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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-10-2005, 08:53 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Jamestown, NC 27282
Posts: 1,217
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How are the busses for CBR and Pop Century?
Well, because of the ap rates we've changed to PC from ASMO for the first 4 days of our June stay. That's cool, since we've never been there...to either really!  What I'd like to hear is how the busses are for both resorts? Are the busses at PC better than All stars since you're not sharing with 2 other resorts? How is CBR? Please let me know!!!!  Ruth  |
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03-10-2005, 11:38 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Chester County, PA
Posts: 6,404
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Re: How are the busses for CBR and Pop Century?
I can only address CBR - it depends on which 'island' you're staying at and which entrance the bus uses. They travel all around the resort before going to a park, so if you're the first stop you have to sit thru all the other stops. There is also an internal bus that stops at every location (including Old Port Royal).
Some buses begin the CBR loop at Martinique and continue to Old Port Royal, Trinidad North, then South, Jamaica, Aruba, and finally Barbados before exiting CBR. Other buses begin at Jamaica and continue to Aruba, Barbados, Martinique, OPR, Trinidad North, and Trinidad South. You could have a long or short ride depending on where they started.
We always allowed at least 45 minutes to get where we were going - that included walking to the bus stop, waiting for the bus, riding the bus then walking to the park entrance.
We were in Aruba which wasn't too far away from Old Port Royal (across the bridge). Most mornings we would get a park bus from there after breakfast, since all buses stop there.
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03-10-2005, 11:46 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 5,517
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Re: How are the busses for CBR and Pop Century?
Buses typically run every 20-30 minutes for the theme parks and about every 10 minutes for the internal resort bus.
I'd allow at least 45 min as well to get to a park in the mornings.
Kelly
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03-10-2005, 11:55 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,431
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Re: How are the busses for CBR and Pop Century?
We only used the bus at Pop for the Magic Kingdom and it was fine. On the way there, there were 11 people on board, including the driver!
You'll be fine!
Jennifer
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03-10-2005, 12:01 PM
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PassPorter Guide
 Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Baltimore, MD USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 5,684
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Re: How are the busses for CBR and Pop Century?
My bus experience at Pop in December was not the greatest. The busses ran on time, and got me everywhere quickly, but every bus I got to or from Pop was full, Fuller, FULLEST. The people who were standing up were crushed shoulder-to-shoulder from the back seats all the way to the white line. I'm glas i'm not claustrophobic or I would have had a panic attack on several of those busses.
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03-10-2005, 12:24 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Jamestown, NC 27282
Posts: 1,217
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Re: How are the busses for CBR and Pop Century?
That's what we found with the All star busses in the past. We were hoping they'd be better...guess we'll see how it is our week there. Thanks everyone! Ruth  |
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03-10-2005, 03:26 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 108
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Re: How are the busses for CBR and Pop Century?
I stayed at PC in November 2004 and loved it. Overall the buses were very efficient. From time to time you would have a bus that was standing room only (but I imagine this "could" happen at any resort). PC does not share buses with any other hotels.
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03-10-2005, 07:38 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ky
Posts: 1,720
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Re: How are the busses for CBR and Pop Century?
The only problem we had with CBR buses was coming back from MK after the fireworks. Had to wait for 3 buses until we could get on one. The all stars were much worse in that instance.
As far as leaving the resort to go to parks neither one is bad. You are on the bus longer at CBR because of stopping at every island, but it's bad at all.
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03-12-2005, 10:28 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South East London
Posts: 5,164
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Re: How are the busses for CBR and Pop Century?
We've always found the bus service for Pop to be very efficient. The most we've had to wait was half an hour and we had a priority seating to get to the Magic Kingdom but other than that, a 10 minute wait tops.
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