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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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10-03-2006, 08:26 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: MA
Posts: 448
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Pending - Passport requirements may be delayed until June 1, 2009 for cruiser returning from
Article from Travel Weekly newsletter:
PASSENGERS returning to the U.S. from Mexico, Caribbean, Canada or Bermuda via a cruise will not be required to show a passport until June 1, 2009, thanks to a provision inserted into a Homeland Security Department appropriations bill that extended the implementation of portions of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. The rule to require passports for passengers was scheduled to take effect in January 2007. According to Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), the co-sponsors of the amendment, the legislation will allow more time to perfect a system that will also make PASS cards an available alternative to passports for land crossings at the Canadian and Mexican borders. The bill was passed on Sept. 29; President Bush is expected to sign it into law. The International Council of Cruise Lines praised Washington's decision, while expressing support for increased security: "The cruise industry applauds Congress' efforts to increase security at our borders but to do so reasonably," said Michael Crye, president of the ICCL.
***Still needs to be signed by the President before it is official*****If you are traveling early in 2007 I would still get one just in case!
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10-03-2006, 08:32 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Passport requirements delayed until June 1, 2009 for cruiser returning to US from Mexico, Caribbean-
What a mess!! I'm sure there were lots of people that just went out to buy new Passports and now they don't need them (at least for right now)!
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10-03-2006, 09:15 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Gilberts, IL
Concierge Level: 5
Posts: 772
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Re: Passport requirements delayed until June 1, 2009 for cruiser returning to US from Mexico, Caribbean-
I just bought 4 of them. But I am gald I did because they will need them sooner or later and It is a good thing for young kids to have this for a ID. So I do not feel it is a waste of money.
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10-03-2006, 09:31 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Gilberts, IL
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Posts: 772
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Re: Passport requirements delayed until June 1, 2009 for cruiser returning to US from Mexico, Caribbean-
I just checked the www.travel.state.gov page and they say you still have to have one. But that might not change until bush signs it in. I would say get one anyway because you are going to have to have one sooner or later. |
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10-03-2006, 08:28 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,357
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Re: Passport requirements delayed until June 1, 2009 for cruiser returning to US from Mexico, Caribb
I got a call today from a client who went out and got passports for a family of six last week for a February cruise. Boy was she p***ed. The worst part was when she suggested that I should have somehow known that this would happen. The rider got added in conference comittee over the weekend.
I don't know guys, I've had a passport for over 40 years, now.
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10-03-2006, 09:18 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Bel Air, Maryland
Posts: 498
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Re: Passport requirements delayed until June 1, 2009 for cruiser returning to US from Mexico, Caribb
Well I too have had a passport for almost 30 years and believe that you should have one.... I have traveled all over the world and I'm glad I had one to cover my butt...
Was in Kuwait and it saved us some problems!! Plus my daughter has had one and is a great source of ID in case of an emergency!!
Mark
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10-07-2006, 10:15 AM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hanover, Maryland
Posts: 40
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Re: Pending - Passport requirements may be delayed until June 1, 2009 for cruiser returning from
We went on September 30th to get passports for our family of five for our cruise in Janaury.
Well, at least we won't need to worry about getting one for Elijah when he's born. I had already contacted Disney Cruise Lines regarding having a passport number for a newborn 75 days prior to the cruise. They indicated I did NOT need to expedite the passport to get the number in time for the 75 days in advance deadline. I could just get it to them sometime prior to departure and it would be fine.
Now, for Elijah to just make his arrival. He's due October 22nd, but I wouldn't mind if he came a little sooner. (Especially after having been on bed rest for 9 weeks)
Kim
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10-07-2006, 10:28 AM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Pending - Passport requirements may be delayed until June 1, 2009 for cruiser returning from
We got one for my niece for last October's cruise!!! It's just a good idea to have one when traveling!
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10-07-2006, 10:13 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: central Iowa
Posts: 11,837
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Re: Pending - Passport requirements may be delayed until June 1, 2009 for cruiser returning from
Of course we got ours last week -- but I'm glad they are taken care of , and dnephew's is on it's way, and as long as we keep it current, we shouldn't have any problems traveling with him until he's an adult!
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10-08-2006, 11:17 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cary, NC
Posts: 754
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Re: Pending - Passport requirements may be delayed until June 1, 2009 for cruiser returning from
Like the article says - its not signed yet. The cruise lines have not changed their requirements as of yet. If you are sailing early 2007, I would go ahead and get one just in case.
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10-08-2006, 02:09 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Gilberts, IL
Concierge Level: 5
Posts: 772
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Re: Pending - Passport requirements may be delayed until June 1, 2009 for cruiser returning from
I would get one to be on the safe side. Lets face it in this day and age that we live in everyone sonner is going to have to have one so why not just buy it and get it over with.
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10-12-2006, 09:55 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Gilberts, IL
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Re: Pending - Passport requirements may be delayed until June 1, 2009 for cruiser returning from
Just a small point the Goverment could bring the fees up. You know to make a buck. So I would just get one because thing about supply and demand. Just get one you will most likely save money in the long run.
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