Poutine, Lobster and Grits-Semireport updated twice 02/26/2015 TR Complete. - Page 3 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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Bon Voyage! We've just had rain for the entire week all along the New England Coast, so I think you timed this trip just right! A lot of the leaves and color have been blown off the trees, but the coast is beautiful at any time of year.
Gosh everything sounds great. My Scottish skin does not like the Caribbean sun, so this cruise sounds perfect for me . How cool you saw the same pub musician from back in the day
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Don't let your heart be filled with sorrow, for all you know, tomorrow, the dream that you wish will come true.
For the first time we are feeling being at sea. Being a former naval officer, it NOW feels like I am back home..a gentle roll as we steam towards Hallifax, Nova Scotia.
Good opening production show last night that featured music and 'dance' from about 8 countries.
The casino was good to me last two nights So far I have placed 1-$20 bill in the 'in slot'and the winning amount on my cruise card so far is $180 :the wave:
Today is our first 'sea day' so we are having our meet and greet this afternoon. I will get to meet the 170+ people that have been chatting with me on the roll call.
Sitting in Hallifax Nova Scotia. Good sea day yesterday.
Today took two (for price of one) Hop on-hop off bus routes. Most notable stops were the Cidetal (sp?)- spent about an hours look at every nook and cranny, and an equal amount of time at the Maritime Museum (with it's) Titanic exhibit.
Great show last night -45 minutes of honkey tonk piano and banjo.
Typing this while cloths are in the washer. $3 per load to wash $3 to dry +$3 for two boxes of detergent.
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Beautiul MDI- name of the island home to Bar Harbor.
Immigration went fast for US Citizens... told a 5 minute period to arrive (NO EARLY BIRDS ). Line for my 5 minute group was only about 100 ft long, but they had 4 US Immigrations agents so it moved FAST For Canadians it took about 10 minutes, and the rest of the world..... a bunch! Back in the USA !
Then to tenders. On board 2nd tender after clearing immigration. Off to the top of Cadillac mountain, and a frigid wind greated you as you went to photograph the view.
Then a 27 mile drive around Acacia National Park...lots of fall colors....though most of the red's are gone. Only a few pictures as they did not let us out of the bus till the end.
I friend who left my home town 6 months ago met me in Bar Harbor with her son. She bought me my first lobster roll Then shopped (not buy) in the stores. Most merchandise was 50% off as they have two small ships this weekend then everything closes until spring except the stores serving those who live here year around. Most are seasonal workers.
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home to Bar Harbor.
). Line for my 5 minute group was only about 100 ft long, but they had 4 US Immigrations agents so it moved FAST 
wind greated you as you went to 
photograph the view. 
Then shopped (not buy) in the stores. Most merchandise was 50% off as they have two small ships this weekend then everything closes until spring except the stores serving those who live here year around. Most are seasonal workers.
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