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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-07-2005, 04:05 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Location: Columbia, SC
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Re: The Freeman Disney Christmas - Day 1!
Sorry that you were feeling bad, but you certainly managed to carry on!
Thanks for the pictures of LTT! I've been trying to decide whether to try for a PS for there on our next trip, so I was able to see some of that yummy food!
Hurry back! 
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02-07-2005, 04:11 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: The Freeman Disney Christmas - Day 1!
Yikes, sorry to hear about that migraine, sounds terrible.  Glad you were able to make it to MK and put on a happy face for LTT. More please! |
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02-07-2005, 04:14 PM
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The Original BagMan
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Re: The Freeman Disney Christmas - Day 1!
Sorry you had a headache Annabel, and sorry we missed you that night. Great start on the TR!!!
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02-07-2005, 05:06 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
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Re: The Freeman Disney Christmas - Day 1!
Sorry to hear about the migrane!!! Sounds like you had a grand time at dinner though!!
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02-07-2005, 05:37 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
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Location: Newtown Square, PA
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Re: The Freeman Disney Christmas - Day 1!
Awww, Anabel!  Sorry about the migraine! That stinks!  It sounds as though you managed to enjoy yourself anyway though!  |
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02-07-2005, 09:39 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: The Freeman Disney Christmas - Day 1!
Great to see you back Annabel!! So sorry about your migraine! Looking forward to another installment! |
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02-08-2005, 05:47 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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Re: The Freeman Disney Christmas - Day 1!
What a headache Annabel  Sorry we missed you at LTT! I had my eyes out looking for you!
Great pictures, hurry back with more  |
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02-10-2005, 02:07 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: NE Ohio
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Re: The Freeman Disney Christmas - Day 1!
Great report. I can't wait to read more.
Clio
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02-10-2005, 03:20 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
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Re: The Freeman Disney Christmas - Day 1!
Yuck! Sorry about the migraine!!! Sounds like it was no fun, but you still looked like youwere having a great time despite that!!!
Looking forward to more (and hope you got to feeling better!)
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02-10-2005, 08:23 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
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Re: The Freeman Disney Christmas - Day 1!
Great start! Can't wait for more. Thanks for sharing!
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02-11-2005, 09:04 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
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Re: The Freeman Disney Christmas - Day 2 Part 2!
<font color="purple"> continued.....
We walked through Liberty Square which was empty. Hubby didn’t fancy the Haunted Mansion so we carried on and walked through to Adventureland. We walked onto Pirates of the Caribbean – there was no queue whatsoever. Neither of us had been on this ride before. I knew there was a drop so felt a bit anxious – of course I knew it was approaching when we ended up in the dark and the guy sat in front kept telling his kid “hold on tightly now”. The drop was nowhere near as bad as I’d been expected and I felt very dumb – but I gave hubby a good laugh so I’m glad I served a purpose! Apparently I started to scream and then stopped and said oh was that it?  We both really enjoyed the ride. All night hubby was singing yo-ho yo-ho a pirate’s life for me!
We came across Peter Pan and Wendy not far from Pirates – I’d never seen them before so naturally I had to have a photo taken. They loved my pins and Peter commented on my Christmas trousers. He also pointed out my PhilharMagic pin and asked me what the best part of PhilharMagic was – to keep the peace I said why, the Peter Pan bit of course, to which Peter replied “hey I like you!”
We were disappointed to see that the Jungle Cruise was shut – I’d really been looking forward to riding that in the dark! Some other time I guess. We noticed loads of people around here. There was a queue for Magic Carpets of Aladdin. We walked back to the hub and then on to Tomorrowland so I could finally ride the Tomorrowland Transit Authority. There was a queue! Can you believe it? The only time I’ve experienced queues on the TTA is when the rain’s coming down! Tomorrowland was soooo full of people, I’d never seen it like this before. I guess it was because of Stitch’s Great Escape. We jumped on the TTA and I got quite tearful again. The queue for Buzz Lightyear was 25 minutes when we got off. We headed for Mickey’s Star Traders so I could buy the night’s LE party pin. I found out that the MVMCP Passholder pins were at Exposition Hall so made a pledge to go there before the night was over.
We went back on the TTA, then went to look at Stitch. The standby was 35 minutes and we didn’t fancy queuing up. The queue for Buzz went down to 15 minutes so we joined the queue. It was well under 10 minutes from when we joined. I did really bad – 4,000ish! Hubby got 41,000 – well, we were rusty from not riding for a few months!
It was nearly time for Wishes and I was still feeling pretty poorly. I complete forgot about meeting fellow Passporters for Wishes – sorry everyone  We found a quiet spot in the Rose Garden so Andy could film the fireworks while I sat nursing my head. The fireworks didn’t exactly help my head but I enjoyed them as much as I could.
We sat for awhile contemplating our next move. Do we stay for the parade or go back to Pop? Andy really wanted to stay so I agreed, not wanting to let him down. We went and saw Mickey’s PhilharMagic – the queues were ridiculous! It was outside the building stretching beyond Cinderella’s Carousel. We joined anyway and got in the next show.
I always well-up when Tinkerbell appears and this was no exception – I adore this show! I especially like it when I’m sat close to people who have never seen it before - I love their reactions.
After PhilharMagic, we walked through to the front of the castle as it was nearing time for the Parade. I stopped in Tinkerbell’s Treasures as I normally buy earrings from here. I bought a huge pair of Tink earrings and some Cinderella ones, both very cute. The castle was closed off so we ended up viewing the parade from the entrance to Liberty Square. I was a little disappointed with the spot as the lighting wasn’t too great and some of my photos did come out too dark but it was our fault for leaving it so late.
one of the local bands playing before the start
the start
loads of characters 
the end!
The parade was wonderful though, I really enjoyed it.
Andy was desperate for a drink after the parade and after finding most of the carts shut or closing, we went to Casey’s Corner. We sat outside Casey’s watching the Castle for a few minutes, drinking in silence as we took in the sights and sounds of our favourite place. There was a showing of Celebrate the Season on the stage forecourt due at midnight so we figured why not stay and watch it.
It was a good show I thought, if a little long winded.
It was soon time to leave, but I realised walking down Main Street that I hadn’t paid a visit to Exposition Hall yet to pick up my Passholder Pin. Oopsie! Inside Exposition Hall, they directed me to where the Passholder Pins were kept, which was round the back of the shop. We got there just in time I think – there were 2 people in front of us and by the time I’d bought my Pins, there were at least 14 people behind us.
We took a nice slow walk to the bus stops. Pop Century has the furthest walk to the bus stop. The bus stop lines were full. The great thing was that the buses were arriving 2 at a time. We made it on to the 6th bus and got a seat too. Result! Magic Kingdom is the furthest park away. 20 minutes later, we were back at Pop Century. It was gone 1am. I went straight to sleep after taking some more pills for my head - it was still pounding like mad – but hubby stayed up until gone 2am. I had a terrible night’s sleep, my headache woke me up nearly every half hour on the dot.
coming up in Day 3 - some time spent at MGM!
Annabel  </font> |
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02-11-2005, 09:17 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
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Re: The Freeman Disney Christmas - Day 2 Part 2!
So sorry to hear about your headache - but the photos of the parade and Wishes are wonderful!!! Can't wait to read about MGM.
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02-11-2005, 09:39 PM
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The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
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Re: The Freeman Disney Christmas - Day 2 Part 2!
Another great update Annabel. Wonderful photos!!!!
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02-11-2005, 09:47 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Location: Newtown Square, PA
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Re: The Freeman Disney Christmas - Day 2 Part 2!
Anabel, what an awesome update!! I was hoping your headache was gone by now, but you still managed to enjoy yourself and take some beautiful pictures!! I sure hope you feel better in the morning! |
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02-11-2005, 11:49 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: The Freeman Disney Christmas - Day 2 Part 2!
Those are the most gorgeous photos of Wishes that I have ever seen.
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I especially like it when I’m sat close to people who have never seen it before - I love their reactions.
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I never noticed that I feel the same way! Thanks for pointing that out! 
Great update...I really hope your head starts to feel better and that you have a Fantasmic time at MGM. |
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