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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-15-2006, 08:22 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 3 Updated 7/7
I can't believe how close those planes are!! Great pictures. I would love to swim in that beautiful blue water!
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07-15-2006, 09:13 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 3 Updated 7/7
Wow - what a weird set-up, having the planes that close to the beach, that must be a bit unnerving! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/ukid.gif[/img]
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07-15-2006, 09:19 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 3 Updated 7/7
Great pictures Bill [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] Was it noisy with all the planes right there? I would think that would detract from the peacefulness of the beach [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
I'm glad Jan and Kristin had a good time snorkeling [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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07-15-2006, 01:08 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 3 Updated 7/7
What great photos. I think I have a picture of that beach from my plane when we landed. Cold water, in the Pcific.... nah!! Great update!
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07-15-2006, 01:48 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 3 Updated 7/7
Great update!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] I especially love the shots of Jan and Kristen snorkelling!! What fun!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
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07-17-2006, 08:31 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 3 Updated 7/7
Great update Bill!! I was shocked when we went to Hawaii who cold that water was, I thought it would be warm like Miami, but no way! Love the pictures!!
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07-18-2006, 02:27 PM
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 3 Updated 7/7
Very cool! I remember flying very close to the shore line when we visited there in 1995. It's amazing to see how close it really is.
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07-18-2006, 03:14 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 3 Updated 7/7
Great report Bill!! And amazing pics!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/Flash.gif[/img]
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07-22-2006, 04:55 PM
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The Original BagMan
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 3 Updated 7/7
[b] A dinner cruise…
So…
We head out for our dinner cruise. Once again, we have to park in a public parking lot and get our parking ticket stamped to get it reduced. At least this time the lady where we bought the tickets from told us which lot to get into, and specifically how to get things done right (even she was shocked at the cost of the parking for the sub dive)..
So we get parked and have a little time to kill. We head for the shopping complex by the boat sock to see if there’s anything we want…
Some pics…
One of the other ships there…
Our dinner cruise boat…
The boat unloading docks across the channel…
Jan’s pics
Jan and I tried to get photos of these fish swimming at the docks, they even had food dispensers (for a quarter per “serving”) available. The sun and the fish did not cooperate…
A “pirate” ship docked at the museum there…
My pics…
While walking around the “mall” we spotted this little guy. He was one of many birds used by a local photographer to take your picture…
While in the mall, we also found a nice little shop with some locally made necklaces, and bought a few. We also got our parking ticket stamped, to further help reduce the cost of parking.
Yes guys, they even had a Hooter’s there…
On the way back to our dock…
Our dinner boat…
A propeller out by the roadway..
The underside of the boat…
A local bird in the fountain…
Jan’s Pics…
Big ugly guy taking picture [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
We checked in, got our parking ticket stamped again and waited to board…
NEXT: Cruising… |
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07-22-2006, 05:26 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 3 Updated 7/7
Well, that's it - Mark will be sold on going when he sees that photo of Hooters! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]
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07-22-2006, 06:06 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 3 Updated 7/7
That's some boat Bill [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] Can't wait to hear about dinner!
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07-22-2006, 07:14 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 3 Updated 7/7
Those fish were scrawled file fish -- love the color on them. Great update and photos!!
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07-22-2006, 07:46 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: Columbia, SC
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 3 Updated 7/7
Beautiful photos (you even make Hooters look picturesque, Bill! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]) I especially love the photo the mountains peeping out between the tall buildings.
That dinner boat is something else!
Jill
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07-22-2006, 08:47 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 3 Updated 7/7
Great pictures Bill!!! Can't wait to hear all about your dinner!!
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07-22-2006, 09:19 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: Illinois
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 3 Updated 7/7
Wow, I'm finally caught up. Amazing photographs Bill!
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