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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-20-2006, 02:41 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Virginia
Posts: 48
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A NEW Port Canaveral Hotel - Great rates
We are cruising in September and were looking for a place to stay the night before. I stumbled upon $99/night in a 1 BR studio with 2 queen beds and 1 sofabed that sleeps six at the Residence Inn Cape Canaveral Cocoa Beach ($50 cheaper than Radisson), a hotel that is not slated to open until sometime in March 2006. My reservation says a free breakfast is included, probably continental, but any freebies are appreciated here. I went to marriot.com to book. And the cancellation policy is great too - up to 4:00 pm of the day of arrival. Just wanted to pass on my good fortune - Good luck!
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02-20-2006, 03:33 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: A NEW Port Canaveral Hotel - Great rates
That's great! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] We'll look forward to hearing your review when you return. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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02-20-2006, 03:53 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: central Iowa
Posts: 11,837
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Re: A NEW Port Canaveral Hotel - Great rates
Cool! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] Can't wait to hear more about it when your return!
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02-20-2006, 04:28 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: A NEW Port Canaveral Hotel - Great rates
Thats awesome!
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02-20-2006, 06:00 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: A NEW Port Canaveral Hotel - Great rates
Do they have shuttle service to the port? We are cruising in June and would need the shuttle service.
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02-20-2006, 06:05 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,092
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Re: A NEW Port Canaveral Hotel - Great rates
Let us know- both about the accomodations and the shuttle. Thanks!
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02-20-2006, 07:07 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: A NEW Port Canaveral Hotel - Great rates
I'm going to keep that one in mind [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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02-20-2006, 07:43 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: SC
Posts: 35
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Re: A NEW Port Canaveral Hotel - Great rates
We are cruising in April and would like an alternative to the Radisson. I tried the Marriot website and the Residence Inn site and they do not display the hotel. Any other suggestinos ? I am excited about an alternative. We don't really need the shuttle.
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02-20-2006, 07:46 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: SC
Posts: 35
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Re: A NEW Port Canaveral Hotel - Great rates
I found the site. Thanks for the heads up. They are booked for our dates. Shucks. I will have to remember this for our cruise next year. Let us know how you enjoyed it. Have fun on your cruise.
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02-20-2006, 07:59 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: A NEW Port Canaveral Hotel - Great rates
Can't wait to hear about it when you get back!!!
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02-20-2006, 09:38 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,357
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Re: A NEW Port Canaveral Hotel - Great rates
Good news about the Residence Inn chain. They have free broadband. All have hardwired, most also have wireless.
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02-21-2006, 01:28 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 14,427
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Re: A NEW Port Canaveral Hotel - Great rates
It's still too early to have all the details on this hotel. Will it have a free shuttle? Who knows. Considering that it's just west of the Radisson, that makes it so close to the cruise terminal you could nearly walk (just over a mile). A cab fare would be quite cheap if they didn't offer a free shuttle.
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02-21-2006, 12:33 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Virginia
Posts: 48
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Re: A NEW Port Canaveral Hotel - Great rates
I got this off their website for features for the suites.
* Spacious suite combines comfort and functionality, including high-speed Internet access
* Fully equipped kitchen with refrigerator, microwave and coffee maker
* Complimentary high speed internet access
More info for those who want it.
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02-21-2006, 07:16 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 3,178
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Re: A NEW Port Canaveral Hotel - Great rates
Thanks for the info. I'm going to look into this right now!
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02-25-2006, 01:03 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: SC
Posts: 35
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Re: A NEW Port Canaveral Hotel - Great rates
We continued to look for a deal before our April cruise and waws frustrated that the website did not have any rooms available in the new hotel for our night. So we called the number and the scoop is that they are slotted to open on March 10th but will not take any reservations before APril 8th. We need a room for April 7th, so we were out of luck. I am not sure what they are doing between March 10th and April 8th, unless construction is running late. But FYI they are booking reservations starting on April 8th. THose of you who try the new Residence Inn at the Port let us know how it is. We ended up booking a room at Pop Century and will have to check out Mr. Everest instead of staying at the port. It was apretty good compromise in my mind and am looking forward to the new ride now.
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