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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-02-2005, 04:43 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Henderson, NV
Posts: 1,841
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Kid activites
Please excuse me if this has been talked about before...
I noticed that we cannot book any activities until 75 days before we set sail. It is an awful wait, but not much longer. What confuses me is the kid activities. When I reserve for my 11 year old (I think it is Oceaneers Lab), am I booking his spot for all activities or do I have to sign him up for individual activities? 
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09-02-2005, 05:58 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: Kid activites
You are booking his spot in the Oceaneers Lab. All the activities in the lab are included, shore excursions are not. So if he wants to swim with dolphins or snorkel at Castaway Cay you need to book that seperately.
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09-02-2005, 07:16 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Henderson, NV
Posts: 1,841
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Re: Kid activites
Thanks so much Belle! That is what I was hoping for. One booking takes care of his spot in the Lab.
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09-02-2005, 11:54 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Burb\'s of Detroit.
Posts: 410
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Re: Kid activites
When I was about 70 days out, I booked my 5 year old a spot on in the Oceaneer's Club. One of the things I really liked was that it gave you the opportunity to add other adult members of your party to drop off and/or pick up your child. Since we're traveling with a group of 9 families, the adults names all popped down and I was able to choose! Very nice option.
Also, from what I've read, the first night of the cruise, the lab and club have a little 'open house' where you can meet all the staff. We'll be hitting that one.
Anxiously awaiting our departure!
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09-04-2005, 07:28 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Henderson, NV
Posts: 1,841
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Meals? [was:Re: Kid activites]
This still falls under kid activities...
Do they feed the children? Mine will be in Oceaneers Lab. The day we go on our glass bottom boat tour is the same day hubby and I have our spa treatments. I'm not sure if there is be time for us to grab lunch as a family between activities. Do they feed the children or is that up to us parents?
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09-04-2005, 08:36 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Northern NV
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,516
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Meals? [was:Re: Kid activites]
They feed them lunch and dinner, sometimes a buffet, and sometimes a choice of a couple of kid-friendly entrees. They list the specific mealtimes and places in the navigator, as they seemed to be a little different each day, depending on the activities. One day lunch was at 11:45, and the next it was at 12:00 for example.
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