Come join us at the first ever Mouse Guest Experience!

The first of what we hope will be an annual event takes place this October at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. Hosted by MouseGuest.com, The MGE will serve as a meet for the Mouse Guest community to come together and enjoy the Disney experience that we all love so much. There is no cost to attend The MGE, although you can help support the event by becoming a registered guest.

This year the experience will take place from October 25-30, and will include meets at all four of the Walt Disney World theme parks and some of the resorts. To learn more about the event, please visit http://www.mouseguest.com/experience

See you there!

Watch Special Events on MouseGuest.com!

The Special Events function is now available for all Mouse Guest Members. As you tour the Magic Kingdom, the starburst icons indicate where special events are held. Click on this icon, and you can watch your favorite parade, fireworks presentation, stage show or streetmosphere presentation. As in the parks, these Special Events are held at specific times. To view a complete listing of the events along with a schedule, simply head to the Main Street land map and click on the clock icon to access the Times Guide. You can also navigate directly to the Special Events from the Times Guide page.

Look for the Pin Trading feature to be launched as soon as possible!

For more information about Mouse Guest Memberships, please visit http://www.mouseguest.com/signup.php.

Meet the Mouse Guest Staff At MouseFest 2007!

The Mouse Guest staff will be heading down to Walt Disney World to attend MouseFest 2007! MouseFest 2007 takes place from December 2-10 on the Disney Cruise Line and throughout the Walt Disney World Resort.

We will be hosting the following meets:

Make A Treat Meet
Wednesday, December 5th - 7:30pm
Goofy's Candy Co., Downtown Disney Marketplace
What better way to get the MouseFest land festivities started than with a sugar rush?! Order your favorite custom candy creation and head outside as we gather to say hello to friends old and new.
RSVP: Requested, to eric@mouseguest.com

Meet The Beast(s)
Friday, December 7th - 4:30pm
Beauty & The Beast Theater, Disney-MGM Studios
After meeting at the front of Beauty & the Beast Live on Stage, we'll head inside to take our seats and listen to Four For A Dollar and then enjoy the show. After the Beauty & the Beast performance, we will have the opportunity to meet some of the cast members from the show! We will take a few large group pictures which will be emailed to all meet attendees.
RSVP: Required to eric@mouseguest.com

Mouse Guest Weekly/Magical Definitions Podcast Pirate Meet
Sunday, December 9th - 2:00-2:30pm
Pirates of the Caribbean, Magic Kingdom
Join Eric and Dan from the Mouse Guest Weekly Podcast along with co-hosts The MDP Crew: Nathan, Tim, and Jackie as we set sail on the seven seas.

We will also have a table at the Mega Mouse Meet on Saturday December 8th at  the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort.

We look forward to seeing you at MouseFest 2007!  For more information, visit www.mousefest.org.

What is MouseFest?

For many years, Disney fans from around the world have gathered at Walt Disney World in December. These like-minded folks connect through Disney-related web sites and message boards to share their love of the Most Magical Place on Earth. This year, like last year, our event encompasses a great many of these fan groups... a gathering that unites the enormous family of Disney enthusiasts from all walks of life, from all backgrounds, from all over the country, from all over the globe! MouseFest is an unofficial event; it is not organized by nor endorsed by Walt Disney World.

History

MouseFest officially began in 2003 bringing Disney fans from around the world together. Over the last few years, hundreds of Disney fans from all over the world participated in the annual MouseFest events. In 2006, more than 2000 vacationers attended at least one MouseFest meet, with 280 folks cruising with us on the fourth annual MouseFest Cruise. We weclomed Disney friends from eight different countries and nearly all 50 of the United States! In addition, more than 30 unofficial Disney web site representatives and unofficial WDW guidebook authors attended a variety of get-togethers throughout the week, most notably the huge Mega Mouse Meet held Saturday, December 9. More than 500 Disney-lovers stopped in at the Mega Mouse Meet, visiting with the webmasters and authors they have read for years, as well as meeting up with others just like them from other Internet communities, many meeting in person for the first time friends they had made in cyberspace.

MouseFest was an offshoot of the annual RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks) community meet, which had traditionally met each December at Walt Disney World, beginning in 1996.

Autograph Book Function Now Open For Members

The Autograph Book function is now live, and it will change the way Mouse Guest Members explore MouseGuest.com. As you tour the Magic Kingdom, the pointing white glove icons indicate where character meet and greets are held. Click on this icon, and you may be lucky enough to get a virtual photo and autograph of a character. Once members meet a character, the virtual photo and autograph are saved in the Autograph Book, which is accessed via the link on the right side toolbar.

Some characters are harder to find than others, so it will be a fun challenge to collect all of the autographs. The characters change throughout the day (and sometimes go on break!), so keep checking back. You'll never know who you can find!

Also, the Members Only forum on the Mouse Guest Message Boards will be a terrific resource to help members fill up their Autograph Book. All Mouse Guest Members have access to the private Members Only forum, as well as an exclusive Member icon in their profile.

Not a member of the boards? What are you waiting for? Head over to http://www.mouseguest.com/phpBB2/index.php and sign up for an account today!

Look for more of the coming soon features to be launched as fast as possible!

For more information about Mouse Guest Memberships, please visit http://www.mouseguest.com/signup.php.

MouseGuest.com is launched

The MouseGuest.com website has gone live with the launch of Mouse Guest Memberships. Mouse Guest Members can take a virtual tour of the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Membership allows site visitors to: view video of each attraction in the "Ride It" feature, give their own rating to each attraction in the "Rate It" feature, and participate in a members-only forum on the Mouse Guest Message Boards. Each land and attraction of the park is represented, complete with informative paragraphs and photo galleries.

Mouse Guest Memberships have a monthly fee of $2.00 USD. Yearly memberships are available for $24.00 USD, and give members a guaranteed rate for the year, even if prices increase in that time. "Our slogan is 'Get your fix' and Mouse Guest Members have the perfect way to get their Disney fix without breaking the bank," site owner Eric King said. "Our site is unlike anything else on the web, and we’re just going to add more and more exciting features and updates."

The MouseGuest.com website is free to visitors. Future upgrades of memberships will include virtual pin collecting and virtual autograph collecting, as well as additional Disney parks. For more information, visit www.mouseguest.com.

MouseGuest.com Releases Second Wave of AtmosphEars DVDs

MouseGuest.com has released a second wave of three titles in the AtmosphEars DVD series. The AtmosphEars DVDs each present twelve scenes that give the viewers the impression of looking directly into the parks of Walt Disney World. The new titles feature the Disney-MGM Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom parks, and a Disney Cruise Ling disc. All three are available for purchase now at www.mouseguest.com, along with the first two titles, the Magic Kingdom and Epcot parks.

The AtmosphEars DVDs provide Walt Disney World enthusiasts the ability to enjoy the beautiful scenery, sights and sounds of the theme parks. "The first series of the discs were very well received, so we are excited to present these new titles, "says MouseGuest.com owner Eric King. "Now, every Walt Disney World park and the Disney Cruise Line is represented, so viewers have even more choices of which atmosphere they‘d like to soak in."

The AtmosphEars DVDs sell for $15 USD each plus shipping. The website is offering free shipping to any order of three or more DVDs, and there are additional discounts available for four and five disc packages. For more information, visit www.mouseguest.com/dvds.

MouseGuest.com Beta Site Open for Virtual Magic Kingdom Tour

The Beta release of the MouseGuest.com internet site has been released. Visitors to the site can take a virtual tour of the Magic Kingdom park in Walt Disney World. Each land and attraction of the park is represented, complete with informative paragraphs and photo galleries.

The MouseGuest.com website is designed to give enthusiasts of the Disney parks a way to tour them with the internet. "Being a huge fan of the Disney parks, I was always searching for ways to bring bits and pieces of my vacations from home," says MouseGuest.com owner Eric King. "After over a year of planning, I'm pleased that our site is able to begin to provide these types of experiences to people around the world. Obviously it‘s no substitute for the real thing, but I hope people find it useful as a 'Disney fix' during those between trip lulls."

The MouseGuest.com website is free to visitors. Future upgrades of the site will include subscription based attraction videos, attraction ratings, virtual pin collecting and virtual autograph collecting. For more information, visit www.mouseguest.com.

Mouse Guest Weekly Podcast Celebrates One Year Anniversary

The Mouse Guest Weekly podcast celebrates its one year anniversary this week. The podcast features show hosts Eric King & Dan Hess, and is devoted to all things Disney. The two discuss the Disney theme parks, movies, music and business of the Disney Company.Originally conceived as a way to introduce people to the upcoming MouseGuest.com website, the show has developed a following surprising even to the hosts.

"I never thought the show would become as big as it has as quickly as it has," says King. "The Disney fan base is incredible and doing the show has introduced us to many new friends."

The show launched when podcasting was less than a year old, and was one of, if not the, first Disney podcasts with multiple hosts. A year later the MouseGuest.com website also sells AtmosphEars DVDs, has an active family friendly message board and is preparing to launch the MouseGuest.com site, a virtual tour of the Magic Kingdom. Mouse Guest Weekly can be found at www.mouseguest.com/podast. The e-mail address is podcast@mouseguest.com.

AtmosphEars DVDs from MouseGuest.com Take Viewers Into the Parks of Walt Disney World

MouseGuest.com has released the first two DVDs in the AtmosphEars series. The AtmosphEars DVDs each present twelve scenes that give the viewers the impression of looking directly into the parks of Walt Disney World. The first two DVDs feature the Magic Kingdom and Epcot parks, and are available for purchase now at www.mouseguest.com.The AtmosphEars DVDs provide Walt Disney World enthusiasts the ability to enjoy the beautiful scenery, sights and sounds of the theme parks.

"We wanted to give fans of the Walt Disney World parks a way to bring some of that magic home with them. A lot of that magic comes from just being there, soaking in the atmosphere," says MouseGuest.com owner Eric King. "With the AtmosphEars DVD, you can bring a little piece of the magic into your home through a television or computer monitor."

The AtmosphEars DVDs sell for $15 USD each plus shipping. The website is offering free shipping to any order of two or more DVDs. For more information, visit www.mouseguest.com/dvds.