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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Make sure the 11th edition is truly the latest. We are waiting on the newest one before we go to the Eastern Caribbean cruise Mar. 22, 2014. You'll have a great time...loads of surprises await, even with the book.
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.
We are! Although my DD doesn't know it! I feel like I am going to explode from excitement, and I have to keep a secret for a WHOLE YEAR! I booked May 19-24, 2014 on the Wonder. It is a college graduation/22nd birthday present for my daugher. She graduates from ASU the week before, and will 22 onboard. I am so dang excited! I will probably blow it way before...
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Saturday, October 9, 2014 - Kaitlyn and I before the Happy Haunted 5K at ESPN Wide World of Sports
going on my 3rd cruise, this time aboard the Disney dream. It will be my daughter-in-law & 4yr old granddaughters 1st cruise. 4 nite Bahamas cruise Feb 2
We are booked on the 14 day EBPC cruise September 12, 2014. Going through the Panama Canal is going to be so exciting.
you know this just not work for me
we have to one of these trips work together on going the same time again it was alot of fun . Hope you have a magical cruise and cannot wait to see these pictures ?
We are! Sailing on the Disney Magic out of Port Canaveral on February 17, 2014. This is a birthday celebration for me as I turn 50 (!) three days before sailing.
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Upcoming Trips:
2/16--Girl's Cruise on the Magic
7/2017--Sophie's 7th Birthday Blowout at AKV
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Booked onto 4 night dream cruise 1st June 2014. Will be our first cruise ever! Staying in Orlando for 2 weeks before to do all the parks and are hoping not to spill the beans on the cruise to my 5 year old at all and lead her to believe we are heading back to the airport for flight home ' ooooooh, that's not a plane?' Can't wait to see her face when she realises going on Mickeys boat, I'm going to be in a mess
Booked onto 4 night dream cruise 1st June 2014. Will be our first cruise ever! Staying in Orlando for 2 weeks before to do all the parks and are hoping not to spill the beans on the cruise to my 5 year old at all and lead her to believe we are heading back to the airport for flight home ' ooooooh, that's not a plane?' Can't wait to see her face when she realises going on Mickeys boat, I'm going to be in a mess
We will be on that cruise. We will also be at WDW before the cruise, but only for a couple of days. I wish we had waited to tell my 3 year old grandson. 10 months is a long time to wait for an adult, much less a three year old. Every time he sees me (which is only once every couple of weeks) he asks if we are going on the Mickey boat. It will be so nice to be able to say "yes" instead of "not today"!
We will be on that cruise. We will also be at WDW before the cruise, but only for a couple of days. I wish we had waited to tell my 3 year old grandson. 10 months is a long time to wait for an adult, much less a three year old. Every time he sees me (which is only once every couple of weeks) he asks if we are going on the Mickey boat. It will be so nice to be able to say "yes" instead of "not today"!
Hahaha! We made the mistake of telling her about 10 months before we went to WDW last year and we learnt our lesson. Was so nice to be able to share the excitement but thought she was going to burst at times! She was awake for the whole 9 1/2 hour flight over, loved every second!
Have you cruised before? I am so excited but there seems to be so much more I need to think about now. Thought it would be a nice idea to recuperate before we fly home after a busy fortnight but there sounds like so many amazing things to do
Yes, we cruised for the first time last November on the Disney Magic. We absolutely loved it. My 3 year old grandson loved the Oceaneer Club, and the Mickey slide. My 7 year old grandson loved the slide and room service. My daughter, son-in-law and I loved the shows, food, service, spa, and the "getting away from it all" experience. My daughter and I have 2 additional cruises booked besides this one, and are already talking about another one. We have got the Disney Cruise fever!
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.
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I booked May 19-24, 2014 on the Wonder. It is a college graduation/22nd birthday present for my daugher. She graduates from ASU the week before, and will 22 onboard. I am so dang excited! I will probably blow it way before... 
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