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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-09-2005, 12:55 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 98
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We\'re back
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/pout.gif[/img] Just returned from another wonderful stay at The Grand Floridian. If anyone has questions, ask away. we are getting ready to move but I will try my best to submit a trip report as so many magical things happened on this trip! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zears.gif[/img]
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11-09-2005, 01:01 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: We\'re back
Glad to hear you had a great time!! We stay at the Grand Floridian every summer and absolutely love it, you get so spoiled!! Can't wait to hear all about your trip!!
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11-09-2005, 02:07 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,386
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Re: We\'re back
Welcome back! I hope you get time to submit a trip report as I'd love to read all about your adventures.
Joy
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11-09-2005, 04:15 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 4
Posts: 1,425
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Re: We\'re back
Glad you had a great trip! We are staying at the GF for the first time in Dec. So what did you think? Any suggestions?
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11-09-2005, 04:39 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 98
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Re: We\'re back
I think that I am going to hide in your suitcase! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] It is the most magical place. I will warn you that once you stay there it is hard to even consider staying at someplace else. We stayed in Boca Chica this time in a dormer room on the 5th floor. Sooo cute! There are only 3 of us, so we had plenty of room. My 4y.o. dd was treated like royalty. A lifeguard from our last trip who took a liking to her, recognized her and had all of the cm's doing special things for her throughout the week. They even sent her a special pumpkin full of goodies on Halloween(stitch doll included).
Another neat thing that happened to us: My DH and I celebrated our 9 th anniversary down there on 11/2 and he sent me roses in the morning; well our housekeeper must of noticed and when we came back to the hotel that evening there was a huge card from Cinderella and Prince Charming addressed personally to us with a chilled bottle of champagne! The customer service is unbelievable!!!!! I hope you enjoy it and please don't hesitate to ask questions! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zears.gif[/img]
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11-09-2005, 04:59 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 5,668
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Re: We\'re back
It sounds sooo magical! We stayed at the GF for our 20th Anniversary and it was so romantic. We also had a small bottle of champagne and a card left in our room. I can't wait to hear about your trip. Good luck with your move. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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11-09-2005, 06:10 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 614
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Re: We\'re back
Glad you had a wonderful time. Looking forward to your trip report.
Catherine
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11-09-2005, 08:26 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: New England
Posts: 1,307
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Re: We\'re back
Wow, nice to hear you had a great time.
My DH and I plan on staying there for our 20th, but i have to wait til 2009, 4 long years.
GF is my favorite hotel and i can't wait to stay there.
Please give us a rundown of all the rooms you have had there and what you think are the best? i'm planning ahead for my room request [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
Noreen
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11-09-2005, 09:22 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Methuen,MA
Posts: 4,499
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Re: We\'re back
great to hear you had such a good time
can't wait to read the tr
happy anniv!
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11-09-2005, 10:03 PM
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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: We\'re back
Welcome back glad you had a good time!
amy
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11-10-2005, 09:23 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Lansdale, PA
Posts: 2,112
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Re: We\'re back
Welcome Back! Glad to hear you had a wonderful time!!
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11-10-2005, 04:18 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 4
Posts: 1,425
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Re: We\'re back
It will be just my DH and I. Any suggestions for room requests? I want to order something specual (I hear you can order cakes or chocolate covered strawberries) for us to enjoy one night as kinda romantic surprise. Since you had your anniversary there, any suggestions or tips?
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11-10-2005, 07:41 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 98
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Re: We\'re back
Hi mickeycrazy- I don't really think you can go wrong with any room at the GF. We had a garden view that overlooked the main pool in Boca Chica. You can talk to the hotel directly about special items being sent to your room. We celebrated at the California Grille and then at the MK(EMH) so that was the best anniversary EVER!!!!!!
Have a great time! Walk around the resort and enjoy all of the scenery! I bet you'll get to see it decorated for Christmas, which I bet is breathtaking! One day, one day! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zears.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img] Enjoy.
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11-11-2005, 08:32 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Maryland
Posts: 3,451
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Re: We\'re back
Oh your stay sounds just wonderful. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img] GF is on my wish list...one day! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] It is so beautiful. We're having Thanksgiving dinner at 1900 PFare. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/yuma.gif[/img] I love sitting in the lobby listening to the live music. The decorations during the holidays are breathtaking. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/Rumour.gif[/img]I heard somewhere that when the magnificant tree in the lobby is decorated, guest sit up all night in the PJs watching & the CMs serve [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/slurp.gif[/img] cocoa & cookies.
I'd just [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] that!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
Hope you have a smooth & non-eventful move. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] Welcome [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/home.gif[/img]
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11-12-2005, 10:18 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 4
Posts: 1,425
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Re: We\'re back
Thanks for the info! I can't wait! Only three weeks!
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