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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-10-2005, 10:35 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Chicago Illinois
Posts: 5,421
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Our 14 day Cruise on the Magic *COMPLETE 9/23/05*
Even though I have been a passporter for over a year now I have never done a trip report! So this will be my 1st attempt at one. It may be very short if I can’t get the hang of this but I wanted to give it a try. Here goes:
The Cast: Me (Kathy 34) DH (Tim 32) DS (Matt 10) DS (Ryan 4) My Mom DM (Sharon 63) & My Dad DF (Bill 67)
The event: 14 day Panama Canal Cruise on the Disney Magic
Dates: 8/20/05 to 9/3/05
Day 1 8/20/05
Our day started out very early with a 7:30am flight out of Midway airport in Chicago. My Mom believes in being at the airport very early so by 5:15am I was at the airport. The flight was uneventful & due to the 2 hour time difference in our favor, we touched down in L.A. about 9:40am local time. We claimed our luggage & found the Disney rep in baggage claim; before we knew it we were on a bus & headed to the Port of Los Angeles. We were to the port by 11am & checked in with hardly any wait. We were assigned a boarding group #16 & they had just started with group #1! I had registered both DS’s for the kids club on line so I went to the check in desk & claimed our pager, before joining the family to wait to board. It wasn’t too long & we were hearing our names announced as we boarded the Magic for the 3rd time.
DS’s wanted a picture with the Mickey statue in the atrium. 
They also had a lovely ice sculpture of the Magic. 
Then it was up to Topsiders for the embarkation buffet. We took a picture of the port. It sure is different from Port Canaveral. 
After lunch we explored a bit before heading to our stateroom then of course the mandatory life boat drill. If you have never done one it is an experience. You have to wear your very uncomfortable life jacket & walk to your muster station. You then have to stand very close together while attendance is taken & a few announcements are made. It is hot, sweaty, & many kids are usually crying, but safety first! After the drill it was on to the sail away party on deck 9.
A lot of people turned out to say goodbye to the Magic
After we sailed away we headed back to our room to get ready for dinner. We were on the APL (Animator’s Palate, Parrot Cay, Lumiere’s) rotation. Tonight’s menu was “Let the Magic Begin” & we met our server’s Glendene from Trinidad & Joy from India for the 1st time. Dinner was great. After dinner we headed to the Walt Disney Theatre for the “Let the Magic Begin” variety show. We saw a juggler David DiMuzio & a ventriloquist Taylor Mason who was fabulous, as well as a couple numbers by the Disney main stage performers. After the show we were all very tired so we headed back to our stateroom to unpack & get some sleep. We had 2 weeks of fun ahead of us!
Next up: Our 1st day at sea |
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