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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.
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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.
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I really shouldn't read these updates before lunch.... that burger is soooo yummy!!! I think I'll be forcing myself to eat that sundae too....
anyway, great update! Your photos in the UK are all fantastic! Don't you love it when the blue sky is such a perfect backdrop for photos??!! Looks amazing. Awesome news on the cruise too, that is going to be such fun!!
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Okay, that mudslide looks yummy too, but I don't know if I can ever drag myself away from the NWJ! And isn't it funny how those Grand Marnier slushes are always calling out to people? They are SO chatty!
Potholders. Aren't they cute? That song kept running thru my head the entire trip..."I want it all, I want it all and I want it now". I took photos instead.
Thank you Lorie for letting me know they were potholders not hand puppets. They look too cute to be potholders. Mark must have been so amused with those.
Cheryl I have to say you look adorible with the Eeyore stuffed animal and the travel pillow in one of your previous posts. My DSil Celeste and I both hold a soft spot for Eeyore too, but then again I love Pooh and all his friends and so does Skyler.
That Disney cutlery set sounds like something I might like, especially at that price. Lunch at B & B looks very yummy and think I may now know what I'm having for dessert this coming June. That looks and I fudge! Epcot looks so quiet and peaceful in your pictures.
Monday 14 December – part four: now we haven’t seen you before!
As we got into France, Marie the cat was just coming out to do meets and, as we had never seen her before, we got in line and saw her.
Next it was Grand Marnier Slush time. Those things are so good.
We walked through to Morocco, but no more characters would be out there until after we’d be leaving today.
Oh boy, that Grand Marnier Slush was good!
Our next stop was Japan. We saw the holiday storyteller arrive and stood to listen to him, but there was nowhere in the shade out there and it was just too hot for me, so I gave up within second and head into Mitsukoshi instead.
In there, we found one of the same T-shirts that I bought in Japan, which was quite funny, although at least it was cheaper out there then it was here, so that was something. We did look in vain for strawberry popcorn. It’s a shame that they don’t have it. In fact, it’s a shame that they don’t have anything from Tokyo Disney. In fact, now I think about it, it’s a shame that France doesn’t have things from Disneyland Paris and China things from Hong Kong Disneyland, Now that would be good.
We saw that there was a new exhibition (at long last!) at Japan. Don’t get me wrong, the Tin Toy exhibition was good, but it was just there too long. This new exhibition is photography of some of Japan’s stunning natural sites and we really enjoyed seeing them and standing there, saying “seen that”. Mark got a shot of me in there, before I realised there was a sign in there, saying “no photography.” Ooops...
We started to make our way back out, taking a few photos on the way.
We also managed to collar a Photopass photographer and got some shots done with France, Spaceship Earth and Morocco in the background.
We got a few of our own shots as well:
Then we headed back towards the United Kingdom. We saw Mary Poppins come out, so we got in line and saw her. Shame it came out so blurry...
Then it was out through International Gateway and back towards the Beach Club. We took the lower pathway instead of going over the hill and got some nice shots of Friendship 5 coming under the bridge.
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As we walked back, we saw Barb and Bob again. What are the chances of that? They commented how red I was. I was a bit worried by that, as I hadn’t been wearing sun tan lotion foolishly, as that was in the car, but I hoped that it was more from my Grand Marnier Slush, as I had tried my best to keep out of the sun as much as I could.
We went into the shop at the Beach Club to get some drinks for the journey and when we got back to the lobby, we found Lorie and LeAnn. Again, they commented on how red I was and I was burning up by now. I got the address for Vero Beach from concierge to save me getting it from our car, as it was packed away somewhere. We said goodbye to Lori and LeAnn and got the car back from valet.
Next: out of the Disney bubble – to go back in again!
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And isn't it funny how those Grand Marnier slushes are always calling out to people? They are SO chatty! 
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fudge! Epcot looks so quiet and peaceful in your pictures. 
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