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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-22-2006, 10:18 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Westfield, Indiana
Posts: 40
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Sharps Containers, help please
I am travling soon with my mother to the world. She is a type 1 insulin dependant diabetic. Will WDW provide sharps containers? If not, what do we do with the needles? I hate it when she just puts them back in the bag and takes them home with her. I am afraid she will reuse them.
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08-22-2006, 10:25 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2,081
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Re: Sharps Containers, help please
I think you can ask the doctor for a small sharps container or perhaps a visiting nurse or medical supply store. In my early days of home health care I saw people use coffee cans but I'm pretty sure you can just get a real sharps container now. I don't think Disney will supply one but it never hurts to ask...
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08-23-2006, 07:46 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Media, Pa
Posts: 379
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Re: Sharps Containers, help please
Your TA should have noted on your reservation that your mom is diabetic. We have always had a sharps container in our room when we check in. Before the moderates had fridges, they would also give you one free if someone in your room was diabetic.
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08-23-2006, 08:20 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Eastern Massachusetts
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 19,490
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Re: Sharps Containers, help please
I think I read somewhere that Disney will provide one for you (more as a safety for their CM than a convenience for you though I think). I'm sorry that I can't remember where I read it, but you may want your TA call Disney and request one.
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08-23-2006, 02:40 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 4,148
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Re: Sharps Containers, help please
I know that you can purchase your own from surgical supply stores but I would put in a call to the Operations Manager at the resort where you are staying and ask her/him if they could supply one.
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08-24-2006, 07:13 AM
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The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 22,002
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Re: Sharps Containers, help please
[b]From the Passporter's Walt Disney World for your Special Needs book (pg. 58)...
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Important Note: If you are insulin-dependent or require syringe injections, request a disposable box to safely discard used needles and other sharp objects. Boxes are provided free (and discreetly) by Housekeeping at all Disney resorts.
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08-24-2006, 08:15 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 4,148
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Re: Sharps Containers, help please
Oops [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]! Great catch there, Bill!
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08-24-2006, 08:21 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: Sharps Containers, help please
I just wanted to mention that Allearsnet.com just updated their site with a section for Type 1 diabete's touring
Here is a link in case you want to check it out Allears Type 1 Diabete's information |
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08-25-2006, 11:50 AM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861
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Re: Sharps Containers, help please
Just an FYI -- when staying at hotels that do not provide them -- you can also drop them in a soda can and then twist and crunch the middle of the soda can so that the needle stays in the bottom of the can. Then, throw it out in the regular trash -- not in the recycling.
Eileen
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08-25-2006, 04:49 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Virginia
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 5,425
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Re: Sharps Containers, help please
Housekeeping at most Disney resorts will be able to provide a sharps container at no charge. They want to keep their staff safe! In a pinch, a plastic Coke or similar bottle will do (the 2 liter size holds loooots of syringes and used lances).
Sandra in Northern VA
Mother of Nik, with autism and married to a diabetic nurse
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