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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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05-08-2004, 05:58 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,929
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A Visit to My \"Happy Place\"...... 6/12 Update: Day 3(Discovery Cove) PICS ADDED
I've been so impressed by all the great pre-trip reports on here that I've decided to do one myself!
Who:
Me age 27
DH age 30
DSIL age 29
DBIL age 34(?)
When:
May 13-21
Where:
Pop Century (60s)
Background: We've had quite a year! First we bought our first house in early October  . Then I bought my first brand new car, only to get rear ended pretty badly 2 weeks after buying it  . All ended well, both the car ($2,000 later, paid by the other driver's insurance)and it's passengers are good as new! In late October we found out very unexpectedly that my 55 yr old Dad had a aortic anuerysm. This was tough. He needed a new valve in his heart, and his aorta needed to be replaced before it burst. Somebody was watching over my dad  . This was discovered by chance, he had no symptoms of this, and the Dr said he probably wouldn't have been around much longer had it not been discovered. I'm happy to say that my dad is doing great  !
So after all this "excitement" I started thinking, "Hmmmm, a trip to WDW would really be nice!". At first we were going to go in the fall of '04. Then, after realizing how quickly life can change, and facing the possibility of losing a parent, we decided it was time to start trying to have a baby  . Because of this we figured why not go to WDW sooner rather than later (fine with me  ). So May seemed like a good time. We would have time to save up some money, and kids would still be in school. Our past few trips have been in Dec/Jan, so this will be a nice change.
We originally had plans to stay at Coronado Springs, but we switched to Pop Century to save a few dollars. Having a house isn't easy! There's been lots of unexpected costs  . So our reservations were switched to PC, and we're driving so no airfare to worry about. (NOTE: I would fly in a heart beat, but DH will have nothing to do with it). Around this time DBIL (married to DH sister) started teasing us about being "disney freaks". They came with us last January, but they're not big park people, and said it would be years before they would return. Weeelllll, they started "sniffing" around our planning. Do I sense someone might want to join us  ? Yup, I sure do...so I called and added a second room to our reservation. They will only be joining us for 4 days, b/c DSIL has an obligation at school on the 19th. They will not be visiting an Disney parks during the trip (gasp!). We will be spending time with them when we're not in the parks, and will be joining them at Discovery Cove and Sea World. Their main goal is to relax by the pool.
So any way, here are my tentative plans for the week:
Thursday 5/13: Up and at 'em at 2:30 am to start our llloooonnnggg journey to WDW! We plan on driving as far as we can (hopefully Jacksonville, FL), and finding a place to stay for the night.
Friday May 14th: Hope to arrive late morning, and check in at PC. Then we will head over to Epcot for the afternoon. We'll probably be tired after our long trip so the evening will be low key with DSIL and DBIL.
Saturday May 15th: Discovery Cove, open evening (probably Downtown Disney)
Sunday May 16th: Sea World, perhaps a late dinner at the Polynesian and "Wishes" from the beach. (No, I haven't made a PS )
Monday May 17th: Magic Kingdom, 1:00 passporter meet, perhaps Blizzard Beach in the afternoon. We'll spend the night outside of the parks w/ DSIL and DBIL who are leaving Tuesday am.
Tuesday May 18th: Animal Kingdom in the am, rest and swim in the afternoon, MGM late afternoon/night (EMH).
Wednsday May 19th: Relax in the AM, Magic Kingdom in the afternnon/ night (EMH).
Thursday May 20th: Open day, probably Epcot again
Friday May 21st: Start our lllooonnngg trip back .
Well, there you have it, I hope I haven't bored anybody. I'm open to suggestions regarding my plans!! |
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05-08-2004, 06:23 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: A Visit to My \"Happy Place\"......pre-trip report
Michelle, your plans sound terrific!!  You are so right about life being too short! It is definitely something to be celebrated!!  Have a ball! I am jealous that you are going to Discovery Cove and I can't wait to meet you guys!! |
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05-08-2004, 06:56 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: A Visit to My \"Happy Place\"......pre-trip report
Looks like you've got a great trip coming up!! Looking forward to reading all about it later! Have fun!! |
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05-08-2004, 07:12 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: WI
Posts: 17,126
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Re: A Visit to My \"Happy Place\"......pre-trip report
Looks like some fun is to be had by everyone! Great plans Michelle! Looking foward to meeting you on the 16th! Have a blast at Discovery Cove, we went in 2002 and I fell in love with the place! |
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05-08-2004, 07:27 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: beautiful beachy FL
Posts: 2,357
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Re: A Visit to My \"Happy Place\"......pre-trip report
What a year!
Sounds you have great plans-I'd definitely give myself time to hang out at the Hippy Dippy Pool relaxing with a cool drink (nonalcoholic if you're trying to conceive of course ) and walking around the resort. It's so amusing!
Give a dolphin a kiss for me at Discovery Cove!
Looking forward to your TR and drive safely,
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05-08-2004, 09:00 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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Re: A Visit to My \"Happy Place\"......pre-trip report
Sounds like you will have a busy and wonderful week!!
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05-09-2004, 09:01 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Bethlehem,Ct 06751
Posts: 3,918
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Re: A Visit to My \"Happy Place\"......pre-trip report
I am loving all the pre trip reports. They are inspiring me to get our game plan together for our July trip. Thanks for sharing!
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05-09-2004, 10:25 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: A Visit to My \"Happy Place\"......pre-trip report
Great start Michelle  I hope we get to pass each other sometime during the week  Have a great time, and a safe drive down there |
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05-09-2004, 12:31 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 7,150
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Re: A Visit to My \"Happy Place\"......pre-trip report
Have a safe trip down to Disney! I give you credit for wanting to hit up Epcot when you arrive! Wow! Have a great time!
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05-10-2004, 07:13 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: UK
Posts: 2,476
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Re: A Visit to My \"Happy Place\"......pre-trip report
Have a really fabulous time!  Looking forward to hearing all about it when you return.
Mel |
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05-11-2004, 05:10 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 5,517
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Re: A Visit to My \"Happy Place\"......pre-trip report
Great start to your trip report! You're gonna love Pop Century..no worries! Have a great time!
Kelly
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05-26-2004, 06:56 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,929
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Re: A Visit to My \"Happy Place\"......pre-trip report
I will be starting my TR soon. I'm having some trouble sizing my pictures , but as soon as I have more time to play around with them I'll get going with my TR. I will say that this trip was a big change from the norm as DH and I both ended up getting sick . The itinerary I posted above pretty much fell apart, but we made the most of it, and still had a good time.
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05-26-2004, 06:58 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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Re: A Visit to My \"Happy Place\"......pre-trip report
Looking forward to it once you are able to get your photos sized!
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05-26-2004, 08:27 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: A Visit to My \"Happy Place\"......pre-trip report
looking forward to your report!
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05-27-2004, 07:43 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: A Visit to My \"Happy Place\"......pre-trip report
Hurry back with your report Michelle I know how time comsuming resizing those pictures is! Hopefully you'll get it to work soon |
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