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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Must do:
MK- Haunted Mansion
EPCOT- Soarin'
DHS- Toy Story Midway Mania
AK- Kilimanjaro Safari
Never rode/seen:
MK: Splash Mountain (I cannot stand to get wet)
EPCOT: The American Adventure stage show
DHS: Lights, Motor, Action! Stunt Show (and I guess I never will since it is closing)
AK: Kali River Rapids (again, hate getting wet )
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Must do:
MK- Winnie the Pooh & Peter Pan, Wishes & Goodnight Kiss. My trip to MK is never complete without the Goodnight Kiss.
EPCOT- No real gotta do rides...we really enjoy just strolling through the World Showcase. We used to really love Universe of Motion & Energy pavilion before they were changed & IMO the original Journey into Imagination with figment was much better than the current.
DHS- Honestly I really loved doing One Man's Dream. We also love Fantasmic.
AK- Kilimanjaro Safari
Never rode/seen:
MK: New Fantasyland but only bc it was not open during our last visit.
EPCOT: Test Track
DHS: Rockin Rollercoaster & Tower of Terror.
AK: Kali River Rapids (always too cold to be wet all day) & Expedition Everest.
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Must dos--
MK: BTMRR (I would also say TTA, but the last couple trips it's been down when we've been there).
Epcot: Soarin'
DHS: ToT
AK: Safari
I don't think there are any main attractions that I have not been on in the past. I've made a point to do everything at least once. There are only a couple I wouldn't do again.
MK must do: Haunted Mansion; It's a small world; Peter Pan; Jungle Cruise; Carousel of Progress; Thunder Mountain; Pirates of the Caribbean.
MK yet to do: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Epcot must do: Test Track; Soarin; Spaceship Earth; Universe Of Energy;Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Cabelleros
Disney Hollywood must do: star tours and Toy Story
In the Magic Kingdom, it's probably the Haunted Mansion and the Pirates of the Caribbean - I really can't separate the two. In Epcot, definitely IllumiNations. In the Studios, probably Toy Story Midway Mania and in Animal Kingdom, Kilimanjaro Safaris.
There are things we've never seen/ridden, but generally, that's because we're not thrill riders or coaster fans. I can't think of anything I want to do that I haven't.
Must Do's
AK: Festival of the Lion King, Kilimanjaro Safaris & Expedition Everest
EP: Journey in to Imagination
HS: Beauty & the Beast & the Great Movie Ride - this is a hard one as normally I would I put Tower of Terror & Rock 'n' Rollercoaster here but I can't do those until after I've had my knees replaced
MK: Jungle Cruise, Big Thunder Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Hall of Presidents, Mickey's Philharmagic, Under the Sea Journey of the Little Mermaid, Carousel of Progress
I haven't done
AK: Kali River Rapids
EP: some of the shows
HS: the Frozen stuff & Disney Junior
MK: Splash Moutain, Tom Sawyer's Island
Must Do's
MK: Haunted Mansion, Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor, Mickey's Philharmagic
Epcot: Walking around World Showcase, Soarin' (not for me, but others I go with )
HS: Muppet 3-D, Toy Story Mania
AK: Kilimanjaro Safari
Never Have Done
MK: Jungle Cruise (planning on doing it next month)
Epcot: Spaceship Earth (also planning on doing it next month)
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Must do -
MK - Haunted Mansion
DHS - Tower of Terror (hate the ride experience but love the photos)
AK - Expedition Everest
EP - World Showcase food tour...
Never done -
MK - New Fantasyland (wasn't finished last visit)
DHS - anything added since last visit
AK - Wild Africa Trek tour
EP - Eaten in China pavilion
Must dos:
MK- Haunted Mansion
EPCOT- Soarin'
DHS- Toy Story Midway Mania
AK- Kilimanjaro Safari
Won't Do:
MK- Any Roller Coaster and the Tea Cups (lol...can't stand to spin)
EPCOT- Mission Space (the one that spins)
DHS- Roller Coasters/Star Wars
AK- Roller Coasters
(Do you see a theme here?)
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In Epcot, definitely IllumiNations. In the Studios, probably Toy Story Midway Mania and in Animal Kingdom, Kilimanjaro Safaris. 
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