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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.
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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!
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I remember reading somewhere that the bus stops at DTD Disney had changed very recently. What were the changes? Did one close or move? I don't remember the details, but with 11 people on our upcoming trip, I want to make sure we all know what's up!
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Yes, the Pleasure Island/West Side bus depot is now closed and the only bus transportation is out of the Marketplace. And it can be a MADHOUSE. We were just there and rode the bus back to POR a couple of nights. around 11pm. It was crowded!
Why did they close the West Side stop? Seems kinda silly.
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Several parking lots are also closed now since they are building a parking garage. They do have parking at Team Disney during busy times and you take a shuttle to DTD. I've heard DTD is a mess right now due to all it's construction. I guess I'll find out in 2 weeks since my travel companion always wants to go to Ghirardelli for ice cream.
Several parking lots are also closed now since they are building a parking garage. They do have parking at Team Disney during busy times and you take a shuttle to DTD. I've heard DTD is a mess right now due to all it's construction. I guess I'll find out in 2 weeks since my travel companion always wants to go to Ghirardelli for ice cream.
Please report back....we are planning on going in October and DTD is our first stop every trip since we get in late in the day.
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I've heard DTD is a mess right now due to all it's construction.
It really is a mess right now if you are driving there, in my opinion. We had a car for the first 3 days of our recent 14 day trip (just got home a week ago!) and decided to drive to DTD the first day to go to Earl of Sandwich and do some shopping. We instantly regretted that decision. The traffic on the roads was bad as it was but with a lot of the lots being closed for the construction on the West Side/Pleasure Island side right now, there was a huge lack of parking and it took us quite a while to find a spot.
The rest of the times we went, we either rode the boat from POR (which only drops off and picks up at Pleasure Island) or rode the bus over. Taking Disney transportation is the best way to go, to be honest. The only time we ever came across larger crowds on the bus was late at night.
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It really is a mess right now if you are driving there, in my opinion. We had a car for the first 3 days of our recent 14 day trip (just got home a week ago!) and decided to drive to DTD the first day to go to Earl of Sandwich and do some shopping. We instantly regretted that decision. The traffic on the roads was bad as it was but with a lot of the lots being closed for the construction on the West Side/Pleasure Island side right now, there was a huge lack of parking and it took us quite a while to find a spot.
The rest of the times we went, we either rode the boat from POR (which only drops off and picks up at Pleasure Island) or rode the bus over. Taking Disney transportation is the best way to go, to be honest. The only time we ever came across larger crowds on the bus was late at night.
Thanks for the info. We usually drive over our first day too. This year we'll take the bus.
Definitely take the bus if you can. We drove to DTD when we were there in June. We parked at Team Disney. Along with a group of other people, we waited for a shuttle bus but none ever came. We ended up walking and having to cross the busy street to DTD.
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Ok this is making me rethink my Raglan Road Dinner at 8:15 on a Saturday. I know we want to try here, but after a long day on our feet this may not be the best answer.
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The traffic on the roads was bad as it was but with a lot of the lots being closed for the construction on the West Side/Pleasure Island side right now, there was a huge lack of parking and it took us quite a while to find a spot.
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