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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-06-2006, 07:27 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: New Forest, Hampshire, UK
Posts: 120
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ADR Question........HELP!!!!!!!!
So I decide to plan like I never planned before for our May/Birthday Trip, and have decided on all the Restaurants we want to eat in. I phoned the ADR People last night, and it took me 22 minutes [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/ouch.gif[/img] to make 2 and 1/2 ADR's and I still have another 12 to do (the half is because I got cut off!!!)
This isn't a huge problem, except it costs a small fortune to phone the USA from here, so call back and do the other 12 would take quite some time.
I have booked the first 2 days ADR's, and the next one is not for 5 days into the trip.
Should I phone back and book the really important ones - Chef Mickey and Cinderellas for Dinner and then book the rest when I get over there.
Should I just bite the bullet an phone back and hope it won't cost too much?
Suggestions please............Thanks!!!
Daniel. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thanx.gif[/img]
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01-06-2006, 07:32 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Jersey Shore
Posts: 2,054
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Re: ADR Question........HELP!!!!!!!!
I would try and make those ADRs before you go. It will be hard to get some of them when you arrive as most places fill up pretty quick.
Did you work with a travel agent to make your vacation plans? If so, maybe they can make the ADRs for you.
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01-06-2006, 07:35 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Southampton, U.K.
Posts: 8,125
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Re: ADR Question........HELP!!!!!!!!
Hi Daniel [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] I thought as you are staying on resort that you can make ADR's up to 10 days into your holiday now.
As for the cost we use "Onetel" the calls are only 3p a minute.
I also found that if you phone WDW at about 1 or 2 pm our time (GMT) you get through a lot quicker. The only ADR's that you have got to phone at 12pm(GMT) are the Princess ones.
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img] with making the rest.
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01-06-2006, 07:43 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: New Forest, Hampshire, UK
Posts: 120
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Re: ADR Question........HELP!!!!!!!!
[ QUOTE ]
Hi Daniel [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] I thought as you are staying on resort that you can make ADR's up to 10 days into your holiday now.
As for the cost we use "Onetel" the calls are only 3p a minute.
I also found that if you phone WDW at about 1 or 2 pm our time (GMT) you get through a lot quicker. The only ADR's that you have got to phone at 12pm(GMT) are the Princess ones.
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img] with making the rest.
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Cheers Lisa, nice to hear from you again. Happy New Year!!!
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01-06-2006, 07:44 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: New Forest, Hampshire, UK
Posts: 120
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Re: ADR Question........HELP!!!!!!!!
[ QUOTE ]
I would try and make those ADRs before you go. It will be hard to get some of them when you arrive as most places fill up pretty quick.
Did you work with a travel agent to make your vacation plans? If so, maybe they can make the ADRs for you.
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Thanks Cheryl!!
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01-06-2006, 09:34 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South East London
Posts: 5,164
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Re: ADR Question........HELP!!!!!!!!
When we phone the USA, we use Just Dial - it's literally pennies when you use their numbers. For weekend calls, you dial 08445 700 000 then the Disney number, and for weekday calls, you dial 08707 940 000 followed by the Disney number. We've used these numbers for a long time now and our calls are always very cheap. Hope this helps and good luck in getting those other ADRs [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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01-06-2006, 01:34 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
 PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: ADR Question........HELP!!!!!!!!
Unless you're going for the hard to get ADR's, mainly the Princess meals, I would wait until after 6pm our time, when it's cheaper to call and it's often quieter calling by then. We don't have any discounts on our international calls - apart from a couple of family and friends one [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] - and we're with BT. The cost really isn't a lot.
If you are having a lot of problems getting ADR's made, it could be worth calling back - you may find another Cast Member does things a lot quicker.
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img] with getting it all sorted.
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01-07-2006, 06:53 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: New Forest, Hampshire, UK
Posts: 120
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Re: ADR Question........HELP!!!!!!!!
[ QUOTE ]
Unless you're going for the hard to get ADR's, mainly the Princess meals, I would wait until after 6pm our time, when it's cheaper to call and it's often quieter calling by then. We don't have any discounts on our international calls - apart from a couple of family and friends one [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] - and we're with BT. The cost really isn't a lot.
If you are having a lot of problems getting ADR's made, it could be worth calling back - you may find another Cast Member does things a lot quicker.
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img] with getting it all sorted.
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Thanks Very Much, I will do them ASAP.
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