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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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06-25-2011, 02:17 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 538
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The trip with an ulterior motive (Spet 3-10)- PTR
Today I am spending a self-imposed day in the house doing nothing but relaxing! It has been a long time coming and I am enjoying it so much  I decided to spend time roaming the boards and reading trip reports etc. While doing so I realized that there were a few milestones today….we are currently 70 days away from our vacation (7 is my lucky number), and this post will be my 300th on the board  As I type this I am actually sitting on the couch watching one of the Ultimate Disney Behind the Scenes shows from Netflix with DS.
So with the 70 day milestone I decided to make the start of my PTR my 300th post, or in the words of one of my favorite Disney characters, Rafiki “It is time”….so here goes!!!!!!
The cast of Characters:
Me (Stacy): I just turned 30 this year and love Disney (and love planning for Disney just about as much!). I work for the Dept of Defense as a government civilian, and I am also in the AF Reserves…needless to say I stay rather busy
DH (Adam): He turned 30 back in Dec and has been in a state of change the last few months. DH was on active duty in the AF but decided to give our family a bit more stability so he separated and joined the Reserves as well in March. Note here, Adam and I have been married for 8 years in July and because of our military time (I spent 4 years on Active Duty as well) we have actually only lived together for 4.5 years due to deployments and time spent away at various trainings (usually 2-3 months at a time). So now DH is working as a consultant in the civilian world and absolutely loves it! He is not nearly as fanatical about Disney as I am, but I am slowly converting him
DD (Kayla): She is 6 and just finished Kindergarten earlier this month. K is a Disney nut and would spend all day watching Disney channel or talking about all things Disney (I wonder where she gets that from  ) She has already made plans for what she wants to do this trip, with Tower of Terror being at the top of the list- last trip she rode is 8 times!!!!! She is also in love with the Princesses and anything to do with being girly (We call her the Diva)
DS (Carter): My little man is 4 years old and will finally be tall enough to ride many of the rides like Splash Mtn. He is a bundle of energy and alternates between wanting to be Iron Man or an Ninja Assassin. Carter loves Cars and can’t wait to see the new one in theaters this week. There is never a dull moment when he is around, and his one liners have my laughing all the time! 
The Dates for our trip are Sept 3-10th. Kayla will have already started school, but I don’t feel terrible about her missing 4 days at the very beginning. Adam and I are very serious about their education, but K already reads at nearly a 2nd grade level and does addition and subtraction very consistently…needless to say I am not overly concerned about her missing just a few days. I chose to fly to MCO on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend because with that Mon as a holiday it is one less day of vacation I have to take and 1 less day for K to miss of school. Not to mention I know most other schools being after Labor Day so I figure the crowds will be getting much smaller starting that weekend.
Up next….What’s with the PTR title????
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PREVIOUS TRIPS: 1997- Off-site, 2002-Contemporary, 2009- POFQ, 2011- Beach Club, 2012- Disney Magic, 2013 Disney Fantasy
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