FIRSTS, BIRTHS, and GIRTHS…A September 2013 PTR - Page 37 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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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
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
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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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Over already? At least you get to plan another trip for next year! Can't wait to hear about the trip. Did I miss the "surprise" video? I checked in here and on FB, but I didn't see any videos. Of course sometimes the kids help me and I end up scrolling past a bunch of stuff.
Question for you. When you make Fastpass+ selections can you make them for everyone going on your trip? I know you have multiple "groups" and was just wondering how all that worked. I told Nate to create a MDE account so that I could share my plans with him (now that he knows where we are staying) and I seem to have lost the ticket I assigned to him. And somehow when I changed our Chef Mickey's ressie he got put down as the main person, but I did it on my account. Not sure how that happened. Just getting him an account I lost control over his stuff. But I'll be the one to schedule Fastpasses and the like. He doesn't want to be bothered by that kind of thing.
Good luck with the rest of your TODOs!
I was able to make them for only those listed on my reservation. My mom tried to schedule hers and my dad's around the same time as ours. It worked out really well.
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Your to do list is so short now! And you are now on vacation!
We had so much fun!
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LOVE the hair! Cut & color!
Whoohoo! You're on vacation! I hope the reveal goes great! have a fabulous time!
The reveal went very well...Hannah seemed happy that she got a new backpack but it took a few minutes after the video stopped for all of it to sink in.
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Have a safe trip, hope to meet up with you!
Loved meeting up with you! I hope all of the photos will help you with the app; it sounds like a fantastic idea. Hunter has quite the project ahead of him!
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Have a great trip!
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Have a great trip!
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Have a great trip!
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You are almost there....have a magical time!!!
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Have a fantastic time!!
Thank you all so much! We had a fabulous time!
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Welcome HannahsGammy!
I'm sure you all are having a great time!
Hehe...I told my parents about this website/shared my PTR link with them a few days before the trip and they started reading it the day before. Kinda messed up the surprise for dad, but ah well...it all worked out anyway!
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Can't wait to hear all about it....safe travels home.
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have a safe trip home
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Safe travels! Can't wait to read all about it.
Thanks! We had a very smooth ride home with no hiccups!
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Have a safe trip home! Can't wait to read all about it. I really enjoyed meeting you!
We really enjoyed meeting you too! I'm hoping to get my photos linked to my PhotoPass account by tomorrow and I will try to share the picture with Tink with you.
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Glad you had a great time!
Thank you! Tommy was 100% convinced we would return by day three!
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Over already? At least you get to plan another trip for next year! Can't wait to hear about the trip. Did I miss the "surprise" video? I checked in here and on FB, but I didn't see any videos. Of course sometimes the kids help me and I end up scrolling past a bunch of stuff.
I haven't been able to post the video yet because it wouldn't post. I think I have to post it to YouTube first and then share it.
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