A very personal Decade of Dreams tour! UPDATED 6/5 - Page 6 - 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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
Welcome! We're happy you've found the PassPorter Community -- the friendliest place to plan your vacation to Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland, and the world in general! You are now viewing the PassPorter Message Board Community as a guest, which gives you limited access. As our guest, feel free to browse our messages by selecting the forum you want to visit from the list below.
To post messages and ask questions, join our FREE community today and you'll get access to tools and resources not available to guests, such as our vacation countown timers, "living" avatars, private messaging system, database searches, downloads, and a special PassPorter discount code. Registration is fast, simple, and completely free. Just click the Join Our Community link.
If you think you've already joined, log in below now. If you don't remember your member name or password, please visit our Member Name and Password Recovery page. You are also welcome to contact us.
It'll be interesting to see Cherry blossoms in Japan to the tree in our front yard which just lost it's blooms due to a storm. Our's from a seedling from the ones in Washington DC so I wonder if they're similar.
__________________
šOš ~*~
Oct '99: CSR ~ May '02: CR ~ Nov '04: SOG ~ May '06: SOG ~ Dec '07: Solo @ Pop ~ May '08: Pop w/friends ~ Oct '08: SOG ~ Dec '09: Pop w/LeAnn ~ Sept '10: Solo @ Pop ~ Spring '11: AKL ~ Jan '12: Pop for 1/2 Marathon ~ Sept '12: 1st trip for DL 1/2 Marathon? ~ Feb '13: Pop w/pals? ~ Mar '13: Tokyo Disney w/PP's?
Registered Message Board Members Get Our Free Newsletter! When you register you'll have the option to sign up for our weekly PassPorter Newsletter. It's chock-full of feature articles; news; tips; contests; photos; and special offers in our online store.
Hi Cheryl! I don't know why I didn't think to look here for a report from you before! I just read your entire report so far and I'm so excited for you! I think I know what tours you are on - I looked at the same hotel for Kyoto, but haven't had a chance to visit yet . You'll have to tell me everything when we meet up on Wed! I can't wait to meet you & Mark! Enjoy the rest of your time in Kyoto and have a safe trip to Hiroshima. See you soon!!!
__________________
Enjoying Tokyo DisneySea with my Buzz & Woody...
I know'd I made a good choice! DVC - Saratoga Springs Resort
Registered Message Board Members Get Our Free Newsletter! When you register you'll have the option to sign up for our weekly PassPorter Newsletter. It's chock-full of feature articles; news; tips; contests; photos; and special offers in our online store.
Hi Cheryl! I don't know why I didn't think to look here for a report from you before! I just read your entire report so far and I'm so excited for you! I think I know what tours you are on - I looked at the same hotel for Kyoto, but haven't had a chance to visit yet . You'll have to tell me everything when we meet up on Wed! I can't wait to meet you & Mark! Enjoy the rest of your time in Kyoto and have a safe trip to Hiroshima. See you soon!!!
Can't wait to meet up with you guys - just a couple of days now!
Just a quick update from us - we went out to Nara yesterday and the temple out there was absolutely stunning. Well worth the trip.
Last night, we went back to Nijo Castle to see it at night and that was quite something - it was packed with Japanese wanting to see the cherry blossom trees, but despite that, we had a great time.
I can't believe we're leaving Kyoto later today - the bullet train again to Hiroshima.
If I get a chance, I'll add in a few photos to whet your appetite....
If I get a chance, I'll add in a few photos to whet your appetite....
yes please
__________________
šOš ~*~
Oct '99: CSR ~ May '02: CR ~ Nov '04: SOG ~ May '06: SOG ~ Dec '07: Solo @ Pop ~ May '08: Pop w/friends ~ Oct '08: SOG ~ Dec '09: Pop w/LeAnn ~ Sept '10: Solo @ Pop ~ Spring '11: AKL ~ Jan '12: Pop for 1/2 Marathon ~ Sept '12: 1st trip for DL 1/2 Marathon? ~ Feb '13: Pop w/pals? ~ Mar '13: Tokyo Disney w/PP's?
Cherry blossom in Ueno Park
Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo
Hama-Riju Gardens in the centre of Tokyo
The Sony building in Tokyo, where you can see the latest gadgets
Cherry blossom in Ueno Park at night
Wednesday 1 April:
The Imperial Palace in Tokyo
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Offices
And the view from the top of them!
Meiji Shrine
The Rainbow Bridge with Tokyo Tower behind
Thursday 2 April:
The Toshu-gu shrine at Nikko
Friday 3 April:
Tokyo Tower
Mount Fuji
The Japanese Alps
The Shinkansen bullet train pulls into the station
Saturday 4 April:
The view over Nijo Castle being enjoyed by two Japanese women in kimonos
The famous rock garden at Ryoan-ji
The lower pond garden at Ryoan-ji
The stunning Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
Sunday 5 April:
One of the deer in Nara Park
The Todai-ji temple with cherry blossom in its grounds
The Great Buddha inside the temple
The cherry blossom at Nijo Castle at night
About This Page: 
Like
Thank
Pixie Dust
šOš ~*~ 
Hi Cheryl! I don't know why I didn't think to look here for a report from you before! I just read your entire report so far and I'm so excited for you! I think I know what tours you are on - I looked at the same hotel for Kyoto, but haven't had a chance to visit yet 
. You'll have to tell me everything when we meet up on Wed! I can't wait to meet you & Mark! Enjoy the rest of your time in Kyoto and have a safe trip to Hiroshima. See you soon!!!
PassPorter Guide Author
Well worth the trip. 
Linear Mode
