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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-21-2006, 09:35 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Columbia, SC
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip - Pre-trip Update 7/9
I have always wanted to go on Breathless! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] That's great that you have two to choose from! And that airfare difference will pay for it!
Jill
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07-22-2006, 10:05 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: loveland, colorado =)
Posts: 689
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip - Pre-trip Update 7/9
Congrats on getting both cruises...you lucky girl you [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
I hope that 6/6/6 brings you good luck [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
Looking forward to more [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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07-22-2006, 10:16 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip - Pre-trip Update 7/9
Great report so far!
Kelly
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07-22-2006, 11:11 AM
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#94
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip - Pre-trip Update 7/9
Congrats for getting your Illumination's cruise! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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07-23-2006, 12:49 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: new york
Posts: 9,202
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip - Pre-trip Update 7/9
more please
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07-23-2006, 04:21 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: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip - Pre-trip Update 7/9
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] on getting both Illuminations cruise - you're the new Queen of the Illuminations cruises with that result! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/applause.gif[/img]
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07-23-2006, 11:06 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Mahopac, NY
Posts: 3,460
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip - Pre-trip Update 7/9
Marnie, I am just catching up with this............you seem to be an excellent planner!! Everything is going to be great!!! Can't wait for more!!!!!!!!!!!
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07-23-2006, 11:07 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Southern Maine
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 1,552
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip - Pre-trip Update 7/9
Wow! Two cruises to choose from! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] on the airfare savings! Look forward to more.
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07-24-2006, 11:50 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Wentzville, MO
Posts: 818
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip - Pre-trip Update 7/9
We love the dining plan. Our September trip will be our second time using it. We also get the calculator our and check and re-check and we always make out ahead. It is really nice to know that everything is already taken care of.
I can't wait to read more and this is just the pre-trip report!
Have a wonderful trip!
Steph A
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07-25-2006, 02:14 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LITH, Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 3,205
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip - Pre-trip Update 7/9
Wow Marnie, what a wonderful start. I just got caught up with your pre-trip report. Can I be one of your kids? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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07-26-2006, 07:35 PM
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Facebook Addict
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Location: Philadelphia
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip - Pre-trip Update 7/9
I'm just catching up Marnie... your plans are terrific.
I wouldn't worry about the rental car. Alamo and National are the same company now. We've rented from Alamo the past few trips and have had no problems.
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07-29-2006, 02:59 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 726
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip - Pre-trip Update 7/9
Great update!
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07-29-2006, 03:43 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip - Pre-trip Update 7/9
Sorry for the long delay, it's been a tad nuts around here [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
<font color="blue"> Would 6/6/06 Curse Me or Be Kind [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/questionicon.gif[/img]
Finally, June 6th rolls around. It’s 6/6/06. Would luck be on my side, or would superstition get the best of me? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/ukid.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/ukid.gif[/img] I set the alarm for 2:54 AM the night before but I just tossed and turned all night. It was 11:30, then 12:45, then 2:18. You get the picture. Ugh. This is why we now fly to Orlando the night before, as we don’t get any sleep if we fly out in the morning. The alarm went off (finally) but the volume was a bit low as I had it on radio. Had I been sleeping thru it for a bit? Nope, thankfully, it still said 2:54 AM. I jumped into the cockpit (um, office chair), hit the power button, and I was on my way. I made it into the cruise website, and into my reservation by 2:58. Cutting it a little close, don’t you think? I do, especially since the day before there were numerous postings from people on the 7-day that leaves the day before that they couldn’t get Palo or some of their excursions. Yikes! I click on the Palo screen, and it says “you are not entitled to make reservations at this time” or whatever the message is. I refreshed, and refreshed, and refreshed, and then finally I was in like Flynn [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] All the days for Palo were available, but I was intent on reserving brunch at this point. All times were available and I scored an 11:30 AM seating [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
Off to the Excursions tab. I didn’t have any issues reserving the Atlantis excursion nor the Castaway Cay Stingray Adventure. When I got to the stingray adventure, it left Colin off the list [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/questionicon.gif[/img] Oh, because it’s 5 and over [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zcry.gif[/img] I (and Matt) missed that little point [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/foreheadslap.gif[/img] Why is it 3 years and older on Nassau, but 5 and older on Castaway Cay? I reserved it anyway and I’ll cancel either Matt or myself and one of us will go with Alexa. I made my way to the childcare tab and signed both kids up for the club. It’s 3:08 AM, now what do I do? For laughs, I went back to Palo to see what was still available since everything seemed to be going fast on the other boat. All days and times were still available. I tried for dinner on the night we’re in Nassau. I scored a 8:30 seating for dinner as well! I’m hoping we’ll eat dinner with the kids, and then they’ll go to the club. Fingers crossed on that one! All the excursions are booked and when we get on the ship, we can relax, eat lunch, and go to the pool! I didn’t book any spa treatments, as the only thing that I would consider is the Rainforest Room and I didn’t see that online. I figure that shouldn’t be an issue getting later if I decide I really want to do it! I turned off the computer, went back to bed, and thankfully fell asleep for about an hour, until my normal wake up time of 4:50 [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Later that morning around 7, I was online checking my email and the boards before I left for work. I was making my way down the forums, when Sara (Belle*) posted that Southwest had new internet only rates out, and she just scored tickets out of our airport for $59 each way. I had a panic attack and adrenaline rush while I looked for our confirmation number. I logged onto Southwest’s site, pulled up my ressie, and low and behold, the $59 flights were available on our dates and the flights we were already on! A few quick clicks here and there and we were now rebooked at $137 per person, down from $285 per person. Instead of having a $224 credit on Southwest, I now have a $550 credit on Southwest [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] Now the flight out to California is completely paid for, and one of us will be flying free on the way home as well [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img] At least for me, 6/6/06 turned out to be quite the great day! Only 65 days left to go!
The week got even better! I had been in meetings all week at work and I wasn’t able to check the internet during my lunch break. When I got home Thursday night (6/8) there was a note from Maureen that AP rates had come out and she was working on it, and then another note that she was able to get us AP rates at AKL and the Poly! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] Chalk up another $200 savings. Frankly, the AP discount wasn’t all that much, since we already had a AAA rate, but heck, $200 is $200! And that’s where my luck ran out. On Friday, a DING came out for $44 each way for our dates, but I was at work (where I can’t download DING to my laptop) and by the time I got home and checked, the return flight for our date was sold out [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zcry.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zcry.gif[/img] Oh well, I should be happy with what I had, although another $120 savings would have been nice [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
Coming up Next……..Last minute debates and changes
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07-29-2006, 04:11 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip - Pre-trip Update 7/9
Great update Marnie!! Congrats on getting Palo and all yuor other wishes!! And WOW on the SW savings!
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07-29-2006, 04:36 PM
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#105
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Maryland
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 14,723
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip - Pre-trip Update 7/9
Glad luck was on your side on 666! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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