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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-07-2004, 10:38 PM
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Community Rank: Tourist
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 20
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Few questions--Drinks/Apetizers & Disney dollars
So after 5 years of "I'm going this year! . . . Darn! I can't afford it!  ", I'm finally actually going to WDW!  (plane tickets are bought, so I can't back out this time)
The trip is still 3 months off, so I'm currently in the compulsive planning stage, and I have a couple of questions.
First, Is it possible to go to one of the nicer restauraunts (say California Grill, Citricos, etc.) and just have an apetizer plate and drinks(maybe a dessert), no main course? And can you do so at the bar, or do you have to get a table (and have a PS)?
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Secondly, are Disney Dollars (or room charging privleges for that matter) accepted at the Non-Disney-Owned restauraunts in Downotwn Disney? And can you buy Disney Dollars with a credit card? I'm mostly trying to figure out how much cash to bring. |
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08-08-2004, 03:58 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Aurora, IL
Posts: 2,478
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Re: Few questions--Drinks/Apetizers & Disney dollars
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First, Is it possible to go to one of the nicer restauraunts (say California Grill, Citricos, etc.) and just have an apetizer plate and drinks(maybe a dessert), no main course?
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I did that once at Olivia's Cafe at Old Key West; I don't see why you couldn't at the someplace like California Grill or Citricos.
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08-08-2004, 05:39 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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Few questions--Drinks/Apetizers & Disney dollars
California Grill has a new routine where you check in on the 2nd floor and a CM comes down to escort you up to the restaurant. - I'd call Disney Dining and see if cocktails are still ok or not. I don't think it's an issue at Citricos.......yet anyway.......
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08-08-2004, 05:56 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 7,150
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Re: Few questions--Drinks/Apetizers & Disney dollars
And can you buy Disney Dollars with a credit card?
The last few times I have gotten DD has been with my debit card so I dont think that you should have a problem getting them with a credit card either. Oh and also, I think that I had heard here that if it is on Disney property, they will accept the DD too, but dont mark my words, hopefully someone here can verify it for us. |
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08-08-2004, 07:50 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 1,232
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Re: Few questions--Drinks/Apetizers & Disney dollars
I don't think not having a main course should be a problem, we've gone to restaurants just for drinks and desert after we've had a "to die for" desert at that restaurant and wanted it again during our trip.
I’d still make a PS reservation though same as you would for any other meal.
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08-09-2004, 09:09 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Maryland
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 5,081
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Re: Few questions--Drinks/Apetizers & Disney dollars
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Secondly, are Disney Dollars (or room charging privleges for that matter) accepted at the Non-Disney-Owned restauraunts in Downotwn Disney? And can you buy Disney Dollars with a credit card? I'm mostly trying to figure out how much cash to bring.
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Yes, you can buy DD with a credit card. It's basically like buying a gift certificate, if you want to look at it that way.
You can also use your Disney Dollars for the non-Disney restaurants at Downtown Disney. I've used them at both the Rainforest Cafe and Cap'n Jack's, so you shouldn't have a problem.
Melissa
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