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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-19-2006, 02:34 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Vardaman MS
Posts: 96
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Help with room/building request...Please...
I was hoping someone here could help me with a request for our upcoming trip to POP. We are hopeing for poolside although it is a long shot I know. I have heard the computer pool is quiet compared to the others so I have been thinking that might be a good section to request. We officially have connecting rooms requested but not a specific building or section. There used to be a link to a map site that you could actually see the whole resort layout including rooms amd you could figure out the exact room number to request, but I can't find it now so I am hoping to get some advice from all of you experts here [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Thank you in advance for any advice you can give.
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08-19-2006, 02:52 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861
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Re: Help with room/building request...Please...
If you want to be near a pool, I'd suggest the 80's or 90's building to be near the computer pool -- it's great!
It's a fair walk from the food court though, but a quick walk through the parking lot (bad, bad mommy!) to the bus stop.
Eileen
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08-19-2006, 03:07 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Whitefield, NH
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,599
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Re: Help with room/building request...Please...
Hi there - Here's a link to a map of the Pop Century Resort, although there's also a great map in your Passporter. Pop Century Map
You would probably be better off requesting a section or building, rather than a specific room number. Let the room controller know what you are looking for, rather than just giving a number, since that room may already be in use while you are there, and the room controller may know of other rooms that would meet your needs just as well, if not better.
I've only stayed at Pop Century once, and we were in the 70's Building A, facing Hourglass Lake. I really enjoyed that room, it was quiet, and a short walk to the main building, the pop jets, and the Hippie Dippie Pool. It was definitely not poolside, however, and I've heard that the lakeside rooms in the 50's and 70's buildings have been added to the preferred view rooms. I had booked a standard. The only downside to this room was the parking situation - it was quite a hike to any parking area, especially with luggage to pull. We found the 80's lot, at the end by the walkway around the lake, was by far the closest to our room.
Are you in a preferred or standard view room? Preferred, you'd be best of in the 60's for poolside. For a standard view, maybe you could request either 80's, Building B, or the 50's Building C poolside?
Good Luck, and I hope you enjoy your stay whereever you wind up!
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08-19-2006, 08:19 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Ohio
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 11,856
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Re: Help with room/building request...Please...
I've stayed in the 80's near the computer pool and the 50's near the bowling pin pool. Both are nice areas. At the 50's the room actually faced Hourglass Lake but the pool was very close. I enjoyed both my stays there and plan to go back next year. Have fun.
Liz
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