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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-19-2006, 12:33 AM
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Go Red Sox!! :D
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 1, Part 1, updated 11/16
Wonderful update! The flowers are beautiful as was your view of the Pacific! Can't wait to read about your adventures at Sea World!
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11-19-2006, 01:39 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
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Location: California
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 1, Part 1, updated 11/16
Really enjoying your TR. Can't wait to read more!
And those furry little critters are so lacking to east coast squirrels! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
Karen aka Fairy Godmailer aka Jersey Girl til the day I die!!
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11-20-2006, 01:22 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 1, Part 1, updated 11/16
I am finally all caught up with your report! Glad you finally made it to your hotel, and it looks really cute!! Love your photos!! Can't wait for more!!
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11-21-2006, 09:37 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 1, Part 2, updated 11/21
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<u>Day 1 - October 30, 2006 – Part 2</u>
We pulled into Sea World without a hitch, and I was really looking forward to this day because I liked Sea World in Orlando so much when we went a few years ago. It was a little overcast, but that was okay. I looked at the map to get my bearings, looked at the schedule to get a plan, got Maxine her first wheelchair of the trip, and we were off! We decided to go through the park counter-clockwise since the shows we wanted to begin with were on that side of the park.
The first thing we came saw was the beautiful foliage. The flowers were gorgeous throughout the park. Victoria had to take a picture of flowers and the flags. You can really see how overcast it was.
 
Then we came across the Clydesdales.
These horses are magnificent. Although I am allergic to horses, I did close enough for a picture or two. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Although this picture turned out a little blurry, I still like it.
The infamous donkey from their latest ad campaign was on hand for photos and was sure not to miss his breakfast. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Victoria really, really wanted to ride Journey to Atlantis, so we went there to beat any lines. Boy did we beat them. It wasn’t even open yet. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] But we did see some beautiful dolphins. Yes, these are dolphins. I know because I am so smart. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] No, I know because I read. The sign said these are Commerson’s Dolphins. They were beautiful. They were constantly swimming together. Separation anxiety? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
 
Since Atlantis wasn’t open yet, we went to visit Wild Arctic. Wild Arctic is a ride similar to Star Tours. Beautiful scenery of frozen wastelands filled with gorgeous animals we don’t get to see everyday. It was a nice ride, and we all made it back home safely.
I love these animals! This is the beluga whale on top of the water. I never could get a very good shot of him.
There was also a huge polar bear. The first picture looks like he is taking a dump. He isn’t. (Of course, I am calling every animal a he. Who knows? He could have been a she.)
 
When we first went underneath, the sea lion was “standing” in the corner. Then he decided to do some swimming. He was so beautiful and graceful.
 
Yay! Then we got to see the beluga again. How lovely is he?
We exited Wild Arctic, and I was eager to see the penguins. I [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] penguins. They are the cutest birds. Sadly, Penguin Encounter was closed today, but they did have some penguins outside swimming in a little area. They were precious. They kept talking to each other and swimming around and shaking their tails. I think I lost a picture in the transfer. I had better ones than this and I can’t find them. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/pout.gif[/img] At least I have this one.
After watching and videoing the penguins antics, we decided to visit the manatees. Manatees are so cute and docile.
 
Unfortunately, I didn’t take any pictures inside the exhibit because the manatees were all at the very top of their home, and we were hardly able to see them. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
Up Next: Petting unusual animals and Clyde and Seamore!
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11-21-2006, 01:14 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 1, Part 2, updated 11/21
What great pictures! Glad you're having a great time at Sea World [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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11-21-2006, 02:56 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 1, Part 2, updated 11/21
Beautiful photos from Sea World. I love manatees as well. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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11-21-2006, 03:06 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 1, Part 2, updated 11/21
Looks like you had a great time at Sea World. I wasn't planning on going to Sea World because I'm hitting the San Diego Zoo, but now I think I'll try to fit it in! Looking forward to more!
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11-21-2006, 05:23 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
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Location: Alberta Canada
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 1, Part 2, updated 11/21
Your trip report is just awesome - It makes me even more anxious to go!
Thanks
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11-21-2006, 06:28 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 1, Part 2, updated 11/21
Awesome update!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] the picture of the beluga! More please!!
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11-21-2006, 11:07 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 1, Part 2, updated 11/21
Great update... although the marine biologist/professor in me has one SMALL (ok not so small - it is a huge animal after all) correction. The "sea lion" is in fact a walrus. A female one (tuskless).
Great update!! I got to go on Wild Arctic back in December when I was at the Marine Mammal conference... I got as sick on it as I do star tours - but the animals on the inside were fantastic. The penguin house was really wonderful too - I am sorry it was closed.
I did not realize they had manatees at the California park!! Thanks for the wonderful update and photos.
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11-21-2006, 11:27 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 1, Part 2, updated 11/21
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Great update... although the marine biologist/professor in me has one SMALL (ok not so small - it is a huge animal after all) correction. The "sea lion" is in fact a walrus. A female one (tuskless).
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[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/blushing.gif[/img] Thanks for the correction. Can I blame it on a typo?. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] Just kidding! Ok...so a cute walrus was swimming gracefully in the water. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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11-22-2006, 10:51 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 1, Part 2, updated 11/21
Great photos and another great update! I haven't been to Sea World in CA since I was 4 years old and it didn't look like that back then. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] Despite the gray day, you really did get some beautiful photos - you'd never know!
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11-22-2006, 05:26 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 1, Part 2, updated 11/21
Great photos! I can't wait to read more.
tenya
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11-24-2006, 03:43 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 1, Part 2, updated 11/21
Gorgeous pictures!! Can't wait to read more!!
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11-27-2006, 10:14 AM
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Community Rank: Scout
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Re: Sing with me...California Here We Come! Day 1, Part 3, updated 11/27
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<u>Day 1 - October 30, 2006 – Part 3</u>
Phew! Now that Thanksgiving has passed, and I’ve gotten my Christmas shopping done, I can get back to this trip report. Thanks for reading and your wonderful comments, and thanks for waiting. Here goes!
After we visited the manatees and the other fish living with them, we met up with some critters we could hold. Victoria first held a Bearded Dragon which is native to Australia. He was very docile and loved to snuggle up against you. His skin was very hard, almost like a shell. He was cute!
Then, Victoria and Michael held a baby python. He wasn’t quite as cute. I had touched a snake before, so I knew they weren’t slimy. It was fascinating holding his belly as he moved because you could feel all of his muscles working to move him around. Very [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]. The only worrisome thing was the handler always made sure she held the head. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] Ok. Was she trying to tell us he may bite? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/ukid.gif[/img] He did have the tendency to wrap his tail around the person holding him.
After those wonderful animals, it was time to see our first show, Clyde and Seamore’s Risky Rescue. Clyde and Seamore attempt to save their ill-fated submarine, U.S.S. Motley by going on a risky rescue to find Admiral Biggenbottom. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
 
This little otter was so cute. They really plugged their sponsors here at Sea World San Diego. This time, they plugged Pepsi. The otter came on with a refreshing drink...Pepsi.
 
 
 
The Clyde and Seamore show was cute; however, I liked the storyline at their show at Sea World in Orlando better.
We were all getting hungry by now so decided to get some lunch. On our way we saw the flamingo cove and some plant life that my DH liked.
 
We had wanted to eat lunch at another restaurant, but it wasn’t operating. I guess the low level of crowds closes things down. There were several restaurants that were closed. We settled for Mama Stella’s Pizza Kitchen. Michael and I shared a pepperoni pizza, some breadsticks and a cup of strawberries. It all looked pretty good.
 
Maxine got the pepperoni pizza and breadsticks. Victoria got a Shamu bucket that had a cheese pizza and a breadstick.
Unfortunately, I have to say that this was the worst meal I have had in a very long time. The pizza was horrible. The breadsticks were too hard. Thankfully, the strawberries were good. So, a big thumbs down to Mama Stella’s pizza. Yuck!
Up Next: Dolphins!
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