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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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You sure found the right photopass photographer! Great photos of you guys.
The detailed shot of the mice by the castle is fascinating. Now I'm going to be looking for that on my next trip! Great start to your day!
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Nice meal at CG! Everything sounded delicious. Thanks for taking pictures of the restaurant, I hardly ever see those. The photos of you and Laurie are great! It's interesting reading your separate TRs and seeing your photos together. BTW, I love the dining plan! I know it gets a bad rap sometimes, but if you're going to eat at these fantastic places, you really save money
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Boy did I fall behind! I'm glad I'm not the only one who wasn't that impressed with the new FL. I felt the exact same way about the wall placements and how the area was set up, but like you said, maybe once it's all finished it will just start to flow together.
Why was that guy even in the fountain to begin with? Was he just cooling off? For a CM too not know what to do about that sort of situation is unacceptable. That should definitely be part of their training.
I love the look of your room, and you're meal at CG looked fabulous. I absolutely love that place, and can't wait to get back there one day.
Love the pictures with Laurie, you look like you really had fun together.
We did!
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I am amazed by how gray the weather looks as we go in the summer usually i have never seen that. Could almost be Scotland
Sometimes Florida weather can be decidedly grey - we often discover that, visiting in the off season...
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[Also a good point picked up from your post. I didn't realise the kitchens didn't have kettles. My hubby gets very grumpy without his morning coffee. I will be picking a cheap one up in Sainsburies to leave uin our Owners locker before we go. Thanks for that info.
kettles are a very British thing - very rare in the States. Be aware if you bring one from the UK, it will take forever to boil, as they're on different electricity to us. We bought a kettle in Wal-Mart (they do stock them) and that was much quicker...
Oooooooh, I'm so excited about the new Fastpass+ system! I wish they'd hurry up with that
The kitchen in your one-bedroom villa looks great. And all the items supplied still look brand new. Makes you wonder who many guests actually cook there
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Great pictures with you, Mark and Laurie! I will never get the chance to stay in some of the hotels you all do so I am loving the pictures that you take and show everyone! Great start!
We would never have had those opportunities either, were it not for the Disney Vacation Club....
It was fun that we both were staying at BLT. It's wonderful to relive that day again through your photos. We did have so much fun! I love that you turned around and took a photo "backwards" down Main Street from the top of the castle steps. I don't think I've ever done that!
Nice meal at CG! Everything sounded delicious. Thanks for taking pictures of the restaurant, I hardly ever see those. The photos of you and Laurie are great! It's interesting reading your separate TRs and seeing your photos together. BTW, I love the dining plan! I know it gets a bad rap sometimes, but if you're going to eat at these fantastic places, you really save money
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Boy did I fall behind! I'm glad I'm not the only one who wasn't that impressed with the new FL. I felt the exact same way about the wall placements and how the area was set up, but like you said, maybe once it's all finished it will just start to flow together.
I certainly hope so.
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Why was that guy even in the fountain to begin with? Was he just cooling off?
Your guess is as good as mine!
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For a CM too not know what to do about that sort of situation is unacceptable. That should definitely be part of their training.
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