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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Who: My 16 year old daughter Amanda and me Anne
Stay: All Star Music - free Disney dining plan
When: September 5 - 21, 2009
This is my schedule:
Arrive 5th: DTD Dinner Wolfgang Express, then MK
6th: MK B: Main Street bakery, Lunch main street bakery, ADR 5 Hoop De Doo, Fantasmik at 8:30, MK EMH
7th: AK EMH, Lunch Yak & Yeti CS, ADR 5 Whispering Canyon, DHS EMH
8th Epcot EMH B: Captain Cook, Lunch Sunshine Seasont, ADR 450 Teppan Edo, Boardwalk, 9 Illuminations
9th: MK B: Main Street bakery, DHS Lunch Toy Story Planet, 2pm ADR Garden View, 5:10 ADR Chef Mickey, AK EMH, 9 Polynesian floating electric pageant
10th: MK EMH, B: Main Street bakery, AK lunch Pizzafari, ADR 5 Spirit of Aloha, DHS Fantasmik at 8:30
11th: DTD B: Wolfgang Express, Disney Quest, Lunch Wolfgang Express, ADR 8:30 Ohana, Epcot EMH
12th: DHS EMH, 11:30 ADR Grand Floridian Cafe, shopping outlets, ADR 7:35 Cape May then meet at DTD
13th: MK B: Main Street bakery, Lunch Cosmic Ray, ADR 525 Garden Grill, MK EMH
14th: AK EMH, 1215 ADR Tony Town, 5 ADR Liberty Tree Tavern, DHS EMH
15th: My daughter's 17 year old birthday: ADR 905 Kona, 1pm ADR CRT, dinner Cosmic Ray, then 7 Mickey's not scarry Halloween party
16th: B: POFQ (beignets), ADR 12 Wave, shopping outlets, DTD Dinner Earl, then AK EMH, 9 electric pageant
17th: MK EMH, B: Main Street bakery, DTD lunch Wolfgang, ADR 4 Le Cellier, MK parade and fireworks
18th: B Rainforest Cafe, 12 ADR Chefs de France, 6 ADR 1900 Park Fare, Epcot EMH
19th: DHS EMH B: Starring Rolls, ADR 1210 Mama Melrose, shopping outlets, ADR 7 Crystal Palace, parade and fireworks
20th: 920 ADR Kona, Epcot lunch Electric Umbrella, 2 ADR Garden View, DTD, dinner Planet Hollywood ( have a voucher), MK EMH
21st: MK, lunch Cosmic Ray and then heading home
I have to admit that almost all of these restaurants, i have never been and i chose them from reading this site, which made me want to try them and since i have the free dining (my first time, even though it is my 4th time to WDW, i have been 5 times to Disneyland California).
I have really enjoyed reading trip reports and i would like to write a trip report when i get back from my trip. Unfortunately, i don't know how to post pictures and i don't have a digital camera.
I have really enjoyed reading Sharon's reports. It makes you want to be there right now. But it is coming soon. I am a big Disney fan. Now that all my kids are older and on their own except for my youngest, i have been taking her with me the last few years. But one day, she will be flying on her own as well, and may be i will plan a solo trip for the first time ( i have traveled solo with tour groups before, but never solo to Disney). Before i read these solo trip reports, i would have never imagined going solo to Disney, but now i see that quite a few passporters do it and actually enjoy themselves and there's a lot of tips as well. My fear would be to eat at a table service solo, i don't even do that at home. I always eat out with someone, unless it's at a food court or fast food. But i see that a lot of people have done it and that actually the cast members are nice to them. But it's true that Disney's cast members have very good in customer service. You can tell that they pick the best.
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Great plans! We'll be at MNSSHP on the 15th, too. A PP meet is being planned in the Rose Garden during Hallowishes if you'd like to join us! I think three families will be there so far.
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wow, I wish I could stay that long...your plans look great. Normally my friends and I would be there that time of year, but I am having surgery and we are going in Oct and Dec.
have fun, looking forward to reading more.
Great plans! We'll be at MNSSHP on the 15th, too. A PP meet is being planned in the Rose Garden during Hallowishes if you'd like to join us! I think three families will be there so far.