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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-24-2005, 09:10 PM
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Community Rank: Tourist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 18
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OPINIONS PLEASE!!
Do you think of Coral Reef. I've seen reviews from people mostly against. Is there anyone who thinks it's a must do!
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03-24-2005, 09:20 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Near a Tower of Terror at the moment...
Posts: 13,884
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Re: OPINIONS PLEASE!!
WE DO!!! I just asked 8 & 6yos where they *HAD* to eat on our next trip and they both yelled, "Coral Reef"! We prefer lunch as it is the same menu, only cheaper. DDs were disappointed that they no longer had peanut butter playdough, but were perfectly happy to share my chocolate wave with me!  |
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03-24-2005, 09:35 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
Posts: 13,308
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Re: OPINIONS PLEASE!!
I will start by saying I am not a fish person and did not want to eat at the Coral Reef - no way!! So I went b/c my sister wanted to eat there for the CP package. I did not expect much. It was really good. I got shrimp cocktail, oak grilled filet mignon and a dessert sampler. The food was prepared nicely and the scenery was spectacular. I would definatly recommend it!
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03-24-2005, 09:59 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: OPINIONS PLEASE!!
I've been thinking about this restaurant, too, so I'm glad someone asked the question.
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03-24-2005, 11:41 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 95,254
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Re: OPINIONS PLEASE!!
We are trying it for the first time this June. My DD's dentist says it is his favorite and the scenery is wonderful. So now we'll find out for ourselves.
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03-25-2005, 07:12 AM
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Community Rank: Tourist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 18
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Re: OPINIONS PLEASE!!
Thank you all for your help.Now I feel I can go through with my ps in May. I was looking for a fun alternative to Rain forest (We have one in the area).
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03-25-2005, 08:13 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: OPINIONS PLEASE!!
We're trying it in 3 weeks! Hopefully we'll have a great time  |
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03-25-2005, 10:16 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Arlington Heights, IL
Posts: 2,739
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Re: OPINIONS PLEASE!!
We ate at Coral Reef for lunch on one of our trips and had a great time. The food was very good and the atmosphere in the restaurant is great! I love the way it is decorated and being able to sit and eat and watch all the fish swim by in the huge aquarium is really cool.
Have fun!
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03-25-2005, 11:28 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Southern New Jersey
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 4,013
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Re: OPINIONS PLEASE!!
We plan on doing Coral Reef for lunch in June! We had to cancel our PS's last November cause the kids opted for swimming at Storm A Long a little longer!!
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03-25-2005, 03:05 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,547
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Re: OPINIONS PLEASE!!
I was just about to post the same question! On our trip in July my family wants more "grown up" dining options than the character meals, even though we'll do 1 or 2!, so I was looking for something different. My mom and I love fish so we'll have to add it to the list!
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03-25-2005, 04:58 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: OPINIONS PLEASE!!
We ate there on our first trip and it was great!! We are big seafood people and both loved our meal. We were on the meal plan so we were able to enjoy appetizers, entrees, and desserts! We were STUFFED! Plus I had mentioned on our PS that it was our honeymoon so they sat us in one of the huge semicircle booths facing the aquarium, and they brought us out our desserts with special treats, mine had a chocolate banner with Congratulations on it, and DH's has a candle. It was so cute!
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03-25-2005, 08:23 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: OPINIONS PLEASE!!
Sounds like I may have to add this to our must-do when we go in July!
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