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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-14-2004, 07:16 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: connecticut
Posts: 547
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Room Service on the Disney Wonder
My kids think that ordering room service on the ship will be the best! Is room service included and tipping extra? or is room service charged to our account in the end?
Thanks
MaryJane
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01-14-2004, 09:21 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: Room Service on the Disney Wonder
Room service is included except for sodas and you should tip the delivery person $1 - 2. We ordered the Cheese platter a couple times - yummy!  |
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01-14-2004, 10:32 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 21,228
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Re: Room Service on the Disney Wonder
<font color="blue"> DSis and I like to do this at least once. We got Pizza and Hot dog, For lunch one day. Yummy
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01-15-2004, 04:23 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Ohio
Posts: 271
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Re: Room Service on the Disney Wonder
We enjoyed room service each morning for breakfast (except of course the last day). You don't have to worry about having everyone dressed in the morning. This is especially helpful if you have an early morning shore excursion. Your children can eat while you get dressed and pack your day bag. |
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01-16-2004, 01:26 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Wawayanda, NY
Posts: 2,177
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Re: Room Service on the Disney Wonder
I think the room service is one of my favorite parts of the cruise! I'm usually too full to order from it but I do anyway! I love the Ship's Kettle - a creamy tomato soup -- it's Can't wait to have it again... |
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01-18-2004, 05:45 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 74
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Re: Room Service on the Disney Wonder
Yoo Hoo!
I'm confused about one thing concerning room service. If anything is available with no charge from room service 24 hours a day (except for the tip), then why is this listed on the DCL website ( see here for source)?
Is room service available?
Would you care for breakfast in bed or a sandwich at midnight? While on board, you can order room service 24 hours a day. From 7 - 10 a.m., complimentary continental breakfast will be delivered to your stateroom upon request, with the exclusion of disembarkation morning. For Guests occupying Category 1, 2, and 3 staterooms, a full breakfast is served upon request from 7 - 10 a.m., with the exclusion of disembarkation morning.
I put in the italics, because that's what is confusing me. Is what they wrote correct or is that not actually followed in practice?
 
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01-18-2004, 06:34 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: Room Service on the Disney Wonder
The difference is the "full" part of breakfast. Only continental breakfast is available from room service for categories 4 - 12.
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01-18-2004, 07:12 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 74
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Re: Room Service on the Disney Wonder
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The difference is the "full" part of breakfast. Only continental breakfast is available from room service for categories 4 - 12.
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So instead, you could order something else... like a large sandwich or a dinner meal? Or does room service only have different things to order at different times of the day?
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01-18-2004, 08:02 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: Room Service on the Disney Wonder
Check out www.castawayclub.com for a copy of the room service menu. Most items on the room service menu are available 24 hours a day but breakfast is only available between 7 - 10 am. |
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01-18-2004, 08:29 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 74
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Re: Room Service on the Disney Wonder
Thank you so much! 
(Practices his Jack Nicholson impression...) "I'll have a tuna sandwich -- on toast... but put the toast on the side, buttered. Hold the lettuce. Hold the tomato. And I'm allergic to tuna so substitute a fried egg for that instead."
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