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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-31-2005, 05:12 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Alaska
Posts: 1,797
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Is Hoop De Doo worth the $$$$?
We're going to WDW in May and I was considering going here for the show. Is it worth the $150 it would cost the 4 of us? Is it fun? Good food? Thanks for the info! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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10-31-2005, 06:01 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 390
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Re: Is Hoop De Doo worth the $$$$?
ABSOLUTELY!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] It is a lot of fun, and the food is great - BBQ! It was the hardest my 6yo daughter laughed the entire week we were in Disney! It is one of the first things we book once we know we are headed to the World!
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10-31-2005, 06:16 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 3,470
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Re: Is Hoop De Doo worth the $$$$?
Well it is for our family - we LOVE it! The food is just your typical BBQ stuff - fried chicken, ribs, corn, salad, etc. but it's good and all you can eat. The show is hilarious (if you like cornball humor!). We always make reservations for HDD just as soon as I know what dates we are going to be at WDW!
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10-31-2005, 07:15 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 815
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Re: Is Hoop De Doo worth the $$$$?
I've always wanted to know if it would be worth it for us too. I want to try it, but I don't know if I want to hand over the money. If I tell DH how much it is, he would probably not go for it.
Necie
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10-31-2005, 07:32 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Southampton, U.K.
Posts: 8,125
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Re: Is Hoop De Doo worth the $$$$?
It's well worth the money, we had so much fun last year we booked again for this November 11th [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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10-31-2005, 07:32 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Florida
Posts: 1,144
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Re: Is Hoop De Doo worth the $$$$?
We love it! We have gone on every trip except this last one in October because I waited too long and couldn't book it (due to the high demand because of the free dining plan). We were all so dissapointed that we missed it. It really is good fun and good food. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
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10-31-2005, 09:35 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Manchester NH
Concierge Level: 4
Posts: 12,514
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Re: Is Hoop De Doo worth the $$$$?
I think it's worth the money if you really like Disney type entertainment. The foods ok, and it's a fun show. Dh and I really enjoyed it, but chose not to go again on our last trip because we knew the rest of our party wouldn't enjoy it....
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10-31-2005, 10:13 AM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
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Re: Is Hoop De Doo worth the $$$$?
YES!!! Most of the food served is just "OK", but the fried chicken was DELICIOUS!!! Ths show was very funny . . . and even my 4 year old enjoyed herself!!!
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10-31-2005, 10:18 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
Posts: 13,308
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Re: Is Hoop De Doo worth the $$$$?
We have been to the HDD 6 times and I still think its worth the money. We are going on New Years EVE as our celebration - that's how much we like it!
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10-31-2005, 10:25 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posts: 4,751
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Re: Is Hoop De Doo worth the $$$$?
ABSOLUTELY!!!! We love HDD so much, we have been there 7 times (2x in one trip in 1979) and we are going again a week from today [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]. November 7th is my DD Katie's 5th birthday and HDD is what she chose to do for her birthday dinner!!! The food is delicious and the show can't be beat IMHO!! We will be spending about $200.00 for the 6 of us to go (Molly is under 3 so she's free) and it is worth EVERY penny!! My DH also says that it is the only place in Disney where he knows he gets his money's worth since the food is all you can eat and beer and sangria is included in the price!! Oh yeah, I forgot to add that my brother, who was 29 when we went last time said that he would go back to WDW just to see the HDD!! Hope this helps!!
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10-31-2005, 10:46 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Hooksett, NH
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 2,363
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Re: Is Hoop De Doo worth the $$$$?
I SAY YES. WE HAVE BEEN BACK A MONTH AND WE ARE STILL SINGING THE SONGS.
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10-31-2005, 10:51 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 13,817
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Re: Is Hoop De Doo worth the $$$$?
We went last year and had a great time! The show was lots of fun and the food was good. DH still talks about how much fun it was.
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10-31-2005, 11:12 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 18,767
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Re: Is Hoop De Doo worth the $$$$?
Most definitely!!!! We've gone 2 times and love it each time!!! The food is good the show is fantastic!!!
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10-31-2005, 12:06 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 184
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Re: Is Hoop De Doo worth the $$$$?
Glad to hear all the super reviews! I have this booked for Dec. 4, the early show and am glad to hear how much everyone enjoyed it. We are on the dining plan and though it will cost 2 table service points, it sounds like it will be worth it.
We leave in 31 days!!!!
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10-31-2005, 12:51 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 35,829
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Re: Is Hoop De Doo worth the $$$$?
The food's between ok and pretty good, but the show makes it worth the money. Enjoy
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