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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-27-2006, 12:57 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
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Disney to open 2 new Restaurants
Just saw this on Allearsnet |
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02-27-2006, 01:01 PM
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Re: Disney to open 2 new Restaurants
Those sound awesome Dianne! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thanx.gif[/img] for the link. The T-Rex one sounds an awful lot like the Rainforest Cafe though. I wonder where they're thinking about putting it, or if they're thinking about closing the Downtown Disney RFC? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/questionicon.gif[/img]
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02-27-2006, 01:03 PM
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PassPorter Guide
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Re: Disney to open 2 new Restaurants
Super cool.
I have always loved the atmosphere in Rainforest (although the service and quality of the DD location is sorely lacking), and the T-Rex place sounds like an awesome dinosaur-themed version of Rainforest.
The place in Asia doesn't seem to have a name yet, but an additional sit-down in AK is sorely needed, and an extra counter-service won't hurt, either.
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02-27-2006, 01:09 PM
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Re: Disney to open 2 new Restaurants
Thanks Diane!
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02-27-2006, 01:33 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
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Re: Disney to open 2 new Restaurants
Thanks for the heads up, Diane! I was just reading an article about the past and future of AK on LaughingPlace and they mention how Asia was supposed to have a table-service restaurant, etc. Here's a link to that story: http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID510110.asp |
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02-27-2006, 01:38 PM
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Re: Disney to open 2 new Restaurants
The T-Rex does sound like Rainforest and they already have a Rainforest at AK. AK definitely needed some resturants, there were very few choices of even counter service.
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02-27-2006, 01:40 PM
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Re: Disney to open 2 new Restaurants
Thanks for the link Dianne!!
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02-27-2006, 02:17 PM
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Re: Disney to open 2 new Restaurants
Sounds very interesting! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thanx.gif[/img] for the link!
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02-27-2006, 03:31 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Re: Disney to open 2 new Restaurants
These sound great - and I can't wait to try them out, especially the Asian restaurant. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]
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02-27-2006, 03:41 PM
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Re: Disney to open 2 new Restaurants
This does sound interesting - but I'm also thinking that the DD one sounds WAY too much like the Rainforest they are already operating there - I wonder if they will replace the Rainforest Cafe with this dinosaur theme - or if they are truly building a second DD location?
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02-27-2006, 05:21 PM
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Re: Disney to open 2 new Restaurants
Neat-o! Thanks for the info.
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02-27-2006, 05:48 PM
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Re: Disney to open 2 new Restaurants
I didn't find an announcement from Disney at the official Disney media site, but I did find one at the Landry's Restaurants web site.
Both the T-Rex and Asian restaurant concepts were developed by the people who originally created Rainforest Cafe. Landry's purchased Rainforest from them, and now history is repeating itself - Schlusser is doing the "developement," and Landry's is going to operate them.
I don't think there will be any impact on the Rainforest Cafes at either Animal Kingdom or Downtown Disney. The Downtown Disney restaurant is incredibly popular, so I see no reason for them to re-theme it. The press release makes it pretty clear that Landry's is adding new restaurants in order to build on existing success, and that dovetails very well with the ongoing rumors about Pleasure Island being redeveloped to include new theme restaurants.
The new restaurants will provide additional diversity. In themed dining, like theme parks, diversity of choice is important. Landry's operates a staggering number of differently-themed restaurants. Rather than consolidate their new acquisitions under a handful of brand names (as some companies do), they just keep adding more brands. As a result, they own Joe's Crab Shack, The Crab House, Charley's Crab, Landry's Seafood House, The Chart House, Downtown Aquarium, Babin's Seafood House, Willie G's Seafood and Steak House, Big Fish, Muer's Restaurants ... and that's just in the seafood category. Some of those are chains, some of those are individual restaurants, some have a handful of "sister" restaurants. What's the latest? Landry's has bought The Golden Nugget casinos in Las Vegas and Laughlin Nevada. |
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02-27-2006, 08:38 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
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Re: Disney to open 2 new Restaurants
Both sound very interesting! Thanks for the info!
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02-27-2006, 09:50 PM
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Re: Disney to open 2 new Restaurants
Sounds Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
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02-27-2006, 10:00 PM
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But why is the rum gone?
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Re: Disney to open 2 new Restaurants
Sounds cool! Thanks for sharing!
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