This Saturday, May 17th, all tracks lead to Walt Disney’s boyhood hometown of Marceline, Missouri, where Disney magic meets locomotive love! D23 members who are part of the “All Aboard to Walt Disney’s Marceline” event (and everyone else) visiting Marceline on May 17th are invited by MouseMingle.com – the dating site for Disney fans – to pull into the “Whistle Stop” ‘brake room’ at 113 N. Main Street USA, right across from Marceline City Hall.
Whether you’re a Disney dating hopeful, a D23 member, a Walt Disney fan, or simply a railfan, you’re welcome to take a “brake” at the Whistle Stop. From noon to 6pm guests can relax at the tables and chairs set up in the historic building for this special pop-in event. Guests can enjoy some free snacks, drinks, fresh popcorn, plus a fun photo display and slideshow featuring Walt Disney and his lifelong love of trains.
MouseMingle.com founder Dave Tavres will be “on board” throughout the day to chat with guests. As a former Disneyland Railroad Engineer, history Tour Guide, and host of Walt Disney’s Apartment above the Firehouse on Main Street in Disneyland, Dave brings a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes magic and stories. Visitors can ask questions, share memories, and maybe even hear the inside track on Walt’s train-tastic passions.
“Walt Disney’s imagination was always full steam ahead,” says Tavres. “And Marceline is where so much of that journey started. We wanted to create a space where Disney fans could connect, rest their caboose, and celebrate the legacy Walt left on both the rails and our hearts.”
So, whether you’re traveling solo or coupled like train cars, make sure to whistle your way over to the Whistle Stop, where love, laughter, and locomotives all share the same track. Toot toot! We’ll save you a seat at the station.
View this online at dev.jtdave.com/D232025 or stop by the ‘Whistle Stop’ during your magical visit to Marceline.
Contact: Dave Tavres – press@mousemingle.com www.MouseMingle.com Event Location: 113 N. Main Street USA, Marceline, MO 64658
Marceline, MO – April 15, 2025 – MouseMingle.com, the dating site for Disney fans, recently rolled out a significant update to the messaging experience for mobile users. The change makes reading and sending messages between members similar to text and instant messaging tools that people are familiar with on their mobile devices. This simple redesign is the most recent change to the service, with more changes planned throughout this year.
MouseMingle launched in December 2015 to an incredible outpouring of interest and passion for all things Disney. During that first week MouseMingle was mentioned on Conan O’Brien, The Tonight Show, The View, NPR, and Saturday Night Live. The service was wonderfully overwhelmed by single Disney fans joining the site to find their Mickey or Minnie. Over the next few years many people found someone who loved Disney, Star Wars, Pixar, and Marvel as much as they did – and many dates, weddings, and MouseMingle babies were born. “Unlike most other interests listed on dating sites, Disney is a lifestyle for some people. The legacy of Disney has been happiness and fun, and the people who love Disney want that same magic in their relationships.” said Dave Tavres, managing director and founder of the site.
One substantially notable difference between MouseMingle and the corporate-owned dating sites out there, is that MouseMingle.com never has and never will create fake profiles to lure and deceive people into subscribing. In fact, any profile that is reported as fake, or that doesn’t adhere to classic “Disney standards” is suspended and removed from the service. Dave said, “I was always frustrated by dating sites when someone seemed interesting, or they showed interest in me, just to figure out it was a profile created by the company to get me to subscribe or keep coming back.” In the online dating industry, it’s a common practice to fabricate profiles and have them flirt as a way to bolster traffic and revenue. MouseMingle will never do that.
After five years of processing subscriptions for MouseMingle, the payment processor we used suddenly and without notice or reason, suspended payments for the dating site, almost killing the entire service. This year we’re looking forward to making the experience better for MouseMinglers. An overall look-and-feel update, as well as adding some new features and tweaks to existing functionality to keep plussing the service for Disney fans who are looking for a Park Pal, friendship, dating, or marriage.
MouseMingle exists to help people who love Disney find someone who loves being happy and having fun!
Marceline, MO – April 1, 2023 – MouseMingle is excited to announce that starting today, any couples who meet on MouseMingle.com and get married to their Mickey or Minnie, can get a full refund of their membership fees while they were paid members of the site. All it takes is to send us a copy of your wedding announcement, a few wedding photos, and to do an interview with us so we can share your story with the world.
Whether you were a member for ten months or ten years, MouseMingle will send you a check for the amount you and your new love spent on your memberships while looking for that special someone. Sure, it won’t be enough money to travel to every Disney Park in the world together, but it should be enough for some turkey legs, corn dogs, Dole whips, and churros (with dipping sauce!) We want to hear your Disney love stories and help inspire others to send a wink or send a message to someone who loves Disney, Star Wars, Pixar, and Marvel as much as they do. Magic happens at MouseMingle.com!
If you’ve read this far because you think this is an April Fool’s joke – it’s not. But we hope tons of people think it is a joke and share it all over social media. The more Disney fans we can bring together who are looking for love, the better for those people, and the better for the world – happiness, love, and fun make life worth living.
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Anaheim, CA – May 12, 2018 – Shortly before MouseMingle.com went live, Heather was planning a month-long visit to Florida, from her home in Australia, to see family and friends – and to spend a week at Walt Disney World. By herself. But a few weeks before her trip, MouseMingle became “a thing” and lots of her friends and family told her she needed to join.
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Tony was just getting back into the dating world, and like Heather, he suddenly got a huge response from his social circles about MouseMingle. “They were enthusiastically telling me, THIS is where you need to be looking for somebody” because it’s the dating site for fans of all things Disney. “I had FUN answering these questions for a dating site,” because you don’t normally get asked what your favorite Disney movie or attractions are on other sites.
Heather set up her MouseMingle profile and browsed for men in her area of Australia, but with the site being new – and with no Disney Parks in Australia – she didn’t find many guys nearby. Knowing that she’d be at Walt Disney World for a week by herself, her thoughts turned to just finding a “Park Pal” rather than finding someone to date seriously. She changed her home location to Miami, FL where her family lives, so that an Australian location wouldn’t confuse or scare potential “Park Pals”, then she searched for men in her age range and those who visited the Parks regularly. She wanted share the Disney magic with someone who loves Disney as much as she does, and not just a casual fan.
One of the MouseMinglers that caught her attention was Tony. She briefly looked at his photos and sent a wink. When Tony winked back, she figured she should read his whole profile to see what else they had in common. One of the first things she noticed was that he listed “The Lion King” as his favorite animated Disney movie… but she had it listed as her least favorite animated Disney movie. She got that out of the way right up front, and they started sending messages daily.
Once Tony got the wink and messages from Heather, he thoroughly studied her profile and figured out that she wasn’t a newbie to the Park. They sent message back and forth about their own Walt Disney World experiences, and they both knew they had a lot in common. Tony finally asked if they could chat on the phone, mainly to get to know her better, but also because he wanted to hear her Australian accent. Heather agreed to voice calls, and they did that for about a week. She commented that “Eventually we agreed to video talk, and that was wonderful fun, except that neither of us was getting very much sleep with the time difference.” It was usually Tony waking up at 2am so they could talk for a while before he headed off to work, since Sydney is 10 hours ahead of Florida. Time zones aside, they got to know each other much better before meeting in person.
These ‘video dates’ helped them build a stronger friendship. During one of the calls, Tony asked if he could pick Heather up from the airport, rather than meeting her at the Park. So on the day she arrived in Florida, he waited at the terminal with a Disney balloon, flowers, and holding a sign decorated with Australian icons and Heather’s nickname. Heather said that as soon as she came off the tram “I went straight up and gave him a big hug, and I thought I’d been hit by lightning when I did. It was quite an incredible moment, and he was holding me and he said ‘Do you feel that too?'”
That night they watched the fireworks from the Magic Kingdom while sitting on the beach at the Polynesian Resort, which has since turned into a tradition for them.
The next day when Tony got off work, he caught up with Heather for dinner, and they ended up walking through Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Heather sweetly recalls their first kiss, “So at the Crossroads of the World, we had a very romantic kiss, which was quite timely considering we were at crossroads from opposite sides of the world.”
At the end of Heather’s one week Disney World vacation, she headed up to Miami to spend the remaining four weeks with her family. During that time they continued to talk and Tony invited Heather to stay at his place for a couple more weeks before she headed back to Australia. During those two weeks they had a lot of conversations about their relationship. Tony said “That was time that I think was necessary for both of us to see where we were going to take this relationship.” It was time well spent.
Heather said she knew within the first few days that she wanted to marry Tony. For Tony, it was sooner, “I called my parents on the way home after the first day, and I said ‘I’m gonna marry that woman.'” They were in love. And since Heather is a dual citizen of Australia and the USA, they ultimately decided that she would leave her job back home and move to Florida.
Over the next year, they bought a house together and began planning a full Disney Wedding. Heather had been thinking about her Disney Wedding since she was a small girl, so she was well prepared when the time came to work with the Disney Wedding planners. Part of the planning was to bring several of her family and close friends over from Australia to spend a week at Walt Disney World. Standing in long Disney attraction lines turned out to be a great way for everyone to get to know more about Tony, as well as seeing Heather and Tony as a couple. Everyone had a wonderful time.
Their wedding day took place at the Disney Wedding Pavilion, and included Heather arriving in Cinderella’s Coach, as well as the newly wed couple departing in the Coach after the ceremony.
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For all the details and discussion, listen to the full conversation with Heather and Tony, and scroll down to see more of their wonderful photos.
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A few more fun notes about Heather and Tony:
Exchanged winks on MouseMingle in December 2015.
Met in person for the first time on January 30, 2016 at the Orlando International Airport.
Heather’s flight to move to the USA landed on April 21, 2016.
Got engaged on December 18, 2016
Got married on January 24, 2018 at Walt Disney World.
Their favorite attraction as a couple is Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin. (They say it brings out their competitive sides. Tony usually wins the first round, but always offers a rematch, when he’ll show Heather a bunch of the high value targets.)
Anaheim, CA | November 14th, 2017 — MouseMingle.com has kicked off a worldwide series of MouseMingle Movie Meetups. The Disney / Star Wars / Marvel niche dating site is coordinating with MouseMingle fans from around the globe to bring MouseMingle members together to enjoy dinner and a movie within a group setting. These events will begin with the highly anticipated Disney/Pixar Film ‘Coco’. The idea is simple – members will gather at selected theaters and meet up with volunteer MouseMingle Guides before the movie to help connect the group. After the movie the group will move to a nearby eatery to grab a bite to eat and mingle with other fans.
“We’re excited to help people connect on MouseMingle.com, but also in person. And since there aren’t Disney Parks in every city and state, this is an easy way to bring people together.”
Members can RSVP to the meetup in their area on MouseMingle.com’s event page (www.mouse.fans/events). If members are interested in becoming a host or hostess for a meetup in their area, they can contact MouseMingle on the events page.
For the “Coco” Movie Meetup, over 100 locations were suggested by MouseMinglers from around the world. The following locations are currently taking RSVP’s for the “Coco” MouseMingle Movie Meetup:
Austin, TX
Beaverton, OR
Birmingham, MI
Boston, MA
Burbank, CA
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Coronado, CA
Edina, MN
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hanover, MD
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
Orange, CA
Sheffield, UK
Tempe, AZ
The number of Meetup events are expected to increase with the release of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi“. Dave Tavres, founder of MouseMingle, adds: “We’re especially excited for the Meetups around Star Wars and Marvel movies. When you get groups of diehard fans together it’s always a great time – then throw in the idea that you might meet someone who’s just as into lightsabers or arc reactors as you are… that’s just not something you find on other sites.”
MouseMingle.com was founded in 2015 by Dave Tavres, a former Disneyland Tour Guide who, after years of searching other dating sites for someone who shared his love of Disney, came up with the concept of the dating site for Disney, Star Wars, and Marvel fans. MouseMingle is the place for people to connect who love Disney, Star Wars, and Marvel, and want that same magic in their relationship. The site’s tagline is: “Find Your Mickey Or Minnie.”
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