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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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Great pictures! I found myself backing up on the Illuminations picture trying to figure out how you all had taken it. Great move to switch to the resort monorail, too. You wouldn't happen to have a picture of the cutlery set? It really sounds like something I would be interested in, too.
Great pictures! I found myself backing up on the Illuminations picture trying to figure out how you all had taken it. Great move to switch to the resort monorail, too. You wouldn't happen to have a picture of the cutlery set? It really sounds like something I would be interested in, too.
I don't, I'm afraid and it's all put away in the drawer now as well, so I can't easily get a shot of it.
PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World It’s hard to believe anything is free at Walt Disney World; but there are actually a number of things you can get or do for little to no cost. This e-book documents over 200 free or cheap tips to do before you go and after you arrive. You could save a considerable amount of money following these tips. Perhaps more importantly; you can discover overlooked attractions and little-known details most people whiz by on their way to spend money. Click here to see free sample pages from the e-book! Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95.
Monday 21 December – part three: Piglet vs. Mark – the re-match!
By now, it was time for us to head to the Crystal Palace and, for the first time ever there, there was no line to check in when we got there. Having said that, I must have picked a right moment to check in, as the line was huge a couple of minutes later. We sat down and waited to be called and luck must’ve been on our side, as we were called just a couple of minutes later.
Birthday celebrations were waiting at the table “Now where’s that donkey of mine?”
Tigger was just leaving the table next to us when we sat down and there were no other characters in sight, so I headed up to the buffet with our server nowhere to be seen. He wasn’t very good, very slow on clearing the plates away and even gave us our bill before Mark had even had any dessert. I was a bit annoyed, as I didn’t think that he deserved an 18% tip, but thought that it was automatically applied. Last night, it hadn’t been, but I figured that must have been different for the Candlelight Processional dining package. Well, not it seems. : We were able to leave however much we wanted and I left less than 18%. That’s definitely a welcome change since we last used the dining package.
Anyway, the rest of the meal.... the food was very good, as always and I particularly liked all their salad selections and the salmon, although it was a little spicy for me. The banana bread pudding was also to die for.
While I was working out what salad I wanted, one of the chefs came out, so I asked him what had meat in and what didn’t and we got chatting. He noticed my birthday button and asked how old I was. I told him and he was very nice and told me that I didn’t look it, which made my day!
What next made my day was the appearance of the first character, my beloved donkey. I was amazed to see him first. My luck really was in today. We had a great encounter with lots of hugs and kisses. He saw my T-shirt with Pooh with an elephant, with the phrase saying “Eeyore, is that you?” and shook his head, but nodded when he saw my Eeyore necklace. He was lovely as always.
From there, the characters came thick and fast, with Piglet next. It was all going so well, until I got him to sit next to Mark and then Piglet blew him a kiss, to which Mark responded with the words “bacon joint”. Apparently, Mark said it, then it took Piglet a moment to realise what had been said to him and then he burst into tears. Yes, folks, Mark had done it again and upset poor Piglet.
He then said something, along the lines of “Piglet, you’re very nice” and I told him to stop right there, before he used the words “with vegetables and potatoes” or something like that. Piglet hushed him and then put his hands over his ears, so that he couldn’t hear any more insults as he left our table.
Tigger was next by and very bouncy and Pooh was a lot of fun too. We had a great time with all of them.
Crystal Palace:
Food 8 7½
Service 6 5
Atmosphere 10 9½
Value for money 9 9
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Disney at Christmas! Great pics!
Great move to switch to the resort monorail, too. You wouldn't happen to have a picture of the cutlery set? It really sounds like something I would be interested in, too. 
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: We were able to leave however much we wanted and I left less than 18%. That’s definitely a welcome change since we last used the dining package. 
Yes, folks, Mark had done it again and upset poor Piglet. 
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