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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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I've heard it's a lot of fun. You might want to call ahead of time though. I know its not all of the games and only a select few. I want to say they are usually weekday night games, but I can't state that for a fact. I'd just hate to see you get there with the kids and this Friday night isn't one of the nights!
I just want to pipe in and say that yesterday was a very special day. Could we have asked for a more beautiful day for our home opener? And Bobby Orr was there!!! I don't care what anyone says, he is the best hockey player there ever was. But, the F16's, and the flags (which, btw, one of the guys I work with was one of the "flag unfurlers". Is that a word?) He told me today that he was almost in tears it was such a moving ceremony. I was in tears. How awesome is Johnny Pesky? I mean, everything was just fantastic!
Robin Twitter name: @NKsDogwalker Find me on FB: robinkay6573@yahoo.com 38th Birthday with Mom, Dad and friends 2011 Next Trip: Cruise on Jewel of the Seas for Christmas 2012
You're exactly right, Robin......there is no place like home!! I was so happy to be back there on Tuesday and am chomping at the bit to get back there again!!
Nancy, it was an absolutely gorgeous day. DS, DF and I were all wearing 3 layers and still froze, but it was wonderful and I wouldn't ask to change a thing!!
I actually got to talk to Johnny Pesky before the game and he was an absolute sweetheart. He was in his car, so it was a brief conversation.....he kept making comments to DS too....calling him young man....I didn't have the heart to flash my camera in his face. Last time we chatted with him was about 7 or 8 years ago at McCoy stadium during a kids clinic. We spent about 20 minutes chatting in the dugout....at that time I had no clue who he was until some kid asked if we knew who we were talking to He really is a total doll!! The girl who sits in front of us (our Fever Pitch family) ran into him walking around prior to the game. She asked to take a photo with him, which he granted, but he also told her she could take 100 if she'd like! What a guy!!
I'll be working on a video shortly with the photos (488 between DS & myself) and video from Opening Day..... here is an unedited version of the banners being released....I still get choked up watching it!! Red Sox Opening Day at Fenway Park - April 8, 2008
Wooo-hoooo! I had so much fun at the game last night. Granted I couldn't leave my set once Manny started lighting up Mussina as the bleacher creachers became rather, ummm, agitated towards us Sox fans... It was definitely an experience! But it was really fun and Yankee Stadium has so much history. I was at the bullpen for pre-game sessions and think I got some good shots of Buccholz, Pap and Beckett. I'll post them as soon as I get new batteries for my camera!
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Great win today, but my heart does go out to former Red Sox, Kasson Gabbard. My dad said it looked like he caught his foot on the tread, when he was pitching, and fell off the mound. Being pulled out of a game that early makes any game a tough one to win for your team. Hope he heals quickly.
Dyan, I just wanted to tell you I love your pictures, you totally crack me up! I loved the Ortiz one and Pope Schilling!
Tomorrow I am going on the Fenway Park tour with a single parent group I belong to and I am totally psyched. My dad thinks I am crazy because I am so happy about going, and he said that how could I be excited when there isn't a game going on?
But, I think it will be a blast and my three kids are going to love it.
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He really is a total doll!! The girl who sits in front of us (our Fever Pitch family) ran into him walking around prior to the game. She asked to take a photo with him, which he granted, but he also told her she could take 100 if she'd like! 
It was definitely an experience! 
But it was really fun and Yankee Stadium has so much history. I was at the bullpen for pre-game sessions and think I got some good shots of Buccholz, Pap and Beckett. I'll post them as soon as I get new batteries for my camera!
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