Has anyone visited past places you lived in - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
PassPorter.com
Award-winning travel guidebooks

   guidebooks   |   news   |   podcasts   |   boards   |   blog   |   worksheets   |   photos   |   articles   |   updates   |   register   |   follow us on


Forums Closed
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!

Go Back   PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums > PassPorter Villa: Sharing the Fun Together > The Family Room: Family and Friends
Register


Welcome! We're happy you've found the PassPorter Community -- the friendliest place to plan your vacation to Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland, and the world in general! You are now viewing the PassPorter Message Board Community as a guest, which gives you limited access. As our guest, feel free to browse our messages by selecting the forum you want to visit from the list below.

To post messages and ask questions, join our FREE community today and you'll get access to tools and resources not available to guests, such as our vacation countown timers, "living" avatars, private messaging system, database searches, downloads, and a special PassPorter discount code. Registration is fast, simple, and completely free. Just click the Join Our Community link.

If you think you've already joined, log in below now. If you don't remember your member name or password, please visit our Member Name and Password Recovery page. You are also welcome to contact us.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-16-2009, 05:53 PM   #1
disney
Community Rank: Explorer
 
disney's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: lynbrook , n.y.
Posts: 8,581

Post Thanks / Like
Has anyone visited past places you lived in

i was comming home today and past 2 of the houses i grew up in they changed alot , but it brought back alot of really good memories of growing up alittle tearful but happy times more then bad times .
__________________


My Countdown Counting down to: Star Wars and a Dream
let the magic begin
My Previous Tripstooo many to write aug 2013 BlT May 2014 Dream cruise and SWW
disney is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 07-16-2009, 05:56 PM   #2
Griffin
Community Rank: Explorer
 
Griffin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New England
Posts: 8,155

Post Thanks / Like
Every once in a while I drive down the street where I grew up on. It's about 30 minutes from where our home is now. I used to think we lived on a big hill and all the houses were really big. But as I see now, it was only because I was a little kid! Actually, the whole area is kind of run down now which is kind of a bummer...
__________________
My Previous TripsBeen going to WDW since 2000
Griffin is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 07-16-2009, 06:13 PM   #3
Teresa
Community Rank: Legend
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Indiana , USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 26,527

Post Thanks / Like
Yep - and then my mom sold the house!
Actually, I still drive through the neighborhood every now and then. I lived there for 17 years of my life, after all.
__________________
My PassPorter Bookshelf
Teresa is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 07-16-2009, 06:17 PM   #4
scottjs
Community Rank: Explorer
 
scottjs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: san francisco
Posts: 13,151

Post Thanks / Like
My dad built a motel in Lake Tahoe, California in the early 1960s. When I went to visit a few years ago it was completely run down. I was gonna meet the new owner and say my dad built this place. But after taking a look and reading some reviews I just wanted to have nothing to do with it. But the mountains in the area were still beautiful.
scottjs is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 07-16-2009, 08:36 PM   #5
Colexis Mom
RED SOX NATION!!
PassPorter's Club Passholder


What's this?

PassPorter Guide

Community Rank:
Legend VIP
 
Colexis Mom's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854

Post Thanks / Like
Not yet. My parents still live in the house I grew up in, so I don't have to drive by yet!!
__________________
My PassPorter Bookshelf
My Previous TripsAUG '16 - POFQ, APR '12 - POFQ, JUL '10 - DL, AUG '09 - DCL Western, AUG '08 - POFQ/BC, AUG '06 - AKL/BC/DisneyWonder/Poly, DEC '05 - AKL, APR '05 - AKL/BC, DEC '04 - AKL, MAY '04 - AKL/BC, MAY '03 - WL/BC, MAY '98 -offsite, MAY '94 - BC, AUG '85 - Poly, AUG '83 - Poly, AUG '81 - Poly, JUL '79 - World Inn, JUL '76 - World Inn
Colexis Mom is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 07-16-2009, 09:32 PM   #6
home4us123
PassPorter's Club Passholder


What's this?

Community Rank:
Legend Extraordinaire
 
home4us123's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Endicott, NY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,154

Post Thanks / Like
Quote:
Originally Posted by Colexis Mom View Post
Not yet. My parents still live in the house I grew up in, so I don't have to drive by yet!!
Same here
__________________


Mindy PassPorter Co-Guide for The Family Room, Going Behind the Scenes and The Porch
My Countdown Counting down to: Walt Disney World
My PassPorter Bookshelf <table width=100% height=75 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0><tr><td width=86 style='background-image: url(http://www.passporter.com/concierge/ticker/countdown22512-659.png); background-repeat: no-repeat;'><a href='http://www.passporterboards.com/concierge/walt-disney-world-2013-trip659.html' border=0><img src='http://www.passporter.com/forums/club/images/bookshelf/transparent.png' height=75 width=86 border=0></a></td><td align=left style='background-image: url(http://www.passporter.com/forums/club/images/bookshelf/shelf22512.png); background-repeat: no-repeat;'><a href='http://www.passporterboards.com/forums/club/bookshelf.php?member=22512&name=home4us123' border=0><img src='http://www.passporter.com/forums/club/images/bookshelf/transparent.png' height=75 width=200 border=0></a></td></tr></table>
My Previous TripsWDW 1988, WDW 1990, Feb. 08. OffSite, August/September 09 Saratoga Springs THV, August/September 2010 POFQ, August/September 2011 Pop Century, August 2013 SSR
home4us123 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 07-16-2009, 09:50 PM   #7
rescuesk
Magic Happens!
PassPorter's Club Passholder


What's this?

PassPorter Guide

Community Rank: Legend
 
rescuesk's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: E. Stroudsburg, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 29,184

Post Thanks / Like
In 2001, I moved my Dad up to my area due to his illness. That left me the task of sorting out, cleaning and selling the house I grew up in. Luckily, all of my Mom's stuff was already out (she passed in 1989), or else it would have been unbearable. My Dad is not the sentimental type, so I had to be strong when we went to closing. Meanwhile, I was an emotional wreck.

I know "you can't go home again", as they say, but it was very emotional for me.
__________________


http://www.passporter.com/images/lizardcop-memorial-ribbon.png




"Never have an ordinary day."
My Countdown Counting down to: Walking for a cure in Philly, year 7!
Because everyone deserves a lifetime!
My PassPorter Bookshelf
My Previous TripsVillas at Wilderness Lodge, October 2015. Awesome trip!!!
rescuesk is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 07-16-2009, 10:24 PM   #8
TMWIlson7196
Community Rank: Trailblazer
 
TMWIlson7196's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: St. Charles, Missouri
Posts: 5,934

Post Thanks / Like
Sometimes. I do drive by my grandparents old house. They lived in it for over 50 years. Alot of memories in that house.
TMWIlson7196 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 07-16-2009, 10:53 PM   #9
Beautiful Mother
Community Rank: Trekker
 
Beautiful Mother's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,976

Post Thanks / Like
We've moved alot over the years (7 times in 30 years of marriage and 6 times growing up). We often go back to the towns/cities we lived in. I don't often drive by those houses though. I learned long ago that my home went with me. The house we left behind. I would have a tough time with moves otherwise.
__________________

Beautiful Mother
My Countdown Counting down to: Disneyland Fever
A year long celebration of 35 years together!
My PassPorter Bookshelf
My Previous TripsDLR 1964, 1981, WDW 1995, Jan. 2006, Sept, 2006, Sept. 2007, DLR-Feb 2008, WDW-Sept. 2008, DLR Feb 2009, WDW Dec 2009, DCL-Wonder Dec 2009, DLR Feb 2010, DCL-Dream & WDW Feb. 2011, WDW April 2011; DLR-Oct. 2011, DCL-Magic Feb. 2012; DLR May 2012, Food & Wine-Oct 2012, WDW Dec. 2012; Magic-May 2013; Fantasy & WDW Food & Wind-Oct 2013; DLR-May 2014; Fantasy and WDW Food & Wine Nov. .2014; WDW-Flower & Garden, Star Wars Weekend May 2015; WDW-F&W, DCL Southern Caribbean, DLR 2016; BTB DCL Bahamas, WDW Flower & Garden, F&W 2017; DCL Panama Canal, WDW F&W, DLR 2018;
Beautiful Mother is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 07-25-2009, 08:12 AM   #10
Ann2
Community Rank: Adventurer
 
Ann2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: moved to ATL area
Posts: 828

Post Thanks / Like
Quote:
Originally Posted by Beautiful Mother View Post
We've moved alot over the years (7 times in 30 years of marriage and 6 times growing up). We often go back to the towns/cities we lived in. I don't often drive by those houses though. I learned long ago that my home went with me. The house we left behind. I would have a tough time with moves otherwise.
I can really relate to moving around numerous times and your thoughts about the difference between a home and a house...very well said. My mom still tends to move around abit and when I go to see her...I'm going home.
__________________
My Previous TripsWDW-May 1995/All Star Sports; WDW-Aug 2008/Poly; WDW-May 2009/Beach Club
Ann2 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2009, 02:45 AM   #11
chezp
PassPorter Message Board Manager
PassPorter Guide Author

Community Rank:
Legend VIP
 
chezp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285

Post Thanks / Like
DH quite often drives past our last house and I've seen the house I grew up in a couple of times in recent years.
__________________

Relaxing on board the Magic. The trip report for our back-to-back cruises on the Disney Magic has started!
My Countdown Counting down to: 2019
Happy New Year!
My PassPorter Bookshelf
My Previous Trips21 trips to WDW, 6 to Disneyland in California, 9 to Disneyland Paris, 1 to Hong Kong Disneyland, 1 to Tokyo Disney, 1 to Aulani, 1 to Hilton Head, 2 to Vero Beach and 13 Disney cruises on the Magic, Wonder, Dream and Fantasy
chezp is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2009, 08:27 AM   #12
Disney_Scarlett
Community Rank: Explorer
 
Disney_Scarlett's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Siler City, NC
Posts: 7,493

Post Thanks / Like
When my parents sold the house I lived in from birth - 5th grade, they built directly across the street! So I saw that house all the time, including the inside of it - the new owners had a son my age so we became friends.

I don't see it or the house I lived in from 6th grade - senior year in college (the one "across the street") much now because we've moved. However, they are only about 5 minutes from where we live now, so I could drive by whenever I wanted. I have been inside our last house once since we moved - a package somehow ended up there instead of my current home - and it made me sad. It looked so different than when I had lived there.
__________________

Scarlett
My Previous TripsDisney: WDW 5 times between 1986 - 1994, WDW 1998, DLR 2000, WDW 2002, WDW 2006, WDW 2007, WDW 2008 (just one day for MNSSHP party!), WDW 2009, WDW 2010 Other Random Recent Adventures: Las Vegas, Charleston/Isle of Palms, Carribbean and Mexico Cruises, South Florida, Boston, New York City, Outer Banks, Washington DC, Baltimore, Myrtle Beach, Los Angeles/Hollywood, Savannah
Disney_Scarlett is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2009, 08:30 AM   #13
jimmymac
Community Rank:
Legend Extraordinaire
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 35,829

Post Thanks / Like
Yes, and it looks so small now. I can't believe 10 of us lived in a house with 1 bathroom
__________________
Jim
My Countdown Counting down to:
My Previous Trips2015 BC, 2014 BC, 2014 BWI, 2013 BC, 2013 GF, 2012 BC, 2012 OKW, 2012 BWI, 2011 BWI, 2011 BC, 2010 BC, 2010 CSR, 2010 Kidani, 2009 GCV, 2009 BC, 2008 BWV, 2008 Grand Californian, 2008 BC, 2007 BWI, 2007 POFQ, 2007 Grand Californian, 2006 BC, 2006 POR, 2006 WL, 2005 BC, 2005 BWI, 2005 CBR, 2004 CR, 2004 GF, 2004 POFQ 2004 Poly, 2003 Poly, 2003 CSR, 2003 POR, 2002 AKL, 2002 GF, 2001 AKL, 2001 Poly, 2000 CBR, 1999 CBR, 1998 ASMo, 1997 ASMSp, 1996 ASMo, 1995 ASSp, 1991 Wyndham, 1989 off site, 1985 Off Site
jimmymac is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2009, 12:58 PM   #14
ilovedisney0_0
Community Rank: Explorer
 
ilovedisney0_0's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: a mere few minutes from the Mouse! <3
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 9,777

Post Thanks / Like
I live in Phoenix now, but every time I go back to San Diego I drive by the house I grew up in. It is completely different now. It always makes me nostalgic, and makes me miss my parents (who have both passed on) a lot.
__________________

Saturday, October 9, 2014 - Kaitlyn and I before the Happy Haunted 5K at ESPN Wide World of Sports

Amy
ilovedisney0_0 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2009, 01:06 PM   #15
Diz
Community Rank: Explorer
 
Diz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: In the state of Disney Dreaming!
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,572

Post Thanks / Like
One bad thing about moving so much -- home is where you hang your hat! But when we drive back through Pittsburgh, I look at the various homes my parents lived in and the one DH and I lived in for about 3 years. That one was recently sold again and I so wish we could have bought it! I loved the place. First, it was on Main Street -- and it had beatiful stained glass windows, built-in wood/glass displays and a huge amazing fireplace with hand-built contoured stoning.
__________________

Thanks Shadowryter! I love it!!
My Previous TripsWas home in June 2012
Diz is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Reply




Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump














Please login or register to hide these ads -- it's free and easy!

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:51 PM.

-->

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Feedback Buttons provided by Advanced Post Thanks / Like v3.4.0 Patch Level 1 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
(c) 1998-2017 PassPorter Travel Press/MediaMarx, Inc.
Celebrating 19 Years of Making Dreams Come True
Ad Management plugin by RedTyger