MouseFest 2008

An International Gathering of Fans
at Walt Disney World and the Disney Cruise Line

December 7-15, 2008

  
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INTRODUCTION


MOUSEFEST 2008

Who's Coming
953 people registered!

Event Schedule

Who's Who
(Appearances)

Subscribe to the free MouseFest Newsletter
Issue 1 | Issue 2 | Issue 3

Who's Cruising

MouseFest 2008 Authorized Travel Providers

MouseFest 2008 Gear at CafePress

MouseFest 2008 Downloads


MOUSEFEST 2007
Read the MouseFest Buzz!

MOUSEFEST 2007
LAND

Who Attended
780 people registered!

Event Schedule

MouseFest Room Rate Discounts

Who's Who at MouseFest 2007


MOUSEFEST
2007 CRUISE

168 MouseFest Cruisers

Event Schedule

Registration Now Closed

Cabin Door Decorating Contest Info

Decorated Cabin Door Photo Gallery


MouseFest 2007 Authorized Travel Providers

MouseFest 2007 Downloads

MouseFest 2007
FOUNDERS
AllEarsNet
PassPorter


MOUSEFEST 2006

Wrap Up

2006 Pocket Guide - Details of all MouseFest 2006 events

MouseFest Land
-- Event Schedule
-- Attendees

MegaMouseMeet
Table Holders

MouseFest Cruise
-- Event Schedule
-- Attendees

MouseFest Newsletters
November Final Update 2006

November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
July 2006

MouseFest Graphics

MouseFest 2006
Authorized Travel Providers

MouseFest Gear at CafePress

MouseFest 2006
FOUNDERS
AllEarsNet
PassPorter

HOST RESORT
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin

UNDERWRITING SPONSORS
The Disney Podcast Network
MouseFanTravel
MouseEarVacations
The Other Orlando
MousePlanet

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MOUSEFEST 2005

Wrap Up

Schedule of Events

Pocket Guide

Home

 



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MouseFest 2008 Land Events

Mouse Fan's Tonga Toast w/ Mike, Beci & Annette
Time: 7:30 am - 9:30 am
Location: Polynesian Resort (Kona Cafe)

Share your MouseFest memories over breakfast with Mike Scopa of WDWToday Podcast, Beci Mahnken & Annette Owens of MEI & MouseFanTravel.com and special guests too! We have a specially reserved section for our group to gather and dine together. Seating will be shared among the attendees.. Pre-registration is REQUIRED - Space is limited to 25 guests. Due to the limited space, unfortunately walk-ups will not be allowed.

EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED

To be placed on a waiting list Annette@MouseFanTravel.com


Cost info: Each person will be responsible for their own bill, however an 18% gratuity will be added automatically due to the group size.

Hosts: Mike Scopa, Beci Mahnken, Annette Owens / WDWToday, Mouse Fan Travel

RSVP required (please e-mail Annette@MouseFanTravel.com)

Meet Information Updated On: October 13, 2008



Trails End Breakfast
Time: 8:00 am - open
Location: Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground (Trails End Buffet)

Start the day with some really good chow and a good laugh with your RADP pals. Trails End is located in the Ft. Wilderness Campground next to Pioneer Hall. Everyone pays their own way for this all-you-care-to-eat meal as we linger leisurely before heading over to the Magic Kingdom for the Splash and Big Thunder Mountain meets. Cost: $11.99/adult, $7.99/child (ages 3-11); drinks not included. RSVPs are required for this meet.

Hosts: Randy / RADP

RSVP required (please e-mail LaurieJ@ptd.net)

Give Kids the World Meet
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Give Kids the World Village (Wal-Mart at 4444 West Vine, Kissimmee, FL 34746 At 9:20 am we will caravan to the Village.)

Take a magical tour of Give Kids The World Village. This is something you WON'T want to miss!

NOTE: We don't want anyone to miss this meet because they don't have transportation off-site. We will try to arrange meeting spots and rides for those without cars, but can not guarantee transportation. If you have a car and would be willing to take riders, or would like to join this meet and don't have transportation, let Barb know when you RSVP

Hosts: Barbara Harris / TheMouseForLess.com

RSVP requested but not required (please e-mail tiggergrams@gmail.com)

2nd Annual Girls Ride Out Haunted Mansion Meet
Time: 9:15 am - 10:00 am
Location: Magic Kingdom (Liberty Square, outside the Haunted Mansion Queue )

Join the Cats outside the Haunted Mansion for a thrilling, chilling adventure through the Haunted Mansion! Everyone is invited, but this morning, Ladies ride first!

No RSVP is necessary, but don’t forget to bring your…death certificate!!!!!!

Hosts: Jennifer and Lisa / Those Darn Cats

No RSVP necessary

Fourth Annual Mini-MouseAdventure
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Magic Kingdom (Adventureland, gazebo just past Aloha Isle)
Match your wits with the puzzle masters in this fourth edition of the shorter, non-competition version of our flagship event, MouseAdventure, which is held twice each year at the Disneyland Resort. This fourth annual Florida version is back at the Magic Kingdom again this year. We'll send you through three lands of the park, where you'll solve clues and discover things that you never realized about the park.

In Fall 2009, MouseAdventure comes to Walt Disney World! For more information, go to mouseplanet.com/mouseadventure!

Hosts: Mark Goldhaber / MousePlanet

RSVP requested but not required (please e-mail mark@mouseplanet.com)

Meet Information Updated On: October 10, 2008



Big Thunder Mountain - Goat! Goat! Goat!
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: Magic Kingdom (Big Thunder Mountain Railroad)

One of The DPN's Westfest most attended events come to MouseFest! They're furry, they climb rocky hillsides, and they make a nice distraction when you're hurtling along on the "Wildest Ride in the Wilderness." Let's hear your best Goat, Goat, Goat!

Hosts: Inside the DPN, ToV, At the Main Street Cinema / DPN

No RSVP necessary

Meet Information Updated On: 10/3/2008



12th Annual Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Meet
Time: 10:30 am - open
Location: Magic Kingdom - Frontierland (outside Splash Mountain entrance)

For the 12th year in a row, RADP will launch a full-scale takeover of both Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Before arriving, please make sure to pick up a FASTPASS for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Then at 10:30, we'll board Splash Mountain en masse, and once we're nice and wet, we'll take a ride on Big Thunder for a spin dry! This is traditionally a very popular meet, and would be a great chance for newcomers to meet the RADP family!

Hosts: Jan, Charlotte, Tracy / RADP

No RSVP necessary

Haunted Mansion Meet
Time: 12:00 pm - open
Location: Magic Kingdom - Liberty Square (in front of the Yankee Trader shop)

When strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls of the Haunted Mansion, that can only mean one thing...RADP is coming out to socialize! We're assembling for this swingin' meet at 12:00 just in front of the Yankee Trader. Don't forget to bring your death certificate.

Hosts: Catherine / RADP

No RSVP necessary

The Cruise after the Cruise
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Disney's Grand Floridian Resort (marina)

Were you on the Wonder for Mousefest this year? If so, Great! If not, here's your chance to cruise anyway!

Join us as together we "split" the cost to cruise on the very exclusive Grand 1, the 52-foot Sea Ray luxury yacht at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.

Each group will enjoy approximately 40 minutes of sailing time around Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake while in the company of Mousefest friends and maybe even some special guests! Snacks and water will also be provided. Perhaps some bubbly to mark the occasion!

** Please note that overall cruise time is dependent on prompt boarding and disembarking of the vessel. Please make sure you are on time at the dock for your scheduled sailing! We recommend you be there at least 15 minutes prior. Due to the extremely high costs involved, payment will be required in advance. Once payment has been made there will be no refunds provided unless the event is cancelled due to poor weather conditions or other event that Disney deems necessary to cancel the outing. Number of overall guests permitted includes space occupied inside and outside on the yacht. COST: $49 per person

LIMITED SPACE STILL AVAILABLE

Hosts: Fred Block / MagicMeets Disney Fan Gatherings and Beci Mahnken / MEI & MouseFan Travel

RSVP required (please e-mail fred@magicmeets.com)

Meet Information Updated On: 9/29/2008



TriviaFest 2008
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Magic Kingdom (Tomorrowland Terrace Noodle Station)

A fun, interactive game-show style trivia meet where you can test your knowledge of WDW trivia for a chance to win prizes, including a custom Apple iPod!!

Hosts: Lou Mongello / DisneyWorldTrivia.com

No RSVP necessary

PassPorter’s 3rd Annual Ornament Exchange Event
Time: 1:30 pm - open
Location: Magic Kingdom (Liberty Tree, Liberty Square)

Ho! Ho! Ho! And happy holidays! Join PassPorter Message Board Guide and Event Host, Debbie (debe), for a holiday ornament exchange. Sunday, December 9th at the Magic Kingdom Park, 1:30 PM at the Liberty Tree. Anyone who wishes to participate will need to bring an ornament to exchange. The ornament should be: Disney Themed; $10.00 and under; ornament should be bagged or boxed (bags available at meet). Buy one at the parks/resorts, at home, or if you're crafty, you could even make one!

Hosts: Debbie (debe) / PassPorter.com

No RSVP necessary

Photo Frenzy: Digital Picture Competition
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Magic Kingdom (Covered Verandah just past Aloha Isle in Adventureland)

Shutterbugs rejoice! Our free competition provides you with thumbnail photos on a piece of paper. Your job is to scour the area (limited to just one land) and take live pictures of these same images on your digital camera or cell phone, which you later show to "prove" you are the winner!

Hosts: Kevin Yee / MiceAge.com

No RSVP necessary

Pirates and Pineapples
Time: 2:00 pm - open
Location: Magic Kingdom - Adventureland (outside Pirates of the Caribbean)

Yo ho yo ho, it's Dole Whip time for me! The journey begins at 2:00 with a swashbuckling journey into the wild and untamed Caribbean for a brush with Jack Sparrow and his scurvy band of scallywags. Then immediately afterwards, we'll cool down with a frosty Dole Whip treat. Be prepared to share your stories of high seas adventure at this ARRRsome set of meets!

Hosts: Mickey and Don / RADP

No RSVP necessary

It's a Great Big Beautiful RADP Meet
Time: 3:30 pm - open
Location: Magic Kingdom - Tomorrowland (outside Carousel of Progress)

There's a great big beautiful RADP meet shining at the end of Tomorrowland! At 3:30, we will take a leisurely ride through the life of an American family in this Walt Disney original ride. After the ride, we will all take a stroll down the pathway to Mickey's Toontown Fair and take a group photo with Walt's main mouse, Mickey Mouse.

Hosts: Kevin / RADP

No RSVP necessary

Riverboat Trivia
Time: 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Location: Magic Kingdom (Liberty Square, Liberty Belle River Boat Landing)

Take a ride on the Liberty Belle Riverboat, answer trivia questions related to your surroundings, and win some great prizes along the way! The whole experience will be recorded in binaural audio for that day's episode of the Inside the Magic podcast. We'll also take a group photo aboard the riverboat to be published in a future issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine.

Hosts: Ricky Brigante and Matt Roseboom / Inside the Magic and Orlando Attractions Magazine

No RSVP necessary

MouseStation's Second Annual Hustle-tini Meet
Time: 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Location: Pop Century (Meet at the 80s section of the wall across from Pop Century's check-in counter)
It's Mike's favorite drink, favorite activity and favorite resort! (Mark will just record and take pictures of everybody. Somebody's got to do it!) Get a lesson on doing The Hustle from an expert, then Do It at 6:00 pm sharp! We'll follow that by repairing out to the Petals Pool Bar (alas, Classic Concoctions is no more) for Bluetinis (alcoholic or non-alcoholic, your choice). We'll record something for the podcast while we drink. You can arrive late, but remember that The Hustle starts at 6:00 sharp in the lobby!

Hosts: Mike Demopoulos and Mark Goldhaber / MousePlanet's MouseStation Podcast

RSVP requested but not required (please e-mail podcast@mouseplanet.com)

Epcot Tree Lighting Ceremony
Time: 5:45 pm - open
Location: Epcot - (Christmas Tree at the World Showcase Plaza)

Join your friends from the DISUnplugged and the DIS for the tree lighting ceremony at Epcot. This inspirational ceremony was one of Bob (Bawb) Varley’s favorites. We’ll meet and mingle, sharing old memories and creating new ones as we enjoy this wonderful spectacle together.

Hosts: DISUnplugged Podcast Team, DIS Webmasters, DIS Moderators / DIS, DIS Unplugged Podcast, wdwinfo.com

No RSVP necessary

Fort Wilderness Campfire MiniMeeko Meet
Time: 6:30 pm - open
Location: Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground (Campfire Circle)

Meet up with fellow RADPers for a great family-oriented Disney good time at the Ft. Wilderness Campfire Singalong and movie! This is a FREE event located inside the Ft. Wilderness Resort & Campground. Folks gather at the Campfire at 6:30pm for campfire singing, marshmallow roasting, and a Disney animated feature on the big screen in the big outdoors! Bring your own marshmallows, or buy a S'mores kit when you arrive!

Hosts: Sean and Pam / RADP

No RSVP necessary

History of Carolwood Pacific Railroad Part III
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Disney's Wilderness Lodge Villas (Carolwood Pacific Room)

Join Kendra Trahan and MagicalMountain.net as we take your through a journey of Walt Disney and his love of trains.

Hosts: Kendra Trahan / MagicalMountian.net

RSVP requested but not required (please e-mail info@magicalmountain.net)

Disney's Electrical Water Pageant Meet and Randy Berbaum Memorial
Time: 9:45 pm - open
Location: Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground (Fort Wilderness Marina - beach)

After the campfire, join us on the beach at the Fort Wilderness Marina for the 9:45pm presentation of Disney's spectacular Electrical Water Pageant. Treat yourself to this fantastic moving light show that takes place on the waters of Bay Lake. Immediately following the Electrical Water Pageant this year is a very special event that many RADPers will hold dear to their hearts. Last May, our good friend and proud Disney Geek extraordinaire Randy Berbaum passed away. This is the first year his many friends will have met at Disney World since he left us. We will be taking a few minutes to share our remembrances of a man who was a friend to all. Whether you participate in offering a remembrance or just wish to be there to hear some stories - some funny, some poignant - about this special Disney spirit, all are welcome.

Hosts: Mickey / RADP

No RSVP necessary



Daily MouseFest Event Schedules
Sunday, December 7 (Cruise Day #1)
Monday, December 8 (Cruise Day #2)
Tuesday, December 9 (Cruise Day #3)
Wednesday, December 10 (Cruise Day #4)
Wednesday, December 10 (Land Events)
Thursday, December 11 (Magic Kingdom)
Friday, December 12 (Animal Kingdom/Studios)
Saturday, December 13 (Epcot)
Sunday, December 14 (Magic Kingdom)
Monday, December 15 (Studios/Epcot)


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FOUNDERS

MOUSEFEST CHAIRMAN:
Dave Marx

CRUISE CO-CHAIRS:
Deb Wills
Jennifer Marx

UNDERWRITING SPONSORS:

PassPorter.com

AllEarsNet

Mouse Fan Travel

MousePlanet

Magic Meets Disney Fan Gatherings

ALL STAR Vacation Homes

OrlandoVacation.com

Orlando Stroller Rentals

ThoseDarnCats podcast

Dreams Unlimited Travel

Orlando Fun Tickets


For information on becoming a sponsor, please contact
Dave Marx
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