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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-04-2004, 07:14 AM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 5
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Two More Questions
I forgot to also ask about dining rotation. We are scheduled for late seating. With a 3 and 4 year old, we had concerns about getting early seating. I've heard that early seating is nearly impossible to get (especially with a group of 8) and my TA said that we may find late seating to have its benefits. Any thoughts on late seating and ideas of how to move to early seating if we decide to go that route???
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08-04-2004, 09:05 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: Two More Questions
You can try to move to the early seating when you board by checking your Navigator and going to wherever they are taking requests for dining changes. (Usually one of the dance clubs on Deck 3.) The advantages to the late seating for kids is you see the shows first. For a lot of kids with early seating, the shows are too late and they miss them. With late seating they can see the shows and if they are too tired for a sit-down meal they can grab some food at Pluto's or the Buffet and go to the kids club while the less sleepy people have dinner.
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08-04-2004, 09:38 AM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 5
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Re: Two More Questions
That's a good thought--thank you. I had not considered a buffet in lieu of dinner. You're right. They are more likely to nod off in a darkened theatre than a meal and there are alternatives to dinner, but not to the theatre. Thanks again for the advice!
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08-04-2004, 01:18 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
Posts: 7,249
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Re: Two More Questions
Anything is possible. We were a group of 8 with children 3 and 8 years old. When we booked we were told that only late seating was available but requested to be changed if an opening was available.
When we received our documents the week before our trip, we were pleasantly surprised to see that we had been given an early seating.
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08-04-2004, 06:30 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Davidsonville, MD
Posts: 6,563
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Re: Two More Questions
We requested LATE seating only because you are not so rushed for dinner. We had a late snack on the 9th deck (chicken wraps - yum!) and then ate the full meal at 8:30. We requested it for our next cruise too.
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08-05-2004, 04:08 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Western, MA
Posts: 39
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Re: Two More Questions
We went on a 7-day in May of 2003. (Can't say enough about how wonderful it was BTW) And we had late seating because we booked kind of last minute. It actually worked out GREAT for us. Our boys were 3 and 5 at the time. Sometimes they made it to dinner with us, and sometimes they just wanted something quick to eat and then wanted to get back into their clubs. Although I don't normally eat that late, it was nice to NOT have to rush and to just enjoy a meal. We've also requested late seating for our November cruise too.
OH, another tip that I learned our last night on the ship ... for parent that have later seating, take your kids to the pool around 4:30 or 5:00. The Micky pool especially clears out at that time w/so many kids having the early seating for dinner.
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08-06-2004, 12:04 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Northern NV
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,516
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Re: Two More Questions
Thanks for the pool tip! We have the late seating too, and I'm thinking that I will prefer it! We have the time difference with the west coast and I like the idea of seeing the show as family before dinner and then if the kids want to join us, great, if not, that's great too!  |
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