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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-20-2004, 12:17 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 107
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Early Magic Hour Question
Hello Everybody! Does anyone know the Early Magic Hour schedule for the week of June 20-27th? Is that info only available when I check in that week at the resort? I'm TRYING to make out my itinerary!  |
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03-20-2004, 12:42 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Annapolis, MD
Posts: 1,200
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Re: Early Magic Hour Question
Here is the Extra Magic Hour Schedule year round:
Sunday - Magic Kingdom
Monday - Animal Kingdom
Tuesday - Disney-MGM Studios
Wednesday - Epcot
Thursday - Magic Kingdom
Friday - Animal Kingdom
Saturday - Disney-MGM Studios
-Stephanie
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03-20-2004, 01:45 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Edmonton, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 17,823
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Re: Early Magic Hour Question
It's nice to know that is one thing that rarely changes! The park hours should be out for June by the end of this month. they better be anyway!!
Wendy
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03-20-2004, 02:06 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 107
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Re: Early Magic Hour Question
Thanks Mouseketeers! Of course nothing seems to match up to my schedule, I guess back to the drawing board!  I read somewhere that Mondays were the busiest at the MK, do you know if that's true?  |
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03-20-2004, 04:04 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,735
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Re: Early Magic Hour Question
That is based on the theory that people arrive in Orlando on Sundays. Therefore, since people see to love MK best - and head there first - they end up crowding MK on Mondays.  |
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03-20-2004, 04:37 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 107
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Re: Early Magic Hour Question
Thanks Eliza for the info. We love South Carolina, our DD attends the College of Charleston!!  |
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03-20-2004, 06:36 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: MinneSOta
Posts: 7,036
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Re: Early Magic Hour Question
I did notknow that about MK on mondays. I never go there first though. I usaully go to Ak first. Mk is the fourth park I go to.
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03-21-2004, 01:25 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Annapolis, MD
Posts: 1,200
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Re: Early Magic Hour Question
On my last trip, I went to the MK on Monday, July 7th and it was sooo crowded you could barely move. Space Mt. had a 120 minute wait all the time. -Stephanie
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03-21-2004, 06:24 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,735
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Re: Early Magic Hour Question
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Thanks Eliza for the info. We love South Carolina, our DD attends the College of Charleston!!
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03-24-2004, 10:58 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861
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Re: Early Magic Hour Question
Allearsnet.com has historic data here:
http://allearsnet.com/pl/attend.htm
Typically busy days:
Magic Kingdom: Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
Epcot: Tuesday and Friday
Disney-MGM Studios: Sunday and Wednesday
Disney's Animal Kingdom: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Extra Magic Hours are:
Sunday - Magic Kingdom
Monday - Animal Kingdom
Tuesday - Disney-MGM Studios
Wednesday - Epcot
Thursday - Magic Kingdom
Friday - Animal Kingdom
Saturday - Disney-MGM Studios
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03-26-2004, 07:51 PM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: Early Magic Hour Question
mouseinthehouse, I highly suggest taking advantage of Extra Magic Hour if you can possibly work it in. You can get so much done in that hour before the rest of the crowds come in! I have been on trips with and without it, and it definitely made a difference on what you can accomplish in a day.
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03-26-2004, 11:05 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Bel Air, MD
Posts: 97
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Re: Early Magic Hour Question
I've heard that parks are usually "less busy" the day before they have early magic hour. So if EMH for MK is Thursday, its a good idea to go wednesday.
Do you all suggest this strategy, or would you take advantage of EMH and then go to another park midday?
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03-27-2004, 12:11 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Corona, New York
Posts: 3,436
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Re: Early Magic Hour Question
<font color="purple">I think you should definitely try EMH for Magic Kingdom. The other parks don't have as many attractions open for EMH as MK does. </font>
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03-28-2004, 11:45 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: IL
Posts: 284
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Re: Early Magic Hour Question
We always take advantage of EMH at every park. We do park hop to another park before noon. We can get so many more in this way.  |
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03-29-2004, 03:21 PM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: Early Magic Hour Question
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I've heard that parks are usually "less busy" the day before they have early magic hour. So if EMH for MK is Thursday, its a good idea to go wednesday.
Do you all suggest this strategy, or would you take advantage of EMH and then go to another park midday?
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I never tried this strategy, but it sounds like a good one. We usually take advantage of EMH and then hop to another park if it starts getting crowded. Why not try them both? Go to the EMH that morning and then hop to the park that had EMH the previous day?
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