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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Do the entry tickers disappear? I found the photo but there is no entry ticker. I have looked at all the possible matches and the ONE that LOOKS like a match has no entry sticker on it. Unless there is something I am not doing right while going through the archives? I have gone through all the pages of Magic Kingdom!
(It's the one with the train station)
This is copied from the first post of this thread...Tip: Mystery photos will be posted daily, but some or all will disappear after a certain amount of time, so you'll want to check frequently. Additionally, some mystery photos may appear elsewhere on our web site, and if you spot one of those and locate it in our Photo Archive, you can get bonus entry tickets. Keep a close eye on our message boards, newsletter, and Facebook pages for clues and hints that lead to bonus photos!
You can now check the number of iPad contest entry tickets you've saved, the number of mystery photos you've discovered,the number of active mystery photos you can find currently, and a list of mystery photos and hints to bonus photos at the new tally page:
PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World It’s hard to believe anything is free at Walt Disney World; but there are actually a number of things you can get or do for little to no cost. This e-book documents over 200 free or cheap tips to do before you go and after you arrive. You could save a considerable amount of money following these tips. Perhaps more importantly; you can discover overlooked attractions and little-known details most people whiz by on their way to spend money. Click here to see free sample pages from the e-book! Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95.
Do the entry tickers disappear? I found the photo but there is no entry ticker. I have looked at all the possible matches and the ONE that LOOKS like a match has no entry sticker on it. Unless there is something I am not doing right while going through the archives? I have gone through all the pages of Magic Kingdom!
(It's the one with the train station)
Yes, entry tickets can expire. None have expired yet, however. Please post or PM me the link of the photo that looks like it but has no entry ticket so I can check it. Thanks!
UGH... Thought I was caught up.... wheres that 5th one... any hints???
For a hint rundown:
2 - Daily, the obvious ones
1 - You may want to read your newsletter
1 - Read the rules page. (By the way the link at the top of the community page goes to the previous contest, so try via the first post here or via the home page.)
1 - Now this was more difficult, but be on the look out for a 8 legged hairy friend when "cruising" at MK.
Hope this helps for all those looking.
Last edited by catskill_hiker; 05-27-2011 at 11:08 AM..
2 - Daily, the obvious ones
1 - You may want to read your newsletter
1 - Read the rules page. (By the way the link at the top of the community page goes to the previous contest, so try via the first post here or via the home page.)
1 - Now this was more difficult, but be on the look out for a 8 legged hairy friend when "cruising" at MK.
Hope this helps for all those looking.
Ahhh the hairy friend.... I know right where to go now ... I'm off to search!!!! THANKSMUCH!!!!!
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Last edited by TinkNTiggFan78; 05-27-2011 at 11:15 AM..
2 - Daily, the obvious ones
1 - You may want to read your newsletter
1 - Read the rules page. (By the way the link at the top of the community page goes to the previous contest, so try via the first post here or via the home page.)
1 - Now this was more difficult, but be on the look out for a 8 legged hairy friend when "cruising" at MK.
Do the entry tickers disappear? I found the photo but there is no entry ticker. I have looked at all the possible matches and the ONE that LOOKS like a match has no entry sticker on it. Unless there is something I am not doing right while going through the archives? I have gone through all the pages of Magic Kingdom!
(It's the one with the train station)
It took some searching, but I did find a duplicate photo and I've now hidden it to avoid any future confusion. So keep searching, and this time when you find it, you should have the right one.
PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World It’s hard to believe anything is free at Walt Disney World; but there are actually a number of things you can get or do for little to no cost. This e-book documents over 200 free or cheap tips to do before you go and after you arrive. You could save a considerable amount of money following these tips. Perhaps more importantly; you can discover overlooked attractions and little-known details most people whiz by on their way to spend money. Click here to see free sample pages from the e-book! Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95.
I am still looking for that 5th "8 legged hairy friend" one, but I have to go make some breakfast. I found all the others though. Any other hints on that hairy friend?
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I am still looking for that 5th "8 legged hairy friend" one, but I have to go make some breakfast. I found all the others though. Any other hints on that hairy friend?
These buggers don't just reside in the jungle... in fact I have many itsy bitsy "friends" in my basement... UGH!!!
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Last edited by TinkNTiggFan78; 05-27-2011 at 11:36 AM..
2 - Daily, the obvious ones
1 - You may want to read your newsletter 1 - Read the rules page.
1 - Now this was more difficult, but be on the look out for a 8 legged hairy friend when "cruising" at MK.
Hope this helps for all those looking.
The one in bold goes with this bonus hint:
Bonus #1 - "Here's an example of a Mystery Photo ..."
Which took me forever to figure out, but suddenly it shot off an explosion of stars in my head and I realized how obvious it was.
PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World It’s hard to believe anything is free at Walt Disney World; but there are actually a number of things you can get or do for little to no cost. This e-book documents over 200 free or cheap tips to do before you go and after you arrive. You could save a considerable amount of money following these tips. Perhaps more importantly; you can discover overlooked attractions and little-known details most people whiz by on their way to spend money. Click here to see free sample pages from the e-book! Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95.