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PassPorter News
News, Announcements, Updates, and Tips
November 2, 2006 * Issue 6.42
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In This Newsletter:
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From the Authors: Treat and Treat!
Travel Feature: Adventures by Disney: Viva Italia!
(Part 2)
Disney Feature: Being the Ideal Guest
Updates: What's New and Changed
Tips: Pass On PassPockets, Pictures Past, Different Day, Different
Color
Captain's Corner: Dannmoll X1
Q&A: What is the best way to get to Port
Canaveral?
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FROM THE AUTHORS: Treat
and Treat!
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Hi, {{user("firstname")}}!
We haven't brought our pumpkins in off the front
porch, but Halloween has definitely passed (the snow cascading past our windows
makes the fact that much more obvious). That means, no more tricks, only
treats!
Treat #1: New Books Are In--Last week we
told you PassPorter Walt Disney World 2007 edition was
expected to arrive earlier than expected, and we thought we would start
shipping pre-orders as early as the week of November 6. Well, we were wrong.
The books arrived even EARLIER! All pre-orders of the spiral edition and deluxe
starter kit have already been shipped, and pre-orders for the deluxe refill kit
will start shipping tomorrow (Friday). By the middle of next week,
newly-received orders should be shipping by the next business day. If you've
been waiting to order your 2007 edition until you were sure we had them in
hand, now's the time to place that order at http://www.passporterstore.com/store/2007.aspx (don't forget
your 20% newsletter subsriber coupon at the bottom of your e-mail newsletter).
Treat #2: Disneyland Meet--We have a
PassPorter Meet coming up for our Disneyland friends! We'll be heading out to
Disneyland on November 4 for over a week of research for the next edition of
PassPorter's Disneyland Resort and Southern California Attractions. While there
we'll be participating in MousePlanet's MouseAdventure on November
5, and we've scheduled a PassPorter Meet for the
following Saturday, November 11 in Disneyland's New Orleans Square. If you can,
please do drop by!
Treat #3: MouseFest-- MouseFest just keeps
getting bigger and better. New communities and attendees are being added to the
list all the time - nearly 1700 attendees have now registered! If you'll be on
the December 3 sailing of the Disney Wonder and/or at Walt Disney World between
December 7 and 11 please visit http://www.MouseFest.org to check out
all the great events (nearly all are free), and to register to receive the
MouseFest newsletter. See you there!
PassPorter Public Appearance Calendar
Here's an update on where you can see/hear/meet
PassPorter's authors in the upcoming months:
Coming soon:
11/11/2006 at 1:00 PM
PassPorter Meet at Disneyland Park with Jennifer,
Dave, and Alexander Marx (this is NOT a blockout date for Deluxe AP holders,
but is blocked out for SoCal AP holders)
Place: Fountain near Haunted Mansion
Join us to check out the new Pirates of the Caribbean
attraction, Haunted Mansion Holiday, and anything else we feel like doing
together. We'll have our brand new "PassPorter Pal" cloisonne pins to
give to anyone who attends our meet!
Note: If you are a SoCal AP holder but still want
to get together with us, we'll be in the park on Sunday, November 12, too. Just
e-mail us (jenniferanddave@passporter.com) and we'll set up a time and place to
meet.
12/3 - 12/11/2006
MouseFest 2006
See the MouseFest web site for the full schedule
Appearing: Jennifer, Dave and Alexander Marx, Deb
Wills
Be sure to bring your books for autographing
Books will also be available for sale at the
MegaMouseMeet, Saturday 12/9, at 1:00 pm.
In this issue of the newsletter Dotti Saroufim
continues her three-part report on her Adventures by Disney tour of Italy, and Brad
Randall reports on what Disney cast members think makes an ideal guest. Enjoy!
Jennifer and Dave
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TRAVEL FEATURE: Adventures by Disney: Viva Italia!
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by Dotti Saroufim, Guest Contributor and member
of the MouseEarVacations.com team
[Note: Adventures by Disney is Disney's new
guided vacation travel organization, currently offering a dozen different tours
in North and Central America, and Europe. To learn more, visit http://www.adventuresbydisney.com or contact
your Disney Specialist travel agent. - Ed.]
Day Five: Tuscan Holiday
Our Daily Viva for today says that breakfast will
be served at 7:30 a.m., that we'd
be leaving for our pasta making class and lunch at Castello Vicchiomaggio at
8:45 a.m., and our word of the day is Òpasta.Ó I'm Italian -- that's my word of
the day every day. That may be why I look like I do...
Castello Vicchiomaggio is located not far from Florence,
and has been producing wine for centuries. It's situated on top of a hill
overlooking the Greve Valley, affording beautiful views of the surrounding
countryside. The castle itself houses wine cellars, which extend under the
castle, and also guest rooms, dining areas and meeting rooms. Our pasta making
class was set up in one of the private dining rooms, and our teacher, a feisty
little woman of Italian and Scottish descent with lots of energy and a
wonderful sense of humor, easily got us all in the pasta-making mood. In our
aprons and hairnets, covered in flour and eggs, we truly were a sight to
behold. I do have to admit, however, that we were much more interested in lunch
once we found out that we really didn't have to eat what we created in the class!
Lunch consisted of three types of pasta and a
salad, followed by very tasty biscotti and a wonderful dessert wine. We were
then treated to a guided tour of the wine cellars and were free to explore the
grounds for a bit before boarding the bus for our trip to Siena.
Upon arrival in Siena, we were met by our local
guide, Nicoletta, who was prompted to tell us about the rivalry between Siena
and Florence, and why we should never mention the name Florence in her
presence. Nicoletta was a very informative, humorous, and passionate guide, and
to have someone lead this tour that actually lives, works in, and loves her
hometown, made it immensely enjoyable.
In Siena, we toured the Piazza del Campo, where the
famous Palio, a bareback horse race first recorded in 1283, is held twice each
summer. Jockeys from each of Siena's contrade (neighborhoods) compete for this
highest honor, with festivals that last for weeks afterwards. A visit to one of
the contrade museums, and a video of the actual race, made this event much more
imaginable. Our visit to Siena also included a wine tasting at the Grand Hotel
Continental, which included a nice assortment of appetizers -- likely provided
so that we could navigate back to the bus later in the day. Dinner was on our
own that night, and Tony and I opted for a pizza at one of the cafes lining the
piazza. Heading back on the motor coach, we watched "Roman Holiday,Ó an
old favorite of mine with Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn, and were able to
relive some of our own Roman holiday!
Day
Six: Romance and Renaissance
Another early start, today to board the motor coach
to Florence. On the way, we made a surprise stop at what Walt Disney World
would call a "Kodak Picture Spot," but what Adventures by Disney has
given over to Hewlett Packard, based on the "HP Photo Tips" on the
back of the Daily Viva. The view from this area of Ponte Vecchio, the Arno, and
Florence in the distance was just magnificent!
We arrived in Florence and made the long (but
scenic!) trek from the motor coach parking area to the actual city. Elena was
our local guide, and again with headphones and lanyards attached, we covered a
lot of space in a little bit of time. One highlight was the Piazza della
Signoria, where Michelangelo's David stood until 1873, and where a copy now
resides. Another highlight, of course, was seeing the real thing in the
Galleria dell' Accademia! The Duomo, Europe's fourth largest church and one of
Florence's oldest buildings (and the tallest), was even more magnificent than
how I imagined it to be.
After a nice lunch of pizza and lasagna with two of
our, by now, quite good friends, we explored the city's shopping areas -- the
leather is quite beautiful, and the silk scarves are stunning -- but my most
exciting find was the Disney Store, where I bought a Firenze sweatshirt and
T-shirt! And with this group of travelers, you know that this purchase was a
big hit on the way back! At the straw market, we kept running into others from
our group at every turn ("Hey! I know you!") and many of us brought
multiple shopping bags back with us.
We boarded the motor coach for our last night at
the Borgo, and watched the remainder of "Roman Holiday" on the way
back. Our dinner on this final night was a "Tuscan BBQ" and we all
agreed to bring our collective bottles of wine and Limoncello to share -- and
share we did! It's probably a good thing that we took up most of the rooms at
this beautiful hotel because sitting on the outside patio of the restaurant, we
weren't the quietest of guests...
(Read the final installment of Dotti and Tony's adventures in
Italy in the next issue of PassPorter News!)
About the Author: Dotti Saroufim is a CruisingCo.com/MouseEarVacations.com travel
agent. She recently returned from Epcot's Food and Wine Festival
and is looking forward to meeting some of you on land or at sea in
December for MouseFest
2006.
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DISNEY FEATURE: Being the Ideal Guest
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by Brad Randall, Guest Contributor
Perfection. Isn't that what we truly want when we
plan a vacation? After all of the preparation and expense, we want our experience
- our hotel, dining, and all of our entertainment - to be the best that they
can be! Sure, things can and do go wrong, but we aim high. In fact, that desire
for excellence is one reason so many of us return to Disney theme parks again
and again -- we know that, on the whole, the Walt Disney Company sets high
standards and delivers a quality experience for our vacation dollar.
On our last vacation to Walt Disney World, one
less-than-perfect moment wasn't the fault of Disney or a lack of planning, but
rather had to do with another guest, who rudely tried to elbow his way to the
front of a check-in line at the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theatre. This got me to thinking
about the "role" of the guest: How do guests add to or detract from
the whole vacation experience? What makes an ideal guest? And (gulp!) am I an ideal
guest?
To find out, there could be no better source than
those fine people who have been there, done that, and wear the nametag: cast
members! Let me admit from the start that I am not a Disney employee and have
never worked at a theme park. I have, however, been fortunate enough to make
the acquaintance of many current and former cast members (and employees of
other non-Disney theme parks), both in person and online, and I really admire
and respect the work they do. I've also come to learn that the ones who have
been at it for any length of time have seen it all -- good, bad, and ugly --
and most have formed strong opinions about what makes a good guest. (Thanks
especially to the regulars at http://www.StupidGuestTricks.com for their
suggestions!)
Here are just a few tips I've gleaned from their
experience:
An ideal guest is considerate. This seems
basic, but cast members say that common courtesy will take you a long way
towards becoming an ideal guest! This means, of course, thinking about how your
actions affect others, and treating other guests and cast members with respect.
It's the simple things -- waiting patiently in line (unlike the guest at the
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theatre), or following instructions (like "move all the way
across the theater, filling in all available seats" rather than stopping
in the middle and making people climb over you) -- that can make life easier on
everybody. Of course "vacation stress" can get to any of us,
especially when things start going wrong, but in those situations an ideal
guest tries to keep his or her focus on calmly solving the problem rather than
berating other guests or cast members.
An ideal guest respects the rules. Courtesy is
high on the list of priorities that cast members themselves follow, but it is
not the highest item -- safety is! Unfortunately, many guests seem to think
that vacation time means complete freedom from any restrictions, and that is not
the case. There are laws and regulations that must be followed, most involving
safety, and a vital part of cast members' jobs is making sure those rules are
enforced. When workers have to tell guests not to climb on walls, or to refrain
from jumping over ropes or chains, or to smoke in designated areas, or that the
guest's precious munchkin is not tall enough to ride a certain attraction, they
are not doing so to be mean or to persecute anyone, but to protect the guest
and others.
Cast members who operate attractions with height
restrictions encounter parents every day who try to beg, plead or cajole the
cast member into letting their too-short child ride. These parents either don't
realize -- or don't care -- that the restrictions are safety matters, and that
they are putting their child at risk of injury if he or she rides. (Stories are
numerous, too, of parents who try to dodge the rules by making their child
"taller," stuffing the child's shoes with things such as tissue,
toys, and in one notorious instance, ice cream bars -- quick, measure him
before they melt!) An ideal guest respects the rules -- and the people
enforcing them.
Which leads to the next tip...
An ideal guest who is a parent... is still a
parent. Too often,
cast members observe parents who think that they are on a vacation from
responsibility for their children. Stories abound of parents letting their kids
engage in unsafe or disruptive behavior: climbing walls, standing up on trains,
making noise during attractions. Others seem to think cast members are
babysitters, and will leave their very young children unattended. Once, in
Disney's Animal Kingdom, a worker who was rearranging strollers outside the
Pocahontas show found a sleeping infant -- the baby's parents had parked her in
her stroller and gone in to watch the show!
Most of us parents realize that we should keep closer watch on our
kids while on vacation, not less -- but this is another way some guests can be
less than ideal.
An ideal guest goes with the flow. Sure, we aim
for a perfect vacation, but the real world does intrude from time to time, even
on Disney property. Illness, crowded parks, bad weather, ride closures, lost
luggage ... all of these and more can put a dent in an otherwise nice day. One
way to minimize disruption, as well-informed PassPorter readers already know,
is to plan ahead: bring rain ponchos, medications, research the anticipated
crowds and weather. But still things will pop up that you just can't plan for.
A "go with the flow" attitude will carry
the ideal guest a long way -- things go wrong, now how can we have fun anyway?
Cast members who work in Walt Disney World's water parks say that they get a
chuckle every time one of Florida's regular afternoon rain showers occurs,
because many of the guests will squeal in surprise and leave the pool to find
shelter. That's understandable if there's lightning around, of course, but in
that case Disney would be getting you out of the water themselves. If it's just
rain, well, you're already wet, right? Why not stay in? Speaking of rain, many
savvy local guests have learned that those brief showers have a way of clearing
out the parks, so they'll make a point to go when it's raining
so they can enjoy the shorter lines! The ideal guest takes that same attitude
and enjoys him or herself no matter what the circumstances.
An ideal guest is informed. Cast members
marvel at people who pay thousands of dollars to vacation at a Disney resort
but who apparently don't know what to expect when they get there. One Epcot
worker recently reported meeting a couple from Italy who rode Spaceship Earth
and then asked how to get back to the monorail -- not realizing how much more
there is to the park! While you can enjoy any of Disney's theme parks without
much planning, vacations work much better when you know what to expect. (I must
confess, on my first vacation of any length to Walt Disney World, I wasn't too
informed, either -- but hey, it was my honeymoon. I had other things on my mind!)
Similarly, visitors sometimes display frustration
when an attraction is down for rehab ("I traveled 2000 miles just to ride
_______!" is an oft-heard complaint). As savvy PassPorter News readers
already know, there is abundant information available online, including data on
the parks themselves and long-term ride closures. There are also posted signs
that give updates at the parks, and cast members themselves are a great source
of information. There is no need for anyone to visit a Disney park uninformed.
An ideal guest asks questions. This may seem
to contradict the previous suggestion, but not really. If you aren't sure of
something, don't be afraid to ask -- cast members are there to help!
Of course, the previous "be informed"
hint might save you some embarrassment. Some cast members enjoy exchanging
amongst themselves funny questions they've been asked: "What time is the 3
o'clock parade?" is a perennial favorite. (Pity the poor soul at Epcot who
actually asked, apparently referring to Spaceship Earth, "What time do
they roll the big ball out?") But fear not, cast members also recognize
that we're on vacation and our brains sometimes shut off, so don't spend time
in frustration when you need information. Instead, allow yourself the luxury of
experiencing that famous Disney service and ask for help.
An ideal guest gives feedback. Most cast
members really want to make your trip special, so it helps them to know how
they are doing, both good and bad. Guests are often quick to complain when
something isn't perfect, but sadly, not many pass out compliments.
I've always taken notes on my trips, but last year
I began recording when a cast member went out of their way to add
"magic" to our trip. When I returned home I wrote a brief letter to
Guest Services at Walt Disney World, listing for each instance the time,
location, the first name of the cast member, and a brief description of the
incident. A few days later my wife received a phone call from Guest Services
thanking us for the letter, and letting her know that the people named -- and
their supervisors -- were being notified of the compliment. That was very
satisfying, and a great way to repay some special cast members for their
kindness.
You can write Walt Disney World Guest Services at
PO Box 10,000, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830. The Disneyland address is PO Box
3232, Anaheim, CA 92803-3232. You can also stop by any Guest Services desk to
leave comments.
Finally, an ideal
guest is a kid or kid at heart. Disney parks
are special for children, to be sure, but cast members also love interacting
with grown-ups who get caught up in the "magic." Recently on a Disney
online discussion board, cast members who "work with" the Disney
characters were asked what they thought of adults who wanted to
meet, pose with, or hug the characters. The response was unanimous; they'd much
rather have adults who are excited to see the character than have them grump
around and act like they're above it all.
Disney parks are great places to relax and have
fun, and you miss out on a lot of magic if you act too cool to enjoy it. So go
ahead, be a kid; laugh, smile, skip, give a character a hug. You're miles from
home, so who's going to know? To this day, one of my favorite memories is when
I was walking alone in a hallway onboard the Disney Wonder cruise ship and had
a chance encounter with the Big Cheese himself. For one glorious minute, I had
Mickey Mouse -- to me, the real Mickey Mouse
-- all to myself. I couldn't stop smiling for the rest of the week!
So there they are; tips for being the ideal guest.
You might have noticed that following these guidelines not only help cast
members; they also help you to enjoy your vacation more! And having your
vacation be magical is everyone's goal -- guest and cast member alike.
So... how do you measure up?
About the Author: Brad Randall is a Dallas-area attorney, the married father
of two boys, and veteran of several trips to Disney parks and two Disney
cruises. He and his family plan to return to Walt Disney World in December
2007, his first holiday-season trip since his honeymoon. He thinks he might be
able to pay more attention to the decorations this time.
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UPDATES: What's New and Changed
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Here's a few relevant news items:
November 10 - 13, 2006 is apparently the weekend to
be at Walt Disney World. This "Event Lovers" weekend includes ABC
Super Soap Weekend at the Disney
MGM Studios, the Festival of the Masters at Downtown
Disney, the final weekend of Epcot's Food & Wine Festival, the first
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic
Kingdom and the unveiling of The Osborne Family's Spectacle of Dancing
Lights at the Disney
MGM Studios. (Apparently if you want to avoid crowds, Animal Kingdom is the
place to be!)
Finding Nemo - The Musical at Disney's
Animal Kingdom will have "soft" openings (meaning the show times will
not be advertised in any of the park maps, time guides or on the tip boards)
from November 5 - 18. Beginning on November 19, show times will be available in
the time guides. Are you one of the lucky ones to catch it? Let us know what
you think at news@passporter.com.
The Disney Cruise Line has released
2008 sea-only itineraries for January through April 2008. There's no great news
(we'll probably have to wait until spring to learn if there will be special
itineraries for summer 2008), but if you've been waiting to book your spring
2008 cruise, now's your chance.
Our thanks to http://www.allearsnet.com from which we
get some of our news leads.
>Things To Do: Hear some news? Send it to us at
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DISNEY TIPS FROM FELLOW READERS
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Our readers are a wealth of information! Here are
the winners in this month's tip contest:
PASS ON PASSPOCKETS
"Definitely fill in the different sections of
the PassPockets in your PassPorter. After our last trip, we did this and
included what we loved, hated, and missed. So now with our 7-year-old son going
back to Disney with his grandparents, I gave them our PassPorter so they can
see what he liked and what he was upset about missing. I also ordered a new one
for this coming year and will fill it in with what he wants to make sure he
does this time."
--
contributed by Amy T. (ath334@...)
PICTURES PAST
"We, like most parents of young girls, took
pictures of every princess and character encounter on our first trip to Disney
(3 years ago). This time, we printed out all our favorite characters' pictures,
I packed them up in a plastic baggie with a thin, black sharpie marker and kept
them in our backpack. Each time we stopped to get an autograph, I took out the
picture from last time and had the characters autograph their photos with our
children instead of a plain page in a book. The characters all commented on how
much the girls had grown since the last time they saw them. It made my children
feel like the princesses and others really remembered them. And It is great for
scrapbooking!" -- contributed by Heather D.
DIFFERENT DAY, DIFFERENT COLOR
"Use a different colored pen or marker each
day of your vacation for character autographs. It makes your book/t-shirt/hat
more colorful and easier to see which characters you visited which days during
your vacation." -- contributed by Teresa W.
>Notes: Send us your tips! You may see them in
this newsletter and win a copy of PassPorter! Visit:
http://www.passporter.com/customs/contest.htm
>>Want more Disney tips? For Walt
Disney World fans, we've collected 500 of the best tips submitted by readers
over the past six years. All have been edited for accuracy and categorized. For
details, visit the PassPorter Disney 500 info page at
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>>For Disney Cruise Line fans, we
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CAPTAIN'S CORNER: Treasure Hunting Game
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Play our fun and quirky treasure hunting game,
hosted by Captain Jack Skatt from our new book, "PassPorter's Treasure
Hunts at Walt Disney World."
The Captain makes a study of the delightful details
-- sometimes hidden, sometimes in plain sight but often overlooked -- at Walt
Disney World and aboard the Disney Cruise Line. Using notes from his journals,
he will lead you to this "treasure" at Disney with clues, questions,
photos, or riddles. Your challenge is to discover the answer by searching your
memory, visiting Disney, or even just looking really hard on the Internet. If
you think you've found the answer, e-mail it to jackskatt@passporter.com -- the
first person to correctly submit the FULL answer will receive a free PassPorter
enamel pin or PassPorter name badge pin.
Here is this weekÕs journal entry:
"Halloween is over, but I certainly
enjoyed the party at the Magic Kingdom. I saw many young boys in Buzz Lightyear
costumes and I got the hankering to take a space ranger spin at my friend
Buzz's house. I rode the space cruisers many times. As I waited to board for
the 38th time, I noticed a fascinating map (I love maps!) indicating sectors
and planets. I was intrigued to see the planet Dannmoll X1, of which I've heard
tales of great glory from Buzz. Next time I see Buzzy Boy, I'll have to impress
him with my knowledge of this little-known planet and brag about how I know
that it is located in sector... (rest of text obscured by crystolic fusion
crystals)"
In what sector is the planet Dannmoll X1 ?
Send your full answer to jackskatt@passporter.com -- the
winner will be notified by e-mail and announced in the next newsletter, along
with the correct answer!
Congratulations to Emily Maas who was the winner
of last week's treasure hunt game! Emily correctly identified the hotel that
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Q & A WITH JENNIFER & DAVE
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Disney_Addict asks: "This is
our first Disney cruise and I am not sure how transportation to and from the
port works. We booked our own airfare and arrive in Orlando about 9:40AM the
day of the cruise. If we book Disney's transportation, am I correct in that
they take care of our luggage? If we do a town car, do we take our luggage with
us, or do the Disney Cruise Line people we always see in the airport take care
of it? Also, will we miss important information if we don't ride the Disney
bus? Which option would be best for us?"
Dave & Jennifer answer:
"If you use Disney transportation they will collect and transport your
luggage. If you use anyone else, you'll have to claim your own luggage at the
airport carousel. Part of this is a security measure. As with the airlines, if
you're not on the bus (or plane), they won't transport the luggage - they check
bus passenger attendance and act accordingly.
You
won't miss any critical information. While they do run a video on the bus, it's
function is to build anticipation, not pass-on important info.
For a
party of three a towncar is a very nice way to go, and even nicer since it's
cost-competitive with the bus. Disney Cruise Line makes the bus transportation
pretty painless, too. While you may wait a little while for the bus to fill, it
is rarely ever a long wait."
Have a question? Post it at http://www.passporterboards.com -- and if
you're lucky, you may find that folks have already asked and answered the same
question that's on your mind!
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