MouseFest Saturday, December 8, 2007

This day is best described as the day where everyone attends the crown Jewel of Mousefest; the MegaMouse Meet.

I got up early this day and gathered the essentials for this day, the banner for the table, trinkets in the forms of buttons I was bringing, 300 to be exact; would that be enough? I could not forget business cards.

I drove over to Boardwalk and from there walked to the Dolphin hotel. I made my way to the Atlantic C ballroom and when I first walked into the ballroom my immediate reaction was comparing the size of the room to the Copabanana lounge where the first MegaMouse Meet was held back in 2003.

It was quite a difference.

As much as I feel I am always prepared for the MegaMouse Meet I am constantly surprised by the number of people who come and meet and greet everyone.

This day was no different.

It is so gratifying to hear people say how much they enjoy reading our websites or listening to our podcasts that it gives many of us the satisfaction that we are bringing valuable information to our audience out there.

It always amazes me how even though there are some faces I see only once or twice a year, somehow, some way a name pops into my head and most of the time I am fortunate to have the right name pop into my head.

This year I met more people for the first time than any other Mousefest and that includes the very first Mousefest. Mousefest 2007 just literally exploded. I spent over three hours saying hi to folks aa they walked by the tables.

I was totally exhausted after the MegaMouse Meet. I went back to my resort room, checked my email, and then headed out to Disney/MGM Studios.

I had never seen the parking lot so crowded. It took me 30 minutes to get from the guard shack to my eventual parking space. It was easy to understand the crowd. It was a weekend night in December. Add that to the Osborne dancing lights and you can understand why it was so crowded.

I hadn’t eaten all day. I grabbed a bite to eat at the Backlot Express. This was a good choice as not too many people were there.

I then found my cousin Patty and we joined up with everyone to attend the Fantasmic Saturday at the Studios dessert party.

This took place at the far rear of the theater, next to the projection room. There are pros and cons to doing this party.

Of course a big plus is the ability to walk around and enjoy the company of friends while munching on some very tasty desserts.

That plus the comfortable table seating really makes for an enjoyable evening.

However, in order to watch Fantasmic you need to either sit up front or go to the back and stand up.

After Fantasmic the park was closing but we were able to go and see the last performance of the night from the Dancing Osborne lights. The best part of this was that there were no more than maybe 100 guests watching this finale. It sure beats fighting the huge crowds.

Here’s how the lights looked just before the finale ended.

…and when it REALLY ended,,,

So Saturday came to a shimmering end and tomorrow would be yet another day in the Mousefest 2007 Adventure.