Rain, Sunshine & Cupcakes ~ June 24 - July 3 - Page 26 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Great finish! And glad you were able to convince Arben that staying onsite is the way to go! I really enjoyed following your family's adventures. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
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What a great wrap up, so glad that even with the rain you all had a wonderful trip and that Debby could not ruin that for you at all. So glad that Arben has been converted to a on site Disney person!!! Can't wait to hear about your plans for your next trip. Thanks for sharing.
Great wrap up! so much for sharing another trip with us!
Thanks for reading!
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Great wrap up. Glad you liked staying indite. I was the same way, I don't want to have to stay offsite again. Of course, unless it meant not going at all!
My husband suggested we go for a short trip in May and stay off-site. I looked at him like he was a crazy person. The only way I'd stay off-site is if I plan on not doing Disney and visiting the dark side aka US/IOA.
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Great TR! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by shnewell
Great wrap up! I enjoyed following along on your trip -- thanks for sharing it with us!
Thanks for following along!
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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom
Great final thoughts!
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Originally Posted by KMB733
Great final thoughts!! Thank you for sharing your trip with us!!
Thanks for reading!
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Originally Posted by honeybee723
Great final thoughts and wrap up!
Thanks Melissa!
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Originally Posted by dutchdisneyfamily
Great final thoughts! I've really enjoyed your TR!
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Originally Posted by lexiemom
Great final thoughts! Thank you for sharing your trip with us.
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by PrincessSharon
Great finish! And glad you were able to convince Arben that staying onsite is the way to go! I really enjoyed following your family's adventures. Thanks so much for sharing!
In the end my plan worked. Thanks for reading!
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Originally Posted by mommapants
Great TR and final thoughts. Thanks for sahring it with us.
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Originally Posted by shazza
Just saw your wrap-up - nice summary. Glad you had such a good trip (and converted your DH to on-property stays).
Your boys are very handsome, and your writing is not at all boring.
Thanks for that!
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Originally Posted by mcc0313
What a great wrap up, so glad that even with the rain you all had a wonderful trip and that Debby could not ruin that for you at all. So glad that Arben has been converted to a on site Disney person!!! Can't wait to hear about your plans for your next trip. Thanks for sharing.
Still working on those plans. I pretty much have an idea when I'll be going but until I put a deposit or buy airfare, I won't be putting any countdowns. But I will say that I'm really excited about this trip.
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I am so glad I was able to read through the rest of your trip. Thanks so much for sharing your families adventures. Loved all the pictures.
Thanks for reading! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I just realized that my last update has disappeared almost completely. I even tried to edit it but it won't let me. This is just weird. I noticed this also on another TR. I think it's a fluke, maybe it has to do with the boards being down for maintenance the other day.
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Thanks for reading! The 2013 trip is almost 100% confirmed, I just waiting to book so I can announce it. Are you going next year?
Hey, are you trying to squeeze some info out of me before I finish my TR??? You'll just have to wait until I'm done to hear about my plans for next year I'll give you a few clues though ... while nothing is set in stone, I'm hoping to do something a little different in 2013. Still filled with Disney magic, maybe just a different kind of magic
Great TR, Thanks for letting us tag along with your family. You reminded me of something from your son's accident> We need to bring in extra clothes for the little ones for our visit in June. Just incase, sometimes they do tend to wait till last minute in all the excitment.
Hey, are you trying to squeeze some info out of me before I finish my TR??? You'll just have to wait until I'm done to hear about my plans for next year I'll give you a few clues though ... while nothing is set in stone, I'm hoping to do something a little different in 2013. Still filled with Disney magic, maybe just a different kind of magic
Me, trying to squeeze information? Never!
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Great TR, Thanks for letting us tag along with your family. You reminded me of something from your son's accident> We need to bring in extra clothes for the little ones for our visit in June. Just incase, sometimes they do tend to wait till last minute in all the excitment.
Thanks for reading! And I'm glad my experience helps you plan better for your family. Accidents happen when you least expect it.
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