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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-22-2006, 10:57 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Roanoke, VA
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Viewing the Electric Water Parade
If we aren't staying at GF,P,WL or CR can we still go to those resorts say after dinner and watch the fireworks and water parade?
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03-22-2006, 10:58 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 35,829
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Re: Viewing the Electric Water Parade
Yes. Beach at Poly is the best imho
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03-22-2006, 11:01 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: nyc
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Re: Viewing the Electric Water Parade
I hear Contemporary might actually be kind of tough, but personally I had no problems with Poly. just took the monorail over and walked right through down to the beach area
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03-22-2006, 11:12 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Edmonton, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 17,823
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Re: Viewing the Electric Water Parade
Yes, and also don't forget that you can view it at Fort Wilderness from the beach there!!! It is great watching at the Poly!!
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03-22-2006, 11:42 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maine
Posts: 5,893
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Re: Viewing the Electric Water Parade
I love watching it from the beach at Fort Wilderness.
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03-22-2006, 11:51 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Richardson, Texas
Concierge Level: 8
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Re: Viewing the Electric Water Parade
If you take the boat or monorail over to the GF you can set on the dock and watch the parade. Another option would be to visit the GF bar inside and step out on the veranda (second floor) and watch from there.
IMHO the GF has a wonderful view as well!
KJ
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03-22-2006, 11:55 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 13,176
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Re: Viewing the Electric Water Parade
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03-22-2006, 03:24 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,547
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Re: Viewing the Electric Water Parade
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] We watched it from the Poly beach last time. I didn't really like it (it's for really young kids), but the view of Wishes from there was great!
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03-22-2006, 03:46 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Western New York State
Posts: 1,234
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Re: Viewing the Electric Water Parade
We have watched it from the beach and dock at Poly. We had no problems parking our car, except spaces were limited. Take a boat or the monorail if you think it might be a busy night at Poly. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
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03-23-2006, 03:35 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 276
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Re: Viewing the Electric Water Parade
We've seen it 4 or 5 times from the ferry going from MK to TTC [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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03-23-2006, 10:18 AM
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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: Viewing the Electric Water Parade
I have the best memories of this from watching it on 4th of July in 1996 when my parents last took a "whole" family vacation since then its just mom and I...but I remember watching the Electric Water Parade and then watching the fireworks from the beach. It was great because they were doing double fireworks so it felt like you were surrounded by them.
On most nights only one set of fireworks but it was so quiet and peaceful to watch it from the Ft. Wilderness beach.
Poly would have the best straight view of the MK and wishes so if you went there you probably would have the best view of MK.
Regardless Have a great time and let us know how it goes!
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03-23-2006, 10:58 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,386
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Re: Viewing the Electric Water Parade
You'll be able to watch the Electrical Water Pageant from any of those resorts but, if you want to see Wishes as well, then don't bother with Wilderness Lodge as there's no public viewing area from which to watch it - all the trees block the view.
Joy
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Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95. |
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03-23-2006, 01:00 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Berwick, PA
Posts: 2,931
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Re: Viewing the Electric Water Parade
Yes, we've watched it from the dock at the Poly.
Paula
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