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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-30-2006, 09:14 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 1
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Promo Codes????
Does anyone know of any promotional codes for booking a Disney Cruise online?
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12-30-2006, 09:46 PM
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PassPorter and WDW Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,489
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Re: Promo Codes????
I don't have one no, but I did want to say [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/welcome3.gif[/img] to the boards.
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12-31-2006, 08:32 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: Promo Codes????
If you have a Disney Visa they sometimes have offers for a Disney Cruise onboard Credit. Sometimes they Offer Florida Resident Discounts, and i have heard in the past they would sometimes offer discounts when boats were not sailing full but when i do see them they have been for the slower months like Jan and Feb and not busier times like May and June.
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12-31-2006, 02:56 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Bel Air, Maryland
Posts: 498
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Re: Promo Codes????
A discount for Disney ... LOLOL [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/jester.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img]
Sorry couldn't resist... I looked high and low and it was funny... no matter who you went with (and even direct with DCL) the price was almost always to the cent the same!!
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01-01-2007, 01:15 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 14
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Re: Promo Codes????
Ummm, I think you actually have to marry into the Disney family to get a promo cruise code. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Hubby and I searched high & low for a cruise discount -- we're eligible for interline (I'm a 17-year airline employee), union, and military discounts. Nada.
So we just bit the bullet and booked it!
Good luck -
Nancy
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01-01-2007, 01:22 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Near a Tower of Terror at the moment...
Posts: 13,884
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Re: Promo Codes????
Nancy, there are interline discounts sometimes. My Dad is retired from American and he sent me one last year that made me SOOOOO want to go! The rates were incredible!
My DD is a CM and if you want guaranteed space, the discount isn't all that great, plus the fact that they factor in mandatory tips (that are due 90 days out), and you are not eligible for upgrades or any perks. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] It's like flying standby...you have to wear a dress when everyone else is in jeans. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] CM's can also do standby, which is less, but that doesn't work for us, since we are so far away.
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01-01-2007, 09:15 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 9
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Re: Promo Codes????
The only "discount" I know of - book through a Disney certified travel agent and get a rebate of $50-$200 depending on cost and promotions. You also may be able to catch an on-board credit for booking but those credits have been infrequent and lower than in the past.
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01-01-2007, 09:21 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 95,254
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Re: Promo Codes????
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/welcome3.gif[/img] to the boards! We booked our cruise last year through SAM's Club at a sizeable savings. We also used our Disney Visa card to pay and earned $50 in on board spending money. But I'm not sure what is actually available right now.
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01-02-2007, 01:14 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,357
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Re: Promo Codes????
Disney has pretty much done away with promo codes across the board. Maybe a small discount on tickets at WDW, but nothing more. As long as DCL is sailing full, you won't see much of a discount there. Sometimes you can get last minute rates, but you have to be looking for them (or have a TA who will) and you may only have two to three weeks warning.
As far as rebates are concerned, DCL has made those much harder to do.
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