David Koenig is the senior editor of the 80-year-old business journal, The Merchant Magazine.

After receiving his degree in journalism from California State University, Fullerton (aka Cal State Disneyland), he began years of research for his first book, Mouse Tales: A Behind-the-Ears Look at Disneyland (1994), which he followed with Mouse Under Glass: Secrets of Disney Animation & Theme Parks (1997, revised 2001) and More Mouse Tales: A Closer Peek Backstage at Disneyland (1999) (All titles published by Bonaventure Press).

He lives in Aliso Viejo, California, with his lovely wife, Laura, their wonderful son, Zachary, and their adorable daughter, Rebecca.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, you can contact David Koenig using our email form.

• Animation Abomination (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 21, 2010
• Roy Genius (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 18, 2009
• Monorail Investigation Deepens (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 13, 2009
• Deadly Parallels (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 20, 2009
• Carelessness Kills: Monorail drivers lay blame for fatal crash on sloppiness and short-cuts (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 16, 2009
• Dumbo's Secret Identity (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- June 30, 2009
• Weight Gain vs. Wait Loss (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- May 29, 2009
• Firing Lineup (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- April 10, 2009
• Land of the Lost (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- February 12, 2009
• Upheaval at the Opera House (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 23, 2009
• The Lost World (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 11, 2008
• 80 Bucks?!? (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- November 11, 2008
• Is World Showcase Finished? (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- September 25, 2008
• Broken Bridges (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 1, 2008
• Reviving Sleeping Beauty (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- June 4, 2008
• Hippo Tales (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- April 1, 2008
• Is It Worth It? (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- March 13, 2008
• Loss of Character (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 10, 2008
• Varmint Troubles and other news (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- November 30, 2007
• The Big Fix (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- November 1, 2007
• How Epcot changed the World (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 1, 2007
• Exhibit Closed (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 14, 2007
• Sneaky previews (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 5, 2007
• Next on the chopping block (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- May 31, 2007
• The Disneyland Doodlers (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- April 13, 2007
• The End of Tom (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- February 9, 2007
• Walt Lives (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 19, 2006
• Enigmatic Ed (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 14, 2006
• Hidden Treasures (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- November 9, 2006
• Rapid Response (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 12, 2006
• Year of a Million Yawns (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- September 6, 2006
• Skippers Unspieled (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 17, 2006
• Golden Goofs (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 18, 2006
• Castle Keepers (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- June 20, 2006
• CM Eavesdropping (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- May 23, 2006
• Strike II? (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- March 7, 2006
• Time Bandits (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- February 15, 2006
• Tooning Out (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 24, 2006
• Calling Card (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 2, 2005
• Wax Off (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 27, 2005
• Road Block (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 6, 2005
• Second Wind (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- September 13, 2005
• Reunions (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 9, 2005
• Differentland (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 8, 2005
• New Tours (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- May 10, 2005
• What's Gnu? (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- March 24, 2005
• More on the 50th (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- March 1, 2005
• Time Travels (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- February 22, 2005
• First Tour (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- February 8, 2005
• Fond Farewells (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 30, 2004
• The Last Detail (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 28, 2004
• Black Eye (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- September 17, 2004
• Expanding Horizons (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 17, 2004
• In Memory (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 8, 2004
• The Rest of the Story (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- June 15, 2004
• A Tall Order (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- May 4, 2004
• Last Days (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- March 11, 2004
• Lowering Its Guard (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- February 11, 2004
• Disney 2014 (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 16, 2004
• Coup II (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 23, 2003
• Who's to Blame? (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 4, 2003
• Less Office, More Show (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- November 13, 2003
• Change Reaction (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 15, 2003
• Voice of Thunder (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- September 10, 2003
• Suspended Animation (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 14, 2003
• Land Locked (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 12, 2003
• So Sorry (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 30, 2003
• Taken Prisoner (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 2, 2003
• Death at Disneyland (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- June 24, 2003
• Return of the Limo? (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- June 5, 2003
• Golden Opportunity (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- May 28, 2003
• Reamin' California Reamin' (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- May 15, 2003
• California Reamin' (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- April 30, 2003
• Theater Tech Seriously Injured at DCA (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- April 23, 2003
• All the World's a Stage (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- April 3, 2003
• Blood Alley (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- March 4, 2003
• Character Explosion (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- February 6, 2003
• The Mummy Unwrapped (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 28, 2003
• Princesses on Parade (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 7, 2003
• Fantasia Discontinued (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 2, 2003
• Pooh's Party Crashers (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 18, 2002
• Thunder Down (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 10, 2002
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- November 18, 2002
• Tomorrowland Touch-Ups (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 28, 2002
• Good Character (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 23, 2002
• Ways of the World (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 18, 2002
• Heaven Sent (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- September 24, 2002
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- September 19, 2002
• Smash Mountain (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- September 4, 2002
• Good News, Bad News (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 22, 2002
• Tom Smaller Island (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 14, 2002
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 30, 2002
• Quick Bits (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 25, 2002
• Golden Dreams: A 50th Wish List (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 17, 2002
• Tip of the Cap (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 11, 2002
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 9, 2002
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- June 26, 2002
• Pesky Passholders (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- June 12, 2002
• Reader Revolt! (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- May 29, 2002
• Mixed Loads (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- May 21, 2002
• A Wide-Ranging Update (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- May 8, 2002
• Lost in Space (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- April 29, 2002
• An Update (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- April 17, 2002
• Big Crowds, Big Cutbacks (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- April 8, 2002
• Watch out for Brandy! (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- March 4, 2002
• Lift: Off (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- February 22, 2002
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- February 7, 2002
• Of Note... (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 24, 2002
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 22, 2002
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 15, 2002
• Predictions for 2002 (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 8, 2002
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 2, 2002
• Winding Down the West (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 20, 2001
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 10, 2001
• If Walt Were Alive (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 5, 2001
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- November 15, 2001
• Circular Reasoning (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- November 9, 2001
• Snooping Around (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- November 5, 2001
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 29, 2001
• Costume Foolery (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 23, 2001
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 10, 2001
• Leftovers for Leads (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 2, 2001
• Florida's Favorites: Then and Now (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 1, 2001
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- September 24, 2001
• Confronting the Threat (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- September 18, 2001
• Adventureland is Open! (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- September 7, 2001
• Adventureland is CLOSED (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 24, 2001
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 21, 2001
• Cast Members' Big Secrets (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 13, 2001
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 8, 2001
• “Dark“ Days Ahead? (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 3, 2001
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 23, 2001
• Cancelled (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 17, 2001
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 16, 2001
• All the Wrong Moves (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- July 10, 2001
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- June 29, 2001
• Catching Up (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- June 22, 2001
• Behind the Headlines (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- June 13, 2001
• Trek Disney (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- May 21, 2001
• Cast Members' Revenge (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- May 16, 2001
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- May 3, 2001
• The Bulbs are Back in Town (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- April 25, 2001
• Splash Pirates (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- April 19, 2001
• Get in Line to Resign (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- April 11, 2001
• Are the Bears Going Bye-Bye? (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- April 4, 2001
• Mansion Accident (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- March 26, 2001
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- March 19, 2001
• Hold Your Breat for Atlantis (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- March 13, 2001
• Soarin' Off to Florida (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- March 5, 2001
• Sacre Bleu, More Deja Vu (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- February 20, 2001
• The Return of the Rocket Rod and Other Short StoriesS (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- February 14, 2001
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- February 12, 2001
• Why Are We All So Passionate About DCA? (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- February 7, 2001
• Sacre Bleu, It's Deja Vu (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- February 2, 2001
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- February 1, 2001
• Subs = Zero (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 23, 2001
• Universal's Coming (and Going) Attractions (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 15, 2001
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 3, 2001
• The Virtual Lead (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 29, 2000
• Pineapples from Heaven... (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 26, 2000
• Survey Says... (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 12, 2000
• A Grinch-less Grinchmas (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- December 4, 2000
• (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- November 20, 2000
• Idiot-Proofing the Parks (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- November 13, 2000
• Q & A on DCA (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- November 7, 2000
• Are You Ready to Tumble? Staying Safe on Star Tours (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 30, 2000
• Are You Ready to Tumble? (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 30, 2000
• October 29, 2001 (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 13, 2000
• Disney's Casting Adventure (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 11, 2000
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 6, 2000
• Following Roger Rabbit Without a Paper Trail (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- October 3, 2000
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- September 20, 2000
• Help Save a Universal Landmark (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- September 11, 2000
• Have You Seen This Cast Member? (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- September 5, 2000
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 29, 2000
• Not the Healthiest Place on Earth (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 25, 2000
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 18, 2000
• Why Disney's California Adventure Will Be a Smash Success (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 15, 2000
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 10, 2000
• Tourists Attack (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- August 8, 2000
• Mailbag (Mouse Tales' David Koenig)- January 11, 0001