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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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We headed to the boat landing and talked a bit about the easy transportation to DTD. Also we talked about Port Orleans Riverside and the new princess rooms being put in there.
Before long we saw this boat coming down the river.
Tommy talked about the river transportation and then as it started to pass, he said, well I guess it’s not making a stop here….and then we heard a bunch of yelling…..Very scary I might add!
It was a pirate cruise, and all the little pirates were yelling at us. It was so cute. I can just imagine as they were coming down the river, how the captain had saw us, and planned it all out for them to yell at the perfect time! They really believed they were pirates.
We continued on and I took more pictures of the pool.
On towards the rooms.
I think this is a light fixture in the room…..but I can’t swear to it.
And the all important ceiling fan.
The lighting wasn’t great in there for pictures, and the bed pictures aren’t as nice as I had hoped. I did like the rooms here.
I loved this piece of art. You can’t see it very well at all, but it says “pirates of the Caribbean” on one of the buildings…more cross advertising.
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After our tour of the room, it was time to head out and to our next destination, which also included lunch…and happens to be a favorite of mine…..
I love the little streets at POFQ.
And there is the bus stop.
Bye Bye Port Orleans!
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And Hello Pop Century!
While on the bus, Rita explained what we could get for lunch, an entrée, a side, a drink or two (with the exception of the refillable mug) a dessert and also something for a snack later on. Basically we could totally pig out!
I had that “ AHHHHH” feeling….I am home.
The first thing we were going to do was have lunch, then tour. Of course I took pictures along the way.
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We went into the food court area and all scattered. They were going to have one register open just for us to go through.
I saw this tower of refillable mugs. They had different color lids, so I asked Rita if they had started doing the chip thing on these cups here at Pop now. She had no clue what I was talking about. I told her that AS Sports now had chips on their mugs and you were limited on how fast you could refill them and also the amount of days they could be used. She said she had not heard of that, and it must be a rumor. Another TA was standing near me and confirmed what I said. She said there is video out online showing how it works, but Rita still was convinced it was a rumor and not actually happening. As far as I know, no other resorts have started this practice as of yet, and I’m not even sure if AS Sports is still doing it. WE had read later, that Brazilian groups were breaking the machines to actually get their drinks faster, as they all tend to share cups…from what I heard.
I chose a line, and Diana, another TA who used a scooter asked if I would get her meal as well, since it would be too hard for her to maneuver through the queue.
I got the chicken, the same as I did at AS movies on my first day, but this time I went with marinara sauce.
I had a heck of a time carrying the tray with 2 plates and drinks and all the rest and some of Diana’s meal slopped off the side, so when I checked out, I asked if we could get more noodles for her meal, and they went back and did so. Diana also asked if they would give her extra alfredo sauce, but I guess they didn’t hear her, because only noodles came back.
We sat down and ate throughout the food court, with our foursome at one table.
It was good and we all had different things and I put my camera down, so no more pictures of food. I totally pigged out though. When I got done, I headed off to the bathroom and then made my way around the gift shop.
I took more pictures, but most came out pretty bad. Diana asked if I would purchase something for her so she didn’t have to weave through the gift shop and line, so I said certainly and got in line with her KTTW to pay. Of course, for the first time EVER, they asked to see my ID with the card. No one has ever asked that in the past. I told the CM that it wasn’t me, but she was over there in the scooter and yelled over to Diana to wave, and they let me then pay for it.
We gathered in the lobby and I found out I had missed out when they passed out bags to carry our extra water and snack, so I got one then so I didn’t have to be loaded down so much. I hadn’t mentioned it, but the backpack I had been using at the beginning of the trip was just too bulky, so I started going with just the tote they gave us for AEP, and I would leave that on the bus when we toured most of the time.
Our room tour was going to be in the 70’s, so we headed that way.
And into a room. I didn’t take a ton of pictures because I have a lot already of Pop, but really I should’ve taken more.
The curtain track overlaps so as to keep out more light. (or to keep passer byers from looking at your naked booty!)
Tommy said there is a good chance that the Values would be getting mini fridges. Many people have asked, and Disney tries to listen. He also said that there had been talk of free wifi eventually….BUT Disney has become accustomed to making money off that service, so it may take a while. Since we have come back, I have heard that many resorts now do have free wifi. I think all the Deluxes do now and perhaps the moderates as well.
Sadly, it was time to leave. I had actually hoped we would walk back by the lake and take a peek at Art Of Animation, but we didn’t.
On our way back we met a CM who had a different name tag. Tommy explained that she was one of a very few who had been honored for their service. I can’t remember all the details, and I didn’t write it in my notes…..but it was a very big honor for this CM to achieve.
Back on the bus we now made our way out again. We passed by AoA and you could get glimpses of it through the trees. We all tried to take pictures…and mine were awful.
Rita said how Disney really tries to hide the construction of things away from the guests….but to those of us who are true crazy Disney fans the hiding was an angry intrusion. I forget her exact wording, but it was hilarious and so true!
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