Sunday Night Disney Trivia Chat: Jan. 22, 2012 9:00 PM ET - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
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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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So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
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Sunday Night Disney Trivia Chat: Jan. 22, 2012 9:00 PM ET
Mark your calendar...Jamie!
Sunday Night Disney Trivia Chat: Jan. 22, 2012 9:00 PM ET
Please join us for a fun hour.
This week's theme is lost attractions.
We start with our Disney Chat Family weekly catch-up. Then we ask some trivia questions to test your knowledge and enjoy some informal sharing on the topic.
You won't find arguments over scores and answer details here, just friendly competition and a big welcome for all!
We would love to hear your trivia on this topic. PLEASE come with your own questions, but remember to stay on topic and to be polite! Be there at 9:00 sharp to catch up on the dish.
We have new members who would like to join in and do some guessing! Remember, gifted trivia experts, please count to 50 before you answer so others can have time to think and answer.
How to find chat
To get to chat look at the bar to the top of the PassPorter.com site. You'll see MY HOME. Count over two and click on CHAT.
Newbies are welcome!
Last week's Disney dreamers were:
dzneynut-James, VA
Ilovedisney247-Heather-South Louisiana
PamelaK- Pam-TX
Sandra Bostwick-Sandy-North Jersey
TNTWheels-Todd-CA
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Super! I also started a Facebook reminder group. I had several people ask for reminders, and this seems like a good way to do it. I'll see you there! Bring some trivia if you can! :-)
Group, I'm sorry I left abruptly after chat. There seemed to be some problems with the boards and I was bumped off and could not find my duct tape to get back on all night!
Our amazing addicts of Disney were:
Duck Addict-Don-Northern California
dzneynut-James, VA
GoofEMe-Jamie-TN
Ilovedisney247-Heather-South Louisiana
Kurtholley-Kurt-Michigan
Sakana-Elizabeth-WA
Sandra Bostwick-Sandy-North Jersey
SuperDave-Dave-CT
Thanks for a great time, group!
Next week, the discussion will continue with retired attractions.
Was nice to learn about some of the things I don't remember from being there when I was young(1976 trip) Got me looking for some of the stuff that was talked about and found this old promo video
Was nice to learn about some of the things I don't remember from being there when I was young(1976 trip) Got me looking for some of the stuff that was talked about and found this old promo video
Thanks kurtholley! We watched today it was fun to see everything and have those wonderful memories flood back in There were alot of things this reminded me of that I had forgotten. It was amazing to see how barren the grounds were and how lush all the gardens are now, and even the small things that have changed over the years. Thanks again!
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Thanks kurtholley! We watched today it was fun to see everything and have those wonderful memories flood back in There were alot of things this reminded me of that I had forgotten. It was amazing to see how barren the grounds were and how lush all the gardens are now, and even the small things that have changed over the years. Thanks again!
THe grounds really have become so beautiful! I loved the music on that video.