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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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I have stayed at AS Movies last trip..I was going to try POP before heading over to AKL for next trip (split stay)..will be speaking to TA tomorrow...
I have read some not so great things about POP....
Need some opinions..
I would love to split with PO Riverside or CBR (have stayed there as well and liked it)...but don't know if I can afford a moderate split with AKL (am also doing Deluxe Dining...)..
Please anyone and everyone....give me opinions on POP..should I stay with it or change to an AS? And if I should change, which is the best one do you think to go to? I enjoyed AS Movies, but would like to maybe try something different..but if consensus says go with AS Movies instead of POP..I would probably listen...
I'm your puppet fellow Passporters, go on...pull my strings!! tee hee...
(And keep your fingers crossed that when I talk to TA tomorrow, the moderates might be doable for me!)
Thanks everyone!
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We stayed at POP in July 2004. We looooooved it. It was me, DH, DSIL, DBIL, and DNephew (who was 3 at the time). The place was clean and bright and fun. The food court was great. Sometimes the buses were crowded, but it was JULY. I would recommend it, based on my personal experience. Other peoples experiences might be different however. . . .
Granted, I have not stayed at POP yet, but I have stayed at ASMu back in 2003. We stayed at the Broadway section and even though it was a long walk, but it was very quiet.
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We stayed at PoP Aug 8-14 and loved it. We had a preferred room in the 60's. The main selling point for me is that you don't share a bus with two other resorts. The bus stop for the All Stars was by far the longest line every day. Hope that helps some.
Barry
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We stayed there also and loved it. Some people say it is too bright but myself and the boys enjoyed it to the fullest. They don't want to stay at any of the moderates they say they are too boring. Too old looking they say the moderates are. We have stayed at ASports twice then POP and are only going to ASmusic this time because there are going to be 5 of us and we are staying in the suites. If there weren't so many we would stay back at POP.
I have stayed at All-Star Music and Pop Century. I love Pop Century! I will be staying at Pop Century for the 3rd time this coming November. It is such a neat resort!
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I don't think you could go wrong at either the POP or the All-Stars. We have stayed at POP and all three of the All-Stars and usually where we stay comes down to what's avaliable when we call. As far as we are concerened they are inter-changable.
I'm sure you'll be just fine at POP! Personally, I'm with the "it's just too bright" crowd and it is a tad too large for me but other than that I wouldn't mind staying there. My favorite value is ASMovies, followed by ASports. Pop comes third, ASMusic last. So, if you wanna stay at Pop GO FOR IT! Have fun!
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It was me, DH, DSIL, DBIL, and DNephew (who was 3 at the time). The place was clean and bright and fun. The food court was great. Sometimes the buses were crowded, but it was JULY. I would recommend it, based on my personal experience. Other peoples experiences might be different however. . . . 
Danny and I at Epcot 8/14/08
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