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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Attention travellers! If you are planning a trip anywhere in October 2008, share your dates and plans with us! Here's a sample to give you an idea of what to post:
Destination:
Date: (when you'll be there, arrival to departure)
Adventurers: (who's going with you, their ages, and their experience)
Resort/Hotel: (where you are staying)
Celebration: (why you are going, even if just for R&R)
Meetings: (places you'll be at if others want to join you, plus ways fellow travelers can spot you, such as wearing a PassPorter Pin, etc.)
Feel free to post even if your plans aren't firm -- you're always welcome to return and update us when you've made more plans!
Don't forget to post a trip report when you return in one of our appropriate forums: Sharing the Adventure: Disney World Trip Reports; DL: Sharing the Adventure: Disneyland Trip Reports; Sharing Your Adventure: Disney Cruise Reports; or Globetrotting: General Travel Planning. Happy travels!
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Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust! Studying Hard to Make a Difference!
Destination: WDW
Date: 10/8 - 10/13 2008
Adventurers: Grand Gathering! (8 of us so far... more to follow I'm sure!) 3children (3-6yrs) 5 Adults!!
Resort/Hotel: Grand Floridian
Celebration: 1st MNSSHP!!! & EPCOTT Food & Wine Festival
Meetings: Would love to meet up with fellow Passporters!! I'll be back to post some of our planned events w/ dates soon!
PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World It’s hard to believe anything is free at Walt Disney World; but there are actually a number of things you can get or do for little to no cost. This e-book documents over 200 free or cheap tips to do before you go and after you arrive. You could save a considerable amount of money following these tips. Perhaps more importantly; you can discover overlooked attractions and little-known details most people whiz by on their way to spend money. Click here to see free sample pages from the e-book! Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95.
Destination: WDW, of course!
Date: Friday, Oct 10, 2008 - Sunday, Oct 19, 2008
Adventurers: Me, 38 yo at trip time, 4th time to WDW, and DD Kaitlyn, 16 yo at trip time, 4th trip to WDW
Resort/Hotel: POR and BC
Celebration: We didn't get enough of MNSSHP in 2007, so we are going for TWO MNSSHPs this time!
Meetings: None so far, but I would love to meet fellow PPers if anyone will be there at the same time!
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Saturday, October 9, 2014 - Kaitlyn and I before the Happy Haunted 5K at ESPN Wide World of Sports
Adventurers: me, Lorie, 7th trip to the world & DH, Glenn, 5th trip to the world
Resort/Hotel: Shades of Green for the first half followed by DTD DoubleTree Suites courtesy of MousePlanet (prize won at MouseFest)
Celebration: F&W and tons of R&R AND MNSSHP
Meetings: Big PP meet at MNSSHP, various mini PP meets for drinks and/or dinner, and a Podcast meet
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Oct '99: CSR ~ May '02: CR ~ Nov '04: SOG ~ May '06: SOG ~ Dec '07: Solo @ Pop ~ May '08: Pop w/friends ~ Oct '08: SOG ~ Dec '09: Pop w/LeAnn ~ Sept '10: Solo @ Pop ~ Spring '11: AKL ~ Jan '12: Pop for 1/2 Marathon ~ Sept '12: 1st trip for DL 1/2 Marathon? ~ Feb '13: Pop w/pals? ~ Mar '13: Tokyo Disney w/PP's?
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Destination: Walt Disney World for Halloween
Date: October 21st to the 28th
Adventurers: Me - 41, My Mom and my Aunt - All of us have over 10 visits...
Resort/Hotel: Pop Century
Celebration: birthdays, First time for Halloween and MNSSHP and because we LOVE Disney!!!
Meetings: None yet.......
Destination: Walt Disney World
Date: Oct 7-12, 2008
Adventurers: Me and DD (10) old hats, DF Tracy and Pam who are newbies
Resort: Villas @ Wilderness Lodge
Celebration: Food and Wine and to introduce friends to the wonders of the World
Meetings: None yet but would love to meet up with any PP's while there
Destination:WDW of course but also Universal for their Halloween Fright Nights
Date: Oct 26 -Nov 7
Adventurers: Roland 68 & Marsha 58 but young at heart
Resort/Hotel: Fort Wilderness
Celebration: our first Fall trip so we want to do MNSSHP, Food and Wine and Univerisal and their Fright Night
Meetings: Nothing planned but would love to get together
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Destination: WDW, Date: 2-7 October 2008 (one last trip on the AP's before they expire) Adventurers: Grumpy and I Resort/Hotel: Shades of Green Celebration: 2nd Annual Birthday Trip to the Food & Wine Festival Meetings: We would love to meet any fellow PP'rs
Destination: WDW Dates: October 20 - October 26, 2008 Adventurers: DH, DD6 and Me Resort: Yacht Club Celebration: DD is in a wedding in St. Pete, thought we'd spend the rest of our days in WDW just for fun!!!! Meetings: Still coming up with these plans....can't wait for the October calendar to get here!!!!!
Destination : WDW
Dates : 5-14 Oct, 2008 ( Not Soon Enough )!!!
Adventurers : GG of DH, DS1, DD, DD2, DM, DF, DMIL, DFIL, DAunt, DUncle & ME!
Resort : Pop Century
Celebration : Our youngest DSs 3rd birthday and DMILs 60th birthday plus MNSSHP
Meetings : not finalised yet but you are sure to see our PP badges and pouches
PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World It’s hard to believe anything is free at Walt Disney World; but there are actually a number of things you can get or do for little to no cost. This e-book documents over 200 free or cheap tips to do before you go and after you arrive. You could save a considerable amount of money following these tips. Perhaps more importantly; you can discover overlooked attractions and little-known details most people whiz by on their way to spend money. Click here to see free sample pages from the e-book! Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95.
DESTINATION: WDW
DATE: 10/25-11/03
ADVENTURERS: DH(Jason), DS (Alex- 10yrs), DD (Julia -5 yrs), Myself (forever young)
RESORT: Boardwalk Inn (revisited)
CELEBRATION: Halloween Disney Style, & just because we can!
MEETINGS: A limo is picking us up at airport and we will be arriving to a room with a water view and gifts from "Mickey & Minnie" (not to mention a very nice bottle of champagne for DH & me!). Princess Tea Party (just girls), parasailing (just boys), La Nouba, Disney Quest, MNSSHP (31st), Food & Wine Festival (Parent's nite out), Cindy's for dinner (finally!), Richard Petty's Driving Experience (King for a Day for DH) (shhhh....it's a surprise!) On top of all this and the usual evening dinners during fireworks, days in the park, character dining,and pure chaos, we will enjoy a relaxing day of lounging by the pool (best laid plans, I know!! ).
The past two trips DH and I kick ourselves for not spending one evening w/o the kids, so we are looking forward to treating ourselves to one night of big people time! This night will be our second to last before heading home and that is when I plan to surprise DH with the RPDE! It is the least I can do for all the patience he has shown me with all my planning and obsessive nature towards Disney World!! Hey, gotta do it while we can!
Destination: WDW
Dates: October 18 - 26
Adventurers: Me, my DH,Scott, our DD's (Sarah 9 and Hannah 4), my DSis Karen (kmurburg), and hopefully her oldest DD Katie
Resort: Fort Wilderness Cabin (18th), Pop Century (19th - 26th)
Celebration: Our 10th wedding anniversary & DSis's birthday
Meetings: Would love to meet up with some PP's. (I think my DSis has been working on some for us) MNSSHP on the 21st would be a great meeting event!
Kathy
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My Princesses Sarah and Hannah
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Destination: WDW
Date: October 16th-20th
Adventurers: Myself (Heidi), DS6 and a friend of ours
Resort/Hotel: Pop Century
Celebration: DS6 will be turning 7 the week before we go. He asked if we could go to celebrate his birthday in WDW instead of the party this year. He's been to WDW many times but this will be his first plane ride.
Meetings: We'll be at MNSSHP on the 19th and we're going to snack/drink our way around the world on the 17th.
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