Please login or register to hide this ad -- it's free and easy!

Forums Closed

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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!

		PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums > Blogs > Walt's Wave
Closer than before? About This Page:

Join Our Community (Register)

FAQ

Members

Calendar

Welcome! We're happy you've found the PassPorter Community -- the friendliest place to plan your vacation to Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland, and the world in general! You are now viewing the PassPorter Message Board Community as a guest, which gives you limited access. As our guest, feel free to browse our messages by selecting the forum you want to visit from the list below.

To post messages and ask questions, join our FREE community today and you'll get access to tools and resources not available to guests, such as our vacation countown timers, "living" avatars, private messaging system, database searches, downloads, and a special PassPorter discount code. Registration is fast, simple, and completely free. Just click the Join Our Community link.

If you think you've already joined, log in below now. If you don't remember your member name or password, please visit our Member Name and Password Recovery page. You are also welcome to contact us.

(This is Main Street by Angie, who is working on art goals here on the blog!)

This has been a personal project to blog every day for a school year on goals and dreams. My hope was that I could find a group of people to work with me.

I was lucky enough to find a small, but sincere group of inspirational people to keep me company. We've been using Walt Disney's philosophies or creations as inspiration.

I am no longer blogging daily, but I am notified if comments are posted, and I'll be happy to keep the discussion going!

Click_Here_To_See_Projects_In_Progress

Click_Here_To_See_Finished_Goals_Or_Projects

Post_goal_updates_here

Two_Alices_fall_down_a_rabbit_hole_and_land_on_the ir_feet_in_WondORLANDO!

art by A.Daley

Please join us and introduce yourself here.

Rate this Entry

Closer than before?

Posted 10-28-2009 at 08:07 PM by Sandra Bostwick

Somehow, I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four Cs. They are curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.
Walt Disney

...

Have you ever come in contact with someone who has managed to hit a bullseye? If you happen to look at the picture after they've hit it, it seems pretty quick and easy. You might even thing "Well, that was so simple, I could do it myself!"

The truth about hitting most targets, though, is that it usually takes a whole lot of practice, preparation, and misses.

That's how it is with success.

Today I had an interesting conversation with someone who has managed to hit a target and land something pretty special. Having just met the person, it was easy to lose awareness of the long road that must have been taken to get there.

More than one of the blog reader has commented on not having enough time, money, or resources to keep up with a project. Mind you, more than one is alot, by percentage, considering how many are commenting here!

I know there have been moments when I've wondered if I have what it takes with one project or another.

But when I look at most success stories from the beginning, I see a long line of failed attempts, rejection, near misses, dreadful mistakes, close-but-no-cigar, more failure, almost there, then BULLSEYE!

I think I'm going to take some time to consider that I just HAVE to be closer to my goals because I just keep plodding along.

That's all I have for today.

And I am one day closer to blogging every day!

Carry on!

0 Pixie Dust

Pixie Dust

Tags: goals

Posted in Walt's Wave

Views 2343 Comments 7

« Practical area-cynics and pessimists welcome Main Bragging area...Who loves ya baby? YOU? »

Total Comments 7

Comments

	0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 10-29-2009 at 12:11 AM by GoofEme

	back at ya, and thanks for the wave! 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 10-29-2009 at 07:42 AM by Sandra Bostwick

	I think you are on the right track!! 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 10-29-2009 at 10:45 AM by mavisdavis

	Thanks! As someone who often runs in the wrong direction for miles before figuring it out, that is GREAT feedback! 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 10-29-2009 at 12:26 PM by Sandra Bostwick

	So many failed attempts. Each one creating new fears. Strength and love will wash away those fears. I may not like the way things look right now, but as long as those who love us are around that constant strength will carry us through. 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 10-30-2009 at 09:59 AM by daddyof2princessess

Posted Today at 09:59 AM by daddyof2princessess

So many failed attempts. Each one creating new fears. Strength and love will wash away those fears. I may not like the way things look right now, but as long as those who love us are around that constant strength will carry us through.

So true! And judging from your photos, your two princesses and the Queen are all you'll ever really need!

But for those who may have learned that the ones they love are, for one reason or another, not supporting new growth, keep looking for people to "grow into."

I'm one who believes that there should be no conditions on strength!

Keep going with or without a job, with or without a home. Even those who are in poor health can find something else to put faith in. Just keep going!

0 Pixie Dust

Pixie Dust

Posted 10-30-2009 at 10:59 AM by Sandra Bostwick Sandra Bostwick is offline