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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-08-2005, 11:42 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 2,584
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Tropical rainforest question
I've read that you can get a pass for the tropical rainforest in the spa for a lower price if it is in conjunction with a spa treatment. Would the cabana massages on Castaway Cay qualify as a spa treatment for this purpose? DH & I are going to, hopefully, book the cabana massages, and I thought it would be nice to go by the spa for a rest in the rainforest when we get back onboard that day.
Does anyone know?
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06-08-2005, 12:13 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: Tropical rainforest question
I am not positive but I believe this is the case. You will LOVE both the cabana massage AND the rainforest room. It took me our entire cruise to get DH in there last time and, of course, he was like, "This is awesome! Why didn't you drag me in here sooner?"  We are going to get a cruise-length pass for him on our next cruise.  |
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06-11-2005, 11:28 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,357
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Re: Tropical rainforest question
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I am not positive but I believe this is the case. You will LOVE both the cabana massage AND the rainforest room. It took me our entire cruise to get DH in there last time and, of course, he was like, "This is awesome! Why didn't you drag me in here sooner?" We are going to get a cruise-length pass for him on our next cruise.
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06-12-2005, 08:17 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: Tropical rainforest question
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I am not positive but I believe this is the case. You will LOVE both the cabana massage AND the rainforest room. It took me our entire cruise to get DH in there last time and, of course, he was like, "This is awesome! Why didn't you drag me in here sooner?" We are going to get a cruise-length pass for him on our next cruise.
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How big a bruise did your foot leave on his backside?
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  Nah, it was just more of a smack on the the arm and an entire afternoon of, "I told you so!![/b]  |
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06-17-2005, 02:14 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 2,584
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Re: Tropical rainforest question
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Nah, it was just more of a smack on the the arm and an entire afternoon of, "I told you so!![/b]
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Don't you just love it when the "I told you so" moments come up without you even having to work for them!!
The more I think about it, the more I think I'm getting a trip-long pass for myself, and maybe for him. I'm thinking that might be a perfect "me time" escape. |
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06-21-2005, 06:24 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 14,427
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Re: Tropical rainforest question
I don't think you can get the "deal" on the Rainforest until after you've had (paid for) your other spa treatment. With Castaway Cay (and cabana massages) typically the last day of the cruise, that'd mean you'd have to squeeze the Rainforest into what's already a very busy evening - last-minute shop purchases, last-minute photo purchases, the last stage show.... Yeah, after all that you can probably use a stop in the Rainforest, but wouldn't be nice to have it earlier in the cruise?
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06-22-2005, 02:06 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 2,584
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Re: Tropical rainforest question
Thanks for the clarification, Dave. I'm glad to have already reserved our Cabana Massages on line, but I'll gladly head up to the spa the first day to get my cruise-long Rainforest pass. It's a nice relief to already have the massages reserved, and know I don't have to rush to the spa!
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06-23-2005, 09:59 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Lancaster, PA
Posts: 888
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Re: Tropical rainforest question
You can get a Rainforest length of cruise pass that is separate from the other spa services. Then you can go when you want as many times as you want. If you get a treatment then you can get a pass for that day. On a 3 day cruise the Rainforest only pass cost $35 for the whole cruise. You can also get a one day all day Rainforest pass if that's all you want to do without having to schedule a spa treatment. My Mom did that and loved it.
Hope that helps.
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