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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-11-2005, 01:04 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 217
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Castaway Club Member
We took our first cruise with Disney in 2004. We are now scheduled to go again in Sept. 2006. We never received our Castaway Club "stuff" so I called to request it. They told me that it would take about 8 weeks to receive the packet,why so long?
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09-11-2005, 07:52 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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Castaway Club Member
I don't think anyone has ever gotten a straight answer from them on why it takes so long! Do rest assured, though, that regardless of whether you have the card they do have a CCC number associated with your name and there will be the obligatory DCL towel and pin awaiting your arrival when you enter your stateroom.  |
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09-11-2005, 06:00 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Posts: 5
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Re: Castaway Club Member
Oooh. . . we get prizes too? I thought it was just faster checkin! What else can repeat cruisers look forward to?
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09-11-2005, 10:01 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: Castaway Club Member
I can't wait to become a CC member!
Amy
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09-11-2005, 10:21 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,357
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Re: Castaway Club Member
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I don't think anyone has ever gotten a straight answer from them on why it takes so long! Do rest assured, though, that regardless of whether you have the card they do have a CCC number associated with your name and there will be the obligatory DCL towel and pin awaiting your arrival when you enter your stateroom.
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I would recommend calling and making sure they got the number associated with the reservation. And get the number so that you can write it down some place helpful like the back of an envelope or your left palm.  |
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09-11-2005, 10:30 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Burb\'s of Detroit.
Posts: 410
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Re: Castaway Club Member
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I can't wait to become a CC member!
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You and me both!
I cannot wait!!!
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09-11-2005, 10:56 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: Castaway Club Member
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Oooh. . . we get prizes too? I thought it was just faster checkin! What else can repeat cruisers look forward to?
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Yes, there are goodies. Lately, folks have been getting a special edition beach towel (one per stateroom). You'll also receive an invitation to a special reception. Typically, the reception is held at around 5:00pm in the night club on Deck 3. The captain, cruise director, and other officers are normally on hand. However, on the 14-day Eastbound Panama Canal voyage there were over 1700 Castaway Club members on board, so they had a really big party up on Deck 9 (no, they didn't bother checking to see if we had invitations).
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09-11-2005, 11:17 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Davidsonville, MD
Posts: 6,563
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Re: Castaway Club Member
I got a cool tote bag and two CC pins, and Grace got one too in her room with two pins (we were all in one room for the first cruise and were in two rooms for the second.
My CC card came within four weeks after we got back, and I keep it right next to my driver's license and ATM card. I feel it has special powers.  |
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09-17-2005, 11:38 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 217
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Re: Castaway Club Member
Good News  DCL sent me an email with my CC numbers. |
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09-18-2005, 11:18 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: BURLESON TX (near Ft. Worth)
Posts: 5,589
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Re: Castaway Club Member
We'll be CC members March 19th, 2006 can't wait!
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