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This or That at Disney!

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 282, and our feature topic this week is This or That at Disney! We had a week break because of life, but we’re back and glad to be here with you today! Here’s what we talked about:

• Cheddar from the Big Cheese:
  • Brenda: The official closing date for DINOSAUR at Animal Kingdom Park has been announced! It will have its last run on February 1, 2026, and on February 2nd, the entire DinoLand U.S.A. section will be closed and work will begin on the Tropical Americas area.
  • Sophie: The Candlelight Processional narrators has just been released! The complete list is in the show notes, but I’ve bolded some that I would love to see as well:
    Nov. 28-29 – Constance Wu (NEW)
    Nov. 30-Dec. 2 – Jordan Fisher
  • Dec. 3-4 – Jennifer Garner (NEW)
  • Dec. 5-6 – Ashley Eckstein
  • Dec. 7-8 – Ralph Macchio
  • Dec. 9-10 – Leslie Uggams (NEW)
  • Dec. 11-13 – Marlee Matlin
  • Dec. 14-15 – Henry Winkler (NEW)
  • Dec. 16-17 – Lauren Daigle (NEW)
  • Dec. 18-19 – Gary Sinise
  • Dec. 20-22 – Brendan Fraser
  • Dec. 23-24 – Luis Fonsi
  • Dec. 25-26 – Joel Smallbone (NEW)
  • Dec. 27-28 – Brie Larson (NEW)
  • Dec. 29-30 – Sheryl Lee Ralph (NEW)
  • Mike: Sad news out of Disney’s Animal Kingdom; Gino, the 44 year old Western Lowland Gorilla passed away on the 17th. In his Instagram story, Dr. Mark from Animal Kingdom had this to share “For nearly 30 years, Gino touched countless lives at Disney’s Animal Kingdom with his playfu