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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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I have been to Universal before but the only rides I've been on have been MIB, Back to the Future, Jaws, Earthquake, King Kong. I've never been to IOA but we are going because of WWOHP.
Thanks for the suggestions! Bonine is over the counter, is that correct?
I tried both bonine and dramamine before we left. A few years ago I tried them and they made me feel very ill and tired. This time I tried both after eating. I didn't feel ill, only sleepy. I didn't feel sleepy at the park though, too much adrenaline pumping through my body I guess!! I did find when I took the 24 hour one I slept like a baby. I didn't even hear DH snore! I found dramamine in a 4-6 hour tablet which was super for when I only needed it for a short park day and didn't want to take the chance of feeling drowsy all day if we weren't doing the parks after supper. I also found that to help me sleep well at night if I took it before bed. Sometimes on vacation I can't fall asleep or I wake up at midnight and can't fall back asleep because I'm excited for the next day. The only place I have found the 4-6 hour dramamine is Walgreen's. They call it wal-dram.
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Soarin meets a motion simulator on steroids
Love that description!!
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Originally Posted by HoosierMom
Motion sickness meds like Dramamine make me VERY SLEEPY. There is a less drowsy kind but I would try to take one before I used them on vacation to see how tired they make you. I can hardly keep my eyes open when I take them!
See my answer above.
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This happened to me too with Dramamine. That's why I like Bonine - it's non-drowsy and sometimes I just take half a pill. It's easy to split in half since it's scored down the middle.
I took two of whichever kind I was taking. I didn't want to take any chances! Guess I'm hard core!!
Oh, by the way I did not feel sick after FJ (had taken dramamine prior to ride). I felt a little disoriented, I guess you'd call it (the storyline/ride just moves from one thing to the next so quickly), but not motion sickness and without meds I would have been throwing up. DH has never felt sick from a ride and felt a little queasy. DS felt fine.
I personally didnt feel any kind of motion sickness throughout the ride, but to be fair i dont generally suffer with roller coasters, altho 3d can sometimes send me funny, the simpsons ride makes me feel all kinds of nasty
Just popping in to say a big "THANK YOU!!" to everyone for their suggestions. I'm usually okay with roller coasters, but I don't want to take any chances when I visit Universal next month. I'm not as young and resilient as I used to be. I looked at Dramamine and Bonine, but quickly ran away when I read that the active ingredient was Meclizine. (I had a BAD experience with a stronger doseage/prescription of it years ago. Couldn't function for an entire weekend.) I've decided to try ginger instead. Thanks again!!!
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I found dramamine in a 4-6 hour tablet which was super for when I only needed it for a short park day and didn't want to take the chance of feeling drowsy all day if we weren't doing the parks after supper. I also found that to help me sleep well at night if I took it before bed. 
Sometimes on vacation I can't fall asleep or I wake up at midnight and can't fall back asleep because I'm excited for the next day. 
The only place I have found the 4-6 hour dramamine is Walgreen's. They call it wal-dram. 
Michelle
I looked at Dramamine and Bonine, but quickly ran away when I read that the active ingredient was Meclizine. 
(I had a BAD experience with a stronger doseage/prescription of it years ago. Couldn't function for an entire weekend.) I've decided to try ginger instead. Thanks again!!!
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