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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
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
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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.
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I know your all like OMG she hates something about planning GASP! lol I hate planning, but not planning a trip thats 7months out, we are planning to go with my parents and my family. I have not booked anything and will not book anything til probably late in November, only because I am not sure what to do. I hate not knowing about the Free Dining deals, I wish they would just post them and be done with it. lol this is the extent of my complaining. If they end up having a free dining we will stay at a disney resort, if they don't we will stay at SOG. Just wish I knew something so I could make more plans. Sigh, the torture of waiting.
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Hang in there! It seems to me that planning always gets trickier the more people are coming on the trip
well it would be, but i'm planning it like 2 separate trips, my parents aren't sure if they are going to go yet or not. My mother takes care of my grandmother and she isn't well, and won't get well either. So if she has help from her siblings she can go, we just don't know yet.
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I say book BOTH.. You can always add the dining plan to a Disney Resort or cancel. You can also cancel a SoG reservation as well.. This way you have something booked and ready.
I agree though, it sucks waiting. We booked in May for our July 30th trip.. It was difficult to plan it all out with such short time.
The room discounts are pretty good, as are the ticket prices. Granted, they're only 4-day passes, but you can get up to six of them. You might have to get a couple of regular passes, depending on how many people end up going and how many park days you want, but they're still a deal.
We always save more going this route than getting "free" dining, as you have to pay rack-rate for the room and full-price for the park passes to get the "free" dining. You could also use the passes even if you decide to go with the free dining. I think you only have to have a one-day park pass on your MYW package to get it.
We've used this for a couple of years now, and will be doing it again this year, so feel free to PM me if you have any questions about it.
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The room discounts are pretty good, as are the ticket prices. Granted, they're only 4-day passes, but you can get up to six of them. You might have to get a couple of regular passes, depending on how many people end up going and how many park days you want, but they're still a deal.
We always save more going this route than getting "free" dining, as you have to pay rack-rate for the room and full-price for the park passes to get the "free" dining. You could also use the passes even if you decide to go with the free dining. I think you only have to have a one-day park pass on your MYW package to get it.
We've used this for a couple of years now, and will be doing it again this year, so feel free to PM me if you have any questions about it.
We've done this before, i'm pretty sure i will be doing this cause its so much cheaper.
Now it looks like I may have to wait til October to go! Tears! But its better for my husband to take off work and I will be able to go Trick or Treating at WDW yay!
October sounds like a wonderful time to go! I am waiting for the time when I dont have a son playing high school soccer (which is a fall sport) so we can go then! Think about what you will get to do by going in October.
October sounds like a wonderful time to go! I am waiting for the time when I dont have a son playing high school soccer (which is a fall sport) so we can go then! Think about what you will get to do by going in October.
This does excite me because I want to do the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween, its on my to do list lol, so I can save more money between now and then as well!
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You can always add the dining plan to a Disney Resort or cancel. You can also cancel a SoG reservation as well.. This way you have something booked and ready. 
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