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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-13-2003, 10:54 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Foxboro, MA
Posts: 90
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Sea World Orlando
Hi!
We are all booked for the Polynesian Luau (12/10/03) and are thinking of also trying the one at Sea World. Any info about this would be greatly appreciated.
I also want to thank everyone here for all there help everytime I post a question. This has got to be the best message board community around and I look forward to meeting some of you in December.
Janice
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03-14-2003, 06:46 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Sea World Orlando
Sea World is PHENOMENAL!! It really is one of the best theme parks in Orlando. We last hit it in November 2001 (and I'm finally doing a trip report about it over in that forum - Sea World should be up over the weekend). It is clean, well run and managed and has just some of the best encounters with sea life you'll find on land - lots of those encounters are close up touchy feely!! Also, Sea World has joined the race in the trill ride arena and has built one of Orlando's biggest roller coasters, Kraken, and a great flume/coaster combo ride, Journey to Atlantis.
Certainly worth visiting!! Check them out on their official website! |
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03-14-2003, 07:19 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Caribou, Maine
Posts: 790
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Re: Sea World Orlando
Hi Jzesty! We were just at Sea World last month. We did not try their Luau, so I'm sorry I don't have any information on that. I skipped it due to what I read in guide books. They seemed to think that it wasn't up to snuff for the price. I guess you never quite know unless you try it.
Have fun planning, and always happy to help out where I can. [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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03-14-2003, 10:22 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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Re: Sea World Orlando
Sea World has been a very special place to me since growing up- in fact, my parents were never big on WDW (why I don't know) and many times we made weekend trips to Orlando and spent most of our time at Sea World. This was many years ago, but we did go to the luau and it was fantastic. I recommended it to a friend of mine- on her trip she and her hubby decided to do the SW luau even though they already had ressies for the Poly luau-they actually did both and she said the SW one was better by a mile. (I have never gone to the luau at the Poly)
Definitely worth checking into and I am sure you will get more feedback here as well.
Enjoy!!
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03-16-2003, 08:19 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 1,959
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Re: Sea World Orlando
We did the luau at Sea World in 2000. We all enjoyed it very much.
It was indoors and the food was great. We got a front row table and a really close view of the man who twirls the baton of fire. DD even moved back a couple of seats....she could feel the heat! We love Sea World and when Danny is a little older we will probably do that show again!
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