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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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09-05-2005, 11:59 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: NE PA
Posts: 127
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Passport Deadline Extended
THE U.S. government has backed off a Dec. 31 deadline for requiring travelers to present a passport or "other accepted document" to enter or re-enter the U.S. from the Caribbean, Bermuda and Central and South America.
Such travelers will have until Dec. 31, 2006, to comply, under a proposal issued last week by the departments of State and Homeland Security. People entering or re-entering by sea or air from Canada and Mexico will need passports or other acceptable identification by Dec. 31, 2006. By the end of 2007, the requirement will apply to land crossings too.
We are advising clients to get them if at all possible since they will need them in the future and once obtained they are good for 10 years (adults) and 5 years (child)
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09-05-2005, 03:05 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,685
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Re: Passport Deadline Extended
Thanks for the info. DH and I need to update ours, and I want to take my sister and niece on a cruise in the next couple years, so I guess that means they should get a passport too, huh?
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09-05-2005, 03:48 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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Passport Deadline Extended
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09-05-2005, 07:58 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 95,254
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Re: Passport Deadline Extended
We have already applied and ours should be here by the end of the month.
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09-05-2005, 08:08 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Passport Deadline Extended
I saw this too! Saves me money now as I don't need to get Passports for the kids for our cruise  |
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09-05-2005, 10:56 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
Posts: 13,308
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Re: Passport Deadline Extended
We got ours anyway - just to make things easier. Plus now if we want to run off to England to have lunch with Chezp, we can !! |
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09-06-2005, 10:08 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 1,447
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Re: Passport Deadline Extended
<font color="brown"> Thnks for the update, I still plan on getting mine for my 2006 trip just in case.
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09-06-2005, 10:44 AM
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Community Rank: Tourist
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 18
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Re: Passport Deadline Extended
Please note, as has been mentioned on other boards, that the New Orleans processing center is closed due to Hurricane Katrina. For those whose passport applications go through New Orleans, see http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html for more information. |
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09-06-2005, 07:03 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 5
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Re: Passport Deadline Extended
Okay, so just to get this straight...we are cruising October 15th-19th, 2006. We were told when we booked last night to be sure we had passports. Do we or don't we?? Still confused! Since we will not be going out of the country after this cruise...I'd like to save the $400 if I can! Thanks for helping the newbie here!  |
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09-06-2005, 09:45 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: BURLESON TX (near Ft. Worth)
Posts: 5,589
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Re: Passport Deadline Extended
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09-06-2005, 10:51 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,357
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Re: Passport Deadline Extended
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Okay, so just to get this straight...we are cruising October 15th-19th, 2006. We were told when we booked last night to be sure we had passports. Do we or don't we?? Still confused! Since we will not be going out of the country after this cruise...I'd like to save the $400 if I can! Thanks for helping the newbie here!
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The last I heard, CLIA member cruise lines were requiring passports for cruises returning to the US on December 31 or later. I suspect this will change, but this was the last policy I heard. If you want to be sure, just call back and ask. |
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09-07-2005, 11:57 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 14,427
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Re: Passport Deadline Extended
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Okay, so just to get this straight...we are cruising October 15th-19th, 2006. We were told when we booked last night to be sure we had passports. Do we or don't we?? Still confused! Since we will not be going out of the country after this cruise...I'd like to save the $400 if I can! Thanks for helping the newbie here!
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The Feds just changed the proposed regulations, so the dust hasn't settled. Further, as they're still just proposed regulations and your trip is over a year away, I wouldn't depend on any information available at this time. Check again about three months before you cruise.
Still, we recommend you do obtain passports. While the expense seems high, passports are good for 10 years, so that's really $40 per year. Can you really know that you won't be leaving the country for the ten years following your cruise? You may just fall in love with cruising, or want to take a day trip to Canada or Mexico, your children may go on a school trip.... |
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09-09-2005, 02:41 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,357
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Re: Passport Deadline Extended
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Okay, so just to get this straight...we are cruising October 15th-19th, 2006. We were told when we booked last night to be sure we had passports. Do we or don't we?? Still confused! Since we will not be going out of the country after this cruise...I'd like to save the $400 if I can! Thanks for helping the newbie here!
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The Feds just changed the proposed regulations, so the dust hasn't settled. Further, as they're still just proposed regulations and your trip is over a year away, I wouldn't depend on any information available at this time. Check again about three months before you cruise.
Still, we recommend you do obtain passports. While the expense seems high, passports are good for 10 years, so that's really $40 per year. Can you really know that you won't be leaving the country for the ten years following your cruise? You may just fall in love with cruising, or want to take a day trip to Canada or Mexico, your children may go on a school trip....
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There are just too many opportunities to travel that a passport opens up. I flew to Australia this spring on 6 days notice. Bought my tickets Monday evening, got my visa ten minutes later and left Sunday morning. |
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