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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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In January we went to DW for the first time and stayed at CSR - we absolutely loved the resort and always planned for our second trip in Jan 09 to stay there again. I tried to book immediately last Sunday when the new rates came out and CSR had NOTHING!!! I waited until later in the week (Thursday) and tried online again. Suddenly a Business Club Level room comes up and it was only $350 more. It includes queen beds, desk and chair, flat screen tv, dvd player, continental breakfast every morning, snacks every afternoon and wine (extra cost obviously but I imagine soft drinks as well) and cheese in the evenings plus special checkin and concierge service and turn down. Oh yeah...and ROBES!!! It also has a water view. I snatched it up and then called a CM to request a rollaway bed (my son has autism and needs to sleep in a smaller bed) - no prob. And all for only $350 more than a standard rooms.
I am SOOOO excited about this and read somewhere that CSR was turning a whole building into Business Club Level. Does anyone know which building it is????
In January we went to DW for the first time and stayed at CSR - we absolutely loved the resort and always planned for our second trip in Jan 09 to stay there again. I tried to book immediately last Sunday when the new rates came out and CSR had NOTHING!!! I waited until later in the week (Thursday) and tried online again. Suddenly a Business Club Level room comes up and it was only $350 more. It includes queen beds, desk and chair, flat screen tv, dvd player, continental breakfast every morning, snacks every afternoon and wine (extra cost obviously but I imagine soft drinks as well) and cheese in the evenings plus special checkin and concierge service and turn down. Oh yeah...and ROBES!!! It also has a water view. I snatched it up and then called a CM to request a rollaway bed (my son has autism and needs to sleep in a smaller bed) - no prob. And all for only $350 more than a standard rooms.
I am SOOOO excited about this and read somewhere that CSR was turning a whole building into Business Club Level. Does anyone know which building it is????
Rumor has it that it will be one of the Casitas buildings (probably 1 or 3). We are going in 22 days and I am going to try to get some info while we are there as we will definitely want to do this next year--although we prefer Casitas 4 or 5.
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Headed "Home" for a Mini Trip -- 9/18 - 9/22 at CSR
Most all of Walt Disney World resorts are going through major upgrades and updates. GF has just finished and Caribbean Beach is in the middle of some very fun and exciting changes (pirate themed rooms with “Black Pearl” décor). Coronado Springs is next. CSR will be replacing the double beds with queens and new furniture to suit modern tastes; but still in theme. Another 100 rooms will get upgraded to king beds. One building (not Casitas 1) will be transformed into a “Business class” club level building with rooms described below. The décor is still being tweaked, so cast members still have not seen the prototypes; but construction will start next month. The aim is to provide a level of experience that is equal or better to most upper end resorts outside of Disney. For instance, all of the rooms now are getting modern flat screen TV’s. Tables are being replaced with desks so that floor space is preserved after putting in larger beds. Most of these updates are done with great stealth, so visiting guests will not be aware that changes are happening. New rooms will just magically appear and some buildings simply won’t be available for a short period. Walt Disney World, as you would expect, is getting itself set to continue to be the best vacation destination in the world. Some accommodations are getting a little out of date, so Disney is moving up to the future.
Business Club Level services include personalized Front Desk and Guest Services, turndown service and a lounge with continental breakfast, midday snacks and evening wine (additional fee) and cheese. All Business Club Level Rooms have two queen-size beds or one king-size bed, desk and chair, vanity area with sink, a ceiling fan and a bathroom. All rooms are non-smoking. Amenities include DVD player, in-room wall safe, voice mail, data port, hairdryer, iron, ironing board, mini-fridge, robes and coffee maker. A crib is available upon request. Wheelchair-accessible rooms are available. These rooms offer views of the lake, courtyard or parking lot.
Check out my CSR website below! Happy Birthday CSR - 10 great years!
1) buzz2001's Unofficial Coronado Springs Resort WebsiteCLICK HERE
Wow, I think it's great Disney updates CSR that way! And with all the conventions going on over there, I bet they won't have problems filling those new business type concierge rooms.
I think the redesign is going to be great once it is done. Coronado is my favorite resort in the Moderates and I can't wait to see what they do to spruce the place up.
I've been thinking that our next trip (yes, I'm already thinking about the next one even though it will probably be several years away...that is after our trip in 25 days) we should stay there. It's a moderate we haven't tried yet.
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I stayed at CSR in June and felt it had a "deluxe" feel even then, and now they are really doing it up. I wish they would do that CBR instead of turning it into a "value" feel with all the Nemo stuff.
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I waited until later in the week (Thursday) and tried online again. Suddenly a Business Club Level room comes up and it was only $350 more. It includes queen beds, desk and chair, flat screen tv, dvd player, continental breakfast every morning, snacks every afternoon and wine (extra cost obviously but I imagine soft drinks as well) and cheese in the evenings plus special checkin and concierge service and turn down. Oh yeah...and ROBES!!! 
It also has a water view. I snatched it up and then called a CM to request a rollaway bed (my son has autism and needs to sleep in a smaller bed) - no prob. And all for only $350 more than a standard rooms.
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