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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-14-2006, 04:00 PM
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Wishing I was at WDW!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Southwestern Florida, USA
Concierge Level: 7
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I changed resorts - AGAIN - they are gonna think I am crazy!
OH MY GOSH - the kind folks at Disney are gonna think I am nuts! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
I just called for the third day in a row.
I got thinking last night - since I added a third adult to my ressie - and they are charging me for that extra adult - let's see what the difference in the price from a value to a moderate will be. So - for 19 more dollars a night......
I AM STAYING A PORT ORLEANS FRENCH QUARTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so excited right now - and the lady that helped me was amazing - you could hear it in her voice - she was excited for me too!
I have never stayed in a moderate. I chose POFQ because you guys are always talking about it and how much you love it there - I just had to find out for myself.
I booked a standard room - got it for 109 a night (15 extra for the third adult) so the AP rate is 94 a night.
The CM told me that I would love it there -she mentioned the night lighting? Also she said to make sure we take the boat from DTD to the resort - she said it is great. And she highly recommended that we eat at Boatwrights.
Is there a place to get breakfast items that we can take back to our room?
Give me all the great advice - I am so excited right now!
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07-14-2006, 04:29 PM
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Tinkerbell's Aunt
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: McHenry IL
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Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I changed resorts - AGAIN - they are gonna think I am crazy!
Ann - I'm excited for you, too. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] I'll be staying at POFQ in October, so I'll be anxious to hear how you liked it.
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07-14-2006, 04:30 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: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I changed resorts - AGAIN - they are gonna think I am crazy!
Congrats! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
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07-14-2006, 04:49 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Longfellow's "Jewel by the Sea"
Posts: 14,165
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Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I changed resorts - AGAIN - they are gonna think I am crazy!
I love POFQ, you're gonna love it too!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img]
Congrats! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img]
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07-14-2006, 05:45 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Bennington, NE
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,556
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Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I changed resorts - AGAIN - they are gonna think I am crazy!
Yea!! POFQ has a very good food court with many breakfast items. They will cover them or bag them so you can take them back to the room easily.
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07-14-2006, 06:25 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Kissimmee, Fl
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 25,061
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Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I changed resorts - AGAIN - they are gonna think I am crazy!
I have not stayed at POFQ yet, but everyone I know who has stayed there has loved it. I am sure you will too, congrats!!
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07-14-2006, 07:31 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Southern New Jersey
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 158
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Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I changed resorts - AGAIN - they are gonna think I am crazy!
I love POFQ. We stayed there when it was the original Port Orleans (and POR was Dixie Landings). Loved it so much we stayed there again 10 years later (in 2004) with DD 5. It is small and not a lot of walking to get anywhere in the resort. You can go to POR and use all of their rec facilities, including the pool (we did that one afternoon-it was a nice change). The only thing I was disappointed in the second time is that they had closed the sit down restaurant at POFQ-we had some good meals there in 1994. The boat ride to DTD is nice and relaxing-no worries about parking or buses. The food court is nice with a lot of nice selections. Have a great time!
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07-14-2006, 07:34 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 1,402
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Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I changed resorts - AGAIN - they are gonna think I am crazy!
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07-14-2006, 08:40 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I changed resorts - AGAIN - they are gonna think I am crazy!
What a great switch Ann [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] I'm sure you'll love it there [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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07-14-2006, 09:24 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I changed resorts - AGAIN - they are gonna think I am crazy!
Sounds like you made a great choice!! You'll love the resort!
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07-14-2006, 09:46 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Hooksett, NH
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 2,363
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Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I changed resorts - AGAIN - they are gonna think I am crazy!
I loved POFQ. It's compact and beautiful. I think you will enjoy it.
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07-14-2006, 09:51 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Maryland
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 14,723
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Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I changed resorts - AGAIN - they are gonna think I am crazy!
It is a great place, I think you will be pleased! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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07-14-2006, 10:40 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2,081
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Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I changed resorts - AGAIN - they are gonna think I am crazy!
You're going to love it there! Have a magical trip!
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07-14-2006, 10:53 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 547
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Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I changed resorts - AGAIN - they are gonna think I am crazy!
I love POFQ and POR they are both great hotels. Sometimes you even get to see cute little bunnies running around the grounds. You’re going to love it! The boat ride to DTD is really nice. I hope you have a magical trip. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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07-14-2006, 11:05 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2003
Location: a mere few minutes from the Mouse! <3
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 9,777
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Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I changed resorts - AGAIN - they are gonna think I am crazy!
How [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
Amy
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