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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.
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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.
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Your dinner looks and sounds wonderful -- different, but enticing all the same! We have yet to try Artist Point, but it's definitely on the list. Can wait to hear all about your Bon Voyage!
Your dinner looks and sounds wonderful -- different, but enticing all the same! We have yet to try Artist Point, but it's definitely on the list. Can wait to hear all about your Bon Voyage!
There is a little bit more WDW to come before that point...
Ahhh, what a wonderful and relaxing meal. I've noticed a trend in menu's lately that they like to "salt" the desserts. Salted caramel, salted ice cream..... I don't get that!! But the ganache part sounded sooooo good!
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I'm finally catching up here, and just in time for the cruise portion of this program too. I love all the pics you post and I am sorry about the bad servers you have been getting too.
I wanted to chime in on Duffy. My DD's first trip to Disney was in 08'. One night it was cold and I saw a cute sweatshirt for myself on one of the carts in Frontierland. While paying for it I saw this adorable book, like an old Golden Book, and it was called "A Day in the Magic Kingdom" with Mickey Mouse and Disney Bear. The book is ADORABLE,and I read it almost every night to my DD. Last year we kept trying to look for it again so I could buy one for some of my friends kids and nobody could find it at all, then they kept saying something about this Duffy bear. I knew the bear in the book wasn't called Duffy, but just Disney Bear. I am guessing they turned this bear into a "real" character now maybe? The book really is so sweeet, I hope they bring it back.
Ok, looking forward to hearing more of your trip and also about the DREAM
I'm finally catching up here, and just in time for the cruise portion of this program too. I love all the pics you post and I am sorry about the bad servers you have been getting too.
I wanted to chime in on Duffy. My DD's first trip to Disney was in 08'. One night it was cold and I saw a cute sweatshirt for myself on one of the carts in Frontierland. While paying for it I saw this adorable book, like an old Golden Book, and it was called "A Day in the Magic Kingdom" with Mickey Mouse and Disney Bear. The book is ADORABLE,and I read it almost every night to my DD. Last year we kept trying to look for it again so I could buy one for some of my friends kids and nobody could find it at all, then they kept saying something about this Duffy bear. I knew the bear in the book wasn't called Duffy, but just Disney Bear. I am guessing they turned this bear into a "real" character now maybe? The book really is so sweeet, I hope they bring it back.
Ok, looking forward to hearing more of your trip and also about the DREAM
Duffy's actually been a character in Tokyo Disney for some years. We were there in April 2009 and the Japanese were going nuts for him. Seriously, he had longer lines than Mickey! I think he'd been around under that name for some time there, it just took a while to bring him over to WDW.
So glad you guys finally got a great Signature meal. Makes me want to try a meal there...although I am a little bit of a picky eater. What Mark got sounds really good to me, minus the peas though.
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