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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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Wow, Main Street at Tokyo Disneyland looks so pretty! I don't remember it being covered but I love it!!! Putting a roof on it is a GREAT idea. Way better than the covered "arcades" they have behind the shops on either side at DLP, as those always get congested when it's cold and/or rainy They did adapt the idea of a "covered entrance" at the Walt Disney Studios at DLP, though - Studio 1 has a roof even though it's supposed to look like a street.
Can't wait to see more pictures of Tokyo Disneyland!
All caught up! I suppose it wouldn't be Disneyland if it wasn't designed after Disneyland, but, I guess, I was expecting some "Japanese nostalgia" mixed in, especially in Main Street. Maybe I'm just not seeing it all, or it's in other areas of the parks?
Just an observation, not meant to be negative, because I'm very impressed with everything from the Monorail (and the way they incorporated Mickey into the design) to the Mosaic to the Hotel to Fukuda's enthusiasm... undoubtedly Disney!
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Wow! What great pics you take!!! That hotel is amazing. And I too was very surprised to see all the signs on Main Street in English. To me it looks almost like an exact replica of WDW's main street which I guess is the point, but I guess I just pictured it much differently in my head. Still very beautiful though and unmistakenly Disney! Is that Cinderella's castle? Looking forward to more!!!
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Wednesday 8 April – part three: what flavour popcorn is that?!
We carried on walking into Frontierland and took lots of photos there. As we expected, the park was pretty quiet this morning, which was a good sign.
Again, another great uniform for the Big Thunder Cast Members!
It was about now that we found the first of Tokyo Disney’s weirdly flavoured popcorn. I had read about this in my guidebook and was really keen to see this for myself and this was the first that we found:
And yes, for those rubbing their eyes with disbelief – you did indeed read that correctly – curry popcorn!
We found our way towards Adventureland.
Here, we discovered the Enchanted Tiki Room with Stitch, who is hugely popular here. We went in, not really knowing what to expect and a couple of minutes later, a Cast Member came to find us to give us handheld translation devices. They were so cool and translate literally everything, which included some of the songs, such as Hawaiian Roller Coaster. At long last I now know what they’re singing in that in English! It was a really nice touch and I have to say, without the translation device, it would have been pretty incomprehensible. There wasn’t as much Stitch as I thought there would be and it ended quite suddenly, but it was a lot of fun to watch and a great first ride, especially as it’s only in Tokyo.
Wow, that Tiki Room show with Stitch looks very cool! It would be right up my alley as I love all things stitch So, Cheryl, care to share with us what the do sing in the Hawaiian roller coaster song?
Cheryl I finally got caught up with your latest additions and wow, Disneyland Tokyo looks so cool, however I think I would be hesitant to try the Curry Popcorn. Your pictures are making DLT on my list of parks to go visit! I would most certainly have to visit the Tiki Room with Stitch as DH, DS, & I all love Stitch!
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They did adapt the idea of a "covered entrance" at the Walt Disney Studios at DLP, though - Studio 1 has a roof even though it's supposed to look like a street. 
So, Cheryl, care to share with us what the do sing in the Hawaiian roller coaster song? 
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