Forums Closed
|
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
|
|
Welcome! We're happy you've found the PassPorter Community -- the friendliest place to plan your vacation to Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland, and the world in general! You are now viewing the PassPorter Message Board Community as a guest, which gives you limited access. As our guest, feel free to browse our messages by selecting the forum you want to visit from the list below.
To post messages and ask questions, join our FREE community today and you'll get access to tools and resources not available to guests, such as our vacation countown timers, "living" avatars, private messaging system, database searches, downloads, and a special PassPorter discount code. Registration is fast, simple, and completely free. Just click the Join Our Community link.
If you think you've already joined, log in below now. If you don't remember your member name or password, please visit our Member Name and Password Recovery page. You are also welcome to contact us.
|
04-01-2011, 02:02 AM
|
#1
|
Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Washington state
Posts: 1,098
|
"Are you going to do this every year?" A PTR.
 Hi all.
I'm new to PP, about a month but have so enjoyed reading everything, especially TR's  . I was looking for information and something to pass the wait...  until our trip when I found the boards. I have decided to give this a whirl because I love talking about our plans and maybe everyone who's been to WDW a bunch will have some tips/advise that I don't know about or didn't thing of. 
Some background, I'm a teacher have 2 DD's the oldest is 27 (Mandy) and the youngest is 12 (Beth). Mandy and I went to WDW in 1995 when she was 12, with mom, brother, sister-in-law and 2 young nephews. I have been to DL several times as it is much closer to Alaska and for many years my aunt and uncle lived about 30 miles from DL so we could stay with them. 
At 4 years old Beth (now 12) knew I had taken Mandy to DL 3 times and she had not got to go yet  , I promised I would take her. Due to finances and husband health issues we didn't get to go until 2008 when Beth was 10. Mandy's family, (son-in-law and 2 grandsons) traveled with us. I had made it a total surprise for Beth and she was really, really surprised!  We had fun even though we had some major rain because we were there in December.
On to the current trip, this past summer my sister was talking about how she wanted to take her youngest daughter to WDW, I said that would be fun, maybe we could go together . She said  . We started to plan, I knew - just in general that ressies could not wait till the last minute  so I started to research and found that on some dates we could get the free dinning plan. Quick call to Sis and she said make the reservations. This was exciting because I've never stayed in a Disney resort. It was DD (12) biggest wish - to stay at a Disney resort. Soooo, since we'd get the DDP free we could swing it.
I got WDW books so find out where we wanted ADRS. I had made the down payment and we were about a week from 180 days and Sis calls and due to truck break down and major repairs they couldn't go. Now what  .
My DH is a great guy and very supportive of whatever I want to do, but he's planning on his family reunion and is not very interested in Disney. I asked my mom-in-law and got a big negative  . DD(27) couldn't swing it by self due to finances and 2 young sons (my grandsons). My sister-in-law is getting a free WDW trip through work in April, they're about 2 weeks out. I asked my brother next, he's not a fanatic but very positive about Disney and has been 4 times plus on a Disney cruise for 25th wedding anniversary. But bro said did not have the money. I thought about just DD(12) and I and we could have done that, but I would have liked another person. 
I thought about it, crunched budget and discovered it would cost very little to pay for someone else (except for plane ticket) - so talked to DH about taking my brother. My brother is a great guy and has helped me (when I was a single parent) and all the rest of my life. Car problems? Moving? and many other issues I always know I can call Bro and he'll help. I wanted to do something really nice for him. DH totally agreed with me . I called Bro and asked if we could stop by, he said sure. Got there and DH, DD, and I probably had grins like the Cheshire Cat when I said "Well, do you still want to go?" Bro answered, "Of course, but I already said I didn't..." I told him I hadn't asked about money, but that if he wanted to go, money wasn't an issue, all he had to do was say yes, and he said .....
Quick note about title here, I'm a planner. I love to plan and learn about places and in the midst of continuous WDW research my DH asks me "Are you going to do this every year? (trip to WDW) I thought, oh dear is he upset? then he finishes, "cause if you are, it'd be good to join an airline club to get miles I said he's a great guy, didn't I?
Up next: Where's an air fare deal? Ahhhh! car rental went up $280.00!!! |
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
About This Page: 
Like
Thank
Pixie Dust
Threaded Mode
