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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-07-2002, 01:03 PM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Universal Orlando crowds
I wonder if the crowd levels at the Universal parks are similar to the crowds at Disney at different times of the year. We're trying to pick a time to go back and use our annual passes, but there's very little info on Universal out there. I wonder if I went by a chart depicting Disney crowd levels if it would be the same for US?
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10-07-2002, 01:38 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Posts: 5,641
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Re: Universal Orlando crowds
I think Universal is probably ok this time of the year any day during the week, although we went the last week of August on a Sunday and it wasn't nearly as crowded as MK was the following day.
For some reason we always seem to go to Universal on a Sunday and it's never been that bad, in May or June either.
It's a great park - have fun!
Debbi
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10-07-2002, 01:49 PM
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cranberry Lake, NJ
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 3,180
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Re: Universal Orlando crowds
We've always found the crowd levels to be pretty much the same. We've gone a few times in Nov/early Dec, and it was only during the end of the Millennium celebration that we found the crowds significently higher at WDW.
Evie
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10-13-2002, 12:15 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Posts: 92
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Re: Universal Orlando crowds
In October 2000, DW and I spent 1 day at Universal's Islands of Adventure and 1 day at MK. There were literally no lines at many of IoA's rides. In early afternoon, we could literally walk onto the Dueling Dragons coaster. All of the attractions really move a lot of people quickly. If you do have to wait in line, it will probably be inside and air-conditioned ... and IoA does a really good job of entertaining you while you wait, especially at the Doctor Doom and Spiderman attractions.
At MK the next day, there were the typical lines. At 2:00, it was over 45 minutes to ride Peter Pan or It's a Small World.
I haven't been to Universal's original park in Orlando since 1993, so I can't really comment on it anymore; but Islands of Adventure is really a fun day, particularly if you like fast rides.
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10-13-2002, 10:52 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 17,166
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Re: Universal Orlando crowds
We were there DEC 2000, and you could've shot a cannon through the place and not hit a soul. We never waited in line for a ride, and more often than not, we just stayed on the ride and rode again!
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10-14-2002, 06:32 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Universal Orlando crowds
If Dave and Jennifer are ever interested in aPassporter Universal book, I'd be glad to go down this Holiday season to find out! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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10-14-2002, 02:15 PM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: Universal Orlando crowds
Quote:
Originally posted by Dadtojbj:
If Dave and Jennifer are ever interested in aPassporter Universal book, I'd be glad to go down this Holiday season to find out! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">I would definitely be interested in helping them out! |
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10-19-2002, 10:47 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: jacksonville, fl usa
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 5,790
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Re: Universal Orlando crowds
I've noticed ever since IOA opened, the crowds at Universal have thinned out. They're still working on attracting a larger segment of tourists, with the luxury of an added park. Right now crowd levels are great at Universal, but once they finally break into Disney's portion of vacationers, we'll probably see lines become long again like the old days when it was just the Studios. Enjoy while you can!
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10-19-2002, 10:53 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Durham,NC
Posts: 2,615
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Re: Universal Orlando crowds
Quote:
Originally posted by Dadtojbj:
If Dave and Jennifer are ever interested in aPassporter Universal book, I'd be glad to go down this Holiday season to find out! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Oooh, oooh!! I'll go! Oh wait, darn....I'll be in DL this holiday season. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] |
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