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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-19-2007, 09:08 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: the Burbs outside of Philadelphia
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How do I get to Guest Relations in the front of Epcot by 8:45 from Beach Club?
I just booked the Hidden Treasures of World Showcase tour for the 4/6 and have to be at Guest Relations at the front entrance of Epcot by 8:45 am. I am staying at Beach Club so had planned on entering Epcot from International Gateway all week. I'm confused as to how to get to the front of the park before the park opens. Any help would be great.
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01-19-2007, 10:32 AM
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Club Ichthyologist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Merrimack, NH
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Re: How do I get to Guest Relations in the front of Epcot by 8:45 from Beach Club?
They'll let you through and you'll walk by the UK and Cananda. They have it roped off so you can't walk around the countries and someone will be at the end to let you out in Future World [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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01-19-2007, 10:41 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: How do I get to Guest Relations in the front of Epcot by 8:45 from Beach Club?
Jenn
I would think though that they won't let me in the Int'l Gateway entrance til the park opens at 9:00 and I have to be out front of the park at 8:45 to meet up with the tour people at Guest Relations. I guess I might have to take a cab from the hotel to the front of the park unless someone has a better suggestion.
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01-19-2007, 10:58 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Virginia - a day's drive to WDW
Posts: 3,317
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Re: How do I get to Guest Relations in the front of Epcot by 8:45 from Beach Club?
I believe if you explain to the CM that you are on the tour, they'll go ahead and let you in.
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01-19-2007, 10:58 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
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Re: How do I get to Guest Relations in the front of Epcot by 8:45 from Beach Club?
I think that if you have a confirmation number for the tour, show that to the gate attendant and they should let you thru. They'll also let people thru for early morning seatings at PSB, as they start at 8:30 I believe.
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01-19-2007, 11:01 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: New York, NY
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Re: How do I get to Guest Relations in the front of Epcot by 8:45 from Beach Club?
They'll let you in through International Gateway
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01-19-2007, 02:18 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Re: How do I get to Guest Relations in the front of Epcot by 8:45 from Beach Club?
I would check with the the front desk at the Beach Club upon check-in. They may able to answer your question.
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01-19-2007, 06:49 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
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Re: How do I get to Guest Relations in the front of Epcot by 8:45 from Beach Club?
I'd check with the Beach Club for the best way, but I imagine someone at the International Gateway would be there ready to accept people coming in for breakfast and tours. It would seem silly to have the Epcot resort guests go to the front of the park when the back door is right there.
Good luck and enjoy your tour! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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01-19-2007, 07:58 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 821
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Re: How do I get to Guest Relations in the front of Epcot by 8:45 from Beach Club?
We've been through from Yacht Club at 8:30 a.m. - the entrance gate is manned at that time and they have a printout of people who have "authority" to enter the park. Have fun!
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01-21-2007, 03:22 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: northern Virginia
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Re: How do I get to Guest Relations in the front of Epcot by 8:45 from Beach Club?
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I think that if you have a confirmation number for the tour, show that to the gate attendant and they should let you thru. They'll also let people thru for early morning seatings at PSB, as they start at 8:30 I believe.
[/ QUOTE ] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/yeahthat.gif[/img] They let us through with the ticket showing I had this tour.
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01-21-2007, 06:20 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: the Burbs outside of Philadelphia
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Re: How do I get to Guest Relations in the front of Epcot by 8:45 from Beach Club?
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I think that if you have a confirmation number for the tour, show that to the gate attendant and they should let you thru. They'll also let people thru for early morning seatings at PSB, as they start at 8:30 I believe.
[/ QUOTE ] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/yeahthat.gif[/img] They let us through with the ticket showing I had this tour.
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How did you get a ticket? They only gave me a confirmation number over the phone
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01-22-2007, 11:07 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: northern Virginia
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Re: How do I get to Guest Relations in the front of Epcot by 8:45 from Beach Club?
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I think that if you have a confirmation number for the tour, show that to the gate attendant and they should let you thru. They'll also let people thru for early morning seatings at PSB, as they start at 8:30 I believe.
[/ QUOTE ] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/yeahthat.gif[/img] They let us through with the ticket showing I had this tour.
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How did you get a ticket? They only gave me a confirmation number over the phone
[/ QUOTE ] when I checked in, I had vouchers for all of my tours, etc. Guest relations should have all of that ready for you when you check in.
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