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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-16-2005, 12:17 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Elk River, MN
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 26
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Ticket refund for 5 day hopper to MYW possible?
I purchased a 5 day hopper in October from a TA for 3 adults, 1 child for $930.81 incl. tax.
Now, MYW has 6 day Magic Plus (no hopping okay) for $948.92.
The tickets were already paid for and I received the ticket cards in the mail.
Is it possible to bring my tickets back to my TA to upgrade to the MYW tickets, or is it too late to upgrade because I received them already?
I would hate to lose such a great upgrade because I prepaid!
Thank you for any information or suggestions anyone has...
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01-16-2005, 01:00 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: York, PA , USA
Posts: 2,022
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Re: Ticket refund for 5 day hopper to MYW possible?
I was told that you can take your hoppers to Disney and exchange them there (but only there) for the new MYW tickets...
They will not issue a refund, but will exchange them for a ticket of equal or greater value.
We are planning to do this same thing on Thursday when we arrive, so I can let you know for sure next week! 
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01-16-2005, 05:41 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Elk River, MN
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 26
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Re: Ticket refund for 5 day hopper to MYW possible?
I'm glad you'll be able to check on this at the source!
I'm happy to upgrade and get more for my money.
Thank you for checking on this and getting back to us when you're home. I'm sure there are others who could benefit from this info.
Have a great trip!!!!  |
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01-17-2005, 09:06 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 1,302
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Re: Ticket refund for 5 day hopper to MYW possible?
I just returned from Disney and upgraded my park hoppers with no problems...you can upgrade your tickets and if the price is more, you just pay the difference, but they will not issue any kind of refunds. Eventhough I pre-bought my tickets(got them at a discount at Disney store) they gave me credit for the same day rate that you would have to pay at Disney for the old park hopper. But, just to let everyone know, I was asked if I used any days on my park hopper because I was told that I could not upgrade if they were used. This is not the way the policy used to be and maybe he wasn't familiar with upgrading used tickets, but it sounded like you might not be able to do that anymore.
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01-18-2005, 12:09 AM
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Elk River, MN
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 26
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Re: Ticket refund for 5 day hopper to MYW possible?
Thank you so much for the info! I haven't used them, so I should be able to upgrade when we get there.
I hope your trip was wonderful!
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01-18-2005, 08:00 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: York, PA , USA
Posts: 2,022
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Re: Ticket refund for 5 day hopper to MYW possible?
We haven't used ours either, so it shouldn't be a problem...
Can you tell me WHERE you went to upgrade them? Thanks!
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01-18-2005, 11:31 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 14,427
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Re: Ticket refund for 5 day hopper to MYW possible?
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But, just to let everyone know, I was asked if I used any days on my park hopper because I was told that I could not upgrade if they were used. This is not the way the policy used to be and maybe he wasn't familiar with upgrading used tickets, but it sounded like you might not be able to do that anymore.
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It may be a matter of semantics. There is an upgrade program for unused or recently-purchased tickets. I belive there is still a way to apply credit for the unused value of a partially-used pass towards the purchase of another pass - it's just that Disney doesn't call this an "upgrade."
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01-19-2005, 02:07 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 1,302
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Re: Ticket refund for 5 day hopper to MYW possible?
Thanks Dave, that's good to know because I was thinking about maybe doing another upgrade in April for the premium pass to use the waterparks and was wondering when they changed their policy.
As for upgrading...I went to the guest realations booth at the International Gateway at Epcot. The CM's did say to give them a little time to work their "Magic" because no one is that familiar with the upgrade process from hoppers to AP's or MYW tickets yet. It took between 5 and 10 minutes to upgrade 3 tickets.
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01-19-2005, 10:05 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Elk River, MN
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 26
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Re: Ticket refund for 5 day hopper to MYW possible?
Thank you again for the info!
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01-20-2005, 03:11 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 1,904
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Re: Ticket refund for 5 day hopper to MYW possible?
Can you also upgrade non-used PH's to Annual Passes?
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