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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Since hubby will most likely be working, it will be DDs and I on our own at WDW again in Jan (hopefully, I will be working). So...my MOTHER has decided that she needs to come with us. : Almost a month in a 1BR on the sleeper sofa at AKV? I don't THINK so. How do I get out of this one???
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Tell her there is no room for her in your room and that she will need to get her own. If she is willing to do that , then let her . At least you will have your own space. Is there a reason why she feels she needs to join you. Does she enjoy Disney? Does she want to take you DD's to the Parks? I would just let her know that it would be too cramped for her to join your room. I know it will be tough and awkward. Think of things that would make her change her mind about going. Maybe invite her to come down the last couple days or something.
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Since hubby will most likely be working, it will be DDs and I on our own at WDW again in Jan (hopefully, I will be working). So...my MOTHER has decided that she needs to come with us. : Almost a month in a 1BR on the sleeper sofa at AKV? I don't THINK so. How do I get out of this one???
Well, you might decide to include her just to make her happy, but be sure you are OK with that.
I don't quite understand how someone can think they are able to invite themselves on your vacation. I'm sure she means well, and I guess she thinks she will be helping, but we have a right to choose who we vacation with.
Can you imagine deciding you are going along with someone else when they tell you they are taking a trip without being invited? "Oh, I'm coming along and, by the way, I'll be staying in your hotel room too!" I'd NEVER do that. I wonder, if she is that pushy with inviting herself, if she is pushy in other ways, which does not sound like fun travel to me!
People have plenty of reasons for why they choose who to vacation with. Sometimes plans happen and everyone can't be included for one reason or another. If others take those reasons personally when they are not intended to offend or be hurtful, we just can't control that! I'm sure this is not about HER personally. You probably don't intend to invite ANYONE along to share your one bedroom accommodations, right?
Don't be emotionally blackmailed if she reacts to the fact that you have made a choice that is reasonable. People who claim entitlements that aren't due them can leave others in a constant state of turmoil. You may have to deal with some pouting, some stories about what a selfish daughter you are, some retaliation or punishment. Honestly, if that is what you get, you made the right choice. If she were the type that took your feelings into account, I am guessing you'd be inviting her without being asked...could that be true?
Just be honest and be nice. Compromise if you can, but don't make an extended family gathering if that isn't what you'd intended.
I woudl suggest that she wait until you are settled and you have room for her to stay. As ti is is will be too uncomfortable in such a small space with an additional person. Thank her for her offer and tell her you are open to the idea (if you are) but that you'd appreciate it if she would wait until you can accomodate her. OR suggest she is welcome, so long as she creates her OWN living arrangements. And stress that she make them BEFORE she leaves, not wait until she arrives and gets settled on your couch.
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Seriously, Dawn, just tell her no, whats she going to do? Ground you? (JK) If she pushes the issue, tell her it really wont work out this trip- you are an adult- think of your kids and what is the better trip for them- she cant make life more miserable for your father and siblings, it sounds like she does that already-- come on- be strong ( and not codependent)
Seriously, Dawn, just tell her no, whats she going to do? Ground you? (JK) If she pushes the issue, tell her it really wont work out this trip- you are an adult- think of your kids and what is the better trip for them- she cant make life more miserable for your father and siblings, it sounds like she does that already-- come on- be strong ( and not codependent)
I completely get that. My Dad and brothers and I have always danced around to keep her balanced. Even now, my Dad will call and ask me not to say something on a subject if he thinks it will set her off.
Here's the latest...she wants me to drive to OK after Christmas and pick up her and my Dad to take them with me to Florida (they will pay all the extra expenses, of course) so my Dad can "see all his girls together". He will then fly home to start back to school and she will fly home when she's "done". I just hemmed and hawed and will call Dad at work on Tuesday to work on a war plan to divert this ship! At least I have learned creative problem solving and diplomacy from my experiences with my mother...
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He will then fly home to start back to school and she will fly home when she's "done". I just hemmed and hawed and will call Dad at work on Tuesday to work on a war plan to divert this ship! At least I have learned creative problem solving and diplomacy from my experiences with my mother...
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