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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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
Moving forward now as one
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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.
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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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So I'm planning on taking my family (Me, my wife and our two boys 2&9) to Hershey Park this June. I have seen that they have a special deal that allows kids to stay and enter the park for free, so we will be taking advantage of that option.
Now, what I'm looking for is any tips, pointers, hints...you know the good stuff for the Park, and surrounding area. I've never been to this area, and would like to take full advantage of all the options we'd have.
We are planning on going for a three day trip, and we will be driving.
Anything would be very helpful.
Thanks
Andre
where did you see this deal?
we go there every single year 2x a year and i've never seen a deal like that...
we are booked for the last weekend in may and the weekend after fathers day in june also....
can you share your info?
thanks!
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A great place to stop for an hour or two is the crayola factory. It is on the PA side of the state border of PA and NJ. The top floor has a really fun exhibit on "lock systems" think boats and water to play with. My then 5 and 7 year old loved the whole building. Search Crayola Factory online and the info will be one of the first links. I would skip downtown Lancaster, but the surrounding area is nice for seeing some very touristy Amish sights.
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Planning for summer of 2017. 3rd week in August. We will get blown away by the rides, or a hurricane. Either way it should be alot of fun
where did you see this deal?
we go there every single year 2x a year and i've never seen a deal like that...
we are booked for the last weekend in may and the weekend after fathers day in june also....
can you share your info?
thanks!
Oh man, I'm sorry I didn't get back to you on this. It was on the Hershey Park website. It was good until the beginning of July. As it was, I wasn't able to take part in it, as we had to change our dates to later in the month, but we're still going! I'm all kinds of excited, and have our room booked at the Springhill Suites. Only a few more weeks to go!
Make sure you go to Chocolate World and ride the chocolate making ride!
Hopefully it wont be too hot for you. The hills tire you out int he heat! Make sure to bring a bathing suit; the Boardwalk looks really nice (I didn't feel like wearing a suit and I wish I had!)
I'm sorry I'm probably late replying, and I hope you had a great time at Hershey Park. The Factory Tour Ride in Hershey World is awesome. We all got a kick out of it even DS who was 1 when we went last summer. Some of the Roller Coasters were a tight fit for me, but fun none the less. Some of the kids rides like the Ladybug one are a tad too fast to take smaller children on (I took DS on it and we were sliding all over the place). The Kissing Tower Ride was a lot of fun too and nice and slow paced for all to enjoy together. Hopefully you got to try out the Water Park. It was too crowded for us given we only spent a day there.
If we had more time to go to Hershey Park, I think we would get Season Passes there! Last summer we maybe enjoyed the Arcade a little more than the rides since all of the lines were quite long, even longer than I remember at Disney on a Friday. I'd give it another shot though to see if there's more that we love there too! A tip to those who live close enough of a drive, if you're ever looking for their chocolate less expensive, Hershey World is the place to go, and everything in there is 75% off! We bought a box of chocolate in there for $5 and split 36 bars and DH even brought some into work for his co-workers! It was a great bargain! (This even goes for those on here who are thinkin of serving Hershey's Chocolate Products at a Wedding, Baby Shower, etc., save yourselves money on choclate and it's fresh from the factory too, just overstock)!
If we had more time to go to Hershey Park, I think we would get Season Passes there! Last summer we maybe enjoyed the Arcade a little more than the rides since all of the lines were quite long, even longer than I remember at Disney on a Friday. I'd give it another shot though to see if there's more that we love there too! A tip to those who live close enough of a drive, if you're ever looking for their chocolate less expensive, Hershey World is the place to go, and everything in there is 75% off! We bought a box of chocolate in there for $5 and split 36 bars and DH even brought some into work for his co-workers! It was a great bargain! (This even goes for those on here who are thinkin of serving Hershey's Chocolate Products at a Wedding, Baby Shower, etc., save yourselves money on choclate and it's fresh from the factory too, just overstock)!
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