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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Love the door greeter at POFQ. He is such a sweet man! Glad to know that he is still there. Now if you were to have a photo of Ethel who works in Sassagoula Float Works, I'd just be totally happy!
Dang I stayed at POFQ and didn't get to meet the door greeter
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He is such a sweet man. We take small items to give as a 'thank you' and he was telling us he has a room where he has put all the gifts guests have given him. I'm really glad to see that he is still there.
I've only just had a chance to catch up with this - wow, I can't believe those car rental issues, what a nightmare! Love all the photos from around the resort.
Looks like Claire did a great job designing your car!
She sure did!
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Claire did a great job designing your car! Last year when we went our group of 4 was always split 2 and 2, we didn't get to make our own cars either.
Darn...I was hoping some day I could do my own. LOL
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Great fun on Test Track!
It was!
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Catching back up ... A little late to be asking but have I missed the story behind your title ?
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I have not shared it yet. It actually comes much later in the trip, but you might guess it before then. It was something that Claire said....well part of it.....she is so darn cute and smart!
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Love the door greeter at POFQ. He is such a sweet man! Glad to know that he is still there. Now if you were to have a photo of Ethel who works in Sassagoula Float Works, I'd just be totally happy!
I don't think I saw her.
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Great pool pics at POFQ. My boys would really enjoy that pool. I'm glad you were able to meet up with your co-worker.
Claire did a great job designing her car. I'm looking forward to riding TT in a few weeks. I haven't been on that ride in about 5 years.
I had been several years since I have been on it too. And for many years when Claire was small, I would let Skip go on in the single riders line, but I would do something different with Claire. I did ride it a few times in 2011 though.
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Dang I stayed at POFQ and didn't get to meet the door greeter
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I know I have seen pictures of him, so I was glad to see him that morning.
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He is such a sweet man. We take small items to give as a 'thank you' and he was telling us he has a room where he has put all the gifts guests have given him. I'm really glad to see that he is still there.
Oh ....how neat!!!
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I've only just had a chance to catch up with this - wow, I can't believe those car rental issues, what a nightmare! Love all the photos from around the resort.
Welcome back to reality!
I have been going fairly slow, but I need to get working on this when I can. I have 2...yes 2 more trips this summer/fall that I am taking and I know I won't be close to being done before I go on them.
We moved on and found the Cars topiary area, so we wandered around there for a bit.
Such a cute area…but I was fighting the sun as I took the pictures.
I often go in March and I always love all the flowers everywhere in Epcot.
Claire is obsessed with Spaceship Earth, so we had to go up and take a look at the wait time.
The wait was too long, but we did stop for some photopass pictures.
Pay no attention to the hoochy momma shorts I wore. Bad choice. I have gained more weight over the past year and for some reason I thought I would be fine in some of the shorts I packed…..I was wrong!
Next stop was the Seas with Nemo.
It’s not a good sign when the line is backed up to the lighthouse.
Luckily it is a fast loader and we didn’t have to wait too long…but still longer than I would’ve liked, but Claire really likes this ride.
This area always plays with my eyes to much.
After we got off we decided to explore the area a little bit. It really has been a long time since we have taken a look around in here.
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I love all the Cars topiaries! Your pictures during the Nemo ride are great! We need to explore the area once you exit the ride again, too. We never do that because we are too busy running to the next ride/attraction. Spaceship Earth is one of my favorite rides!
It must be really busy there if the lines for Spaceship Earth and Nemo are long!
It was very busy this trip. I think the busiest I have ever been there for.
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Love the photos of the Cars topiaries and you got some amazing photos in the Nemo ride!
Thanks!
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I love all the Cars topiaries! Your pictures during the Nemo ride are great! We need to explore the area once you exit the ride again, too. We never do that because we are too busy running to the next ride/attraction. Spaceship Earth is one of my favorite rides!
I love the shots of all the resort details! I think my favorites are all the gators.
It's good that a CM was able to look up your voucher. Going all the way back would have been a bummer! Glad Deb could help you out with copying most of your FP+
Such fabulous photos of Epcot! Good to know the info about the MB and scanning them at Test Track. I have a feeling that will be important for us to know next week. And my niece will probably be like Claire and just let me watch while she designs the car
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