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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-02-2005, 11:59 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Burb\'s of Detroit.
Posts: 410
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On Board Movies
I've been reading up and am intrigued by the offering of movies on board. I don't expect we'll spend all our time in the theater, but I am curious about the movies. I've read the term 'first run' a few times. How first run are these movies? We're sailing in a little over a month and I'm trying to figure out what they might be showing that would delight my 5 year old!
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09-03-2005, 12:08 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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On Board Movies
Well, for starters, you can see if Disney/Miramax/Buena Vista Productions have any movies premiering when you go on your cruise. On one of our cruises they were premiering Treasure Planet , another one was Haunted Mansion Movie. Also saw The Lady Killers premiered onboard.
You can call DCL's 800 number about a week or so before your cruise and they will give you a complete list of movies being shown both in the two main theatres as well as on your stateroom tv. |
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09-03-2005, 12:59 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Burb\'s of Detroit.
Posts: 410
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Re: On Board Movies
Thanks! I have high hopes that 'Chicken Little' and/or 'The Greatest Game Ever Played' will be showing on the Wonder!
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09-03-2005, 10:47 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Davidsonville, MD
Posts: 6,563
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Re: On Board Movies
For my kids, going to the movies was one of their favorite things to do, especially without mom! On the first cruise in 2003, they saw Pirates of the Caribbean, Spy Kids 3, and a bunch we had not been able to see before we left for Florida. The navigator in your room lists the times for each day. Mine were pre-teens when we went the first so I let them go by themselves while I went to the pool.
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09-03-2005, 02:21 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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On Board Movies
Well Chicken Little comes out on November 4th.
Now The Greatest Game Ever Played is due out September 30th. |
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09-03-2005, 05:24 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Northern NV
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,516
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Re: On Board Movies
We got to see the Incredibles premeire during our cruise. It was one of the highlights of the cruise for my kids. I kept trying to watch it and dozed off every time I sat in the dark, quiet rocking theater  I didn't actually see it until it came out on DVD! |
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09-04-2005, 11:34 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Media, Pa
Posts: 379
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Re: On Board Movies
The movie theatre is just gorgeous! They have different movies showing all day long and on different days. If it is a new movie (we saw "The Incredibles", they show it in the big theatre where the shows are. It feels like you are going to a real movie premier. In your room they also show movies on TV. We saw different parts of "Bruce Almighty" during our first cruise.
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09-04-2005, 06:02 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: May 2005
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 3
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Re: On Board Movies
Just got back from the 8/28 4-night Wonder. These were the movies showing in the theater:
The Incredibles, National Treasure, Pooh's Heffalump Movie, Sky High, Herbie Fully Loaded, Dark Water, The Pacifier, A Lot Like Love, Valiant.
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09-05-2005, 08:40 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Burb\'s of Detroit.
Posts: 410
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Re: On Board Movies
I was really surprised at how many movies they have on offer! I really liked the previews for 'The Greatest Game Ever' so I hope that is showing!
Thanks!
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09-05-2005, 09:01 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: On Board Movies
Can't wait to be able to check for my cruise only like 7 more months!
Amy
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