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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-12-2006, 09:04 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 6
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Fun things at Disney?
Are there any things at any of the parks, Pop Century, or Downtown Disney that are fun that one may not consider doing or that are kind of 'best kept secrets'?
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07-12-2006, 10:02 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Hooksett, NH
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 2,363
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Re: Fun things at Disney?
We like to have a chill-out on the TTA in Tomorrowland. The crowds are usually very minimal, plus it gives you a nice birds eye view of the goings on. Don't forget to resort hop. That is always fun.
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07-13-2006, 08:52 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 36,592
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Re: Fun things at Disney?
I've moved this thread from Staying in Style. I think it will get better response here. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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07-13-2006, 09:07 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: NJ
Posts: 423
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Re: Fun things at Disney?
We enjoy Carousel of Progress - have never been caught in a long line and very comfortable break - my DS, 5, enjoyed it although a little bored but did fine...
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07-14-2006, 05:48 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 1,060
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Re: Fun things at Disney?
I always like to sit down and play checkers on Tom Sawyer Island. It gives you a nice sit down break and something relaxing to do.
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07-14-2006, 06:13 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861
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Re: Fun things at Disney?
We like to do treasure hunts to find those out-of-the-way things that most people dash by on their race from ride to ride. (The new PassPorter Treasure Hunts is terrific!)
Eileen
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07-14-2006, 07:52 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 1,402
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Re: Fun things at Disney?
We like doing the coin presses they are everywhere. One day we might collect them all. We also enjoyed having an ice cream & sitting on the porch at Tom Sawyers island. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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07-15-2006, 06:38 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Little River, SC
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 1,768
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Re: Fun things at Disney?
There is a place in Magic Kingdom we try to visit each time. It's the Town Square Expedition Hall at the front of the park. When you go inside, head to the back past the photo pickup and there is a little cinema that shows old Disney cartoons. They also have several photo stands (I don't know what they're called), where you put your head in the hole and the body is of a character. It's usually very quiet and cool inside. I've taken my son in around naptime, and I'll watch cartoons while he's sleeping. Have fun!
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07-17-2006, 05:22 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NE Montana
Posts: 185
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Re: Fun things at Disney?
Innoventions East & West at Future World are great places to spend some "down time". Lots of hands-on things to do and places to let children explore. We spent at least two hours there when my DD was 10. I was tempted to go, go go, but let her stay there as long as she wanted, and she still talks about it today (4 years later).
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07-17-2006, 06:10 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: North Jersey
Posts: 2,037
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Re: Fun things at Disney?
I'm a fan of the "One Man's Dream" pavilion in MGM. It's an 'at your own pace' kind of thing and it sheds light on the creative mind and life of the man who started it all.
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