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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Are you planning a trip anywhere in May 2010? If so, share your dates and plans with your fellow travelers here! The following information is helpful to know. You can copy and paste it into your post or rearrange it as you see fit!
Destination:
Date: (when you'll be there, arrival to departure)
Adventurers: (who's going with you, their ages, and their experience)
Resort/Hotel: (where you are staying)
Celebration: (why you are going, even if just for R & R)
Meetings: (places you'll be at if others want to join you, plus ways fellow travelers can spot you, such as wearing a PassPorter Pin, etc.)
Feel free to post even if your plans aren't firm -- you're always welcome to return and update us when you've made more plans!
When you return from your trip, we encourage you to share your adventure with us in one of our Trip Report forums!
Destination: Walt Disney World
Date: May 6-14thth, although that can change
Adventurers: Myself, DH, DD and DS who will be 11
Resort/Hotel: Wilderness Lodge
Celebration: After going in May 2008, I decided it the perfect time to go. We have to wait until the kids take the NJ ASK test.
Meetings: I would love to hook up with anyone going at that time
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Destination: WDW ( I love those words!!!) and Sea World and Universal (possibly~ we're still debating on this on)
Date: Unsure exact dates but we do know for 10 Days!!
Adventurers: My DH (Grub 40), Me (Jamie 26), DS (John 7), DD (Josie 5), MIL and then possibly my step-daughter (Morgan 14)
Resort: Either CBR or CSR
Celebration: My MIL and my children are VERY close so my hubby and I decided it would be a nice vacation that the kids WILL all ways remember When we came back from our vacation last year she really was interested so we asked her Christmas and she said she'd LOVE to come with.
Dining: CRT breakfast, Ohana's (I'm dying to do this one , akershus and hopefully many more.
Destination: WDW
Date: May 15th - May 22nd
Adventurers: Me (Becky), DD (Jessica)
Resort: Not sure yet, but probably AKLV
Celebration: Jessica's first trip not being a teenager any longer.
Meetings: None planned yet.
Destination: Alaska
Date: Pre-cruise 5/5-6, Cruise 5/7-14
Adventurers: Don 64 (then ) y.o. young man
Resort/Hotel: Marriott Pinnacle Vancouver/Royal Carribean Rhapsody of the Seas
Celebration: Continuing to enjoy my retirement
Destination: WDW of course!
Date: May 12th to May 18th
Adventurers: Me (6 trips), Dh (5 trips)
Resort/Hotel: Not sure just yet
Celebration: To watch my DD and her marching band march down Main Street USA.
Meetings: Nothing yet, but we'll be up for anything!
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Destination: WDW
Date: 05/05/10 to 05/10/10
Adventurers: Myself(Trip #9), Grumpy (too many trips to count)
DS Dan(4th trip), DDIL Deva (2nd trip), DGS #1 Skyler age 7(2nd trip), DGS #2 Gaige age 10 months (FIRST VISIT)
Resort/Hotel: Shades of Green
Celebrations: 21st Anniversary, Family Vacation at the Happy Place.....
Meetings: I am sure there will be a few!!!
Destination:
Date: 05/02/10 to 05/08/10
Adventurers: (DH-42 and myself 38
Resort/Hotel: Port Orleans French Quarter Room 2223
Celebration: (Our First Anniversary)
Meetings: Not Sure yet, but will keep you posted
Destination: Alaska!
Date: May 23-30, 2010
Adventurers: Myself and DH Tom
Resort/Cruiseship: Marriott Waterfront/Norwegian Cruise Line's "Norwegian Pearl"
Celebration: Tired of sweating in Florida for the past 5 vacations!
This is our second cruise, the first was Eastern Caribbean in '03 with RC. I am so excited to be going whale watching in Alaska! I have always wanted to see humpback whales! The independant excursion we are taking have seen whales 100% of the time for the past 6 years!
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Destination: WDW
Date: (when you'll be there, arrival to departure) May 20-June 30
Adventurers: Me-35, DH-39, DS-11, DS-9
Resort/Hotel: CSR
Celebration: Anniversary and Birthday
Meetings: I would love to meet anyone who is there at the same time!
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Destination: Walt Disney World, of course!
Date: 1 - 8 May!
Adventurers: NanaTink, 52 (by then) Sulley, 52 13 trips each by then
Resort/Hotel: Villas at the Wilderness Lodge
Celebration: Flower and Garden Festival, R & R
Meetings: We look just like our picture, always up for a meet!!
Destination: WDW šoš
Dates: May 6-14
Adventurers: Fran & Geoff (two big kids)
Resort/Hotel: First Night PC (hoping to stay in the 70's section since that's when we got married) & DTD Hilton for rest of trip.
Celebration: 40th Anniversary!
Meetings: Nothing planned, but would love to meet other disneyholics like us.
Destination: Disney World!
Date: May 2010
Adventurers: Myself, DH, DS, DD and maybe DM.
Resort/Hotel: PO
Celebration: Double birthday celebrations!
Meetings: We are all over the world!
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Previous Trips
May/June '96 - WDW Off Site, May '07 - AKL, May '08 - Pop Century, September '09 - Ft. Wilderness Cabins, May '10 - POFQ, December '10 - WL, July '11 - DL - Offsite, November-December 2012 - Contemporary, May '13 - DCL Fantasy & WDW Art of Animation (Nemo Suite), September '14 - Ft. Wilderness Cabins, April '15 - Beach Club (Club Level), May '16 - AKL (Arusha View) / Universal - LRPR...
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