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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-28-2005, 09:44 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Mooresville, NC
Posts: 1,985
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Need info on Swan/Dolphin
We never really consider these because they are not run by Disney but in reading up on them,my interst has been piqued. Can you cahrge to your room here? I had heard no but on the website it says you can charge to your room but maybe they just mean restaurants in the hotel. These hotles seems like a nice spot for DH who is becoming ho-hum about Disney. He loves Epcot though and the location is a plus. Any feedback would be appreciated.
TIA
Elise
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04-28-2005, 09:58 PM
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PassPorter Guide
 Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Baltimore, MD USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 5,684
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Re: Need info on Swan/Dolphin
I love the Swan and Dolphin!
No, you can not charge to your room from the parks, only from places inside the hotel. And you don't get package delivery, either.
But you do get free parking at the theme parks and access to EMH, not to mention the fabulous Epcot location and those Heavenly Beds (which were not yet installed the last time I stayed there but people say are the most comfortable beds in teh world). I also found the level of service, performance of the staff, and quality of the rooms and grounds to be as good as any of the Disney deluxes. And all this for a LOT less than any of the Disney deluxes!
Remember that members of the Starwood Prefered club get special bennefits, and if you are a WDW AP holder, you get big discounts on room rate plus a free room upgrade and complimentary late checkout.
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04-28-2005, 10:24 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Bennington, NE
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,556
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Re: Need info on Swan/Dolphin
We stayed at the Swan several years ago, and it was excellent, altho I still prefer the Disney atmosphere of the WDW owned resorts. The boat service to MGM and Epcot was wonderful and we still ride those boats on every trip just for a relaxing trip from park to park.
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04-29-2005, 02:57 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: London, UK
Posts: 1,468
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Re: Need info on Swan/Dolphin
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04-29-2005, 11:06 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Winter Park, FL
Posts: 4,276
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Re: Need info on Swan/Dolphin
Not to sound totally stupid or out of the loop...but i had no idea that Disney did not own these properties...huh.
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04-29-2005, 06:17 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Clemmons, NC
Posts: 107
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Re: Need info on Swan/Dolphin
We have stayed at the swan...and it was awesome to be able to walk on the boardwalk and also walk right to the back gate of Epcot!
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04-30-2005, 09:47 AM
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PassPorter Guide
Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Baltimore, MD USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 5,684
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Re: Need info on Swan/Dolphin
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Not to sound totally stupid or out of the loop...but i had no idea that Disney did not own these properties...huh.
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Neither did I, until one day when I tried to use my Disney Credit Card at the Dolphin Fountain.
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