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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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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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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Saturday 26 December – part two: that is one strong drink!
We went back to get the luggage, borrowing a luggage cart on the way, that then became a more permanent fixture in our bedroom. Sue and Steve did a great job of knocking on our door later, pretending to be housekeeping, demanding it back. Very funny.
”We travelled light... “... but we didn’t!”
We had connecting rooms, which was very comical at times. As we went through our luggage, we found various presents for them, including the two Wedgewood ornaments that we had carried with us in our hand luggage for the last couple of weeks, which they loved and a fridge magnet and apron, that we got in France in Epcot yesterday, along with the Union Flag coasters for Charley and Joe’s. I can’t wait to see that place tomorrow... For those who don’t know, Sue and Steve have their own bar at their house called Charley and Joe’s.
It wasn’t long before we were all hungry and I was starting to feel very weak, so we set off looking for food and found Bahama Breeze that Sue and Steve had eaten in before.
When we pulled into the parking lot there, next to where we parked was a huge pile of snow and Mark couldn’t resist jumping on it, which I managed to catch on camera, along with the aftermath, as he discovered that it wasn’t as soft as he thought it would be. Fortunately, no lasting damage was done in this incident....
It was a very nice place, although it was very bizarre to walk in there and be transported to the Caribbean when there’s snow on the ground outside.
We were seated in a booth and I did notice that there was no-one next to us, which was probably a good thing, as we really were having a blast, taking photos of each other. Steve was very funny, as he critiqued his Pina Colada. I took one mouthful of mine and my head nearly blew off. My goodness, it was like neat alcohol in it. Sue and Steve were looking at me, like I was mad, so I got them to try it and they agreed that it was exceedingly strong and they could see what I was saying. I swapped drinks with Steve, as you could barely taste the alcohol in his, which worked fine for me.
Steve decided to go for the Jamaican chicken wings and boy these things were pretty big and the guys struggled to get through them.
Getting ready to dig in!
For entree, I went for the coconut shrimp with seafood chowder. This was excellent, but it was more filling than I had ever thought and, before I knew it, I couldn’t eat any more of either. I was amazed at how quickly I got stuffed from my meal.
Mark had the kebabs and was provided with a huge fork, perfect for Piglet of course, which he loved having.
I really enjoyed out meal here and, of course, it was great company with lots and lots of laughs with Sue and Steve. We didn’t stop talking and barely stopped laughing during the time we were there.
Bahama Breeze:
Appetiser N/A 9
Entree 8˝ 9
Service 9˝ 9˝
Atmosphere 9 9˝
Value for money 9˝ 9
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Sue and Steve did a great job of knocking on our door later, pretending to be housekeeping, demanding it back. Very funny. 
My goodness, it was like neat alcohol in it. Sue and Steve were looking at me, like I was mad, so I got them to try it and they agreed that it was exceedingly strong and they could see what I was saying. I swapped drinks with Steve, as you could barely taste the alcohol in his, which worked fine for me. 
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