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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-07-2005, 11:30 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: NE PA
Posts: 127
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New Changes to MYW dining!
as of 2pm this afternoon they changed the dining. A lot of Epcot restaraunts were omitted. You can see on our webpage http://www.yourmagicaljourneys.com/MYW.htm |
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01-08-2005, 02:11 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
 PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: New Changes to MYW dining!
Thanks for the update.  |
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01-08-2005, 09:02 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Maryland\'s Eastern shore
Posts: 80
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Re: New Changes to MYW dining!
I now understand the message my TA (AAA) left at 3PM yesterday ~ the info I picked up 5 hrs prior at 10AM is now outdated!!! AAARRGGHHH!!!! I'm so glad I listened to her and kept my Silver Plan that I booked back in November. She told me to wait it out because she thought WDW was still "fine tuning" things ~ she said that since the MYW was announced, she seldom gets the same answer twice from them (WDW)  |
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01-08-2005, 09:41 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: central Iowa
Posts: 11,837
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Re: New Changes to MYW dining!
Very interesting, thanks!
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01-08-2005, 04:39 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: New Changes to MYW dining!
Well there goes one of the places we had chosen to think about for our Dec. trip. We wanted to try Le Cellier, but we'd have to do 2 sit downs for it. What about some of the places that they haven't listed at all?
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01-08-2005, 07:54 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Illinois
Posts: 39
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Re: New Changes to MYW dining!
As I said in another post, it looks like the table service meals do not even include a dessert! I think these changes really stink! I am so unhappy about it.  |
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01-08-2005, 09:19 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Des Mones, IA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 568
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Re: New Changes to MYW dining!
Honestly, I'm not surprised. The deal sounded too good to be true and I often wondered if it was a mistake. Oh well...
By the way, mjoygirl, LeCellier isn't that expensive at lunch and just as good. I'd still encourage you to try it out.
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01-09-2005, 02:26 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Yoakum, Texas
Posts: 212
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Re: New Changes to MYW dining!
The dinner buffet restaurants still seem a good deal
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01-09-2005, 04:10 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: New Changes to MYW dining!
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By the way, mjoygirl, LeCellier isn't that expensive at lunch and just as good. I'd still encourage you to try it out.
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Melissa, that's a really good point - I'd give Le Cellier a go at lunch. Like most Epcot restaurants, it's a lot cheaper at lunch than dinner and the food isn't that different between the two. Whatever you do, make sure you do try it - it's one of our favourites. |
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01-09-2005, 09:02 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: New Changes to MYW dining!
We will probably still try it. And if we do the package we might just use 2 of our table service meals for it... I'll have to wait and see what other sorts of changes occur and go from there.
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01-09-2005, 12:10 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Iowa
Posts: 2,006
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Re: New Changes to MYW dining!
is my computer acting up or are there no places included at MGM or Animal Kingdom? actually When I look at the page numbers at the top they don't match the ones at the bottom? maybe a page is just missing?
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01-09-2005, 01:37 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: NE PA
Posts: 127
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Re: New Changes to MYW dining!
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01-09-2005, 04:46 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,547
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Re: New Changes to MYW dining!
Everyone was so excited about this package and it seemed to be a really good deal. Now they're changing everything around and who knows what will happen - they should have fine-tuned everything and had it figured out before they went public with the new system!
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01-09-2005, 06:52 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: NJ
Posts: 7
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Re: New Changes to MYW dining!
There still seems to be a page missing. My pages jump from 2 of 7, to 4 of 7.
Oh, and Thanks so much for posting this information!
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01-09-2005, 07:18 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,547
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Re: New Changes to MYW dining!
Hey! On the Disney site is says a character meal can be replaced using only one table service option, but on your site it says two table service meals have to be traded in to go to a character meal. Which is it?? Thanks!
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