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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.
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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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07-13-2006, 07:43 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 986
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Coronado Springs
Anyone have any comments or input??? Is it a good spot for kids, like the value resorts are? Are the rooms bigger as well?
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07-13-2006, 07:50 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: the Burbs outside of Philadelphia
Concierge Level: 1
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Re: Coronado Springs
I have never been yet but dd (who is 11) really wants to go (and so does her mother  ) so we are going to go there in June 2008 for dd's birthday |
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07-14-2006, 06:48 AM
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Location: E. Stroudsburg, PA
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Re: Coronado Springs
Hee is a link to a past thread about Coronado Springs:
Coronado Springs
We absolutely love this resort. The theming is great, we love the food court and we [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] the pool! We have stayed thee two times and would not hesitate to stay there again! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] |
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07-14-2006, 07:56 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Macon, GA
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Re: Coronado Springs
We were there for a week, at Christmas, and absolutely loved it.
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07-14-2006, 09:54 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Virginia
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Re: Coronado Springs
We stayed there in 2002 for a family reunion and it was horrible! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/noway.gif[/img]
It was my parents first visit to WDW and they hated it. They had to change rooms twice. The first time the carpet was soaked, they literally sunk into it when they walked into the room. The second room smelled so bad no one could stand it. I really didn’t care for it at all. It reminded me more of the value resorts, but just more expensive. For me it just didn’t have that Disney magic feel. I also heard it not really a “Disney” hotel it’s like the Swan & Dolphin. <u>(Me bad! Apparently, it is a real Disney hotel)</u> The restaurants were overcrowded due to a convention. I guess it's more of a business/convention resort.
We have stayed at pretty much all the resorts and our favorite is Port Orleans Riverside. We also like the Polynesian and Grand Floridian.
Of course this is just one opinion, you really have to experience things for yourself. I wish you a great Disney experience wherever you stay! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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07-14-2006, 12:08 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Virginia
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Re: Coronado Springs
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...I also heard it not really a “Disney” hotel it’s like the Swan & Dolphin.
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That is incorrect; it is a legitimate Walt Disney World Hotel.
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07-14-2006, 12:50 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Florida
Posts: 1,144
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Re: Coronado Springs
You will get mixed reviews no matter where you are going to stay. We stayed there a couple years ago and at the time I wasn't really happy with it. Don't get me wrong, it was clean and beautiful and everyone was very nice, but after staying at POR twice, it just wasn't the same to me. I felt very spread out and I didn't care for the set up of the food court. That said, I would suggest trying it. The pool is awesome and the rooms are very nice. My parents were with us (in a different room) and they loved everything about CS. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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07-14-2006, 12:57 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia
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Re: Coronado Springs
I enjoyed staying there in 1998, but I wouldn't particularly come out and say it's good for kids. The Dig Site theme pool is nice, but there's a giant lake in the middle of the resort which requires a good bit of walking around to get from the front desk/food court to the theme pool clear on the other side of the lake. The food court has a heavy emphasis on Mexican and Southwestern cuisine. As it is a convention hotel, there are alot of business travelers there. When we were there in 1998 (July Fourth week), there was a Shriners convention, so the resort was overflowing with adults.
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07-14-2006, 02:00 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Long Island, NY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 4,168
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Re: Coronado Springs
I'll be at he Coronado for the 4th time in September. My sister and I love this resort. We took our parents down there for their first WDW trip last year and they also loved it. They keep saying when they go back down, that is the only place they will stay. I feel the food court has a good variety of food with many different stations. I don't have children, but my cousin did stay there with her 3 kids and they all loved the Dig Site.
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07-14-2006, 02:18 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Mass
Posts: 290
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Re: Coronado Springs
Rooms are bigger than value resorts... Grounds are FAR nicer than value resorts... The pool is awesome... Nice children's play area... Nice giant hot tub/jacuzzi for grown ups...
The only caveat I have is that the campus of Coronado is spread out...you should consult a property map and try to request a specific building based on your needs... You'll like either be closer to El Centro (the main building where the food court is and the lobby bar and gift shop and such)... or closer to the Main Pool...
We picked a location (I think building 4) that was near El Centro, a quiet pool and a bus stop... It was a longer walk to the main pool... but if we were taking time to go for a swim--we had time to walk to it... we didn't always have time to grab a quick bite or catch the bus and all... (of course there are bus stops throughout...you can always catch a bus to go around the property and get of at a stop closer to the Main Pool.)
We've stayed at CSR three times now...I like it best of the moderate resorts... But I've also stayed and liked PO Riverside and French Quarter...
CSR is located in the Animal Kingdom resort area.
The Pepper Market food court is unique in that you are seated by a host...s/he takes yoru dirnk order and gives you a little slip...then you get up and can get food from a variety of food stations... what is also unique is that the food is made fresh to order... so it takes a little longer...but the food quality is excellent... The variety there is astounding... If you are on the meal plan... you can get a HIGH DEGREE of value eating several of your counter service meals here... It is not difficult to get $30 worth of value for dinner if you get the NY Sirloin--grilled while you wait... Delicious! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] And you can pack it up and take it back to your room if you wish...
We love it and will return there again...
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07-14-2006, 02:21 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Mass
Posts: 290
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Re: Coronado Springs
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I enjoyed staying there in 1998, but I wouldn't particularly come out and say it's good for kids. The Dig Site theme pool is nice, but there's a giant lake in the middle of the resort which requires a good bit of walking around to get from the front desk/food court to the theme pool clear on the other side of the lake. The food court has a heavy emphasis on Mexican and Southwestern cuisine. As it is a convention hotel, there are alot of business travelers there. When we were there in 1998 (July Fourth week), there was a Shriners convention, so the resort was overflowing with adults.
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I have to disagree about the food court...they had also Chinese Food...and a grill for burgers and steaks, a fish of the day entree, a pasta station, and plenty of offerings for children... It did have Mexican offerings as well...but I can't say it was heavy on that stuff...
It's true that there is a convention center here..so you will see more people dressed LESS casual here... My kids (1, 3 and 5 last trip) loved it here...
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