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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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That tiramisu sounded wonderful. Yum! It's hard to stay out of the sun yet enjoy world showcase. You did the best you could though. Bummer Mark didn't enjoy his snack. I can't remember if it's the spring or fall festival, I wanna say it's this spring one, where they had bottles of different types of BBQ sauce that he could put on that sandwich. Maybe that would have helped?
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Too bad with the continuing intense heat that you are experiencing! Nice job being a delegated CM with those guests as the real CM was useless!
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I love your WS photos and your eats look refreshing and delicious!! What is it with you two and blazing weather?!
You're not the first ones to ask that. Our friends from California, who we're touring Scotland with in June, keep saying they hope it won't be too hot, as they're worried we have some kind of curse on the weather! Every time we see them, be it in California or last time in Italy, it's been 100+ degrees!
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That tiramisu sounded wonderful. Yum! It's hard to stay out of the sun yet enjoy world showcase. You did the best you could though. Bummer Mark didn't enjoy his snack. I can't remember if it's the spring or fall festival, I wanna say it's this spring one, where they had bottles of different types of BBQ sauce that he could put on that sandwich. Maybe that would have helped?
Ugh, it just sounds so hot. That's miserable. I keep wondering how the drummers in Japan manage in that heat. I realize they have shade, but still, so hot.
Ugh, it just sounds so hot. That's miserable. I keep wondering how the drummers in Japan manage in that heat. I realize they have shade, but still, so hot.
I often wonder that. Every time I see any performance outdoors, my first thought now is "how the heck do you cope in the summer months?"
So sorry Mark hurt his back on the trek to Frozen. We've never done the standby queue so it was neat to see all the theming touches in your photos. I love those flower beds, too, and they'll make several appearances in my TR. All the color this time of year at Epcot makes me happy, but I've never seen a happy Eeyore. Maybe he likes all the flowers, too.
Love the butterfly photos! That is one of my favorite photo experiences of the F&GF. Love the Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey with the monorail in the background. I noticed the scents on Soarin' more this time around than last year, too. So maybe they have done something. I thought the F&GF touches to Living with the Land were perfect.
I loved the front topiaries for the F&GF this year. Your Spaceship Earth photos are so cool! More neat monorail and flower bed shots! Great choices as the pineapple promenade.
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So sorry Mark hurt his back on the trek to Frozen. We've never done the standby queue so it was neat to see all the theming touches in your photos. I love those flower beds, too, and they'll make several appearances in my TR. All the color this time of year at Epcot makes me happy, but I've never seen a happy Eeyore. Maybe he likes all the flowers, too.
Thursday 2 March – part eight: there’s a Fastpass going… let’s do it!
Out of interest, I checked online in the room to see if I could get any Fastpasses at the Studios, just in case we were to leave earlier for the Star Wars fireworks. We were due there for the dessert party at 6:30pm, but I figured maybe we could fit something in… Mark must’ve been thinking on my wavelength, as he asked if I wanted to leave a bit earlier. Immediately, I snagged a Fastpass for the Great Movie Ride at 5:30pm, and we set off.
Mark suggested walking over to the Swan and Dolphin to catch the boat, as it would give us a bit of exercise, and the boat is so painful to get over there. There was a boat leaving just as we set off, so we took our time, with me stopping to take plenty of photos along the way…
I was fascinated by this boat – it came complete with a bar, and I’d love to know how much Disney hires it out for. I bet it’s a fortune!
Soon our boat was arriving…
… and we were on our way over to the Studios.
When we got there, we headed into the park…
… and grabbed a couple of Photopass photographers:
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Nice job being a delegated CM with those guests as the real CM was useless! 
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Every time we see them, be it in California or last time in Italy, it's been 100+ degrees! 
I noticed the scents on Soarin' more this time around than last year, too. So maybe they have done something. I thought the F&GF touches to Living with the Land were perfect. 
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