THE MNSSHP HHN and what electronic can I break this time TR 10.25-11.2.2009 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Originally Posted by disneydreamer33
Sounded great with the parks being empty. Proof on your Dinosaur pic!
I love when the parks are empty
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Originally Posted by chezp
What a great time at Animal Kingdom.
much fun
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Originally Posted by disney_duke
Awesome that AK was empty!! What a yummy looking lunch, I have to try that sometime. Sounds like a great way to start the day!
Yeah I am not so adventurous with my food like Lisa and Jen are.. but it was good
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Originally Posted by wvugrrrl
Janice, I have the same problem with my eyes too! (Which is why I can't seem to take a single picture with my eyes open!) So far, everything sounds like fun! I can't wait to read some more!
ugh it was terrible, I even now have to wear sunglasses in cloudy weather.
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Originally Posted by Big Baloo
Yay! A Janice TR! I don't think I've ever found one of yours, so I'm really looking forward to this--Can't wait for more!
oh well thanks for reading along.
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Originally Posted by lazanya
Great update!
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Originally Posted by MayraLR
Great start!
thank you
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Originally Posted by Cam22
Great morning at AK! Both Stefanie and I (more Stef) have light sensitivity issues.
I may have to be on eyedrops forever blah lol
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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom
Great update and pictures Janice!
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Originally Posted by smoore424
Just getting caught up, sounds like a great time so far!
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Originally Posted by B.M.
Just found your TR....
Sounds like a great first day... and fun at Animal Kingdom also...
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Originally Posted by luvnwdwgal
Looking forward to more Janice!
thank you and coming today
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Originally Posted by PrincessSharon
Just catching up, Janice. Glad you had a good flight (and got your beer ). I've been to HHH before, so I know what those lines are like. Crazy, right? I like horror movies but I'm a chicken, so I don't go to HHH anymore. But at least I never cried like that one girl did! It's so cool that giraffe was so close to your safari truck! I love giraffes. Can't wait for more!
omg the lines ARE INSANE!! all I can say is thank you front of the line pass. theres no way. I still cant believe mr giraffe was so close, we had to wait for him to cross the road
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Originally Posted by 061706
Can't wait to hear more!
today! so much for cleaning! I can do that tomorrow haha
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Originally Posted by mousestruck
Oh, Janice, you crack me up with your beer o'clock! So glad you finally got your brew to enhance your day at AK. That giraffe shot is awesome. We've never seen one that close on the safari! They're such beautiful creatures. More please!
I must have my AK beer.
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Originally Posted by Hugmonster
Love that your cat bought her a beer. Enjoying the story, looking forward to more.
yes, my cat told me before I left to get Jen a beer from him.
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Originally Posted by mpwife153
Finally getting caught up....great start Janice.
thanks Heather
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Originally Posted by LouigiAnne
So Glad I found your Halloween TR!!! I agree Totally with you about the HHN Front of the Line Pass> It's well worth the Price as the Lines are Crazzzzzzyyyyy!!!!! Can't wait for more Tr and Pic's!!! LouigiAnne
it was worth it and more! I cant stress enough if anyone goes get this pass!! it was like NO WAY would I wait in that line!