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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
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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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What wonderful character meets @ Epcot, especially with Snow White & the Prince. Awesome pictures!!! We Soarin'!!! Sorry Luke wasn't feeling well. Can't wait to read all about your PP meet!!! Hope your meeting with the principal goes well. Can't wait to read more!!
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Great update!! Looks like you had some wonderful interactions with the characters today. How lucky you got to meet Snow White's prince!! Can't wait to read about the Illuminations meet!
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This is like a favorite TV show - you want to watch the whole season right now but you hate for it to be over with so soon .... such great pics!! I love all the interactions with all the characters!!
What a great afternoon of meet and greets! I love the Snow White picture with all of you! But I also the Mary Poppins picture! She is definitely one of my favorites! She is always so delightful!
I love Soarin'! It is my all time favorite ride! I am so glad you were able to ride row 1 - with no feet!
I am in the planning stages of a trip in June of next year! (hopefully we will finally get to meet!) I am thinking about staying at BC. I just love it there! Isn't it nice to walk back to your room??
I hope the meeting with the new principal goes well!
I really hope we get to meet next June! The meeting with my new principal went extremely well and I feel he has our school's best interest in mind!
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This is like a favorite TV show - you want to watch the whole season right now but you hate for it to be over with so soon .... such great pics!! I love all the interactions with all the characters!!
I agree about your TRs being like a great TV show - I do really look forward to the updates but am sad when it ends! Love all the great photos. We lost our camera on this trip more than halfway through if you can believe it and never got it back, either :-( Thank goodness for Photopass and I pre-ordered the CD so I have some but not nearly as many as I should. I am living vicariously through your photos! Looking forward to more updates!
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15 total family trips with stays at the Poly, AKL, Wilderness Lodge, Beach Club, Swan, Dolphin, POFQ, Pop Century, All Star Music, Movies & Sports, and Coronado Springs.
In my rush to finish up before my meeting, I totally forgot about a surprise on our way back to Beach Club. So before I return to the Illuminations meet, let’s wish Donald a as he turned 76 this day. We actually were fortunate enough to meet him as we were leaving.
Donald enjoyed all of Stefanie’s birthday wishes and advice. She had gotten so excited in the line as the CM told her it was Donald’s birthday. So when it was her turn, she went to him running, arms open, yelling “Happy Birthday, Donald!” it! So how could I have forgotten that!
Before heading back up to our room, I also took a few pictures of the resort.
The Breezeway of BCV
Stefanie with some attitude as she thought I was making her pose silly
Another part of the Breezeway
Painting in the Breezeway
A wee bit more attitude
My two buddies were not up to walking fast and it was 7:30 by the time we had entered the International Gateway and begun our trek to Mexico. I am directionally challenged and Luke was not feeling well, so I made the mistake of taking the long way to our designated meet. Luke and Stefanie were not going to make it by our appointed time of 8:00 PM, so I left Luke and Stefanie at America and power walked the remainder of the way.
First I met Nikki (meyernl) and her son and daughter, then Dora (DoraDoug) and her family showed up and finally Sam (stubekis) and her family. We even had a few web-footed guests.
A momma duck and her ducklings
Dora and her family
Sam and her family
It was wonderful finally to meet friends in 3D as Dora said. Stefanie gave out glow bracelets and we even adopted a family right next to us. While Stefanie and I were making and distributing bracelets, Luke ran to Kringala to get us drinks and came back with the most delicious sweet pretzel, too. Meeting fellow PassPorters is so magical, and evidently mindboggling as I didn’t realize until almost too late that I had not gotten us together for a picture. But I did get loads of Illuminations shots, so here goes.
Stefanie dancing to the music
Illuminations was incredible and our view was one of the best! Heather for getting us together last June so I knew where to go this year. We left happy, but totally exhausted. The walk to the International Gateway did us in, though I did stop several times to use posts as tripods and get nighttime resort shots.
Boardwalk
The Lighthouse Dock
Lagoon entrance to Beach Club
Check In
Then it was back to the room where we watched the Black Hawks vs. the Flyers. Chicago! I downloaded 249 photos; some really good Illuminations shots got me very excited about the scrapbook pages I would do. The plan for tomorrow – sleep late, head to AK in time for lunch at Tusker House at 1:40, see Finding Nemo: The Musical and Festival of the Lion King; ride Kilimanjaro Safaris; and walk the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail. I finished my notes. My legs and feet at nearly 52 do NOT want to do quite as much as they once did, but it is Disney and I’ll keep going.
Love the shots of Stefanie and Donald, hoe great that she got to visit him for his birthday. Love the shots of Illuminations, a great way to end another day, Illuminations and PP friends. Hoping that Luke is feeling better soon.
Great update Can! Love the Donald birthday visit! I certainly hope we can do an Illuminations meet with you next June! I think we'll be back to a June vacation next year!
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Can't wait to read all about your PP meet!!! Hope your meeting with the principal goes well. Can't wait to read more!!
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That is so sweet!
as he turned 76 this day. We actually were fortunate enough to meet him as we were leaving.
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