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Old 08-25-2007, 01:00 PM   #1
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deluxe or not???

should I go with the 2008 deluxe edition of passporter or not? I know the deluxe one have pockets, journal inside etc but we are going next summer but after that, I sure we won't be back to WDW for 5 years or more!
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Old 08-25-2007, 01:11 PM   #2
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I like the deluxe version because you can take pages out (including the PassPorter pockets)! I'd just take a pocket along with us for the day that had all our plans/ADR info on it!
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I'm a creature of habit and since I purchased my first PP at the bookstore (they only had the spiral version) that is what I will stick with. I have seen Amy's (iamgrumpy) deluxe version though and it is a beautiful thing!!
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I have had both. While I do like the spiral, I my deluxe. I upgraded last year as a treat to myself and will not go back. Like Marnie, I like being able to take my pocket out for each day and write notes on it, have my ADR info handy and stuff my receipts into it.
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Sorry not sure what to tell you, but I wish I could get a 2008 edition now!!! I am going in a month to WDW!! And the new edition comes out in two months!!! sigh.
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i have both, and i must say i LOVE the deluxe, even though i haven't really used it yet (waiting on the 2008 refil kit!). it's more expensive the first time you buy it, but the refill kits are the same price as the spiral copies (though i wish they were like $1 less as an incentive to buy/reward for buying the deluxe version). i like being able to take out and add things to it and not have to worry about losing pages that are just laying in there.

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That's it! I did it... Last night I pre-order my passporter 2008 I finally set my choice on the spiral one. I can't wait to get it, even wrote the date on my calendar that they say I might receive my book. Woohoo!!!
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Old 09-26-2007, 10:49 AM   #8
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I actually use my deluxe and the passporter pockets for all my vacations not just the disney ones.... Love it! Just wish I could get more bits to go inside without punching holes myself. I'd love some blank note pages for example - we always travel with friends and family it seems and I want more space to write down all the answers to the questions.
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We sprang for the Deluxe edition, and just love it!
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I have a normal spiral one, but the duleux edition looks much better. I think it's worth the extra to get all the megic. If you're going only once or twice, you might as well do the full thing!
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I think you made the right choice. Once you have the deluxe, there's no going back! The flexibility it gives you to customize the book is just wonderful. For example, once we have booked our resort, I remove the pages for the other resorts to make room for all the stuff that will eventually go in my PassPockets.
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I used the spiral one for this past trip but pre-ordered the deluxe for next year's trip. I found myself wishing I could take pages out of my spiral one.
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OK OK I'm going right now and buy the Delux!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm a big fan of the deluxe edition. I've had mine since 2002 and it's still like brand new. I use it for all the trips I take, not just the Disney ones. Being able to remove pages or pass pockets to take with me into the parks is an advantage I really missed when I opted to buy a spiral bound Disneyland Passporter.

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I like them both! The spiral and the Deluxe. You can keep the binder of the deluxe and add the pages for your next trip.
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