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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-08-2006, 07:39 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 986
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Value Resorts
Can anyone tell me how Pop Century is?? We are going in April and I have 2 boys, 12 and 2. Did I make a good choice???
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02-08-2006, 07:50 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Carolina
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 5,666
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Re: Value Resorts
Pop Century is great! I love it so much, I continue to choose it vacation after vacation. It is a really kid friendly place. I believe your boys will love it too. I have to say also that the cast members are always wonderful too. I had the unfortunate mishap of coming down with the flu during my trip last November and the cast members really went above and beyond to do all they could to make my stay as comfortable as possible. Disney World somehow managed to remain just as magical with a fever of 103.
You are going to have a great time!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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02-08-2006, 10:14 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Jamestown, NC 27282
Posts: 1,217
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Re: Value Resorts
Hey! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] Congrats on the trip first of all! We stayed at the Pop last trip and loved it! Our first 2 trips we stayed at ASMO and really enjoyed it, but only had certain bldgs. we liked, so were less likely to get what we wanted. But Pop...we loved it all! All the themeing was just too cool, food court was just as good at the All stars, my girls (13, 11, 7, and 4 at trip time) loved the pools, and the busses were pretty fair. You'll love it and it's definitely a great bargain for the price and being on property! Be sure to try the pop jet fountain with the 2 year old. It should be over by the 70's bldg. I believe. My kids loved it! Good luck and have fun!! Ruth [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/welcome3.gif[/img]
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02-08-2006, 12:07 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ky
Posts: 1,720
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Re: Value Resorts
I'll bet you'll love it. We have never been there, but I've never heard anything bad about it. It looks really cool.
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02-08-2006, 12:37 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Texas
Posts: 4,748
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Re: Value Resorts
I think they will [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] it! We stayed there in Nov. '04 and had a great time. The theming is great and lots of fun!
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02-08-2006, 12:45 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: Value Resorts
Pop Century is great, your sons will love it!!
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02-08-2006, 01:05 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Methuen,MA
Posts: 4,499
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Re: Value Resorts
It is great and the pop up jets are by the seventies building - right before you hit the foosball
We are planing on going back next oct
you and your boys will love it - they have really great food also
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02-08-2006, 01:24 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 5,325
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Re: Value Resorts
We enjoyed our stay at the Pop. I like it better than the other values. My son loved the bowling pin pool and the arcade there. It is very appealing to the kids. We definitely would stay there again!
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02-08-2006, 03:18 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Nashville, TN Area
Posts: 193
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Re: Value Resorts
We LOVED PC....You will enjoy your time there :-)
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