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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Songtan, South Korea
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 2, Part 4, updated 12/5
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<u>Day 2 - October 31, 2006 – Part 4</u>
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/birthday.gif[/img] Victoria!
Fantasyland! Sadly, It’s a Small World was closed to put in the Christmas decorations, so we never got to ride IASW here. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zcry.gif[/img] Something to look forward to next time. We did take pictures, though. It was beautiful!
 
We left IASW and saw the Storybook Land Canal Boats. The line was HUGE!! We decided to come back to them. We then found the teacups. Too cute! I love the lanterns and the fact that they are out in the open. Maxine thought she could handle this ride, so we bypassed the line and headed for our cup. We all squeezed into one teacup. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]
The ride began, and I told Victoria not to spin too fast. We didn’t know how Maxine would handle it. We had fun in our teacup and were glad to get out of that tight space. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
Alice in Wonderland looked too cute! But, we didn’t have a lot of time. We had dinner reservations at Ariel’s Grotto in California Adventure at 2:20 p.m. Yes, dinner. Early breakfast, late lunch/early dinner. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] It was now about 1:30 so we decided to start making our way to CA.
I had to take Victoria’s picture in front of the White Rabbit’s home.
Then I spotted Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. I HAD to ride this. I was so sad when they took it away from WDW. I have been waiting to ride this again for years. There was a really long line. Maxine’s wheelchair once again came in handy. We bypassed the line and got right on. It’s like we had our own Fastpass to ANY ride there. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
 
I giggled like a little girl. I was in heaven. I was the only one who had ever ridden this ride, so no one I was with understands how much this is missed at WDW. I [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] loved my ride with Mr. Toad. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
We stopped by Sleeping Beauty dancing with her Prince at the castle.
And I took a picture of the castle from this vantage point.
As we left the park, there were no crowds around the Mickey out front, so we took advantage of that, and a CM kindly took our photo.
All the Mickey jack-o-lanterns were just too cute. Disney really goes out of their way to make things extra special.
Boy do I love park hopping here. It’s a cinch. We stopped in front of a candy corn for a photo opportunity.
And we entered California Adventure. Our first time here was wonderful. I snapped a pic in front of the Golden Gate Bridge.
And this is a store front. Great store!
We slowly walked around and took in the sights. I didn’t know how long it was going to take to get to Paradise Pier. I didn’t think it would hurt to get there a little early. It was going on 2 p.m., by now. We rounded a corner, and I saw the beautiful sun wheel and the orange stinger.
 
We headed for Paradise Pier and our dinner date with some princesses.
Boy was it busy at Ariel’s! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] I got in line to check in, gave the CM our name, and he said we could have a seat and wait. Have a seat? Where? There were no seats available. My family waited outside while I stayed inside so I could hear our name called. We had about a 10 minute wait, then they called our name. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] I got the others. Maxine and Michael took the elevator to the lower level, and Victoria and I took the stairs. We were shown to our table near the servers’ door. I wasn’t too pleased about that until the CM told us we were the first table the princesses would see. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] I don’t mind the table too much now. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Up Next: A birthday dinner!
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