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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-13-2005, 05:08 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Texas
Posts: 241
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Illuminations at Pop Century!
I recently saw somewhere that if you stay at Pop Century in the 50's Building you can view Illuminations. Where at? We usually get preferred view but, we are going during Thanksgiving and by the time we reserved in MAY the preferred rooms were gone. So we said a room in the 50's building.  |
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07-13-2005, 06:24 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 3,651
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Re: Illuminations at Pop Century!
Don't worry about not getting a preferred room - they are all in the 60's. Ask for building B or C in the 50's, and state that you are hoping to see the fireworks. You'll also want to ask for a room on the 4th floor to eliminate the possibility of trees being in your way.
And even if you don't get the room you wanted, you could always walk to that location before the fireworks start, since there are no private balconies anyway.
Also, from our room in the 70's building B which faced the parking lot, we could see the fireworks from Downtown Disney.
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07-13-2005, 06:42 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Maryland
Posts: 3,451
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Re: Illuminations at Pop Century!
Thanks for the info! I want to give Pops a try, it
sounds really cool. I'm going to go by there this trip
& take a look. 
I hear they have great cheesecake.  |
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07-13-2005, 07:05 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 3,651
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Re: Illuminations at Pop Century!
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I hear they have great cheesecake.
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I had the tie-dyed cheesecake. It tasted like any other cheesecake, but the different colored design was a nice touch! I'm thinking I should have gone for the chocolate cake ... |
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07-13-2005, 08:27 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Carolina
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 5,666
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Re: Illuminations at Pop Century!
I watched Illuminations from my hotel room at Pop last year. I was in the 60 building with the Play Dough facing the lake, It was really neat.
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07-13-2005, 10:09 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,431
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Re: Illuminations at Pop Century!
While I've never been at the resort to watch Illuminations, I just wanted to say that I think the 50's is the best part of the resort! I've stayed in the 50's twice and was extremely happy with the locations each time. My 80's room was another story!
Enjoy Pop!
Jennifer
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07-13-2005, 11:25 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Texas
Posts: 241
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Re: Illuminations at Pop Century!
I LOVE Pop Century. My parents did not go with me last year to stay at Pop Century but they have stayed at ALL Star Music, Movie, Sports and Port Orleans. I told them they are going to be spoiled because it is so cool!
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07-14-2005, 09:20 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Jamestown, NC 27282
Posts: 1,217
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Re: Illuminations at Pop Century!
We watched the fireworks a couple of times from the 50's bldgs. in June, where we actually stayed. If you go to the jukebox bldg. or the bldg. to it's right and go back to the back by the stairs, you'll get the best views. Have fun, Ruth  |
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