August and Everything After WDW - Trip Report - Day 1 complete **Updated 8/29** - Page 27 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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
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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Oh no! Stuck in an elevator! I would have been crazy!
I know the Smart Boards well - and I have had many issues with projectors, etc in the past! Sorry you had to go through that fun!
A fun start - no camera charger and McD's drive thru!
Can't wait for more - especially those crazy pics!
OK - so I posted and you posted and now my response looks silly!
Glad you got to ride EE - and yes I have seen those magazines, brought them to my dh's attention and we were a tad bit confused about them.....
our discussion was adult rated!
Glad to know you got your room - even if it was the 6th farthest away from everything! about your favorite sandwiches at the Earl! That is bummer!
I forgot to add that before we went to the pool I was getting ready and spotted something out of place..... there were two cute pins and a pin notebook sitting with the elephant. Andy had snuck into the pin place at DTD and got them for me. One was a Back to School 2008 pin b/c I had said I really wanted one. It had Huey, Duey, and Luey (sp?) on it. And then he got the Stitch Crest pin that I had seen online and wanted. It was a nice suprise He tried to say the elephant towel animal did it b/c they were sitting with him....
Anyway... a pic of me playing with my new stuff....
Just got caught up - that stinks about your sandwiches being gone. Oh and just to share we saw Radiohead at Lollapalooza a couple weeks ago - complete with thousands of people singing Fake Plastic Trees sandwiched betweeen the Chicago skyline and the lakefront. Amazing! Can't wait for more your next installment!
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I love the start of your TR....EE pic is awesome, love the Monty python ref....my DH does stuff like that all the time (think Life of Brian!)....I can see my DS (10) doing the same pose poolside! It works for you Andy....LOL
Lovin the start of your TR!! Sorry you got stuck in the elevator! And Andy... Isn't getting stuck in the BR and having the $^&# scared out of you appropriate???
I have to say because of your previous TRs I took my kids to Earl of Sandwich and we LOVED IT!! It is now a MUST DO on my next (and every?)trip!!
Can't wait for more!
Love the picture of Andy kissing his heiny. LOL! How nice of Andy to get you the pins you were looking for. Andy you really do need to teach a Disney DH 101 class. Mine is good for the most part but he doesn't do all the Disney specials like you do.
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They caught us all smiling and looking at the camera!!!
Now I'm not sure if this is a family thing, a regional thing, or if it is something more universal, but when we say someone is kissing their Heiny, we are generally not talking about beer. See sig pic below if you don't know what I MEAN!
Now I'm not sure if this is a family thing, a regional thing, or if it is something more universal, but when we say someone is kissing their Heiny, we are generally not talking about beer. See sig pic below if you don't know what I MEAN!
yeah.... That's what he was going for when he said it....
And btw, I have cracked up at your sig pic everytime I look at it!
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He tried to say the elephant towel animal did it b/c they were sitting with him....
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