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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-10-2003, 08:32 AM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: northwest Indiana
Posts: 3
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Wilderness Lodge Concierge FLoor
JEan or anyone what determines if you get the concierge floor at wilderness lodge? Do you request it? How much extra does it cost?? Thanks for any help you may give Jill
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04-10-2003, 04:04 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Maryland
Posts: 574
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Re: Wilderness Lodge Concierge FLoor
There are some brand new photos of the Wilderness Lodge Concierge level, courtesy of Deb Wills at www.Wdwig.com . Great pictures, as usual. |
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04-10-2003, 06:00 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Atlanta,GA
Posts: 766
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Re: Wilderness Lodge Concierge FLoor
Hi Jill and Welcome!!
You do need to book the Concierge rooms at the Wilderness Lodge and the rate is about $100 more per night than the Courtyard rooms ($250 courtyard vs. $350 Concierge room). The Concierge room is the same as the non-suite rooms for size and in-room amenities. There is also a Honeymoon Suite, Vice Presidential, and Presidential Suite that has Concierge Service.
The Concierge floor is the 7th floor of the Lodge, and once you check-in you need your key to access the 7th floor. You let the regular check-in CM know that you are staying on the Concierge floor and they have another CM escort you to your own check-in area(located just off the elevators on the 7th floor).
This November I will be staying on the Concierge floor for the first time. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] I have done a lot of on-line research and spent lots o'time on the phone with Walt Disney Travel Company to get details.
Things I learned [img]graemlins/read.gif[/img] :
* Seperate Check In
* Concierge help in Planning your Itinerary(they call you at 60 days and 45 days out to assist with this.)
* Concierge help making PS ( I verified this one with WDW-DINE. They DO NOT have any extra "Pull" getting reservations for popular meals (Cinderella's Royal Table as an example)or during peak season. They recommend if there is something you have your heart set on, do it youself.
* Concierge floor offers Buffet's of the following : Breakfast (730-1000) Snacks (1100-230p) Afternoon Tea (300-430p) Wine and Cheese (5p-7p), and Cordials and Desserts (8p-10P). All times aprox. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
Here are some great web-sites for you to read more information/trip reports/view photos of/about the Concierge.
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All Ears Net Wilderness Lodge Concierge
Our Laughing Place - Wilderness Lodge Concierge Info
Our Laughin Place Wilderness Lodge Photos
Hope this isn't too much/too long a post.
Hope it helps!!!
Linda Lu [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] |
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04-11-2003, 12:34 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,574
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Re: Wilderness Lodge Concierge FLoor
First, let me welcome you to the Boards [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
Yes, you need to request concierge if that is where you want to stay.
Here is a link to Mousesaver's for the 2003 rack rates Mousesaver's resort rates
Sometimes discounts are available for the concierge level.
Here is some information regarding the Wilderness Lodge from Deb Will's site
Deb's info on WL
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