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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-30-2006, 12:59 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 2 Updated 6/23
More fantastic zoo pictures Bill [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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06-30-2006, 02:06 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 2 Updated 6/23
Great photos!!!!
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06-30-2006, 02:28 PM
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Tinkerbell's Aunt
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 2 Updated 6/23
Amazing Zoo pictures! I must admit the reptile room is not my favorite [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502no_prv.gif[/img], but the others are great! The peacock, the ostrich in all his splendor and the alligator/crocodile (I can never remember which is which) couple are wonderful. Looking forward to more!
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07-01-2006, 01:40 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 2 Updated 6/23
What great updates Bill and wonderful photos! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] I don't think I've ever seen such a close up shot of a hippo before. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img]
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07-01-2006, 10:08 AM
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Living Seas wannabe
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 2 Updated 6/23
Great photos Bill!!!
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07-02-2006, 07:09 AM
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The Original BagMan
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 2 Updated 6/23
[b] Still More Zoo Pics…
About this time we headed towards the chimp area. Now, the viewing area here has lots and lots of plexiglass, like all the other viewing area in this park… We’re walking towards the main viewing area, along with this other couple we had been talking to. As we approach the plexiglass, this chimp comes out of who-knows-where and body slams the plexiglass in front of the guy walking with us. We all jump back and watch for a minute… As this guy walks back up to the plexiglass to look, the chimp does it again. So I walk up to the glass and the chimp ignores me. Same for the women and other guests. What the heck???? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] This continues throughout the whole time we’re viewing the chimps. Of course, the guy begins to think this is funny, and as others gather at the glass, he’ll walk up beside them and “WHAM”, the chimp does it again…
Unfortunately, I didn’t get any photos of the chimp on the glass, but it was hysterical… As we were leaving, we saw why this was happening and told the guy… It seems the female was in heat and the chimp didn’t want any competition… We were rolling [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
Then it was off to the rest of the zoo…
Wild Dogs….
Tegu
Komodo Dragon
Goslings
Other birds
Wild Free Birds looking at the caged birds [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
Jan’s zoo pics…
A statute at the park…
Well, all zoo’s must come to an end, and this one did. All-in-all it is a good zoo. I was disappointed that they had no Eagles, but they had a good selection of animals, and they are expanding a little…
Back to the truck and headed back to the house. I was driving so Jan took pictures…
Scary….
NEXT: The rest of our day and a sunset… |
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07-02-2006, 09:55 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 2 Updated 6/23
Another great installment - I love the photos of the animals and that story about the chimps was too funny! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]
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07-02-2006, 10:04 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 2 Updated 6/23
Great update Bill!! The chimp story is hilarious!! More wonderful photos!!
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07-02-2006, 10:50 AM
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Living Seas wannabe
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 2 Updated 6/23
Great update Bill w/wonderful photos (as always). The story about the chimp was too funny [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]
Can't wait to read more!
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07-02-2006, 11:00 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 2 Updated 6/23
Great story about the chimp, Bill. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] Great pictures!
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07-02-2006, 06:36 PM
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The Original BagMan
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 2 Updated 6/23
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07-02-2006, 06:50 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 2 Updated 6/23
Beautiful sunset....ahhh... [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
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07-02-2006, 06:51 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 2 Updated 6/23
Beautiful photographs!!! Thanks for the update Bill!
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07-02-2006, 07:45 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
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Location: Hawai\'i
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 2 Updated 6/23
Beautiful pic's, Bill!!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
Can't wait to see more!!!!
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07-02-2006, 08:43 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
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Re: Aloha Kana and Pila – Part 2 Updated 6/23
Wonderful pictures as always! I also love the history and background on Diamond Head!
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