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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-08-2007, 11:31 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
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Location: Minnesota
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Best Restaurants for Birthdays
My son's going to be turning 12 while we're at WDW in February. Can anyone tell me about some great birthday experiences they might have had? Recommendations? Best birthday cake presentation? We're thinking Chef Mickey's. Do they do anything special?
Thanks!
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01-09-2007, 12:19 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Location: nyc
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Re: Best Restaurants for Birthdays
CM gives you a placemat with signatures on it. CP should give you a birthday card signed by pooh & friends. WCC will make a mockery out of you.
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01-09-2007, 02:38 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Re: Best Restaurants for Birthdays
We've had some wonderful experiences at the Crystal Palace on my birthday, but I think a lot of that is that I explain that Eeyore is my favourite and I've flown thousands of miles to spend my birthday with him! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
If your son likes Mickey or the other characters at Chef Mickey's, that will probably be a great choice for him. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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01-09-2007, 09:28 AM
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Re: Best Restaurants for Birthdays
DD has celebrated her birthday at Chef Mickey's (dinner), 'Ohana, Cape May Cafe (Bfast), and Crystal Palace (lunch). In each instance, she got a celebration cupcakes, and there were streamers and such on the table. At CP she got an autographed card, and at CM she got a placemat!
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01-09-2007, 09:47 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
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Re: Best Restaurants for Birthdays
I have done both Chef Mickey's and Ohana for my birthday.
Both were great but I liked Ohana more...they gave me a flower lea and a card signed by the characters (with my name). I also got a cupcake (even though it was breakfest) which I shared.
Chef Mickey's I got a placemat signed by the characters and a cupcake.
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01-09-2007, 11:59 AM
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But why is the rum gone?
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Re: Best Restaurants for Birthdays
Chef Mickey and O'Hana are good.
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01-09-2007, 12:54 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
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Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Re: Best Restaurants for Birthdays
Chef Mickey's, Ohana, Cape May Cafe are among my favorites.
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01-09-2007, 12:57 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: GA
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Re: Best Restaurants for Birthdays
I celebrated my 10th birthday at Chef Mickey's. It was awesome! They gave me a cupcake, and Donald came over during the napkin twirling and made me stand up and come dance with him. It was really fun! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
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01-09-2007, 01:08 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
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Re: Best Restaurants for Birthdays
We celebrated my son's 13th at Teppanyaki last summer. They make a chef hat for the birthday person, sing them a song, and give them dessert with a candle. Since Teppanyaki is one of his favorite restaurants...he loved the attention there!
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01-09-2007, 05:47 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
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Location: Boston
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Re: Best Restaurants for Birthdays
I made a lunch ressie for Biergarten for my Birthday (and I mentioned it to the dining agent). Anyone know if this means I will be embarassed during lunch? I don't want to be asked to get up and dance or anything like that. Maybe I should switch to someplace quieter....
Any advice? I have never eaten there, but always wanted to try it.
Thanks
Beth
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01-09-2007, 06:23 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: nyc
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Re: Best Restaurants for Birthdays
i've seen birthdays mentioned by the band during the oktoberfest performance but nothing beyond that
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01-10-2007, 09:07 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Salisbury, MA
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Re: Best Restaurants for Birthdays
Chef Mickeys was great when we were there for this
confetti ont he table, a small cupcake with a candle
all the characters came over. It was very special
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01-10-2007, 10:40 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Minnesota
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Re: Best Restaurants for Birthdays
Thanks, everybody, for the great info!! Nice to hear from someone who celebrated their 10th birthday there, and that you loved it!
I see a lot of votes for Chef Mickey's, and my son does love that place. Ohana also sounds great. The birthday boy gets to make the choice this year -- I've got a feeling he'll probably choose CM's. We'll see what happens!
(Since WCC "makes a mockery of you", as someone said, I think I should bring my HUSBAND there for HIS birthday someday. We love to embarrass him!) [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
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01-11-2007, 05:33 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
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Location: Long Island, NY
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Re: Best Restaurants for Birthdays
DD and I had a lovely breakfast for our birthdays at Crystal Palace. The characters presented us with a cupcake and a card signed by them. We had our dinner at Alfredo's and it was out of this world. A bunch of the waiters came and sang to us, one on accordion! And the cake was the best I've ever had. I think it was cannoli filling. Yum! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]
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01-11-2007, 06:43 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
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Location: Alabama
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Re: Best Restaurants for Birthdays
I'm going to celebrate my 39th (really!) at Cinderella's Castle! I can't wait!!
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