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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-06-2006, 02:29 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 5,668
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Expedition Everest Was Open This Weekend
I was walking by Expedition Everest on Saturday when I realized that they were having soft openings to the general public. The wait time was only 10 minutes so off I went! I thought the ride was great but I have to warn anyone that gets motion sickness, even the slightest bit, that they should think twice about riding the coaster! I went on it twice and both times felt nauseous as soon as it started going backwards. I actually felt nauseous the rest of the afternoon and I usually don't get motion sickness unless the ride goes around and around like the teacups. The themeing is wonderful inside though so you might want to try it just once to experience it.
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02-06-2006, 02:44 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: Expedition Everest Was Open This Weekend
That is so awesome that you got to ride it Linda!! Sorry it made you feel not so good though.
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02-06-2006, 03:57 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: Expedition Everest Was Open This Weekend
Thanks for the review! I'm going to ride it at least once, but I do get motion sick very easily, but usually only if I'm spun around or turned upside down.
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02-06-2006, 04:20 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: CT
Posts: 321
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Re: Expedition Everest Was Open This Weekend
Linda -
I've heard one review compare it to Big Thunder Mtn. - what do you think? Is it more intense? I love BTMRR but sometimes chicken out on Splash (!)...
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02-06-2006, 05:26 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ky
Posts: 1,720
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Re: Expedition Everest Was Open This Weekend
We ( myself and DD ) can't wait, my wife refuses to ride.
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02-06-2006, 05:32 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 5,668
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Re: Expedition Everest Was Open This Weekend
I guess it's a little similar to BTMR but much more intense! The big drop is incredible which I would compare to the drop in Splash Mountain but without the water.
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02-06-2006, 05:52 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Expedition Everest Was Open This Weekend
Glad you got to ride Linda [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] Sorry you weren't feeling well after [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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02-07-2006, 01:29 AM
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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: Expedition Everest Was Open This Weekend
Thanks for the update Linda and how cool that you got to ride it! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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02-08-2006, 10:53 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: central ILLinois
Posts: 105
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Re: Expedition Everest Was Open This Weekend
We're glad you got to ride it! It is looking more and more likely that it will be open when we go over Easter.
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02-08-2006, 11:26 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 272
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Re: Expedition Everest Was Open This Weekend
Glad you got to ride--thank you for the update. I am so hoping it will be open when we are there at the end of this month!!
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02-08-2006, 03:15 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hawai\'i
Posts: 2,862
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Re: Expedition Everest Was Open This Weekend
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] Can't wait to ride it!!!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
Thanks for the preview, Linda!
Sorry your were nauseous after the ride! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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02-10-2006, 05:28 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Indiana , USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 26,527
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Re: Expedition Everest Was Open This Weekend
Thanks for letting us know - I hope they're still doing soft openings while we're there.
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02-10-2006, 05:36 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Kissimmee, Fl
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 25,061
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Re: Expedition Everest Was Open This Weekend
Thanks for the reveiew! I can't wait to ride EE!
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02-10-2006, 09:31 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 4,613
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Re: Expedition Everest Was Open This Weekend
My motion sickness sounds a lot like yours, the teacups do me in. I'm glad you posted though...I think I will plan it for the end of the day at AK so it won't ruin the rest of my day. I could just go and lay down afterwards. Gotta try it once. When I rode RnR this Dec., I had fingernail marks embedded in the palms of my hands, but I tried it! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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02-11-2006, 06:36 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Mahopac, NY
Posts: 3,460
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Re: Expedition Everest Was Open This Weekend
I can't wait to try this!!! We will be there for 9 nights in March so I will keep my fingers crossed and my toes!!!
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