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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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We are going the first two weeks in December...Right now I am paying the full amount but hoping to get a discount!! I got a email pin the other day for that time but it was for staying at a Value - we are staying Deluxe....Does anyone know if there are any discounts out yet???
none that i know of not even free dining yet . im going around the 8th to the 11th for mousetacular and they even have pp reunion around the same time . to also keep in the back of your mind if you want to plan something else to add to the trip . im hoping for free dining or a good discount the TA i use has a special rate but it is a value resort but im not going to make a decsion till after my land and sea cruise in late aug / early sept good luck if anything comes up i will post
I was hoping to get one now.lol..I got a pin a few days ago for December but it was for staying at a Value only - hoping something else will come out!!
none that i know of not even free dining yet . im going around the 8th to the 11th for mousetacular and they even have pp reunion around the same time . to also keep in the back of your mind if you want to plan something else to add to the trip . im hoping for free dining or a good discount the TA i use has a special rate but it is a value resort but im not going to make a decsion till after my land and sea cruise in late aug / early sept good luck if anything comes up i will post
Just to be sure-- why do you say it is for a value only? Does the pin code say that or did you call to double check? Disney tends to advertise specials using the value resorts but it can usually be applied to Deluxe resorts too. (Just like they advertise a 5 day special but you can usually apply it to 3- 10 day packages.) If you haven't called to ask I would-- it can't hurt. Good luck!
I'm staying the first two weeks of Dec. (at Pop Century), and I haven't seen any deals yet either.
jovigirlnj I'm new here so hang in there with me for a second. I keep reading about pins in emails etc. how do you get these? I'm sorry for asking a question on your post.
Just to be sure-- why do you say it is for a value only? Does the pin code say that or did you call to double check? Disney tends to advertise specials using the value resorts but it can usually be applied to Deluxe resorts too. (Just like they advertise a 5 day special but you can usually apply it to 3- 10 day packages.) If you haven't called to ask I would-- it can't hurt. Good luck!
hmmm I will have to call and check - it says Value on the email. But I will call and see. Its for a discounted room. Thanks!!
I'm staying the first two weeks of Dec. (at Pop Century), and I haven't seen any deals yet either.
jovigirlnj I'm new here so hang in there with me for a second. I keep reading about pins in emails etc. how do you get these? I'm sorry for asking a question on your post.
When you sign up for emails on the Disney site they will send you special offers with a PIN code in them. The pin code you get in the email is for you only you cant give the number to another person to use- it has to be you that uses it. The emails are from Disney Destinations.
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