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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
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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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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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Great to hear from you, Lisa!!. I hope you guys are having a wonderful time!!
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You know I'm following on Facebook. Now I need to go and catch up on this from the beginning.
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Ok I just read the whole thing from the beginning, so I'm all caught up. Your Friday night is way more exciting than mine
Thanks! How can any night not be exciting in Disney
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Good to hear from you! Hope the rest of your trip is character-filled!
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Have fun with the characters!
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And you finally got an Italian margarita today!!
Thanks! Yes and it was YUMMY!
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From what I've seen on Instagram, it looks like you were able to meet a good amount of characters!!
Thanks! We finally did!
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Just signing in and you are about to be done with your magical trip. I love all your plans!!! You 3 always seem to get a lot done but not rushing yourselves either. I love your lists to try. Hopefully you can give me your opinions on the cake cups from Chesire Café because those are on my list to try and the food booths at Epcot that you try b/c my aunt (Luvsun) and I are headed there 1st week in May and a lot of what you want to try is what I would like to try. So hopefully you can let me know your thoughts before we go! Can't wait for your actual trip reports - I enjoy reading them!!!
Thanks! I will definitely be filling everyone in on the food booths!
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Hope you found those characters!
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Some great times in the parks!
I was hoping I'd run into you when I departed for DME for my Disney Cruise, but I didn't! I was there about 10 am or so. I do think I saw your plane land when I was having breakfast in the Hyatt, which has a view of the tarmac on the top floor I was there around 9 am to about 945. I did see several SW flights land and I'm sure one of those was yours.
Hope you're having (or had now) a great time at WDW! I just returned from my first cruise on The Magic just a few hours ago! Had a great time!
Thanks! You probably did see our plane! Although we did land a bit early - and got right through to DME!! Glad your cruise went well!
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It was a decent trip - NOT the best - but still good. We are very much looking forward to the next...........in 117 days!!!
I still haven't uploaded a single photo - and I am exhausted - and have a busy week - so it will be about a week or so before I can get started on the TR So please hang in there!
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Welcome back! I really enjoyed your pictures on facebook. Can't wait to read all about the trip.
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Welcome back, and take your time with the TR!
Hope Emily's knee is better! (I think it was her knee?)
Thanks! Knee - is NOT so good She did okay on the trip - we got a wheel chair a couple times, I carried baggies around to get ice throughout the day ~ and just about ran out of advil. She literally just called me after seeing the PT and he wants her to not dance for the next few days and see how it goes - but basically she needs to stretch it out and force herself to walk on it, rather than baby it.
**** For those who did not see my post on FB (and I ended up deleting it because Em was so upset about it) - 4 hours before we were set to leave to head to the hotel before our trip Emily was at dance rehearsal and I got a phone call that her knee cap dislocated again This is the 3rd time this has happened to her - and certainly NOT the time we wanted/needed it to happen. She was so upset - Scott picked her up, while I stayed at home trying to decide whether I could finish packing or if we were even gonna be able to go at that point. Obviously we went, but she was in a great deal of pain the first few days. We did get a wheel chair a few times to have her rest it. I constantly hounded her to ice it (even carrying baggies with me to the parks and getting ice) - we also spent some time at the pool and hot tub every day to have her soak it. So now it's a matter of healing.
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Welcome back! Sorry to hear about Emily and hope she is doing better now!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Oh, no, poor Em! I hope it heals well. I know how hard it must be for her to not dance, even for a little while. It's a good sign, though, isn't it, that he wants her to walk on it and not baby it?
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. I hope you guys are having a wonderful time!!
I was there about 10 am or so. I do think I saw your plane land when I was having breakfast in the Hyatt, which has a view of the tarmac on the top floor 
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She literally just called me after seeing the PT and he wants her to not dance for the next few days and see how it goes - but basically she needs to stretch it out and force herself to walk on it, rather than baby it. 
, Lisa!
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