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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-04-2006, 08:21 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 60
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Re: Tip for Everest
Thanks! DH has inner ear issues and was not too keen on riding EE w/the rest of the family. Now he has a bit of reassurance!
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05-04-2006, 08:50 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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Re: Tip for Everest
Great tip Eileen!!
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05-04-2006, 08:59 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: the Burbs outside of Philadelphia
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 12,093
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Re: Tip for Everest
Thanks for the tip. I really want to ride this in April with dd but I'm nervous about not doing well on the ride. Does anyone know how long you go backwards?
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05-04-2006, 09:15 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 35,829
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Re: Tip for Everest
Thanks for the tip. The ride is more enjoyable if you don't turn aroundf (I've done it both ways). The backwards ascent is less than 10 seconds
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05-04-2006, 09:31 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,481
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Re: Tip for Everest
Also those that don't like going upside down....this ride does not go upside down (at least that is what my sister and my friend told me)
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05-04-2006, 10:25 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 39,682
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Re: Tip for Everest
Good advice! I always keep my head facing forward whenever I'm on a coaster that goes in reverse.
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05-04-2006, 11:23 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 511
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Re: Tip for Everest
That's a great tip!!! Thanks for sharing!
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05-04-2006, 11:35 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Lansdale, PA
Posts: 2,112
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Re: Tip for Everest
Thanks I will try this when we go in August!
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05-04-2006, 01:16 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861
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Re: Tip for Everest
If you want to get a feel for this ride before you get there, people have posted several videos of the ride on-line.
Here's one that I know of, but a Google search of "Everest ride video" will bring up a ton...
http://www.wdwmagic.com/everest_video.htm
Good luck!
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05-04-2006, 01:43 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 4,613
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Re: Tip for Everest
Thanks for that tip Eileen. I will not turn around!!!! Do let us know if it worked for you when you go.
I have a question for your DH. Please ask him if the movement of turning sideways while the ride is in motion does the same thing as turning and looking behind, as you described. I even get motion sick on BTM but I'm always looking over at DS next to me to see if he's doing o.k. (He does, but I don't!) Thanks!
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05-04-2006, 04:29 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Rock Creek, Ohio USA
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Re: Tip for Everest
Thanks for the very useful advice, Eileen![img]/ubb/images/graemlins/dizzy.gif[/img] It's not fun trying to fight off motion sickness, that's for sure. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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05-04-2006, 07:28 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Re: Tip for Everest
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I have a question for your DH. Please ask him if the movement of turning sideways while the ride is in motion does the same thing as turning and looking behind, as you described.
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Yep - if you are prone to motion sickness, you should always strive to keep your eyes open, face forward and watch what's going on in front of you. You need to make sure that you see what your body is "experiencing" as motion -- well, it will at least help with mitigating motion sickness.
If you want to learn more about it all, do a Google search on the words "vestibular motion sick" and read some of that stuff there.
Good luck!
Eileen
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05-05-2006, 08:05 AM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 4,613
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Re: Tip for Everest
Thanks a lot, Eileen. More great tips and I will be researching vetibular motion sickness this weekend. I love to do the rides but it's such a bummer when I feel sick!
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05-05-2006, 08:17 AM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Texas
Posts: 4,748
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Re: Tip for Everest
Thanks for the tip! I usually don't have much of a probelm with motion sickness, but if it does bother me I am messed up for the rest of the day.
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05-05-2006, 08:27 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Southampton, U.K.
Posts: 8,125
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Re: Tip for Everest
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[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thanx.gif[/img] for the tip! I do get motion sick very easily and if keeping my head facing straight ahead helps, I'll do it.
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