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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-06-2005, 06:59 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 95,254
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Nassau Visit
My DH has been checking some other Disney boards and noted that several people posting trip reports there said is was not worth it to get off the ship and visit Nassau. Their opinion is that there really wasn't much to do for 4 or 5 hours and they wished they had stayed on the ship. What do some of you all think who have been on a cruise? We will be traveling in June of 2006 on the Wonder.
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06-06-2005, 07:38 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Connecticut Shoreline
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 8,250
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Re: Nassau Visit
I have been to Nassau on another cruise line. It was not a planned stop on our itinary but one the cruiseline made in place of another stop we were suppossed to have. While it was not my favorite port of call, our cruise line did offer some interesting tours. My DH and I enjoyed walking around the town. The Atlantis resort is also a fun place to visit if it is a tour offered by Disney or you can get there on your own. Do try and get off the ship even if you do so for an hour or so. If anything, you might enjoy looking in some of the stores.
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06-06-2005, 09:15 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: Nassau Visit
Well, as I say on page 276 of the new PassPorter Field Guide to the DCL   - I'm really glad we got off in Nassau! We didn't on our first cruise because we had heard things like you have been hearing. But on our second cruise we decided to do some shopping. Everything was in easy walking distance and the Straw Market was really fun! Perfect the polite but firm, "No thank you!" and you'll be fine. We got some really great stuff (tip: Look UP! A lot of the "good stuff" is hung up high in the stalls) and had a lot of fun. Make sure to attend the shopping presentation for great tips and a shopping guide. If you show the guide at a number of different stores you get free stuff or great deals! At one store, we got these Majorcan Pearl earrings for $8. They are HUGE! I wear them all the time. |
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06-06-2005, 09:31 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Davidsonville, MD
Posts: 6,563
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Re: Nassau Visit
It's been 22 years since I went to Nassau to walk around, but, I will be there on Friday! Grace and I are taking the tour (in the air conditioned van, no less), and are then heading to the Pirate Museum before we head back to the ship.
It's a jump ball. In 2003 we swam with the Dolphins, so we only saw Nassau from the cab on the way to Paradise Island and went back to the ship by 2:30. We enjoyed that part very much, but I wish we had more "deck time" to lay around the pool or go to the spa or something.
You are allowed off the ship by 9:30 am, I think, and could be back on the ship for lunch and the rest of the afternoon could be spent exploring the ship. |
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06-06-2005, 09:39 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 95,254
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Re: Nassau Visit
Thanks, Belle! I'm definitely buying the book as soon as we get back from our WDW trip. So in two weeks I'll probably full of more questions! Plus tons of excitement!
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06-07-2005, 03:21 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Lake District England.
Posts: 636
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Re: Nassau Visit
When we did the 4 day DD and I got off the ship for about an hour. We just wandered around the (mainly) jewellry shops and finished off at the Straw market.
This was ideal for us, as we felt we had had a taste of Nassau, without losing valuable ship time!
Julie.
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06-07-2005, 10:09 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Chicago Illinois
Posts: 5,421
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Re: Nassau Visit
I think it's worth it to get off & wander around for at least a little while. We wandered in & out of some of the stores & had a nice walk. We got back on the ship in mid-afternoon ate & relaxed. |
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