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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Hello everyone my name is Ebba and I am new here and this is my 1st Trip report so please bear with me as I figure out all the ins and outs of the best format of everything and how to post photos. This trip report is a 5 day vacation to DLC that my Mom(Elise) and I took. We have been to WDW several times while I was growing up, but this was our first vacation to DLC.
So to set the mood right it was the 60th Anniversary going on at DLC at the time which made it even more special.
Mom and I were staying at the Disneyland Hotel for 5 days in which it was a wonderful hotel.
Pre-Trip: The night before we left we drove to Richmond Virginia where we were going to have our flight out of Richmond International Airport.
Day 1: Bright and early we woke up to the sound of an alarm, but I think we were both actually awake most of the night with excitement. We went and checked our bags and headed to the terminal and soon(well I mean a few hours) we were in the air. We arrived in California around 3 pm our time which meant it was around noon in California. So we checked in and our room was not quite ready yet. We checked our bags and didn't waste much time and headed off to Disneyland.
** to be continued**
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Then it was off to meet some cute characters like Eeyore.
I just had to take a ride on the Carousel. So much fun.
Also the 1st Day in the Park I had to have one of these goodies. They are even delicious on the left coast.
This also has a little story to go along with the photo. I absolutely love Dumbo and think he is adorable. I always have and always will. I ride the ride every time I go to WDW and I couldn't miss this opportunity at DLC. I don't care if I was the only adult that had her own Dumbo to herself without a child.
** to be continued **
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So needless to say Mom and I were having a fantastic first day at our first time at the Magic Kingdom at Disneyland Park.
We were getting a little tuckered out as the evening grew on so we decided to finish off the evening with It's A Small World and come back tomorrow for another day of a Mother and Daughter Magical Adventure.
Then Mom and I called it a night and headed back to the Hotel for some sound sleep.
** end of Day 1 **
** to be continued tomorrow with Day 2 **
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Great start! It is my dream to be able to visit Disneyland. Someday...
Thanks so much. I was afraid I was going to do it all wrong. This trip report will be more just small highlights and after I finish this one I will get into the more recent one from August 2016 to WDW with my Fiance.
Awesome first day at Disneyland! My husband Luke and I had our first trip to DLR in October of 2015 and we loved all the 60th Anniversary celebration additions.
Awesome first day at Disneyland! My husband Luke and I had our first trip to DLR in October of 2015 and we loved all the 60th Anniversary celebration additions.
Thank You, it was a wonderful 5 days. Mom and I had a blast.
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