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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.
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OMG! I LOVE that picture too!! There's just something magical about the four of you with your arms around each other looking towards the MK.
You have the prettiest eyes Amy and all of you guys take such fantastic photos!
I somehow fell very far behind in this TR but now I'm all caught up again. Sounds like you're having a wonderful time so far. I love your pics from the Poly. And looking at them makes me want to stay at the Poly again even more.
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Just finished catching up with your trip report! It is fantastic....I've always wanted to stay at the Poly..how lucky for you! Can't wait to read more!
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Great update. New photo shoot has some great pics.
So glad we got the reshoot It was a much better experience
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Great pictures from the photo shoot!! More please!!
Thank you
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yay an update!! great pics from the photo shoot.
Thank You
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Glad to see you updating again. Looking forward to more.
I am hoping to get another installment up today
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I just found this and I can't wait to read more. Sounds like you guys had a great trip, well at least so far
It was one of the best trips we had ever taken
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OMG! I LOVE that picture too!! There's just something magical about the four of you with your arms around each other looking towards the MK.
You have the prettiest eyes Amy and all of you guys take such fantastic photos!
More please!
Thank You My mom couldn't believe how my eyes popped when we were previewing the pics.
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Great photo shoot!!!! Love your top too! Do you mind sharing where you got it?
I got it last year at JC Penney's
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I somehow fell very far behind in this TR but now I'm all caught up again. Sounds like you're having a wonderful time so far. I love your pics from the Poly. And looking at them makes me want to stay at the Poly again even more.
The Poly had to be one of my favorites.
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Great pictures, I love the one of all of you facing the water, I can see why your mom likes it so much. Can't wait to hear all about minature golf.
Coming up next
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Just finished catching up with your trip report! It is fantastic....I've always wanted to stay at the Poly..how lucky for you! Can't wait to read more!
I would say the Poly was great
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Great update!! Beautiful photos! Looking forward to more
After we had lunch we headed over to the mini golf. We decided to skip the swimming Shayne was the only one feeling it. When we got over to the mini golf we decided to go to the Winter scene. We paid & got a wdw golf ball with our purchase for a keepsake. Here comes the ton of pictures.
After mini golf we headed back to our resort to relax a bit before going to WCC for dinner. Everyone got ready for dinner & we walked down to the ferry to catch a ride over to MK.
Since our dinner reservation was for 6:35pm we figure we would have some boat problems with the HDDR. We decided to go to the bus stop & took the bus over to WL. We arrived early & looked around the shops to kill some time. We checked in & pulled up some rocking chairs while we waited.
Finally we got in about 20 after our reservation time. Three of us got the skillet & Shayne got something else. I think we pass on dessert.
The meal was okay but not as good as last year. I think that was because last year we had a great waitress. We left there & headed back over to the shop to purchase a few things we had seen earlier. We headed over to the boat dock to make our way back. Once we got back we were suppose to do laundry but no one felt like doing it. We called it a night.
Just found your TR.......Great TR and love all the photos!! Congrats on the weightloss, do you have any secrets to share on how you have done so well??? Can't wait to read and see more......please
Looks like everyone had a ball playing minature golf. Sorry dinner was not as great as last time, but glad everyone enjoyed anyway. Can't wait to see your WS pictures.
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