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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.
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# 7 MNSSHP: Partying with the Mouse (Part 3)
Walking in Circles
After having a great time exploring the New Fantasyland, we then made our way into Tomorrowland for a trip on the Peoplemover and a shoot out with Buzz.
Heading back towards the hub, I pulled Cammy off the bridge for one of my favorite PhotoPass locations. There was only 1 couple in front of us and much to our delight we watched the man get on 1 knee and pull out a ring...wow, talk about magic. I am so happy we got to witness this moment.
After we had our picture taken Cammy and I decided to wander around and trick or treat and make our way back to the Haunted Mansion for some magic shots now that it was dark and of course another ride in those doom-buggies.
When we emerged from the mansion we ran into another group of Mousekeeters and they insisted we take a picture together.
By this time people were already lining up for the 1st parade, which we had decided that we would skip and get another dole whip. Trying to make our way back to Adventureland was almost impossible and we managed to make it across the street just as the Headless Horseman passed by.
We stood and watched the parade for a few moments before making our way towards Aloha Isles for round 2.
Dole whips in hand we wandered around a deserted Adventureland and then to the trick or treat trail at Splash Mountain, stopped for another ride on HM where we met up with Madame Leota where is was actively flirting with a couple of teenage boys.
We then trick or treated all the way back to Tomorrowland for yet another ride on the Peoplemover and another shootout with Buzz.
Candy bags full and Wishes about to start we made our way to the hub to watch the Villain Show and stake out a place for Wishes...talk about walking in circles, but it was no nice to worry about any OCD touring plan and just going where the moment took us!
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Thank you!!
Love your HM pics, and running into more Mousketeers! Too cute!
# 7 MNSSHP: Partying with the Mouse (Part 4)
Saving the Best for Last
We made our way between the Partners Statue and the castle to watch the Villains Show.
It was fun, I had never really stopped before to watch one of the live shows! Wishes was scheduled to start not long after the show ended, so Cammy and I opted to stay put and not fight the crowds and we were rewarded with a great location to view both Celebrate the Magic and my favorite Wishes!
Which both were spectacular as usual. After the show, we had a little while before the next parade so we decided that we wanted some real food, or at least Cammy wanted real food and I still had not had the pumpkin waffle sundae. Cammy headed of to Casey’s while I went in the direction of Sleepy Hollow, and with our food in hand we met back up at a table near CP/Casey’s. By this time we both were beginning to drag and sitting down was a welcomed treat.
As we enjoyed our food, the Boo to You Parade began and instead of getting up and moving to watch the parade, we opted to watch from the table.
Not a great viewing area, but hey at least I was finally seeing a Disney Parade (next time I will be sitting on the curb) and there is always my zoom lense. After the parade, Cammy and I decided that it was time to make our way back to CBR and call it a night.
On our way out we stopped for a few more photopass pictures to capture our night and then it was on the bus, back to our room to check our candy haul and fall into bed with not so scary dreams.
You all did move in a big circle, but looks like you had fun the whole way.
Looking back I am shocked how many circles we made that night...but that is what I wanted...just to enjoy and let the moment take me!
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Originally Posted by rhinohunter
Great night at MNSSHP. Lots of fun. Funny that you were able to meet so many Mouseketeers.
There were quite a few...this group was funny. They saw us and came running, wanting a group picture. We even ended up riding HM with them and singing the Mickey Mouse Club song!
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Originally Posted by xwewhisper
Thank you!!
Love your HM pics, and running into more Mousketeers! Too cute!
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