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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-17-2012, 10:44 AM
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PTR – 11/29/2012 – 12/8/2012 – Pre-Christmas at Disney!
In January of 2011 we, (myself – Michele, husband – Tommy and daughter – Lizzy) went to Disney for an entire week and LOVED it. Before we were leaving to come home I stated that we needed to do it again so Disney 2012 was born.
We booked Port Orleans French Quarter back in July of 2011 (as soon as we were able to book – we did!) We had originally planned to go from 12/1-12/8 but when the free dining came out last week, we were missing it by TWO days either direction! Argh.
So we spoke to my Mother in Law (Candy – this will be her 1st REAL trip) and she was able to take off the extra time so we ADDED 11/29 and 11/30! I quickly called my travel agent and she gave me the bad news that POFQ did not have any availability for the dining offer, but Riverside did, so did we want to stay there? Yep! We decided that we wanted to try the Deluxe Dining this time since we will not be going again for a few years. This actually ended up SAVING us almost $300 after ADDING 2 days of hotel, dining and park tickets. Score!
Next decision up was – driving or flying? Its about an 11 hour drive from Raleigh, NC to Orlando, FL OR a 1hr and 40 minute direct flight on Southwest. Hmmm. Decisions. I watched the rates for a few weeks and when they finally dropped to $944 for the 4 of us to fly, it was a no brainer. Car rental at the Dolphin – check! We like having the option to have our own vehicle when we are on property since we like to park hop and with our deluxe reservations all over the place, a car is needed.
Cast of Characters:
Me – Michele (40), 3rd trip to Disney. My first was when I was 37, goodness knows what made me wait so long to go. I’m a huge Disney fanatic. I spend TONS of times on Passporter and other boards just reading up on tips, tricks, gathering information such as “best use of a snack credit” so I am prepared to get the most out of this trip. I love Disney so much our two new kittens are named Ariel and Flynn Rider.
Husband – Tommy (42) – this will be his 4th trip to Disney. He is not as much of a fan as I am, but he enjoys his time there as well. He puts up with listening to me go on and on about the planning. He pretty much leaves the planning up to me!
Daughter – Lizzy (5) – this is her 3rd trip to Disney as well. She is a lover of all things Disney Princess. Ariel is her favorite. She was named “Most Likely to be a Disney Princess” when she grows up by her Preschool teacher since she has so many princess dressed. I believe she has enough to wear one every day for the 9 days we are there.
Mother in Law – Candy (58) – I don’t know the # of her Disney trips, however, I do know that the last time she went many years ago with her daughter and my nephew, they didn’t like it! (HORRORS)! We hope to turn this around for her this time.
Sister – Dre (37) – She lives in Florida and will be joining us at the end of the trip (Thursday – Saturday). Since she lives in Florida I cannot say how many times she has been there, but she loves it as much as I do.
Brother in Law – Max (32) – Also lives in Florida and has been too many times for me to count. He is my partner in crime for riding the ToT – no one else will go with us!!
Nephew – Aidan (6) – my favorite little buddy – I cannot count his trips either, but he will make a good travelling companion for Lizzy at the end of the week.
Next Up – ADR’s – there are LOTS of em – 27 each to be exact!
Last edited by Yelloweaver; 07-17-2012 at 02:18 PM..
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