ReliveTheMagic.Com - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
PassPorter.com
Award-winning travel guidebooks

   guidebooks   |   news   |   podcasts   |   boards   |   blog   |   worksheets   |   photos   |   articles   |   updates   |   register   |   follow us on


Forums Closed
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!

Go Back   PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums > PassPorter's Walt Disney World Resort (Florida) > Making More Magic: Everything Else at Walt Disney World!
Register


Welcome! We're happy you've found the PassPorter Community -- the friendliest place to plan your vacation to Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland, and the world in general! You are now viewing the PassPorter Message Board Community as a guest, which gives you limited access. As our guest, feel free to browse our messages by selecting the forum you want to visit from the list below.

To post messages and ask questions, join our FREE community today and you'll get access to tools and resources not available to guests, such as our vacation countown timers, "living" avatars, private messaging system, database searches, downloads, and a special PassPorter discount code. Registration is fast, simple, and completely free. Just click the Join Our Community link.

If you think you've already joined, log in below now. If you don't remember your member name or password, please visit our Member Name and Password Recovery page. You are also welcome to contact us.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-17-2009, 08:22 PM   #1
Catski73
Community Rank: Tourist
 
Catski73's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 20

Post Thanks / Like
ReliveTheMagic.Com

I ordered two packages from relivethemagic.com on 3/31 and was told that my package would arrive in 4 to 14 business days, but as of4/17 the money has been taken,but the packages have not yet arrived. Has anyone ordered any dvd'sfrom them,and if so, did you waot a long time? It wasn't a lot of money (under $30 with discounts,) but from what I've since found out from old reviews the quality is not that great. I nthe end, I rather have poor quality dvd's,than no dvd's at all.

Thanks,
Cat - CA
__________________
Catski73 Fourth of July, 2009
My Countdown Counting down to: Spina Bifida Conference Swan/Dolphin 2009
Countdown to SBA Conference WDW 2009
My PassPorter Bookshelf
My Previous TripsDL- > 20 trips including Dec. '06 & '07, May '12, June '11 & '14 & Apr. '15. WDW - First trip: Jun. 1993. Next trip (WDW) June 27 - July 5th, 2009 WDW - Swan & Dolphin. Next trip Disneyland Resort - Dec. 2015?!
Catski73 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-17-2009, 08:50 PM   #2
hms1016
Community Rank: Traveler
 
hms1016's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Irwin, PA
Posts: 256

Post Thanks / Like
I am pretty sure this is who I ordered DVD's from a couple of years ago. I remember it took forever. I had paid with paypal. I was more than concerned. I emailed them and I think it took them awhile to get back to me. When I got the DVD's I was more than disappointed in them. I hope this is not the same people for your sake.
hms1016 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-17-2009, 09:53 PM   #3
Caldercup
Eileeeeeeen!™
PassPorter's Club Passholder


What's this?

PassPorter Guide

Community Rank: Legend
 
Caldercup's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861

Post Thanks / Like
Yeah... these are the same DVDs that I got a while ago (while they were on a deep sale, thank goodness.)

I hate to say that these are nothing more than amateurish home videos of the parks. They show the parks in a totally random order and aren't "produced" with any skill. Not to mention, the camera operator doesn't do a good job panning across a scene or holding the camera still.

I got incredibly "sea sick" watching the first DVD and then never watched any of the others.

Any chance you could cancel your order?
Eileen
__________________
My Previous TripsSometime in the 70's with mom; 1990 honeymoon; 1994 trip with brother; 2002 Dec - POFQ; 2003 May - ASMovies; 2003 Oct - ASMovies; 2004 May - Pop; 2004 Sept - AKL; 2004 Nov - PORiverside; 2005 May - Grand Gathering #1; 2005 Dec - Mousefest w/Karen; 2006 March - DLR w/Karen; 2006 June - Beach Club w/Karen; 2006 Dec - Grand Gathering #2; 2007 Feb DLR Girls Trip; 2007 Dec - Appetizer trip/Mousfest w/CLT; 2008 Jun - CLT+2 meet the Koenigs; 2008 Dec - CLQ Broken Ankle Tribute; 2009 Mar - Unclenching at POFQ!; 2009 June - Sweating with Friends; 2009 Dec - Sousefest09; 2011 Dec - 3 to a bed; 2012 Jul - Even Eileen! (DLR)
Caldercup is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-20-2009, 05:34 PM   #4
ilovedisney0_0
Community Rank: Explorer
 
ilovedisney0_0's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: a mere few minutes from the Mouse! <3
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 9,777

Post Thanks / Like
OMG I am so glad I found this thread, as I have this place bookmarked and was going to order! Thanks guys!
__________________

Saturday, October 9, 2014 - Kaitlyn and I before the Happy Haunted 5K at ESPN Wide World of Sports

Amy
ilovedisney0_0 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-20-2009, 05:38 PM   #5
CinderAbby
Community Rank: Legend
 
CinderAbby's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Eastern Massachusetts
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 19,490

Post Thanks / Like
A lot of those videos you can actually watch at Youtube for free, that's why I never bothered with ordering them. Besides, the quality, even at Youtube, isn't that great.

If I want to watch ride videos or scenes from the parks, I just go to Google videos and I end up with thousands of results. I've even seen some Disneyland Paris versions of rides which were cool to see.
__________________
Disney 2018 TR COMPLETED 10-20-18 POSTS 266 - 273
Looking for my previous TR's? Here they are
My Previous TripsAll WDW - July 1980 off property - July 1981 FW - July 1983 FW - July 1985 FW - August 1987 FW - July 1988 Treehouse Villas - July 1990 Treehouse Villas - July 1997 FW - August 2006 AS Sports, 1st time with DH and DD - August 2008 AS Sports - August 2009 AS Sports - August 2010 AS Sports - July 2011 AS Sports - August 2013 AS Music - August 2014 AS Music - August 2015 AS Music - August 2016 AS Music - August 2018 AS Music, Kate (lovewdw2) joined us for the weekend
CinderAbby is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-20-2009, 05:58 PM   #6
dnbaci
Community Rank: Trekker
 
dnbaci's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Elmwood Park, NJ
Posts: 1,081

Post Thanks / Like
I think my mom ordered this once and we put it in the dvd player and i don't think there was even any sound or music! it was just some guy walking around the park with a camcorder!
__________________
Every click helps feed 6 bowls of food to rescued animals. Give a quick click every day and help animals in shelters! www.theanimalrescuesite.com


My Countdown Counting down to: WDW June 2012
Got the Bug-Going Back!
My PassPorter Bookshelf
dnbaci is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-20-2009, 06:36 PM   #7
Caldercup
Eileeeeeeen!™
PassPorter's Club Passholder


What's this?

PassPorter Guide

Community Rank: Legend
 
Caldercup's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861

Post Thanks / Like
That's exactly what it is -- a guy with a camcorder.

No "soundtrack," no design, no production values at all.
Eileen
__________________
My Previous TripsSometime in the 70's with mom; 1990 honeymoon; 1994 trip with brother; 2002 Dec - POFQ; 2003 May - ASMovies; 2003 Oct - ASMovies; 2004 May - Pop; 2004 Sept - AKL; 2004 Nov - PORiverside; 2005 May - Grand Gathering #1; 2005 Dec - Mousefest w/Karen; 2006 March - DLR w/Karen; 2006 June - Beach Club w/Karen; 2006 Dec - Grand Gathering #2; 2007 Feb DLR Girls Trip; 2007 Dec - Appetizer trip/Mousfest w/CLT; 2008 Jun - CLT+2 meet the Koenigs; 2008 Dec - CLQ Broken Ankle Tribute; 2009 Mar - Unclenching at POFQ!; 2009 June - Sweating with Friends; 2009 Dec - Sousefest09; 2011 Dec - 3 to a bed; 2012 Jul - Even Eileen! (DLR)
Caldercup is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-20-2009, 06:48 PM   #8
Colexis Mom
RED SOX NATION!!
PassPorter's Club Passholder


What's this?

PassPorter Guide

Community Rank:
Legend VIP
 
Colexis Mom's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854

Post Thanks / Like
Yikes!!
__________________
My PassPorter Bookshelf
My Previous TripsAUG '16 - POFQ, APR '12 - POFQ, JUL '10 - DL, AUG '09 - DCL Western, AUG '08 - POFQ/BC, AUG '06 - AKL/BC/DisneyWonder/Poly, DEC '05 - AKL, APR '05 - AKL/BC, DEC '04 - AKL, MAY '04 - AKL/BC, MAY '03 - WL/BC, MAY '98 -offsite, MAY '94 - BC, AUG '85 - Poly, AUG '83 - Poly, AUG '81 - Poly, JUL '79 - World Inn, JUL '76 - World Inn
Colexis Mom is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-20-2009, 07:00 PM   #9
Buffalogirl18
Community Rank: Jetsetter
 
Buffalogirl18's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Buffalo, NY
Posts: 2,066

Post Thanks / Like
Wow, that is terrible! Thanks very much for the info, I am so glad I read this post.
__________________





~Amy~
My Countdown Counting down to: Makin Dreams Come True on the Disney Dream!
My Previous TripsApril 1990 offsite, July 1992 FW Campground, Nov 2000 ASMu, May 2003 ASSp, Feb 2005 WDW offsite Condo, May 2008 POP, April/May 2009 CBR&AKL, March 2010 CBR, December 2010 Beach Club, April 2011 DCL- Dream!
Buffalogirl18 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-20-2009, 11:15 PM   #10
DopeyGirl
Dopey's biggest fan!
PassPorter's Club Passholder


What's this?

PassPorter Guide

Community Rank: Legend
 
DopeyGirl's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975

Post Thanks / Like
Yeah, I ordered a couple of things (DVDs included) on 3/15 and still haven't seen hide nor hair of a package from them . . . I actually got fed up and e-mailed them about it on 4/7 asking when I can expect to see the package and the answer was "We're so sorry it is taking so long. Normally we send orders out quite rapidly but demand has just been so high due to our sale that we're behind. But rest assured, your order should be shipped out in 5-8 business days and should arrive to you shortly thereafter."

Here we are 14 days since I e-mailed and still nothing.
__________________
Sarah- PassPorter Guide to:
---
DL: Planning Your Disneyland Adventure
--- DL: Getting There (and Back!)
--- DL: Staying in Style: The Hotels
--- DL: Touring the Lands: Disney Parks

Multi-Theme Park Destination Specialist with Ears To You Travel
Sarah@earstoyoutravel.com
My Countdown Counting down to: Oldest's Graduation Celebration and DH and My 20th Anniversary!
Summer fun!
My PassPorter Bookshelf
My Previous TripsToo many trips to list! Disneyland since 1977 . . . WDW since 1996!
DopeyGirl is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-20-2009, 11:27 PM   #11
RoonieRooToo
Community Rank: Trekker
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: The wilds of Texas
Posts: 1,613

Post Thanks / Like
Thank you all for your comments on this. Y'all definitely saved me both money and disappointment.
__________________
My Countdown Counting down to: First visit (well 2nd if you count when I was 6 years old) to Disneyland
In the Disney Bubble
My Previous Trips1971 Disneyland, May 1985 WDW offsite, Dec 2000 All Star Music, Oct 2001 Caribbean Beach, Oct 2003 Caribbean Beach, Oct 2009 Bay Lake Towers, Mar 2010 AKL, Dec 2011 BLT,Oct 2012 BLT,Dec 2013 BLT,Feb 2014 DL GCH,Sept 2015 Aulani
RoonieRooToo is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-21-2009, 04:29 PM   #12
janicelovesmickey
Community Rank: Explorer
 
janicelovesmickey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: w/future ex husbands tommy lee, robert downey jr, adam lambert in NJ planet poptart
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,563

Post Thanks / Like
i got these and thumbs down, thank goodness they were on sale. it felt like I was interferring in some strangers vacation.
not a good quality and I had to watch it on my laptop, not my dvd player, it wouldnt play
__________________
My Countdown Counting down to: A really quick weekend trip
I need to just live here
My PassPorter Bookshelf
My Previous Trips1975, summer timeFirst family trip to WDW | 1983, May SR. HS Trip | 1999, November Off property | 2000, November Off property | 2004, June Off property | 2004, September Disneyland & hollywood | 2005 - July Hollywood | 2005, September All Star Music & November off property | 2006, April off property & Sept POP | 2006, July - Hollywood | 2007, March off property, July- Hollywood, Sept POP, Oct POP, Dec off property | 2008, January off property, April/May off property, July-HOLLYWOOD, September- All star Music PIN CODE! | 2009- feb, LAS VEGAS. APRIL-MAY Nashville June 2009 Nashville. JULY 2009 HOLLYWOOD, October 2009 WDW CSR pin code, DEC 2009/JAN 2010 OFF PROPERTY | April/May 2010-POP AP RATE | July 2010- Hollywood/Las Vegas | Sept 2010 CBR Pin Code!! | ANNUAL PASSHOLDER 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | Universal Studios Orlando/Islands of Adventure Premium Annual Passholder 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | Universal Studios Hollywood Annual Passholder 2008-2009
janicelovesmickey is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-21-2009, 06:30 PM   #13
kbken
Community Rank: Trekker
 
kbken's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Tucson, AZ
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 1,761

Post Thanks / Like
I bought from them way back when their WDW videos were at a premium price. I waited, waited, etc. but nothing showed up. I contacted them with so many complaint e-mails that they finally gave them to me for free. I watch them occasionally but find that a person walking from place to place with the video cam bouncing along gives me a bit of motion discomfort much like that I experienced my first time on the orange version of MS. Just my opinion!!

Ken
__________________

I do not make films primarily for children. I make them for
the child in all of us, whether we be six or sixty.
Walt Disney
Chip and Company website

http://www.facebook.com/disneyforseniors
My Countdown Counting down to: Next Visit To The World
My PassPorter Bookshelf
kbken is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Reply




Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump














Please login or register to hide these ads -- it's free and easy!

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:05 AM.

-->

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Feedback Buttons provided by Advanced Post Thanks / Like v3.4.0 Patch Level 1 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
(c) 1998-2017 PassPorter Travel Press/MediaMarx, Inc.
Celebrating 19 Years of Making Dreams Come True
Ad Management plugin by RedTyger