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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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.
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Now the Challenge: 3 members of each tribe will be attached by rings to a braided rope, on Jeff’s go they will work together to untangle it. Once they have unraveled the rope, they will toss the ring to hook a sleigh and bring it back to them; the 2 remaining tribe members will use the pieces on top to solve an upright puzzle.
The Reward: peanut butter, jelly and bread; there are enough sandwiches to eat right away and enough peanut butter, jelly and bread to make sandwiches for a while and individual bags of potato chips for each player.
This is a winner take all challenge with no second place.
Soko is quick to untangle the rope but Yawa and Levu catch up Levu was quick to pull the sleigh to them. But the other 2 team catch up and it is anyone’s game. Yawa manages to put it together first and wins.
Yawa: Ben says there is comfort in knowing they work well together; 3 healers, 1 hustler and a hero. He worries about the target on him and needs to earn respect and trust to keep his own bum in the game. Jessica opens her chip bag and inside is the words “secret advantage”, she walks off while the rest are in the water to take a closer look.
She is given the power from blocking one person from voting at the next tribal council; it will be sent anonymously to someone in her tribe. If they win immunity, she must send it to someone on the losing tribe. She immediately tells Cole and Ryan and Cole turns and tells Ben and Lauren, hoping this
Information will make him more trustworthy. Lauren plans to use his secret to her advantage.
Soko: Ryan is happy that Chrissy is in the same tribe as him because he was the one who gave her the immunity idol on Day 1. As they go for a walk, Ryan reveals to her that he was the one who chose to save her; she thanks him as he says he picked her because of the vibe and wanted to work with her. Chrissy gives her word that she will “Pay him back.”
Levu: Ashly says it would be easy for the 4 of them to vote Devon out, but she wants to work with him because he is the swing vote. Ashley says she didn’t want Alan on the tribe because he has proven to be the wild card; she thinks that she can trust in the fact that Alan doesn’t want to go home and tells him the past is in the past.
Joe is not as confident with the swap, he does have the idol but he isn’t taking any chances. Devon is the swing vote and needs him on his side. He talks to Devon lying that the healers want him to be out, saying he needs to be deceitful to play the game. Devon doesn’t trust him but finally, sees he might actually be going home.
Yawa: Lauren worries that she and Ben are outnumbered and they need to get Dr. Mike to join them. Mike learns about the advantage from Lauren, he goes to see Jess and Cole in the water where Jessica’s heart sinks when she learns everyone knows but Cole denies saying anything. Mike leaves and Cole swears he didn’t tell Lauren but admits he mentioned it to Ben. Jess feels seriously burnt by him and says he should have protected that knowledge, she is hurt feeling she made a poor decision and how will she move forward in the game now.
Immunity Challenge: They race out, grab large crate of puzzle pieces, maneuver that crate through a table obstacle and under a net, once they reach the finish, they will unlock their second set of puzzle pieces. They will then arrange those pieces so that each intersection is the same color; the first 2 tribes to finish are safe from the vote and win immunity.
They get threw and the puzzle was challenging but in the end Yawa wins the first immunity idol as Levu and Soko are in a race to the finish. Soko wins the second immunity and is also safe from the tribal council as Levu is disappointed and set to go to tribal council as the 4th person will be voted out. Jessica says she wants to help the healers as much as she can with her secret advantage.
Levu: Alan says there is no question that Devon is the swing vote and whoever he goes with will be on top. Devon goes to talk to Ashley about voting him out; she denies it and he calls Joe sketchy. Devon feels he can trust Ash and Alan, he thinks Joe is a snake and doesn’t like having snakes around; Ashley is mad at Joe.
Desi reveals to Joe that she saw Devon and Ashley together. Joe feels he needs to use the idol tonight, but it could be a waste. Joe goes to talk to Devon, Ashley, and Alan, asking if they are going to move forward as a strong tribe or are they going to move forward fractured; Alan says there is nothing to acknowledge since someone is going home.
Alan asks him who he is going to vote out and they all begin to argue who is the weakest link; Alan says Joe just blew up his and Desi’s game and she’s devastated. Joe tells Desi not to worry as he has the idol and he needed to get the target off her back. She tells him if he plays the idol on her, she is by his side from here on out. He offers to give her the idol and she asks him for the name he wants her to write down.
Devon, Alan, and Ashley are not sure who has the idol but are sure Joe or Desi has one. Devon receives the secret advantage but has no idea what it is until tribal council. He feels he has all the power in his hand.
Jeff asks Alan about his discussed face and Alan says it’s been a long day and some people are just wanting tribal to get started; Joe jumps in and says he threw Ashley’s name into the pot. Ashley says she is not the weakest link in the tribe and suggests his words and actions may truly affect him tonight. Desi shares that she was thrown under the bus, Alan openly admits his vote is between her and Joe
The tension is clear between Alan and Joe; Devon knows his vote is the swing vote and his vote is based on who he can work with and move forward within the game. The pressure is on for Devon who says he will stay consistent with whatever is best for him. Jeff announces it’s time to vote and Devon reveals he got something that he couldn’t open until now. Devon says it’s not an advantage because he is blocked from voting. They vote.
Jeff tallies them and comes back and says if anyone has an Idol they can play it now. Joe stands up, revealing he has a hidden immunity idol, He walks to Jeff and asks if he can either keep it or play it for someone else and Jeff says yes. Desi is looking at him with a face that says play it for me, but he hands it to Jeff and says he is keeping it for himself. Any votes cast for Joe will not count.
Jeff reads the votes: Joe, Joe, Alan, Alan, Alan is voted out and Ashly is in shock. Devon looks at Joe and tells him “Well done!” Desi thanks, Joe, who says he has her while he basks in the glory of Ashley’s devastation. Jeff says one of the great truths about Survivor is you can have all the plans you want but the Survivor gods don’t care. That is so true. It was a crazy show. I’m glad Alan is gone he wasn’t good at the challenges unless they needed muscle. I almost wish he had not played the HII then there would have been a tie and that would have been fun to see.
So next week they must get dirty to win. Till then keep your secrets and enjoy your PB&J my Surviving Peeps
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That was another good episode with interesting and tough challenges.. Found out there were two people that we'd never seen or heard from until the shake-up. No wonder some of the names meant nothing to me. And funny how Jeff called on both of them to give their impressions after choosing buffs.
I thought tribal would be interesting and it was. Poor Devon thought he had a really good thing...and it wasn't. But I don't think if he'd voted it would have changed anything.
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