 Things to do in 2023 list to see how we did on our list! Here's what we talked about: Cheddar from the Big Cheese Sophie: Ahoy Mateys! DId you know that Pirates of the Caribbean at Walt Disney World turned 50 years old on December 15th?  Mike: February 28, 2024. This date signifies the opening date for the Flower & Garden Festival next year! Brenda: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is set to close for it’s annual refurbishment from January 16-20, 2024 Connect with us! Here’s how:  Facebook: https://facebook.ontheroadwithmickey.com Facebook Group: https://facebookgroup.ontheroadwithmickey.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OntheRoadwithMickey Instagram: On the Road with Mickey Email: [e-mail] Feature Topic: Our 23 Things to do in 2023 List: How did we do? Back in January, we did our 23 Things we’d like to do in 2023 list. This is an annual list that increases to match the year. The question is, how did we do? Here’s the list from January (the ones in bold were accomplished!): 1) (Left Over from 2022) Go back to MNSSHP 2) (Left Over from 2022) Solo trip to Disney 3) (Left Over from 2022) Seeing the new Walt Statue at Epcot 4) (Left Over from 2022) Stay at a new resort - Boardwalk Inn 5) (Left Over from 2022) Disney with Luna! 6) (Left Over from 2022) Go to Jellyrolls and Atlantic Dance Hall 7) (Left Over from 2022) Ride the WDW Railroad  8) (Left Over from 2022) Experience Fantasmic! 9) (Left Over from 2022) Taking Mom to Disney in December. 10) Brenda: Attend the Go Wild Planner Conference! 11) Sophie specifically - GOING TO RIDE COSMIC REWIND 12) Megacon Orlando!! 13) Mike: Take the family to Universal Orlando 14) Brenda: Training on Celebrity and Norwegian Cruise Line, perhaps others. 15) Sophie/Mike: Make a lightsaber in Galaxy’s edge 16) Mike: Expanding my business with Universal Orlando Resort 17) Brenda: Booking her husbands’ retirement cruise for 2024. 18) Sophie: Eat around the world (ongoing) 19) Mike: Have Cindy eat a Mickey’s Premium Ice Cream Bar. 20) Brenda: Ride Tron Lightcycle Run 21) Mike: 100 Years of Magic  22) Mike: Continued Growth for Tech Solutions NC 23) All of Us: To allow God to use us for His Glory. This Day in Disney History for December 18: 1971: The First Candlelight Processional Disney Who’s Who Character Charlotte “Lottie” LaBouff from the Princess and the Frog A little bit of Walt “The assurance to academic leaders that ‘we also teach’ in the expanding scheme of public education will continue to be an inspiration to all of us who share as a team in the production of pictures which are intended to, at once, delight the senses and to appeal to the mind.”-- Walt Disney  Coming Next Week: On the Road with Mickey Episode #200! Watch us on YouTube!