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Episode 420: This week on “Traveling with the Mouse,” Jon and I are all set to unwrap the trove of updates and announcements brought to light at the D23 parks presentation, a stage where the future paths of Disney parks were delineated, some taking us by pleasant surprises and others leaving us yearning for more! A central highlight was the rejuvenation ushered in for the much-adored Country Bear Jamboree, a cornerstone of Disney’s rich heritage. The Animal Kingdom segment was a lot different from last year with the addition of Indiana Jones adventure replacing Dinosaur, and Encanto replacing the Dino-Rama area. Another change from last year was Zootopia replacing the “It’s Tough to be a Bug!” attraction. Over at Epcot we got some opening dates for things like Journey of Water, LimunoUS, the new fireworks show and the construction pit also known as World Celebration. Test Track is also getting a new makeover thanks to the help of their sponsor Chevrolet.

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A few pictures from our Leap Day trip to Walt Disney World. (swipe side to side on Mobile)

Beautiful day at the Haunted Mansion
Transformation on the Castle for the 50th has begun
RIP Mr. Toad
Melvin
Big Al
I like this shot of Henry and Teddi Barra
Liver Lips McGrowl
Castle From Big Thunder
Teddi Barra
The Five Bear Rugs
Who doesn’t love the Country Bear Jamboree?
I like that they give these out now at Splash Mountain
Hands Up!
Bacon and Eggs from The Wave!
Ratatouille Construction Update
The overflow Queue for Ratatouille
Approaching Ratatouille from the Skyliner
Regal Eagle Smokehouse
Bridge Construction update from Grand Floridian to Magic Kingdom
3 meat platter from Reagal Eagle
Do they have health codes on Batuu?
R2D2 it is you!
Main Street right before the parade!
Does anyone notice this sign any more?
Festival of Fantasy parade
Tron in the foreground, Space Mountain in the Background
Fun day at Magic Kingdom comes to an end
The Castle reflecting on Rivers of America
Small World Queue
Would could they be doing to this part of the Queue?

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Episode 193: Howdy Folks, and welcome to this episode dedicated to one of our favorite Walt Disney World Attractions…The Country Bear Jamboree! We dig into the history of this attraction and talk about its connection with Walt Disney himself. It turns out that this may have been the last attraction that Walt ever saw in development. We then go through the current version of the show and discuss our favorite songs and the memories that we have of this show. Then we take a look at the different seasonal overlays of the show and talk about what caused the Disneyland version of the show to close permanently. Whether you love it or tolerate it, there’s no question that this attraction has its place in Disney history.

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CBJ_TWTMToday we are talking all things Frontierland at the Magic Kingdom! We go through the history of the land and the attractions that have come and gone through the years. We reminisce over our favorite experiences in this land from when we were kids coming here in the 80’s up to now. We talk about the food and entertainment options as well. What is your favorite thing about Frontierland?