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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
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On the Dream and the Fantasy there is a silver bar as you enter the cabin that controls the lights in the cabin. You need to slide a credit card sized card into the slot to be able to turn on the light in the cabin. If the card is removed the lights will go out. Any card that size can be used.
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We just use an old key card and we leave it there the whole time. You have to push the card down all the way to activate the lights so when we leave the room we just lift the card up which still leaves the card in the slot but does not activate the lights. It is so much easier and that we we are not searching for the card constantly. Have fun.
An alternative to bringing some other card is you could use the one that Disney provides you.
I think this is what most first time cruisers do. But the reason why we, and I am sure others, bring an old card is because it is very easy to walk out of your room with your key card still in the light switch, meaning you just locked yourself out of the room. Or if a family is in the room and the person who put their card in wants to leave the room for some reason then you have to switch out cards, etc. It is much more convenient to have a separate card that you can leave in your room instead of taking one out of your lanyard all the time.
I think this is what most first time cruisers do. But the reason why we, and I am sure others, bring an old card is because it is very easy to walk out of your room with your key card still in the light switch, meaning you just locked yourself out of the room. Or if a family is in the room and the person who put their card in wants to leave the room for some reason then you have to switch out cards, etc. It is much more convenient to have a separate card that you can leave in your room instead of taking one out of your lanyard all the time.
Sometimes I think that repeat cruiser and people on message boards tend to over think and plan things. Well, I'm sure it's nice to have a dummy key in the thing to keep the lights on in the room if you need to leave with someone else in the room. If you lock yourself out you can either get housekeeping to open it for you or you can get a new card from guest services (it's less of a hassle on a cruise ship then it is in a hotel).
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I'd take a 3M "command" hook, put my keycard on a lanyard ... and the hook on the DOOR. So it can't be opened without plucking the card out of the bar (and reminding me to take it with me).
Otherwise, I'd get locked out at least twice in every three days. Probably more!
Sometimes I think that repeat cruiser and people on message boards tend to over think and plan things. Well, I'm sure it's nice to have a dummy key in the thing to keep the lights on in the room if you need to leave with someone else in the room. If you lock yourself out you can either get housekeeping to open it for you or you can get a new card from guest services (it's less of a hassle on a cruise ship then it is in a hotel).
I don't think it has anything to do with "over thinking and planning". It is a convenience but not one that is something that is so ridiculous that you should roll your eyes at. I figured that little trick out after my first cruise years before I was on any discussion board. I was cruising solo with a 4 year old and we usually carried drinks back to our room with us. So it was a pain to hold on to a 4 year old, carry a couple of drinks, and then deal with getting a stupid card out of a lanyard just to turn the dang lights on. Some of those lanyards are pretty tight and it is hard to get the cards in and out. And depending on where your room is on the boat, it could be farther from guest services then some Disney resorts. Bringing an extra card for the room lights is a tip that I would consider to be one of the better ones, that actually have a function and not just being frivolous.
On our first cruise my husband took his key out of the light switch while I was in the bathroom, in an inside stateroom. It was pitch black. So taking an extra card is great advise.
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I'd take a 3M "command" hook, put my keycard on a lanyard ... and the hook on the DOOR. So it can't be opened without plucking the card out of the bar (and reminding me to take it with me).
Otherwise, I'd get locked out at least twice in every three days. Probably more!
Neat idea -- except you can't use anything sticky like a Command hook. Magnets are allowed, so maybe a magnet clip like for on your fridge at home. I've gotten a ton of those in recent years, seems to be the latest fad in advertising freebies.
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