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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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I am soooo ready for a water-park day today! This is going to be a leisurely morning for us, since we don’t have any ADRs to rush to. We headed over to the food court and spend a few snack credits for breakfast. I had a croissant, Sharon had a bagel with cream cheese, and we split a cheese Danish (yeah...total health food LOL).
We got to Typhoon Lagoon right after it opened and headed straight to High ‘N Dry Towel Rentals to sign in to our Getaway Glen reserved seating! The CM showed us a map of the area, but we had no idea what it really looked like, and no way to judge which seats were best. We asked her to give us a spot that stayed shady most of the day. She chose #10.
When we got there, #10 was in full sun. There were a few CMs milling around, so I asked them if they happened to notice which chairs stayed shady all day. They recommended #24. Sharon and I put our stuff down on #24, and went back to High ‘N Dry to tell the girl we changed seats, and have our wrist bands corrected.
After that, we headed straight to the Lazy River. It was already VERY hot. Apparently it was record-breaking heat, even for Florida (according to the weather man on their local Fox channel). The water felt heavenly. We grabbed an inner tube and floated around it twice before getting out for a cool beverage.
After getting a drink, we got into the wave pool for a few minutes, which we enjoy immensely. We went back to our seats (now #24 spot), only to find that the shade we previously had was completely gone. We walked over to a shady set of chairs and sat down for a few moments to cool off and think about what we could do about the lack of shade. I think pic #1 shows the big sunny area in the middle of Getaway Glen. Those big wooden poles use to have volleyball nets attached to them, so that's why there isn't much shade and they put all of the chairs around the edges.
We were facing a few of the rental cabanas (you can barely see one in pic #2 in the background), and noticed that the “Dad” of the family decided to empty his refillable mug by tossing its contents towards our #24 chairs. Had we been sitting there, we would have most likely gotten sprayed with old soda.
A few moments later, he exited his cabana and brazenly walked over to our two chairs and took one! Now, one may think they saw us sitting in the shade and assumed that we changed seats, but the amazing part is, our stuff was still sitting around it – our bag and one rental towel was on my chair, Sharon’s rental towel was on her chair and her sandals were on the ground in front of it! I couldn’t believe my eyes! I sat there very stunned that they would move our rental towel to my chair and then proceed to take away a chair from our spot (which was closest to their cabana). Now normally, I would’ve had a fit on such a rude demonstration, but since the area was too sunny for us anyway – we just peacefully gathered our things, gave them dirty looks, and proceeded to move to the shady spot. They didn’t even say “Oops! Do you want your chair back?” Nope – they just did it and didn’t apologize. Some people are just ridiculous! Nonetheless, I wasn’t letting them ruin our day. Besides, we didn’t want that spot anymore anyway. I just didn’t like that they intruded on our space and took liberties they should not have. Know what I mean?
We didn’t bother going back over to High ‘N Dry at that point. We just moved our things into the shade and went about our day. We were happily a little further away from the annoying family, so I could stop wasting my time glaring at them. LOL
The rest of the day was very nice. We went between the lazy river and wave pool until lunch (we ate at Leaning Palms – we both got a cheeseburger and fries). At about 4:30, we decided to head home to get ready for dinner at Downtown Disney’s Raglan Road.
ALSO - I just have to add that apparently, TheMadonna (a regular here on Passporter) and my sister saw the same woman in her "barely there" bikini! I realized it when I was reading her "Extreme First Date" TR when she was discussing her need for eye-bleach. My sister was just as shocked and kept trying to find the lady again - so that I could share her pain! Isn't that funny?
Tip: Don't forget your water shoes! Luckily, we brought some with us. The sand was so hot that it was burning people's feet and we witnessed many people running across the pavement and sand in pain.
Recommendation: #11, #10 & #9 - in that order - seem to stay shady most of the day, if shade is important to you. The Cabanas look awesome! I think you get 6 upgraded chairs (Adirondak style with cushions) rental towels, a cooler with ice and spring water, refillable mugs, plus a CM takes your food orders, places the order, and delivers it to you! Nice deal for a bigger family!
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We went back to our seats (now #24 spot), only to find that the shade we previously had was completely gone. We walked over to a shady set of chairs and sat down for a few moments to cool off and think about what we could do about the lack of shade. I think pic #1 shows the big sunny area in the middle of Getaway Glen. Those big wooden poles use to have volleyball nets attached to them, so that's why there isn't much shade and they put all of the chairs around the edges.
I realized it when I was reading her "Extreme First Date" TR when she was discussing her need for eye-bleach. My sister was just as shocked and kept trying to find the lady again - so that I could share her pain! 
Isn't that funny?
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