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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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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.
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What a bummer about the rain but that salad at Via Napoli looked good! I definitely can't pass up their pizza though Really cute pics from the character spot
Your lunch looks delicious and I love those ovens!! I am so glad Jeff is feeling better now. You guys sure are making the most of the day even with the rain! Great photos with the characters!!
Your lunch salad looks yummy, but so does that pizza. I love artichoke on a pizza! Wonderful photos from today, especially the cute one of the "sandwich kiss"!
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What a bummer about the rain but that salad at Via Napoli looked good! I definitely can't pass up their pizza though Really cute pics from the character spot
We tried not to let the rain get us down.
The salad was delicious! And yes, the pizza looked yummy, but unfortunately, they do not have a gluten free crust at Via Napoli.
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Your lunch looks delicious and I love those ovens!! I am so glad Jeff is feeling better now. You guys sure are making the most of the day even with the rain! Great photos with the characters!!
The character meet was a lot of fun!
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Originally Posted by chezp
Great lunch and a fun time with the characters, just a shame about the rain.
In fairness, it wasn't a downpour, just enough to keep the umbrellas out.
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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom
What great pictures from Epcot! Lunch looks delish!
Yes, lunch was very good! I'm glad we gave Via Napoli another try this time!
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Originally Posted by lauriep
Your lunch salad looks yummy, but so does that pizza. I love artichoke on a pizza! Wonderful photos from today, especially the cute one of the "sandwich kiss"!
The pizza looked and smelled delish! Too bad they don't offer a gluten free pizza.
That was a cute shot. The photographer "surprised" me, telling me to cross my hands in front of my chest and close my eyes. Then, on three, to open them and look surprised. Then of course while my eyes were closed, she motioned to Jeff and Tom to kiss my cheek.
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Via Napoli is my favorite restaurant!! Yummy!
Love all the MM pictures!
September 17 – part 3
More TT disappointment
After CS we headed back across to TT to use our fast pass from earlier. We designed our car...
...and made it all the way through the line and into our car but unfortunately, our car did not show up on the screens. We would find out later that I hadn't tapped my MB correctly on the reader before getting into the car. It was pretty disappointing to go through the whole attraction without seeing our scores, (even though I know it doesn't mean much).
After test track we headed to the front of the park and rode Spaceship Earth and then took the opportunity for another photo pass photo.
Then we headed back through the IG to BWV. It was time for a break!
We had some snacks and drinks in the room and then we went down to try out the pool. It was about 6:00 and the pool was practically deserted. In fact we were the only ones using the slide.
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Bummer about TT, but at least you got to ride it. Still, I would have been a little out of sorts not knowing my score.. Great photos from the pool and how fun to have it all to yourselves!!
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Really cute pics from the character spot 
and I love those ovens!! I am so glad Jeff is feeling better now. You guys sure are making the most of the day even with the rain! 
Great photos with the characters!!
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Lunch looks delish! 
Yes, lunch was very good! I'm glad we gave Via Napoli another try this time! 
The pizza looked and smelled delish! Too bad they don't offer a gluten free pizza. 
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