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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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 have most definitely been missed around here! I do understand your reasonings but selfishly, I wish you still wrote TRs. Actually I miss all of the CLQ.
Nice start to your TR and glad you are back! Some great photos from the ongoing revitalization of DTD! Looking forward to see how you fare at the 24 hour MK experience!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Happy to know you're busy, looking great and still traveling to WDW. Awesome photos, as usual. Since this is not a TR, thank you for a brief reunion. Tell your crazy clique we send our best.
I'm so glad you've come out of retirement to write another "sort of" trip report...
I can't get over how much things have moved on at Downtown Disney since we were last there - then again, looking at your dates, that is nearly three months on. Where does the time go?
SO happy you are posting this "not a" trip report. We have all missed you. I was off the boards for a little bit and when I came back there were no Princess Sharon reports to catch up on. No you can't retire.
Thanks for reading, everyone, and the warm welcome back. Y'all are the best!
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So nice to see you back on the Boards Sharon Beautiful pictures and I especially loved the one of the gardens in Canada. Looking forward to reading the Canada TR to see if you went to Buchert Gardens! I visited there two years ago and absolutely loved it!
No, I went to Ontario. But I definitely want to visit Butchart Gardens!
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Originally Posted by Her Dotness
Okay, so in the spirit here--
This is not an actual post. If it were one, it would be on an actual trip report. So, to recap-- This is Not a Post on what is Not a Trip Report.
You've been at DTD/DS so very recently that what you can tell us about conditions you experienced and the fab new things you saw will be a great startup report on the thread.
Thank you most kindly, Your Highness.
Following here to catch more of these terrific photos! Wowers!
Thanks for the kind words! And I'll update over there when I'm done here.
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Originally Posted by OhToodles!
Yay Sharon is back!! You've been missed. I love your pictures - such clear photos! Looking forward to hearing about all your adventures - WDW and non.
Are you on Instagram by chance? I'd love to follow your adventures there too.
Yes, I am on Instagram. But I don't really post there. I can send you a request if you want. I'd love to see your pics.
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Originally Posted by Jambo
So glad to see you here again! Lovin' the update on DTD/Disney Springs. How nice that your room was ready!
I find that when I check in online and let them know when I expect to arrive, my room is usually ready when I get there.
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Originally Posted by nanajoyx2
You've been SO missed, Sharon, but I understand your reasons. Heck, I've never even written a trip report. Glad you are posting again.
And we miss Jill, too! Just saying😉.
Jill is retired and I don't think she's returning from retirement any time soon, sadly. I miss reading her TRs too!
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Originally Posted by lfredsbo
LOVE it Sharon!!! You have given me an idea to possibly steal from my April trip...........no real ambition to finish that TR (as my August trip will be WAY MORE exciting)............AND I am so HAPPY to see your smiling face here!!!
Steal away! Especially if it will help you from feeling burnt out.
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Nothin better than a short update on a tr, where is that little cottage? I don't think I've ever seen it
It's tucked away in the back corner of the Canada pavilion (the far right as you face it). I'd love to live there. I can stroll around WS whenever I want, the MK is a monorail ride away, my favorite attraction TOT is a boat ride away, and so many yummy food options! I'm gonna try to sneak in there when I retire.
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Originally Posted by CinderAbby
I've been in Princess Sharon TR withdrawal. I was wondering what had happened to you. Even though this is not a TR, I'll take it and enjoy it.
I've been busy! Hopefully I can be around here more. I'm woefully behind on TR reading!
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Originally Posted by lauriep
TR or unTR, it's great to have you back, Sharon! Wonderful photos. I love the look of the refurbed rooms.
The rooms look good, don't they? I was sort of forced into POFQ because nothing else was available where I wanted, but I'm so happy I got to stay there again. I forgot how much I love it!
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
Woohoo PrincessSharon is back!! I actually looked up your profile the other day to be sure you were still active on the site. So glad that you aren't writing another TR for us to enjoy
I do miss being around so much. Dang real life, getting in the way.
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Too bad this Notatripreport isn't at the Nahtazoo. But I'm sure we'll all enjoy it anyway! Yay!
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Originally Posted by Huntermom
So glad I found this. Some of y favorite things-great photos and just the right amount of wonderful and necessary snarkiness. The only thing that's missing is photos of your gorgeous nephews. Isaiah has got to be one of the cutest kids. Don't let him grow up too much.
Oh my gosh, Isaiah is going to be 9 next month. He keeps measuring himself with me, thinking maybe he's taller than I am. NOT YET!
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OOOhhhh Yeahhh..........snarky comments and pics, I'm in!!!
Cottage is looking good girl.
The rooms at POFQ look bigger than the Royal Rooms at POR..........can that be true?? Might have to look into that.
Now that you say it, I think they do look bigger? Maybe it's because the rest of the room decor is brighter?
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Originally Posted by Cam22
I'm loving the Not a Trip Report report! You have the best smile in your selfies. I tend to look confused as though I don't know how to smile for my own pics.
It's taken me some practice to get decent selfies, believe me!
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Glad you were able to get to sleep nice and early! I'm excited to hear about the event
It helps that I had to get up at 4:00 that morning to make a 6:15 flight! But I did get a good night's sleep.
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I love your not-TR! I love your pictures! I love your freckly selfies! I love exclamation points! lol Can't wait to read/see more...
My freckles are sexy, aren't they?
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Originally Posted by LegoMom
Those are some fantastic "You are there" photos!! Looking forward to more.
I'm a newbie to your TRs (or NOT TRs, in this case ) but based on the comments so far, it looks to be a fun ride!!
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Well, welcome aboard!
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Originally Posted by dutchdisneyfamily
I always love to read what you write! So, even though this isn't a trip report, I love it!!! POFQ looks gorgeous!
I really did love staying at POFQ. It's definitely my favorite of the moderates.
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Thanks for the kind words! And I'll update over there when I'm done here.
I can send you a request if you want. I'd love to see your pics.
I miss reading her TRs too!
I'm gonna try to sneak in there when I retire. 
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