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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-04-2003, 10:26 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Geogia
Concierge Level: 5
Posts: 2,549
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Re: Kali River Rapids
I had a backpack full of stuff, plus our shoes, none of which we wanted soggy, so I took a trash bag and dumped everything into it. I put it on the floor of the raft, by our feet. We got drowned, but all our stuff stayed dry. I tossed the bag afterwards -- one bout of Kali was enough for us!
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04-05-2003, 02:34 PM
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#17
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Littleton, CO
Posts: 156
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Re: Kali River Rapids
Okay I just gotta say...thanks for all the advice. Even though those pool shoes are not fashionable ,in my opinion, must save the tootsies! DH got bad blisters last time and we didn't ride Kali. Maybe it was Splash Mountain that did him in. Anyway, I'm writing this info in my passporter pronto!!! Thanks!!!
32 days....yippeee!! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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04-05-2003, 02:54 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 4,613
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Re: Kali River Rapids
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Originally posted by RocklandRVers:
I swear we may need pack animal to haul all the stuff you guys recommend packing. Let's see: moleskin, ponchos, wet wipes, camera, ziplocks, snacks, brita bottles...WOW! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Isn't this only about half of what you need to carry?! Serioulsy, we usually do Kali last and then plan to go back to the resort. (DH wouldn't wear a poncho.) I tucked my shoes under my poncho and they didn't get wet, luckily. I did have a back up pair of tennis shoes back at the room though. I don't like wet shoes, either.
The only bad thing about a poncho is that you seem to get drenched by the people who have the elephant squirt guns. I didn't know about these the first time I rode. I took the hood off of my poncho because I thought the ride was done. That made me a perfect target! My hair was soaked before I even knew what hit me. |
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04-23-2003, 09:13 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Ann Arbor
Posts: 56
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Re: Kali River Rapids
I echo the need for Ziplock bag but I would upgrade it to a waterproof bag made for cameras. You can get these at good camera stores or hiking/camping stores. They tend to have strong plastic and better "zippers". Some of them have outer bellow that can be blown up (used when on water in boats) and that would give your camera better protection of being bounced around in the inner storage area of the rides.
I've gone on Kali and used these and my camera came out dry.
Also I put my socks and shoes in the waterproof storage area and ride the ride shoeless. I agree wet socks and shoes are worst then wet shorts (tho it's a close second).
I'm researching shorts that are quick dry for my next trip - I think they are the nylon kind. Riding Kali without rain poncho is a must but walking around wet can be daunting.
You might want to
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