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Old 06-20-2009, 03:22 PM   #136
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Thanks Kenny! I got it in the mail about 20 minutes ago and JUST opened it! I LOVE it!!!!!
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Old 06-21-2009, 05:20 PM   #137
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I've been really naughty. I have the deluxe PP and my little girl loves it just like I do, so I have been really naughty and have just ordered a spiral one from amazon for her 6th (yes I know 6th) birthday. She's going to be over the moon!!
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Old 06-22-2009, 03:19 PM   #138
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Old 08-05-2009, 10:04 PM   #139
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I wanted to get the Deluxe however when I went to our local Borders - all they had was the spiral. So far I have found it perfect. I am sure I woudl prefer the deluxe but that has to be special ordered at Borders and we are going to leave for our trip later this month.
I wanted to order it from this site - however shipping to Hawaii is horrendous! So my local Borders will have to do.
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Old 08-06-2009, 07:10 AM   #140
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Our first Passporter was the spiralbound and I loved it! You can still keep things organized in the pockets and it makes for a great souvenir after the trip and pre-planning tool for the next trip! .
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I went ahead and ordered the spiral again. It is what I've bought the past three trips and other than the band thing breaking on my last one, I've been absolutely THRILLED with it!! The deluxe looks awesome, but in the end I just couldn't justify the cost difference since I don't take it into the parks with me or anything like that. If I did, I think the deluxe would be a great upgrade!! It looks wonderful! But for me, for now, I think the spiral is just perfect!
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I like the deluxe version-feels great, easy to add new pages.
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Our previous versions have been spiral-bound and I just ordered the 2010 spiral-bound version. I'll take it with us on the trip, but never into the parks (I don't take any books into the park as they're just too bulky). I've always been really happy with it and just can't justify the cost differential at this point to go deluxe as we only hit WDW about every 5 years or so.
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I love the deluxe! I can just order refills (cheaper). It looks nicer. the pages turn better. they have extra places to put stuff. Hands down love it!
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I like the idea of just ordering refills, however, I have always had the spiral bound version and love it! It makes a great souvenir! I carried mine into the park several days but found it rather bulky and heavy to keep up with, another good reason to go deluxe this time!
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My spiral bound copies are fine, and still in pretty good shape! My favorite though, is the deluxe! I love that you can add or remove pages and there are refills available. Love it!
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My spiral bound copies are fine, and still in pretty good shape! My favorite though, is the deluxe! I love that you can add or remove pages and there are refills available. Love it!
Funny how you have full drawer full of planner from passpoter. I should do that.
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I love the spiral bound version, but I plan to purchase the 2010 Deluxe! I like the idea of being able to add my pages to the book too.

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I just got my first Passporter a couple weeks ago, and we love it! We got the deluxe, and after seeing it, I don't think we would even consider the spiral (however, I did just pre-order the 2010 cruise Passporter, since we'll be taking our first Disney cruise this year). I've been creating new pages from the passporter forms I downloaded like a madman, and can't wait til I can finish them all and put them in our book! We're going in August, both to Disney (AKV for 1st time, then OKW, which we love) and then on the Wonder. I got the cruise spiral cause I figured I could keep anything that needed keeping in our WDW Passporter, and just use the cruise pp for information.
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