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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Ok, my daughter gets to bring one of her best friends to Disney with us in October for her 16th Birthday present. She opted instead of a huge Sweet 16 (she did have a smaller party with her best friends), she wanted to bring one of her friends to Disney with us. This young woman has never been and is beside herself with excitment. We are going for 10 days and she is turning 17 while we are there. I have some surprises set up for her for her birthday, but I wanted to do some sort of ongoing game while we are there. You see, she is VERY competitive. I mean super comptitive and LOVES games. She also is an avid picture taker, as are the rest of us.
So we are thinking of doing something like this. We're calling it Disney Stalkeratzzi. Taking pictures, of things and people, without them knowing. Ok, let me give you some examples. Like:
A child eating an ice cream
An elderly couple holding hand... awwwwwww
Stuff like that. Nothing mean or weird, of course. But here's the thing. You can not get them looking directly at you. That's where the Stalkerattzi comes in. I want to give each of the girls a huge list before the trip and see how many they can get. Then whoever gets the most on the list will get a Disney prize. I was thinking, bonus points, if they are IN the picture with the selection, like say her taking a self portrait, with the elderly couple in the background. It can also be things AT Disney. Like certain Hidden Mickeys or the antique jewelry in the case at TOT lobby....anything. So anyone willing to give me any suggestions? I'm going to start compiling a list and will up date the list here at the original post.
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Yvonne:
My Gorgeous Daughter the Graduate----------------->
Elderly couple holding hands
Child eating a Mickey Bar
Child eating any other type of ice cream
Child eating popcorn
Adult eating a Mickey Bar
Adult eating any other type of ice cream
Adult eating popcorn
Creepy picture of worker at TOT
Picture of jewelry in case at TOT Lobby
Picture of couple wearing bride and groom mickey/minnie hats
Someone wearing long sleeves - Not a Cast Member (it should be HOT and a rare find)
a family wearing matching shirts
a family wearing crazy shirts
people wearing crazy hats
Person wearing purple pants?
people in glasses or sunglasses
The key to the MuppetVision 3D theater
Someone's expression drinking Beverly
A "lost" balloon floating away
People wearing Mickey ponchos when it's not raining.
An adult sleeping in the park
Someone wearing high heals
People wearing Universal or Sea World T-shirts
Someone dressed up in the park--in a fancy dress or suit--not an cast member
picture of characters without them knowing about it
pictures of kids with the charecters without them knowing about it
little boy getting a Princess kiss
A child in costume
A child wearing mickey/minnie ears
An adult getting autographs from the characters
the captain of the Jungle Cruise
little girl dressed as Cinderella, Jasmine, Aurora, etc.
little boy dressed as a pirate
child dancing at one of the parades
a family of 6, 7, or more posing for a photopass picture
specific animals at AK
Pictures of each of the different resort signs
Guest on a Segway
CM on a Segway
The talking trashcan at DHS
Some one getting an autograph from one of the Streetospheres in DHS
The dream squad
tour guide w/ flag
Elderly person getting picture with character.
Someone throwing a coin to wishing well
someone who is drenched from a ride
a wet butt
The Hidden Mickey on the WL fireplace in the lobby
The duck family at WL
The geiser shooting off at WL
The Ferry Captain on the Dock at WL
Picture of approach to MK from the boat from WL
People on a carriage ride at WL
Little girl dressed as the princess she is hugging/getting an autograph from
Child kissing Mickey's nose
Your daughter and her friend on the Carousel in Fantasy Land
Someone "trying" to pull the sword from the stone in Fantasy Land
View from Swiss Family Tree House
View of World Showcase from water taxi in Epcot
People participating in the Jammin' Jungle Parade at AK
-Bride and groom in their wedding clothing
- someone getting their hair done at BB or Main street
-someone wearing a Birthday or first time button
- Someone elses birthday celebration (i.e cake and singing)
- Someone wearing something out of the ordinary to stay dry (i.e. popcorn buck on head)
- someone doing something nice for someone else (non cast member) i.e. picking up a dropped item, taking pictures for another group.
- Family posing w/ the Lego's at DTD
- Kid pushing empty stroller
Picture of a CM from each country in Epcot WS
Someone getting "spit" on from camels at Flying Carpets (gross, I know, but they're teenagers!)
People w/ table full of ketchup bottles at WC at WL
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Yvonne:
My Gorgeous Daughter the Graduate----------------->
Last edited by TinkerBelz; 08-04-2008 at 10:18 PM..
With the long sleeves one, you should state tourist as I'm sure there will be a few CMs in long sleeves.
The key to the MuppetVision 3D theater
Someone's expression drinking Beverly
A "lost" balloon floating away
People wearing Mickey ponchos when it's not raining.
An adult sleeping in the park
Someone wearing high heals
People wearing Universal or Sea World T-shirts
Someone dressed up in the park--in a fancy dress or suit--not an employee
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Wow! So much fun! How about:
A child in costume
A bride/groom wearing those wedding mickey ears
A child wearing mickey/minnie ears
An adult getting autographs from the characters
the captain of the Jungle Cruise
little girl dressed as Cinderella, Jasmine, Aurora, etc.
little boy dressed as a pirate
child dancing at one of the parades
a family of 6, 7, or more posing for a photopass picture
specific animals at AK
What resort are you staying at? There could be certain things pertaining to your resort.
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The different monirails (colors)
Pictures of each of the different resort signs
Guest on a Segway
CM on a Segway
The talking trashcan at DHS
Some one getting an autograph from one of the Streetospheres in DHS
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