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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-20-2005, 12:46 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Texas
Posts: 77
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Questions about Pop Century
I have read so much on this site and others now I am confused where I read what!  I read somewhere that you can request a quiet room (POP Century) and that some buildings are quiter than others. What floors and buildings should I request? I also read that one building has a lake view. Any one know which building? Last question... I also read that in one building you can see Epcot's IllumiNations well on the 4th floor. Any help with my confusion would be helpful!  |
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04-20-2005, 01:31 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 36,592
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Re: Questions about Pop Century
I don't know about Pop Century in particular, but the quietest rooms are usually on the upper floor (no feet overhead) facing away from courtyards and pools.
-HiddenMickey
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04-20-2005, 01:36 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861
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Re: Questions about Pop Century
Check out this resort map for an idea of the building number to request.
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04-20-2005, 01:38 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Romeoville, IL
Posts: 691
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Re: Questions about Pop Century
Quietest rooms are 3rd and 4th floor and definitely facing away from the pools. We stayed in 70's and 50's last year and the 70's building was quieter. However, we were on the first floor in 50's right off the pool and to be honest, it wasn't that noisy.
As for Epcot fireworks, 50's bldg, 4th floor facing the lake. Did look neat from up there.
Have a great time!
Liz
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04-20-2005, 04:17 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: Questions about Pop Century
We had a third floor room that did not face the pools in the 80's and it was extremely quiet. No problems at all with noise.(and really close to the bus stop)
We loved this resort, lots of fun!
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04-20-2005, 05:00 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Texas
Posts: 77
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Re: Questions about Pop Century
Thanks everyone.  I called and requested 50's bldg, 4th floor facing the lake. |
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04-23-2005, 07:31 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Maryland
Posts: 3,451
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Re: Questions about Pop Century
As usual we're think about adding a couple extra
days  I want to check out Pop..so I too will
request the 50's/4th floor/facing the lake! Thanks!
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04-26-2005, 03:32 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: North Prairie, WI
Posts: 197
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Re: Questions about Pop Century
We just came back and stayed at POP in the 50's, 1st floor and facing the bowling pin pool. It is just DH and myself and we don't get up early on vacation and I thought the room would be noisey but it wasn't. In fact, we loved that 50's music is piped in the pool area from around 10am to 11pm. You can't really hear it in your room but loved that when we opened the door that's the first thing we heard.
We've stayed at POP twice and love it. We're going back in October but we're going to try AS-Music for a change. Does anyone know if music is piped in all around that resort?
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04-26-2005, 07:46 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Mooresville, NC
Posts: 1,985
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Re: Questions about Pop Century
I would request a room not facing the courtyards where the big statues are. Lots of kids milling around them. Also upper floors will be less noisy. Most people with little ones want to be on the low floors. We've never really had a problem with noise (except with the room facing the statues) but the turbo toilets are another issue!
Elise
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