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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
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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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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.
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PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World It’s hard to believe anything is free at Walt Disney World; but there are actually a number of things you can get or do for little to no cost. This e-book documents over 200 free or cheap tips to do before you go and after you arrive. You could save a considerable amount of money following these tips. Perhaps more importantly; you can discover overlooked attractions and little-known details most people whiz by on their way to spend money. Click here to see free sample pages from the e-book! Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95.
Jennifer, I have just been loving the Tings they are so fun. Glad I found the time today to find some and read some great articals, news, and ting (tips). I have noticed one problem latley when i find a ting I am getting this message instead of a tip "Oops! There are no more tips to display for this particular topic (*). Please check back later for another tip. We're always adding new tips to PassPorter!" Where *= Other, Walt Disney World, Disneyland, etc.. I find it hard to think that I have found all the tings with those decriptions since each tip has a number and I have found only a fraction of some of the tip # i have see on my tips. Any input on this behavior would be great. Have a happy 2011.
The related tings in articals and the newsletters are wonderful. Too bad we can't ting old tips in old newsletters prior to ting!
Jennifer, I have just been loving the Tings they are so fun. Glad I found the time today to find some and read some great articals, news, and ting (tips). I have noticed one problem latley when i find a ting I am getting this message instead of a tip "Oops! There are no more tips to display for this particular topic (*). Please check back later for another tip. We're always adding new tips to PassPorter!" Where *= Other, Walt Disney World, Disneyland, etc.. I find it hard to think that I have found all the tings with those decriptions since each tip has a number and I have found only a fraction of some of the tip # i have see on my tips. Any input on this behavior would be great. Have a happy 2011.
So happy you've been enjoying the tips!
Actually, you may have indeed found them all, or at least most of them. Our tip database is large, but not all of them can be found at this time. They aren't all "approved" to be discovered, as I go through each one, fix up any typos and potentially confusing wording, then release it.
But as you're having so much fun, and it looks like you've hit the ceiling, I'm going to release some more right now.
Additional Tips That Can Be Found: 15
I should note that there are guaranteed new tips every week, even when I'm not actively going through tips submitted earlier. Newly-submitted tips get checked and released right away.
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The related tings in articals and the newsletters are wonderful. Too bad we can't ting old tips in old newsletters prior to ting!
Who says you can't? All you need is access to the online versions of those newsletters. And if you're a newsletter subscriber, you have access to our complete Newsletter Archive -- look for the link at the bottom of your e-mailed newsletter! You can save tips from newsletters going back to January 22, 2009 (that's when I began using the tips database in the newsletters).
Thanks Jennifer for clearling up the number of tings and the number in the tip database at this time are not the same good news. Even better is that Archived tips tings in archived newsletters back to Jan 2009. I have many saved in a special forlder in my email account and never noticed until your reply and the post about 300+ Newsletters in the Archive today that Passporter had a newsletter archive. I am So glad to have already learned a valueable Tip :TING: in 2011.
Idea for future ting info. It would be so neat if we could see in our ting collection the # of each ting found by catagory ie Walt Disney World/other 24 of 32 found. Also a linkback feature would be great say we cliped a ting in an artical and that was a ting that was related to that artical and linkback or tingback link would be great when reading over collected tings if we find a great ting we may want to re-read the rest of the artical, news, or other item that that ting was related to for more context and information.
A ting level cap question: With out being in the passporter club which has so many great benifets including access to all the wonderful e-books and so much more. Now that club benefit includes ting levels "Concierge level" 6-10, but once more tings are added to the database what happens after you have found all the ting to move to level 6, do you just stay as level 5, but continue to add tings to your collection so that if/when you are in the club your concierge level will then be ajusted to the correct level that represents the number of tings found say you found 500 more tings above the amount needed to move to level 6 but had caped out at 5 so that may put you at level 7 would you be level 7 after joining the club or do you start at level 6 form that point and need x # of tings to still level to 7 and beyond.
Idea for future ting info. It would be so neat if we could see in our ting collection the # of each ting found by catagory ie Walt Disney World/other 24 of 32 found. Also a linkback feature would be great say we cliped a ting in an artical and that was a ting that was related to that artical and linkback or tingback link would be great when reading over collected tings if we find a great ting we may want to re-read the rest of the artical, news, or other item that that ting was related to for more context and information.
This is a great idea! I will try to implement this soon.
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A ting level cap question: With out being in the passporter club which has so many great benifets including access to all the wonderful e-books and so much more. Now that club benefit includes ting levels "Concierge level" 6-10, but once more tings are added to the database what happens after you have found all the ting to move to level 6, do you just stay as level 5, but continue to add tings to your collection so that if/when you are in the club your concierge level will then be ajusted to the correct level that represents the number of tings found say you found 500 more tings above the amount needed to move to level 6 but had caped out at 5 so that may put you at level 7 would you be level 7 after joining the club or do you start at level 6 form that point and need x # of tings to still level to 7 and beyond.
If you're not in the PassPorter's Club, you're level capped at 5. To move beyond that, you'd need a Club pass. You can keep finding tings, but you'll stay at level 5.
And if you are PassPorter's Club passholder, you basically the total amount of tings it takes to get from level 1-5 added to your total. So if you already have a lot, you could be pushed into level 7 or beyond. No one loses any tings they've earned.
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All you need is access to the online versions of those newsletters. And if you're a newsletter subscriber, you have access to our complete Newsletter Archive -- look for the link at the bottom of your e-mailed newsletter! You can save tips from newsletters going back to January 22, 2009 (that's when I began using the tips database in the newsletters).
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