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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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Great price Don. I got mine at work for $.99 Blue, black and Clear. One for each day of the trip. Except on the Cruise. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
I get my ponchos from a store called "Benny's" here in Massachusetts. They are 99 cents each, and come in a variety of colors. We had a lot of extra from our February trip, so I'm well stocked for now.
Glad you got the ponchos, though. Always be prepared!
Yep - got our $0.87 ones at Wal Mart too. I was glad I had seen a post about pretty much needing to toss them after one use though because I had initially just bought one for each of us and then when I saw that post I went back and got 2 more sets. So we went with 15 and came back with either 5 or 10 (bad memory on that). Used them briefly 1 or 2 out of 4 park days in July - not bad. I also like the fact that they are so small and light to carry in the back pack too.
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Re: Poncho\'s
We use our ponchos that we bought at Kings Dominion several years ago (kids are blue, adults are orange). We carry them on every trip....except our first, when we bought Mickey ponchos (that now sit on the shelf at home). We let them dry and then fold up in to a large zip-lock for the next time.
We have been traveling with the same ponchos for at least 8 years. We just keep reusing our original yellow poncho's and pack them into the bottom of each backpack. [img]graemlins/puter.gif[/img]
I get my ponchos at Wal-Mart too. Just the clear ones. I used them on my 2002 trip and dried them over night and restowed them in their package. They lasted two days long for each. Which is longer than the WDW ones I bought on the trip in 2001. I have four for an eight day trip. I still might check out Benny's to have different colors. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Originally posted by DisneyMomma: For our last trip, we packed our ponchos that we bought at WDW in 1990. We had to buy DS one, though.
<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Don't know if you were buying a new one or a replacement but if you do happen to need a replacement for a Disney poncho - just ask, they're free. My wife ripped a WDW (one we'd brought from home) while we at Disney Studios last summer and she went to purchase a new one - the CM told her that a replacement is free if a WDW poncho rips. Who knew?!
Signed,
There is an art to refolding those dagone things and I don't know it!
Thanks, Steve. DH and I went to WDW with my parents. We had ponchos for he and I but, since my son wasn't born until 8 years later [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] he needed one of his own. Very cool to know that they will replace them, though!!
Wow..I have not heard anyone mention Beny's in years. Cute commercials long ago. I grew up inRI and remember Benny's on Pawtucket Ave. We used to go there for lots of stuff...long before the Home Depot days
We took our Cedar Point ones. After we got home I wish I would have bought 1 from Disney. Would have looked great in a rainstorm at home. We dry ous and put them in a zip bag. I've learned to fold them so 2 fit in one bag with some room left over.
They replace ripped ponchos? Since they rip when you sneeze they must replace a lot!
I just had an idea for those who are purchasing plain ponchos before their trips - you could decorate yoour plain ponchos with different characters. I'm sure their is some sort of paint, maybe fabric paint, that will stay on. YOu could use pictures from coloring books and trace them and then color them.
Originally posted by Perky2sol: I get my ponchos from a store called "Benny's" here in Massachusetts. They are 99 cents each, and come in a variety of colors.
<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">So glad you mentioned Benny's - I'm going there for my ponchos!!!
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