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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-24-2003, 01:00 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 98
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Atlantis
Hello everyone,
I am just curious about the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas. Has anyone been there? Is it worth the price (it seems very expensive)? How many days minimum would you recommend (do you only need a couple days to see all the pools, sights)? What is the appeal given the cost to stay there?
www.atlantis.com for those who haven't heard of it/ seen it ...
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06-24-2003, 02:56 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: York, PA , USA
Posts: 2,022
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Re: Atlantis
From strictly a visitor standpoint (we took the ferry over from Nassau), I didn't think that it was worth the money. However, there were some areas of the resort that only guests of the resort were allowed to enter.
The beach was nice, and the aquarium was nice, but not overly impressive in my opinion. Then again, I grew up spending summers at the Jersey Shore and live within 45 minutes of the Baltimore aquarium, so maybe I'm just spoiled... [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
Anyway, that's just my 2 cents...It was nice, but if it costs much more than staying at other resorts, I would probably stay somewhere else on the island, and just visit.
Hope that helps! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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06-25-2003, 04:49 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 185
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Re: Atlantis
Scott, here is a tip, you can stay at the Comfort Inn Suites across the street and get the same resort bracelet and privileges as the Atlantis guests for 30-40% less. We reserved for one night to get the bracelets on our day in port off the Wonder to swim in the pools. My Dh and I agreed that it was a great deal to stay at the Comfort for $189. The food at Atlantis is very costly, also. Disney is better!! (IMHO) Good luck.
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06-25-2003, 06:13 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Chester County, PA
Posts: 6,404
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Re: Atlantis
I was there March 6-9, 2003 with my sister-in-law. She coordinates her company meetings so I got to tag along. All I can say is, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for the room! $589 a night!!! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] I went because it really was a once-in-my-lifetime trip: it only cost me $300 for a plane ticket and a few meals.
To say it is EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE is an understatement. Everything has an automatic 15% gratuity added to it. My pancake breakfast at Murray's in the marina cost over $12, a burger lunch $15 and the cheapest dinner buffet was $46, not including drinks. I'm glad I packed some granola bars and my Brita refillable bottle - I don't think I would have survived without it. The water was pretty bad - we even brushed our teeth with my filtered water. The large size bottled water costs $6.32 so my refillable bottle really saved me!
As far as the resort, yes, it's beautiful. There are a lot of water slides and pools and lots of marine life. But there's not a lot of information available so sometimes I wasn't sure what I was looking at or even if I was looking in the right place! The beaches are absolutely gorgeous and I had the best massage in a cabana by the pool.
Our room, while it had a picture-perfect postcard view of the ocean, was just your standard hotel room (complete with noisy airconditioning). There are definately less expensive places to stay. I would stay elsewhere and visit because the architecture really is stunning.
While we were there, my SIL & I figured out that for what it cost there (4 days/3 nights), we could have stay at the Grand Floridan cheaper!! And longer!
Personally, other than a port-of-call during a Disney cruise, I don't plan on going back to Nassau. And even then, I don't know that I'd get off the ship!
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06-25-2003, 11:05 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Annapolis, MD
Posts: 1,200
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Re: Atlantis
I took the tour of the Atlantis with the Disney Cruise, it was a beautiful hotel. I think it would be fun as part of a honeymoon or something, but it is expensive and i'm not too fond of Nassau outside of the hotel. It's the kind of place I would not want to walk around alone, especially at night.
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06-26-2003, 04:15 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 98
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Re: Atlantis
Thank you everyone for sharing all that information. We appreciate it!
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06-27-2003, 07:16 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,574
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Re: Atlantis
Scott - here's another vote for staying across the street at the Comfort Suites. That's what we did and we saved a ton of money. You still get access to everything you would if you stayed at the Atlantis itself. We didn't have any concerns about walking around on Paradise Island at night, but I can agree with others that Nassau is another story. We found a couple of places to eat not at the Atlantis and didn't find them too expensive (think Disney prices), also at the Comfort Suites you get a complimentary continental breakfast so that helps to save money.
I think we stayed for 4 nights and found that to be a good length of time. If you have more questions feel free to send me a PM and I can give you more specific info.
Pam
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