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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-24-2006, 03:52 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Buffalo,N.Y.
Posts: 561
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advice?
I don't knnow if i shouldpost this in the planning board or not. This board gets more traffic and therefore i might get more advice here- disclaimer
Here's my question... When we go to WDW we will be driving. it's a LOOOONG trip. do you have any advice for how to keep my sanity? keep my kids occupied? keep dh from burning out there and back?
(We have a portable dvd player so we'll use that.) i could just use some ideas.... [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
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01-24-2006, 05:02 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 7,569
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Re: advice?
Books on tape, CD players for the kids, MP3 Podcasts (there are TONS of Disney ones). Check you local library for books on car games.
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01-24-2006, 05:03 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Guilford, CT
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 6,938
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Re: advice?
The portable DVD player is the best. Bring lots of DVD's. Last time we drove, my son watched Rugrats in Paris 20 times. He knew every line in the movie, but it kept him very busy. We also had coloring books, reading books, travel games and lots of snacks.
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01-24-2006, 06:29 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,431
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Re: advice?
I read this either here or in the PP BOOK: 100 mile surprises. For every 100 miles you go, give them a treat! It could be a pack of crayons, their choice of music in the CD player, anything. They'll look forward to the next prize.
Coloring books & Crayons
Picture books
Puzzle books
food
more food
use the DVD and player...bring Luca's favorite, the WDW Planning video!
I Spy
I also like Mary Anne's idea about looking for idea books at the library.
You'll get thru it!
Jennifer
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01-24-2006, 09:21 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 177
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Re: advice?
How old are your kids? When I was 8ish we drove from Ohio to Seattle, my favorite "toy" was a map and a highlighter (2 colors) so that I could see where we were going and mark where we'd been. Course this was years before any sort of electronic games, dvds, etc., so maybe I was just easily amused then! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
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01-25-2006, 08:43 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Lansing, Michigan
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,890
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Re: advice?
My grandkids had lots of coloring books, small toys, and their Game Boys. We also had the mother of one of them to help keep them occupied and getting along (translation: not killing each other... [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] )
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01-25-2006, 08:44 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 36,592
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Re: advice?
We've done a 15 hour trip (to Mich) and the kids used the VHS player in the car the whole way. We didn't need to offer much else to do. Just be sure to pick out their favorite movies and get a few new ones that they haven't seen for the trip. They did take Gameboys, coloring books and paper, and comics as well...but really didn't use them.
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