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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-27-2006, 11:08 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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Sea World\'s Dine With Shamu
I'd love to hear any feedback from anyone who has done this- I am thinking about it for our Florida road trip this summer.
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02-28-2006, 08:20 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: Sea World\'s Dine With Shamu
Wow - Shamu must need a pretty big chair [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/ukid.gif[/img]
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02-28-2006, 08:28 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Western NY
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Re: Sea World\'s Dine With Shamu
Plus wouldn't your food get all soggy! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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02-28-2006, 09:39 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 35,829
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Re: Sea World\'s Dine With Shamu
Very cool experience, definitely worth doing once. It might be blaspehemous to say this here, but Seaworld is my favorite park [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
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02-28-2006, 04:17 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Northern NV
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,516
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Re: Sea World\'s Dine With Shamu
We did it in San Diego, and really didn't feel it was worth what we paid for it. I think it would've been great if my kids had been older (we did it when they were pretty young) and could have asked questions of the trainer. It was a nice close up look at Shamu, but very brief for the cost. I thought the Florida and California parks were pretty similar, but not sure if this experience is the same.
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03-04-2006, 01:40 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 639
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Re: Sea World\'s Dine With Shamu
I did it in Orlando and I was pretty underwhelmed. The food was good, but the whole experience seemed too pricey and overhyped. The trainer gives you some information on the life of a trainer. Then Shamu does about 5 minutes of tricks. You're right next to the tank, but you can see the same tricks at a regular Shamu show in Shamu Stadium. A trainer stood in the back to answer questions. She was pretty cute, but I don't think "Are you single?" would have been appropriate. After the dinner, I thought, "Why the heck did I spend $35 on this?"
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03-04-2006, 01:54 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Sea World\'s Dine With Shamu
We've never done it before but we're doing Breakfast with Shamu during our June vacation this summer. Hopefully all goes well... I'll let you know when we get back!
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03-05-2006, 12:27 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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Re: Sea World\'s Dine With Shamu
Thanks everyone- I think we decided to pass on it. Sea World is enough fun by itself- I think it will still be a great day!
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03-05-2006, 10:33 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: new york
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Re: Sea World\'s Dine With Shamu
we are going to try sharks underwater grill when we go to sea world in may.
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03-05-2006, 11:03 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 639
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Re: Sea World\'s Dine With Shamu
If you want to do a Sea World dinner show, I'd pick the Malakaki Luau. The food is better and the entertainment is much more fun. Better: the dinner is cheaper (I think). Best: half-naked women (and men, for the ladies [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] )>
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03-11-2006, 09:29 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: new york
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Re: Sea World\'s Dine With Shamu
I hope that you have a great time at the world with your kids.
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