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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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11-19-2003, 01:53 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Sleigh Rides at the WL!!!
Check this out - Sleigh rides are being offered at the WL Nov. 30 - Dec. 30 at a cost of $30 for a 30 min. ride. My friend Amy (that just went to WDW with me) sent me this link from All Ears - check it out! WL Sleigh Ride Info
I was able to get us in for Christmas night - what an awesome way to wrap up our trip!  |
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11-19-2003, 01:56 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Re: Sleigh Rides at the WL!!!
How cool is that!?!  |
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11-19-2003, 03:12 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
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Re: Sleigh Rides at the WL!!!
I'm calling tonight to get us one..but we haven't decided which night yet! I think we might be trying for Christmas Eve..we'll see!
Kelly
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11-19-2003, 03:16 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 36,592
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Re: Sleigh Rides at the WL!!!
I read that the Christmas eve hours are shortened with the last ride at 7pm. Other nights the last ride is at 10pm.
-HiddenMickey
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11-19-2003, 03:16 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,386
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Re: Sleigh Rides at the WL!!!
Okay, color me excited! Now I have to phone to see if I can book us one for our first night at Wilderness Lodge. I can't think of a better way to start our vacation off with a bang than this. Thanks, Sandy, for the link!
Joy
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11-19-2003, 03:31 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Near a Tower of Terror at the moment...
Posts: 13,884
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Re: Sleigh Rides at the WL!!!
OK, I booked one for "the girls evening" while Dad watches Monday Night Football  They said to meet at Crockett's Tavern (?), but I don't know where it is. Also, we'll be coming from the MK, should we take the boat for the scenic tour?
Thanks!
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11-19-2003, 06:43 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
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Re: Sleigh Rides at the WL!!!
graygables - I have no idea where Crockett's Tavern is - I was just told to meet at the front of the Lodge. Perhaps you should call back to confirm?  |
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11-22-2003, 04:27 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Foothills of the Adirondacks
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Re: Sleigh Rides at the WL!!!
Crockett's Tavern is in Fort Wilderness at Pioneer Hall adjacent to Trail's End Restaurant.
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11-19-2003, 03:39 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
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Re: Sleigh Rides at the WL!!!
That is so cool - well done on getting Christmas night Sandy! I bet it's fantastic.  |
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11-19-2003, 05:05 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Long Island, NY
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Re: Sleigh Rides at the WL!!!
That sounds wonderful. Wish we going to be down there then -- I'd be booking it right now. Enjoy!
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11-19-2003, 10:28 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Panama City, FL
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 90
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Re: Sleigh Rides at the WL!!!
Booked a sleigh ride for the 1st of Dec, for DD, DH & I. DD & I are going to keep it a secret until we get to WDW then we will tell DH. I think it will be a nice surprise.
I mentioned it to him tonight and he said "boy I bet that is expensive". Little does he know it isn't that much at all. 
Can't wait. Our last night is on the 2nd so this will be something nice as a semi climax to our trip.
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11-20-2003, 12:27 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 5,517
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Re: Sleigh Rides at the WL!!!
Crockett's Tavern is at Ft. Wilderness. You booked the carriage ride at Ft. Wilderness, not Wilderness Lodge.
Kelly
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11-20-2003, 08:40 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Tioga County, PA
Posts: 6,102
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Re: Sleigh Rides at the WL!!!
That sounds like so much fun. A sleigh ride when it isn't really cold. I hope they offer it when I go back in 2005.
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11-20-2003, 09:17 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Posts: 77
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Re: Sleigh Rides at the WL!!!
We also booked one for our stay and it sounds like a great deal of fun. Just for the info: All rides depart from the Porte Cochere in front of the Wilderness Lodge if you are on a sleigh ride. My CM I booked with couldn't pronounce it so I knew it wasn't the crockett one.
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11-20-2003, 10:42 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Near a Tower of Terror at the moment...
Posts: 13,884
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Re: Sleigh Rides at the WL!!!
OK, thanks to you wonderful people, I got ours squared away! The CM yesterday had indeed booked, not just 1, but *4* Ft. Wilderness carriage rides for me!  I am *so* glad I called! The best part is, the WL *sleigh* ride had the same time available, so DDs will be thrilled!
Thanks for setting this straight!
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