Mousefest cancelled for 2009

[safetymom]

http://www.mousefest.org/MF2009faq.html Before you make any travel plans you may want to take a look at this FAQ.

 

[Tikihula]

Just got an email about that. What a shame that it has outgrown its humble beginnings and had to be put on hiatus. Hopefully they'll find someone qualified to chair the event in the future. RIP (temporarily) MouseFest.

 

[firemanx]

Sad news I was looking forward to attending MF2009

 

[DizMom11]

Can someone please explain to me how the pod cast and mousefest are related and what impact this will have? Thanks

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Oh, that's too bad. I was already saving for it. I guess I'll just have to continue to save for some other DIS Unplugged get together. I have great memories from last year, and really enjoyed going to the TSM meet with my girls. Maybe MouseFest could be replaced by the DIS Unplugged/GKTW team for marathon weekend 2010.

 

[Launchpad11B]

That sucks. We enjoyed last years MF a lot. Maybe the podcast crew will come up with something around the same time period and we can have our own party.

 

[OKW Lover]

Val & I are probably still going that same weekend. Early December trips are magical to us because that's when we first met at WDW. ixiedust:

Perhaps we can have a DIS mini-meet anyway.

 

[AlexDurrani]

Can someone please explain to me how the pod cast and mousefest are related and what impact this will have? Thanks

MouseFest is a gathering of different communities and podcasts that are disney related. 2008 Mousefest was the first year that DisUnplugged actually participated in the event. I talked quite a bit last year with Mark Goldheiber who is on the exec committee for Mousefest and he was explaining to me that Mousefest has gotten so big that Disney is getting a bit scared about it. He then told me that unless something drastic changes that there was going to be a lot of rethinking on the committee's part for the future. We see it now with the news release sent out today. I agree to a point that someone who has experience in organizing large gatherings on shoestring budgets is needed before something happens. On another note there is always (I hope) the Mouseguest experience in October if they do it again.

TTFN

Alex

 

[anonymousegirl]

I am more than a little bummed. I found out about 2008's Mousefest a little late, and although I could have signed up, the prices for the hotels that were available were a little pricey for me. Had I known, I would have made it to 2008 no matter what.

As it stands, I just booked a DVC stay for the second week in December 2009in hopes of attending this year's events.

 

[Launchpad11B]

http://www.mousefest.org/

Follow this link for the official press release.

 

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

This is freakin' sad news. I wasn't planning to attend this year, but the tone of that statement doesn't leave me very hopeful that it's coming back.

 

[spaddy]

That is very sad news. I just made DVC reservations at that time. I might have to move to Food and Wine.

 

[Bornteach]

Oh I am sooooo bummed! Kim and I were escaping our children and the cold!

Maybe Pete and the gang will come up with a great activity (or two) to host while we are there!

Puuuhhhllllleeeeezzzzzzeeeeeeeeee!!!!

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Well, I'm glad I made it to 2008's Mousefest, then.

Let's start DisFest...it'll be much nicer going around saying "DFDFDFDFDFDFDFDF!!!" anyway, and I can call everyone DFers, and nobody will get offended.

 

[crazytp93]

Wow, thats shocking.
I don't think it said the economy was the cause (although I glanced over it fast.)

Was this the outstanding cause?

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Wow, thats shocking.
I don't think it said the economy was the cause (although I glanced over it fast.)

Was this the outstanding cause?

It's mostly due to the chairman of long standing, Dave Marx, stepping down to devote more time to his family, and since the chairman needs to be a person with great talent, loads of time, and willing to devote him/herself with no pay to this endeavor, it's unlikely anyone will step up in time to organize 2009.

 

[UrsulasShadow]

MouseFest is a gathering of different communities and podcasts that are disney related. 2008 Mousefest was the first year that DisUnplugged actually participated in the event. I talked quite a bit last year with Mark Goldheiber who is on the exec committee for Mousefest and he was explaining to me that Mousefest has gotten so big that Disney is getting a bit scared about it. He then told me that unless something drastic changes that there was going to be a lot of rethinking on the committee's part for the future. We see it now with the news release sent out today. I agree to a point that someone who has experience in organizing large gatherings on shoestring budgets is needed before something happens. On another note there is always (I hope) the Mouseguest experience in October if they do it again.

TTFN

Alex

I would think that, in this economy, Disney would be more scared about it NOT happening. It filled lots of rooms, including conference rooms, filled lots of restaurants, and while it may have created a bottleneck or two, I don't see that it did anything to cramp Disney's operations at all, other than to bring in revenue.

 

[DisneyKevin]

You never know what those crazy DIS Unplugged podcasters will come up with.

Now you have a reason to listen to the podcast and see what might come of this.....

 

[UrsulasShadow]

You never know what those crazy DIS Unplugged podcasters will come up with.

Now you have a reson to listen to the podcast and see what might come of this.....

Oh, yeah, like we NEED a reason!

 

[Launchpad11B]

You never know what those crazy DIS Unplugged podcasters will come up with.

Now you have a reason to listen to the podcast and see what might come of this.....

Always the tease huh Kevin.