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December is a wonderful time of celebration and one of the best places to celebrate is Walt Disney World.

During the week of November 30 - December 8, 2003, Disney Internet Fans from around the world will gather to meet each other and enjoy the Magic that is Disney. During the week there will be attraction meets, IllumiNations boat rides, dining gatherings and much more. Unless noted, all events are free and open to Disney fans of all ages! Links to the various schedules of events are at the bottom of this page.

Glimpses of past Meets

THE MEGA MOUSE MEET

The focal point of the weekend will be the Mega Mouse Meet (formally known as the Big Meet and Greet) at the Walt Disney World Dolphin, in the space formerly occupied by the Copabanana, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2003. This is an opportunity for Disney fans to meet unofficial website founders, internet community leaders and guidebook authors, as well as mingle with cyberfriends they may have never met in person before!

Directions to the 12/6 MegaMouseMeet Location
WDW Dolphin - Copa Banana

Guests scheduled to attend the Mega Mouse Meet include:

Website Founders and Leaders:

• Deb Wills, All Ears Net™
  All Ears Net™ Staff - Anita Answer, Debra Martin Koma, Jack Marshall & Glo from Miami
  
• Ahnalira Koan and Alan Moore, Our Laughing Place
• Binnie Betten, Disney Dollarless
  
• John Yaglenski, Intercot
• Allison and Tom Keaney, What Would Walt Do?
• Mike Scopa, Mouseplanet
• Rose Folan, ALL EARS Writer and Adultsatwdw.com
• Pam VanSyckle, Marcia Hahn, & Marie Bertini, representing WDWMAGIC.com
• Scott Thomas - PSCalculator.net
• Michael Hewell - TourGuideMike.com
• Dave Card - Tagrel.com
• Jim Hill - JimHillMedia.com
• Scott Liljenquist - DisneyCentral.com
• Nathan Rose - MagicalMountain.net
• Anne Stepien - wdwplanner.com
• Karen Knust - MagicTrips.com
  
  
  NOTE: As of 12/3/03, Mary Waring of Mousesavers, has had to cancel her attendance at this year's Mousefest due to an injury.

Guide book Authors:

• Jennifer Watson and Dave Marx, Passporter WDW and Passporter's Field Guide to the Disney Cruise Line
• Bob Sehlinger and Len Testa, The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World
• Kelly Monaghan, The Other Orlando and Universal Orlando
• Steven M. Barrett, M.D., The Hassle-Free Walt Disney World Vacation and Hidden Mickeys, A Field Guide to Walt Disney World's Best Kept Secrets
• Beth Foss, representing Secrets To An Affordable Walt Disney World® Vacation, by John and Donna Gross
• Cara Goldsbury, The Luxury Guide to Walt Disney World
  
  

At the Mega Mouse Meet, a limited number of Disney gifts will be available as "Door Prizes". We'll ask you to fill out an index card with your name, email, and community so we have an idea of who actually attended. When you turn in your card, you'll find out if you won one of the special prizes. Giveaways have been donated by: Deb Wills, RADP-8, and Passporter WDW.

We'd love to get an idea of how many folks will be attending, so please take a moment to let us know by filling out this form.

LINKS TO VARIOUS MEETS

Complimentary pocket guides with listings of all the meets will be available while supplies last at many of the Mousefest 2003 meets. These handy guides are once again being made available through the courtesy of our friends at PassPorter. They also have a downloadable PDF file with all meet listings available for free on their web site. See http://www.passporter.com/gathering.htm. Thank you Jennifer and Dave!

The following groups have organized meets that everyone is welcome to attend. Simply click on the link to see what activities each group has planned.

• MouseFest - A gathering of the following communities:

  
  All Ears™
  RADP-8 (rec.arts.disney.parks)
  PassPorter Community
  Tagrel.com