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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-05-2004, 11:59 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: New Freedom, PA
Posts: 837
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Questions about writing trip report?
I have completely enjoyed reading a lot of the trip reports in this forum. I can only hope to do half the job as some of the ones I have read. I have gotten so many wonderful ideas and such. I have a few questions though.
I am keeping a journal/story of this trip to accompany pictures I take to show the kids as they get older and when they have kids. (not a scrapbook, but maybe more of a scaled down version type thing) I expect my trip report will come directly from that as I plan on it being very detailed about this whole trip from idea conception to the actual trip.
However, I don't want to bore all you wonderful people. How much of the planning phase is put into the trip report? Do you include days that are spent outside of Disney, such as Universal or Sea World days? Or do you just state you were there those days and move on to the next Disney day?
The journal of course will include it all, but like I said, I don't want to bore everyone to tears with stuff that is non Disney as this is a Disney board. What are the general guidelines for these type of things? I can really ramble when I am describing things and don't want to make it too long. For example, my pre-trip for the journal is already two word pages long.
Basically, what should be included and what shouldn't?
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06-06-2004, 10:18 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: Questions about writing trip report?
I love reading trip reports, so for me, the more detail the better! Include it all!!  |
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06-06-2004, 06:18 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
Posts: 7,526
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Re: Questions about writing trip report?
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I love reading trip reports, so for me, the more detail the better! Include it all!!
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 Really looking forward to your report!  |
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06-07-2004, 09:22 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South East London
Posts: 5,164
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Re: Questions about writing trip report?
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I love reading trip reports, so for me, the more detail the better! Include it all!!
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06-06-2004, 10:24 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
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Re: Questions about writing trip report?
What I've learnt here is that there's no such thing as too much information. I really used to worry about that, but everyone kept telling me they loved the detail, so they now get every bit of detail - hence why mine is taking forever to write up!
As for non-Disney days, I'd definitely write these up, as everyone writes about their experiences at Disney and sometimes it's really fascinating to read about the other parks, as often they're not covered. Reading about them can encourage others to go to them, so please do write those days up as well.
Oh - and by the way, my pre-trip report got to about six pages in Word...   |
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06-08-2004, 09:28 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: New Freedom, PA
Posts: 837
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Re: Questions about writing trip report?
Thanks all. I was worried about adding things that might not be of interest to other people. I will include the non disney days as well.
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06-09-2004, 09:58 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: beautiful beachy FL
Posts: 2,357
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Re: Questions about writing trip report?
Put what you want to highlight, remember that you can't please everyone, and ENJOY your trip!
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06-09-2004, 10:20 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Longfellow's "Jewel by the Sea"
Posts: 14,165
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Re: Questions about writing trip report?
If you go outside WDW, be sure to take photos of other parks/stuff you do...I love seeing those just as much, and since we're planning our first Universal Studios trip next January, it helps to figure out what to expect. Otherwise, previous posters are right...there's no such thing as too much detail. Enjoy your trip!
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