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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-30-2004, 03:20 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 1,904
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Re: Dole Whips
Dole Whips are always a MUST on my list. Unfortunately, I didn't get to enjoy one on our last trip (9/04), but that means I get to have two on our next trip!!
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09-30-2004, 04:21 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Alabama
Posts: 1,692
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Re: Dole Whips
Okay, ya'll have made me want one! I've never had one, so I'll make sure I put it on my "To Eat" list.
Let's see now . . . that's Zebra Domes, Turkey Legs, and Dole Whips . . .  |
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09-30-2004, 06:29 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: New Orleans, LA/Houma, LA
Posts: 201
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Re: Dole Whips
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09-30-2004, 10:40 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Davidsonville, MD
Posts: 6,563
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Re: Dole Whips
Well, y'all have to go the the Dole Plantation on Oahu and have one there. And the pineapple is so sweet and fresh. I ate so much pineapple the two weeks we were there I started getting mouth sores! But it's so darn sweet and good. They do have the chocolate and vanilla twist in addition to the vanilla/pineapple twist. I think I may have had a mango/pineapple twist there too. Yum.
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10-01-2004, 08:32 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Maryland
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 5,081
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Re: Dole Whips
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I thought for years that I HATED pineapple, but discovered a few weeks ago that I LOVE fresh pineapple
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My DH was the exact same way. When we went do WDW last year I made him try some of my vanilla/pineapple dole whip, and then he wanted his own. He kept telling me that fresh pineapple didn't taste like that, that it's always bitter not sweet. So when we were on our honeymoon in Tahiti, they had fresh pineapple every morning for breakfast...now he's hooked. All I had to say was "I Told You So" 
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10-04-2004, 01:14 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: DC
Posts: 68
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Re: Dole Whips
Dole Whip has been my favorite thing at the parks (even over anything at V&A's!!) for like 16 years
Mmm. I think I'll have one on friday! |
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Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95. |
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10-04-2004, 05:58 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,304
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Re: Dole Whips
Try A Pineapple Float - pineapple Dole Whip with pineapple juice
YUMMY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deb
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10-04-2004, 07:07 PM
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Go Red Sox!! :D
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Rhode Island - Red Sox Nation
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 27,451
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Re: Dole Whips
Around here they sell Dole Whips at the soft serve ice cream places. They vary the flavors. I'm wondering if anyone else has Dole Whips near them and if they are the same as the Dole Whips sold at WDW. I've never tried the Dole Whips at WDW, but the ones around here certainly are yummy!
Dyan
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10-05-2004, 05:28 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: DC
Posts: 68
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Re: Dole Whips
If by around here you mean RI I think they're different, if I recall from my youth! |
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10-05-2004, 05:28 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Colorado
Posts: 292
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Re: Dole Whips
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Try A Pineapple Float - pineapple Dole Whip with pineapple juice
YUMMY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deb
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I will have to try one of those next time!!! Yum!!!    |
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10-12-2004, 06:33 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Florida
Posts: 2,493
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Re: Dole Whips
Deb,
You are so right about the Pineapple Floats.  I had a Dole Whip on my list of things to try while at WDW. When it came time to order at Aloha Isle I was hot AND thirsty. I tried the float and boy was it good! Really hit the spot.
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10-12-2004, 06:56 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Columbia, SC
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,014
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Re: Dole Whips
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You are so right about the Pineapple Floats. I had a Dole Whip on my list of things to try while at WDW. When it came time to order at Aloha Isle I was hot AND thirsty. I tried the float and boy was it good! Really hit the spot.
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On everyone's advice, I did try a Dole Whip at MK and loved it! Now it seems that I need to try the float! 
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10-19-2004, 11:24 AM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
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Re: Dole Whips
Please don't slap me, but I don't care for Dole Whips . . . I am more of a Citrus Swirl girl!!! (Citrus Swirl = frozen orange juice swirled with vanilla soft-serve ice cream --- you can find these at Sunshine Tree Terrace in Adventureland, right next to the Enchanted Tiki Room (before you go through into Frontierland!)  ) |
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10-19-2004, 03:00 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Arlington Heights, IL
Posts: 2,739
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Re: Dole Whips
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Citrus Swirl = frozen orange juice swirled with vanilla soft-serve ice cream --- you can find these at Sunshine Tree Terrace in Adventureland, right next to the Enchanted Tiki Room (before you go through into Frontierland!) )
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Sarah,
Thanks for the tip!! I love these and didn't realize they sell them at WDW!! Thanks!! |
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10-19-2004, 05:32 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Western Michigan
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 313
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Re: Dole Whips
Well, I'll just have to try both the Dole Whip and the Citrus Swirl! My food list get longer and longer....  |
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