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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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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07-23-2003, 01:36 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: Up the Coast of California and Back Again!
Okay, you guys!! Here goes! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] We woke up at 7AM on Tuesday morning and got our stuff packed up! The kids were begging to go off on their own today and John said "fine"! I had a little nervous issue with this but, nonetheless, we dropped them off at DL with money for breakfast and lunch and told them to meet us at 2PM. They, of course, had a cel phone to call for any problems and were given strict instructions to stay together! We then took off for breakfast at Goofy's kitchen! My favorite DL eating spot! When we pulled into the Disneyland Hotel, my heart skipped a beat because we had stayed here last year and had so much fun!! The guard at the gate told us to try and check in at the Grand Californian after breakfast and was very nice about not charging us for parking.( We actually found out later, though, tht eating at the hotel qualified us for free parking, anyway!) I can't say enough great things about this buffet!! It is a fun atmosphere and the food is delicious!! We simply stuffed ourselves silly! There is something for everyone here! I especially liked the peanut butter and jelly pizza thingys!! Muffin is much healthier than I and had a bunch of fruit and salmon stuff. After breakfast we walked around the grounds of the hotel a little and took some photos, which, of course, I will share!
When we were finished, we went over to the Grand Californian and were able to check right in!! We got a fabulous room with a terrific view of DCA!! Of course, Muffin had to immediately try on a bathrobe which was hanging in the closet and apparently, was ours for the week!!
Muffin thinking he is a moviestar!! He swore people were waving to him from the monorail!
The gorgeous view from our balcony!
After we got unpacked, we headed of to DCA. The first thing we did was go to Soaring Over California!! Oh my gosh, you guys!! This ride is fabulous! We got to sit in the very front and it makes you feel like you are flying with a completely open view of the most beautiful scenery!! I love the smells that accompany you on this ride as well. You can smell the ocean and oranges!! It is way cool! Next we went on the Grizzly River Run. We got soaked and didn't mind at all because it was 86 degrees!! What a fun ride! After this we went to It's Tough to be a Bug! I will never get tired of this attraction!
Love the glasses!
Love these signs!
I took some of the posters too, but they didn't come out very well! After this , we walked back around to the Golden State district and saw Golden Dreams. I thought it was cute but John gave it a big thumbs down! He felt that it totally glossed over much of the history of California. Whatever! We then saw a little bit of the X games which was pretty cool and apparently will be going on for most of the summer. We did the Tortilla factory tour and then the Boudin Bakery tour. They give you little samples of both a tortilla and sourdough bread respectively. We got lunch at The Pacific Wharf Cafe and then lo and behold, the cel phone rang!! My kids missed their parents?!?! Nah. They were out of cash!! We met them back at The Grand Californian and let them check out the room!
The prebathroom area ( whatever it's called!)
I will continue these pics of our room in the next post!
[ 07-23-2003, 09:46 PM: Message edited by: Tara O'Hara ] |
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