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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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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DH would say 20,000 Leagues. He was crushed that one was gone by the time we took our first trp as a family.
I miss River Country and Discovery Island. I have many fond memories from my childhood at both of them.
The Tapestry of Dreams parade at Epcot. Oh, how I miss that one. Something about that parade always reduced me to tears. Loved those great, big drums. I keep hoping that one day they will bring a form of it back. Epcot needs a parade.
The Monster Sound Show (or whatever it was called) at MGM with Chevy Chase and Martin Short. I was picked not once, but twice to do the sound effects in that one. It was so much fun. And I was really terrible about making my assigned noises at the right time.
And while it hasn't been gone that long, we miss the Concourse Steakhouse. We had a great meal there a few years ago on DH's birthday and had so much fun watching DD get excited about the monorail going by above us. EVERY SINGLE TIME it went by us.
MK 1975....On my Dad's shoulders watching the parade!
I was on a trip with my daycare one summer in the 70s and stayed at the campgrounds. They had a show every night with characters and CMs. One that sticks out was a skit talking about littering. Chip and Dale were there and the CMs kept asking everyone what exactly trash was. Well, Chip and Dale were picking different objects up from around the stage to throw in the trash.....Dale came over and picked me up and started to throw me in the trash can. After the crowd convinced him I wasn't trash...took him awhile & I could here him laughing under that costume..... then he put me on stage and I helped finish the skit. Even received a cool button and bag. Afterwards, we always had smores around a bonfire.
I still sing he "If You Had Wings" song and my kids think I'm nuts!! I LOVED that ride!
I also miss the skyway...I know, not very exciting but it was a fun way to get from Fantasyland to Tomorrowland and sort of relaxing...I remember when we stayed at the Contempoorary one year my borther and sister and I tried to do the "I can see my "house" from here" while on it (I don't remember if we actually saw it!!!)
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I remember the sky cars that went accross the park. My mom stuck my dad and I in one when we were arguing on one trip when I was a teenager. By the time we met up with her and my brothers in the other car we were talking again.
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Im kinda suprised they still dont use them, maybe there was alot of waste considering they were plastic
It could be that but my own personal opinion is that soda / bottled water came on to the market really strong and just replaced it. If you think about it, how many places (theme / amusement park wise) can you actually get juice anymore as you're walking around?
Do they still have the aliens that are contorsionists in Epcot? I for the life of me can't remember their name. Started with a "K" I think.
I think they were called the Kristos if we're thinking of the same group. They wore skin-tight silver costumes. I remember DS commenting when he saw them about he could tell the boys from the girls, even in costume. I think they were cut a few years ago.
I really miss so much of the live entertainment, especially Future Corps. Ironically, I was reading the biography of an ex-WDW musician who'd been there from 1982-1990. Sadly, I couldn't even recognize the 2 bands he'd been in. He was probably a victim of the many cuts in live entertainment over the years.
Old Favorites..what do you miss and don't miss most from the 70's and 80's at WDW?
I Miss:
Horizons...what a shame it's gone.
World of Motion (I love Test Track, but wish they could have both)
20,000 Leagues
Broadway at the Top dinner show (performed at Top of the World at the Contemporary..now Calli Grill)
Mickey's Revue
Main Street Electric Parade (although I do love Spectromagic)
the original Journey into Imagination (hated version 2..still don't like version 3)
Kitchen Kabaret (wasn't crazy about 2nd version/Food Rocks)
Magic Journeys (hated it's replacement..Captain EO..and liked it better than current HISTK)
Water Skiing Shows on 7 Seas Lagoon/Bay Lake
Epcot Marching Band (cannot remember their name right at this moment)
Don't Miss:
Mission to Mars
Skylydescope (air show over Epcot's World Showcase)
Circus Acts at Epcot (what were they thinking!!?)
Also...I remember my early trips when the Contemporary, the Poly and the Golf Resort (which became the Disney Inn..and now Shades of Green) were the only resorts on property. Back then, because of their newness, they were SPOTLESS and the grounds kept in meticulous order (kinda sad to see that they don't keep the Poly up like they used to). Also, you needed to make your reservations for those resorts well over a year in advance or you were out of luck!
When we went during the late 80's I was only about 7, so I don't remember much, but I do remember Captain Eo being hilarious. :P Sorry, child of that time!
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