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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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: Jun 2004
Location: Chicago Illinois
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Re: Our 14 day Cruise on the Magic *Day 3 added*
Day 4 8/23/05 Tuesday
We woke up at 7am this morning, after a call from Mickey, to calmer seas, clearer weather & the site of land! We got dressed & headed up to Topsiders for breakfast. We were docking in Manzanillo, Mexico. I don’t know if anyone has ever heard of this place, but I hadn’t. When we got home, & I told people we stopped there, most of them had no idea, except for a friend of mine who was born & raised in Mexico. He described it as a port town, with a lot of industrial shipping, & this seems like a good description. After breakfast we took some pictures of the town from the ship, & then headed down to disembark.
We decided to catch a cab & go into downtown to do a little shopping. Our Cruise Director had told us there was not much shopping, but since we had no plans & wanted to see a little of the city, we thought we’d give it a try. For $5 DH, the boys, my Mom & myself were dropped off in downtown Manzanillo. We could still see the ship but it would have been too far to walk. The cab driver spoke very little English, but did point us to a couple streets with stores on them. We browsed around for a couple hours. Most of the stores sold basically t-shirts & other little things that said Manzanillo on them. I bought a couple small candles that said Manzanillo, & DH got a Manzanillo shot glass. We figured we had to be able to prove we were there!
Downtown Manzanillo. The boys by a fountain
The fish statue
A street in downtown Manzanillo
We took another $5 cab ride back to the ship, & were back on board by lunch time. We dropped our purchases off in the room, changed into our bathing suits & headed to deck 9 for lunch & some sun. There are a lot of lunch options on the Magic. On deck 9 Topsiders has a buffet, Pluto’s Dog House has burgers, hot dogs, chicken tenders, & tacos, & Pinocchio’s Pizzeria has pizza. Not to mention Scoops for ice cream, popsicles, & fruit. You can also get a table service meal at Lumiere’s. Parrot Cay also usually serves a brunch of some kind. We usually stuck with Pluto’s or Pinocchio’s & ate by the pool. After lunch we swam for a while, then DH, Ryan, & I headed back to the room while Matt went to Storm the Lab for a couple hours.
Tonight was formal night & there was a welcome reception in the Atrium before dinner. We all got dressed up & headed down to have some formal pictures taken & then mingle at the reception. The Captain is usually there but since we were getting ready to leave Manzanillo he couldn’t be there. Guess someone has to drive the ship! There were other senior officers there, & Matt & Ryan got there picture taken with the Cruise Director Rachel.
Dinner tonight was back in Animator’s Palate & we enjoyed the “Golden Mickey” dinner menu. After dinner we headed to the Walt Disney Theatre for the Golden Mickey’s red carpet arrivals. They have “Rona Rivers” outside the Theatre interviewing people as they come in to see the show & it is broadcast into the Theatre on screens for those already there to watch. We then enjoyed the Golden Mickey’s show. It’s a take off on an awards show & features great musical numbers from lots of Disney movies. After the show we headed to the atrium for the Golden Mickey’s after party & balloon drop. There was lots of music & dancing & when the balloons dropped the cruise staff told us we had to break them all, so of course the kids had a blast. After the party Matt headed back to the Lab until midnight & DH, Ryan, & I headed back to the room.
Up Next: Acapulco, Mexico & I’d pray before I did that too! |
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