Two Alices Fall Down The Rabbit Hole and Land On Their Feet in WondORLANDO. Updated 11/6 with more food - Page 7 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
PassPorter.com
Award-winning travel guidebooks

   guidebooks   |   news   |   podcasts   |   boards   |   blog   |   worksheets   |   photos   |   articles   |   updates   |   register   |   follow us on


Forums Closed
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!

Go Back   PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums > PassPorter's Walt Disney World Resort (Florida) > Sharing the Adventure: Disney World Trip Reports
Register


Welcome! We're happy you've found the PassPorter Community -- the friendliest place to plan your vacation to Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland, and the world in general! You are now viewing the PassPorter Message Board Community as a guest, which gives you limited access. As our guest, feel free to browse our messages by selecting the forum you want to visit from the list below.

To post messages and ask questions, join our FREE community today and you'll get access to tools and resources not available to guests, such as our vacation countown timers, "living" avatars, private messaging system, database searches, downloads, and a special PassPorter discount code. Registration is fast, simple, and completely free. Just click the Join Our Community link.

If you think you've already joined, log in below now. If you don't remember your member name or password, please visit our Member Name and Password Recovery page. You are also welcome to contact us.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 05-03-2010, 11:56 AM   #91
Sandra Bostwick
PassPorter's Club Passholder


What's this?

PassPorter Guide

Community Rank: Explorer
 
Sandra Bostwick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: North Jersey
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 9,025

Post Thanks / Like
Quote:
Originally Posted by PamelaK View Post
I'm so jealous. :jealous: We missed you at chat tonight.
I'm on bus to hs with iPhone. Tried to give a shout out to chat but could not open chat. Meet some awesome ppers in mm. We met our goal to be last riders on space mountain and have awesome photo of cns taking a ride thru at closing.
__________________
Sandy_Bostwick's_BioPassPorter GuideSpecial_Needs and the_Back_Fence.

co-leader_for_Sunday_Night_Disney_Trivia_Chat

Here's my free special needs ebook.
Navigating_Disney


Sandra Bostwick
My Previous TripsToo many to count!
Sandra Bostwick is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 05-03-2010, 12:03 PM   #92
scottjs
Community Rank: Explorer
 
scottjs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: san francisco
Posts: 13,151

Post Thanks / Like
Wonderful story and I love the artwork!!!!
scottjs is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 05-03-2010, 12:24 PM   #93
PamelaK
Tigger's Bestest Fan
 
PamelaK's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Yoakum (Fordtran), TX
Concierge Level: 5
Posts: 6,371

Post Thanks / Like
How cool that you got to be last on the ride! Glad your visit is turning out to be filled with sparkles and pixie dust.
__________________

Check out the Passporter Blog
Pam J.
My Countdown Counting down to:
My PassPorter Bookshelf <table width=100% height=75 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0><tr><td width=86 style='background-image: url(http://www.passporter.com/concierge/ticker/countdown15961-1230.png); background-repeat: no-repeat;'><a href='http://www.passporterboards.com/concierge/graduation-baby-trip1230.html' border=0><img src='http://www.passporter.com/forums/club/images/bookshelf/transparent.png' height=75 width=86 border=0></a></td><td align=left style='background-image: url(http://www.passporter.com/forums/club/images/bookshelf/shelf15961.png); background-repeat: no-repeat;'><a href='http://www.passporterboards.com/forums/club/bookshelf.php?member=15961&name=PamelaK' border=0><img src='http://www.passporter.com/forums/club/images/bookshelf/transparent.png' height=75 width=200 border=0></a></td></tr></table>
My Previous TripsWDW 1989 OP; WDW July 2007 Coronado Springs & OP; WDW 2009 Caribbean Beach; 2011 Disney Dream & AKL; 2014 AS Music & Coronado Springs; 2016 AS Sports
PamelaK is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 05-03-2010, 06:23 PM   #94
Cam22
Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
PassPorter's Club Passholder


What's this?

PassPorter Guide

Community Rank:
Legend VIP
 
Cam22's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 95,254

Post Thanks / Like
How that you all were the last riders on SM!
__________________
My PassPorter Bookshelf
My Previous TripsAKL Jambo April/May 2017--SSR/OKW Sept/Oct 2016 --AKL Kidani May 2016 -- Polynesian Village Resort May 2015 -- OKW/Magic December 2014 -- AKL Jambo House October 2014 -- VWL May 2014--SSR October 2013--AKL/Kidani June 2013--CBR October 2012--BWI June 2012--AKV Jambo House/Kidani Village June 2011 -- November 2010 Beach Club -- June 2010 Beach Club -- October 2009 CBR and Gaylord Palms -- June 2009 AKV/Kidani Village -- June 2008 VWL --June 2007 OKW--June 2006 Disney Wonder/SSR -- June 2005 SSR -- June 2004 VWL -- June 2003 AKL -- August 1997 Off Property -- March 1980 Cocoa Beach
Cam22 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 05-04-2010, 02:07 AM   #95
chezp
PassPorter Message Board Manager
PassPorter Guide Author

Community Rank:
Legend VIP
 
chezp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285

Post Thanks / Like
How cool to be the last riders on Space Mountain!
__________________

Relaxing on board the Magic. The trip report for our back-to-back cruises on the Disney Magic has started!
My Countdown Counting down to: 2019
Happy New Year!
My PassPorter Bookshelf
My Previous Trips21 trips to WDW, 6 to Disneyland in California, 9 to Disneyland Paris, 1 to Hong Kong Disneyland, 1 to Tokyo Disney, 1 to Aulani, 1 to Hilton Head, 2 to Vero Beach and 13 Disney cruises on the Magic, Wonder, Dream and Fantasy
chezp is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 05-04-2010, 08:53 AM   #96
honeybee723
Community Rank: Trailblazer
 
honeybee723's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Maryland
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 5,081

Post Thanks / Like
How cool is that to be the last rider on SM
__________________
Melissa
My Previous Trips1981 to 1992-Various times and hotels, especially DTD Royal Plaza, 1993-Swan, 1994-CB, 1995- DTD Double Tree, 1996-AS Music, 1997-POR, 1998-GF, 1999-AS Music, 2001-YC, 2001-Off Site, 2002-AS Movie, 2003-AKL, 2003-AS Music, 2004-AKL, 2005-CB, 2006-POR, 2007-SSR, 2008-DCL Wonder/Pop, 2008-SSR, 2009-DCL Magic, 2010-DCL Wonder/BWV, 2010-BCV, 2011-AKLV CL, 2012-BCV, 2012-AKLV, 2013-DCL Dream/AKLV, 2014-BCV, 2015-AKLV/AKLV CL, 2016 BWV, 2016 AKLV CL, 2017 POLY
honeybee723 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 05-04-2010, 09:17 AM   #97
rhinohunter
Community Rank: Globetrotter
 
rhinohunter's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Taylorsville, NC
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 3,869

Post Thanks / Like
Glad you are finally in the magic. Last rider on SM and closing the park----sounds like dedication to the goal of gathering all of the pixie dust available. Looking forward to more reports.
__________________
My PassPorter Bookshelf
rhinohunter is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 05-04-2010, 09:39 AM   #98
disneydreamer33
Community Rank: Navigator
 
disneydreamer33's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Yukon, Oklahoma
Concierge Level: 5
Posts: 6,761

Post Thanks / Like
Sounds like you are having a magical time. Too cool to be last riders on SM!
__________________
Liz
My Countdown Counting down to: Madi's Senior Trip
She did it! High school chapter closed and on to OU!
My Previous TripsOct 2014-POR Jul 2013-DL/CA Dec 2010-Pop Sep 2009-OKW Oct 2007-SSR Dec 2006- Ft. Wilderness April 2005-Offsite DL-Too many times to count
disneydreamer33 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 05-04-2010, 10:16 AM   #99
Sandra Bostwick
PassPorter's Club Passholder


What's this?

PassPorter Guide

Community Rank: Explorer
 
Sandra Bostwick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: North Jersey
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 9,025

Post Thanks / Like
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandra Bostwick View Post
I'm on bus to hs with iPhone. Tried to give a shout out to chat but could not open chat. Meet some awesome ppers in mm. We met our goal to be last riders on space mountain and have awesome photo of cns taking a ride thru at closing.
I had to quote that last transmission before I edit to show how tapping short phrases on an iphone while seated on a bumpy bus does not work well, especially if the iphone edits without your knowledge! Here is what I wanted to say:

I'm on a bus to HS(Hollywood Studios) with an iphone. I tried give a shout-out to chat during Wishes, but could not open the window. I met some awesome PassPorters in Magic Kingdom.

We met our goal to be the last riders on Space Mountain, and have an awesome photo of CMs (Cast members) taking a ride through the attraction at closing!


I think this is the most magical photo I have ever taken!

And now, a quiz!

Who knows where in WondORLANDO you might find this:
__________________
Sandy_Bostwick's_BioPassPorter GuideSpecial_Needs and the_Back_Fence.

co-leader_for_Sunday_Night_Disney_Trivia_Chat

Here's my free special needs ebook.
Navigating_Disney


Sandra Bostwick
My Previous TripsToo many to count!

Last edited by Sandra Bostwick; 05-04-2010 at 10:36 AM..
Sandra Bostwick is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 05-04-2010, 10:49 AM   #100
Sandra Bostwick
PassPorter's Club Passholder


What's this?

PassPorter Guide

Community Rank: Explorer
 
Sandra Bostwick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: North Jersey
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 9,025

Post Thanks / Like
Here is the story of my trip into the Magic.

http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...ts-wisdom.html

8 Days to GOal: Walt's Wisdom

Posted 05-04-2010 at 10:43 AM by Sandra Bostwick
Updated 05-04-2010 at 10:47 AM by Sandra Bostwick


I’m in a rush to get to the parks, so I just blogged off the top of my head. I hope I am not too incoherent.



I love this Disney Quote!

Exploring and experimenting involves lots of trial and error mixed with the ability to shake off those events that went less than perfectly. This photo is from the display before One Man’s Dream, an attraction in Hollywood Studios that tells the story of Walt’s childhood challenges and the less-than-magical road to success.

I admire how Walt always returned to his optimism, especially during those early years.

When you are always experimenting, though, it is easy to misplace optimism. I have to say I felt a little bit like Alice when I first arrived. My muchness was shaken and I was wishing I’d had one of Alice’s magic cakes or drinks to make me more of some things and less of others. Here’s why:

I had a presentation that was not what I’d hoped. Presenting in a novel set-up, it is almost like being an oil painter who takes a shot at sculpting or a comedian taking a shot at drama. You have to experiment!

I’d never presented in an interactive technology poster group format, but I had my plan…a powerpoint with recorded voice running on a continuous loop at one end of the table while I demonstrated some of the online tools live. The visitors were to rotate around ten stations for a couple hours.

As always with technology and me, there was a problem. The sound was not working! Let’s fast forward.

I usually walk out of any presentation evaluating strengths, weaknesses, and what I’d do differently. I walked out of this one asking myself “what was the license plate number of the truck that dragged me and some innocent bystanders along for a couple hours?”

My presentation ended at 5:00, and we scheduled the limo to Disney for 5:30. The weird energy of regret, what-ifs, and disappointment had not even sunk-in, as Tara and I bolted from the conference center to our hotel.

Brandy, our new army OT friend (see here) was there waiting to join us. I was overjoyed to see her smiling face as she gushed about the helicopter ride she had just enjoyed. This is one lady who lives life with unrestrained energy and enthusiasm!

Our driver stood looking distinguished and polished to take us away to Disney World… we flew under the Magic Kingdom gates… we landed in our beautiful room at Disney’s Contemporary to take in a breathtaking view on the balcony. Then we were off to Epcot. I’d hardly solidified any negative reactions to the presentation because there were so many distractions!

Maybe that was part of Walt’s secret. Somehow he could turn his attention in the right direction. In fact, Mickey was the product of turning his attention away from the legal theft of Oswald and opening his mind to a new creation.

Life is full of moments when you feel you need to take a bite of a magic cake or take a sip of the magic drink to force yourself to be bigger or smaller. Today I am going to reflect on how, maybe, it isn’t ME that needs to be bigger or smaller, but the strategies, beliefs and approaches I have with my goals and dreams. A project that seems like a failure is only a failure until I turn it into a springboard into something better.

Today, as my trip is past mid-point and thoughts of going home are breaking through, I’ll just imagine that Mickey is sitting in The Matrix of WondORLANDO reminding me that there is, in fact, no spoon to bend when it comes to dreams and goals.

It is just my thinking!

And THAT is today’s blog entry!


Tags: sandra bostwick, sandra bostwick blog



This trip report is going to be very non-linear as far as time, since I'm writing most of it when I get home, but that is the way things go when you have fallen down the rabbit hole!

Thanks so much for checking in!
__________________
Sandy_Bostwick's_BioPassPorter GuideSpecial_Needs and the_Back_Fence.

co-leader_for_Sunday_Night_Disney_Trivia_Chat

Here's my free special needs ebook.
Navigating_Disney


Sandra Bostwick
My Previous TripsToo many to count!

Last edited by Sandra Bostwick; 10-16-2010 at 08:18 AM..
Sandra Bostwick is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 05-04-2010, 10:59 AM   #101
JenipherSage
Community Rank: Wayfarer
 
JenipherSage's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 122

Post Thanks / Like
Wow!!
__________________
Suzy and Perla Fan in Connecticut
My Previous TripsWDW May 2010 Grand Floridian, DL Oct. 2007 Grand Californian, WDW Nov. 2006 Port Orleans, WDW Jan. 2006 off-site, WDW 1982 off-site
JenipherSage is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 05-04-2010, 11:12 AM   #102
Christine43
Community Rank: Trekker
 
Christine43's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: quincy, ma
Posts: 1,836

Post Thanks / Like
Sandy, that pic of the cms is awesome!
__________________
My Previous TripsWDW 2004/ 2006 - 2015, upcoming August 2017
Christine43 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 05-04-2010, 11:41 AM   #103
rhinohunter
Community Rank: Globetrotter
 
rhinohunter's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Taylorsville, NC
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 3,869

Post Thanks / Like
The last ride on SM looks awesome. Now we know what the CMs do at the end of the day.
__________________
My PassPorter Bookshelf
rhinohunter is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 05-04-2010, 12:16 PM   #104
KMB733
PassPorter Guide

Community Rank:
Legend Extraordinaire
 
KMB733's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Ballston Lake, NY
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 46,162

Post Thanks / Like
Great picture of the CM's. That's awesome you got to close out MK!
__________________
Kathy
PassPorter Co-Guide for: Making More Magic
My Countdown Counting down to: Christmas
Merry Christmas
My PassPorter Bookshelf
My Previous TripsWDW June 1979, WDW 1985, WDW 1987, WDW Oct 2003, WDW March 2004, WDW Oct 2004, WDW Sept 2005--Pop Century , WDW Nov 2006--Pop Century, WDW Jan 2007--Pop Century, WDW Nov/Dec 2009--Pop Century, DLR Oct 2011, WDW Dec 2014
KMB733 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 05-04-2010, 12:41 PM   #105
disneydreamer33
Community Rank: Navigator
 
disneydreamer33's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Yukon, Oklahoma
Concierge Level: 5
Posts: 6,761

Post Thanks / Like
Great pic of the CM on SM!
__________________
Liz
My Countdown Counting down to: Madi's Senior Trip
She did it! High school chapter closed and on to OU!
My Previous TripsOct 2014-POR Jul 2013-DL/CA Dec 2010-Pop Sep 2009-OKW Oct 2007-SSR Dec 2006- Ft. Wilderness April 2005-Offsite DL-Too many times to count
disneydreamer33 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Reply




Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump














Please login or register to hide these ads -- it's free and easy!

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:44 PM.

-->

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Feedback Buttons provided by Advanced Post Thanks / Like v3.4.0 Patch Level 1 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
(c) 1998-2017 PassPorter Travel Press/MediaMarx, Inc.
Celebrating 19 Years of Making Dreams Come True
Ad Management plugin by RedTyger