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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Great wrap up! Thanks for sharing your TR Darlene!
Thanks so much for reading along Jodi. I'm glad you've enjoyed it
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Originally Posted by tinker_me_happy
Well I finally got to finish reading! I love reading your Trip Reports...the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly! I think you sounded like an old Flying PRO the way you described going through security on your way home!
My husband SWORE he would NEVER go back after "the sour taste" left in his mouth after his first trip in 2008 and we are going away in just a few short weeks (just the 2 of us!! ) for his THIRD trip!
Don't worry... 2013 will be here before you know it!
Thanks Karen. You really put flying into perspective for me before we even left and with all the advice and pixies from everyone here, going through security and flying really was no where near as bad as I thought it was going to be so it really did end up not being a big deal at all. I was comfortable with everything that was going on so while I didn't feel like a pro doing it, I wasn't letting anything get to me. And I'm so happy you're hubby is willing to fly again. You must be getting so excited for your own trip. And believe it or not, after writing this TR and seeing all the good times we had and just different conversations Lenny and I have had, 2013 actually can't come soon enough . But since we have no money, I hope it doesn't come too soon
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Thank you for sharing your trip with us. I appreciated the DDP comparison to. I know we ended up wasting a bunch of snacks because we would eat the CS desserts for snacks, or not get desserts at all. My DH pretty much decided that if and when we get back to WDW we would do it with the DDP.
Thanks for reading my TR. I hope you've enjoyed it. And I'm glad my comparison is a help. I know for myself I like to read first hand accounts of how something works to help me make a decision.
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Thank you so much for sharing your trip Darlene. Even with the bumps and grouchies it sounds like a nice vacation. The pictures of Abby show just how much fun she had.
Thanks April. Abby had a blast - and just like us, she's talking about going back already. We did have a nice vacation and writing this TR helped me realize how many ups we did have to make it a good vacation.
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Great report! I do love the honest TRs. I re-read mine recently, and realized that I was often irritated with DH (certainly more than I remember now). So the memories will fade to a rosy glow, but you'll be prepared with a different perspective in 2013. Write down the notes now (no mini golf!), and stick to them!
Thank you so much for sharing your trip with us - it was a joy!
Thank you Nancy. I'm so glad you read along and really enjoyed it. And isn't that the nice part of re-reading our TR's? We can go back and remember something our hubbies have done that we have since forgotten about . That's all right though - IMO it's helpful info in planning the next trip "hubby was cranky here so we'll have to do something about that"
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. But since we have no money, I hope it doesn't come too soon 
. That's all right though - IMO it's helpful info in planning the next trip "hubby was cranky here so we'll have to do something about that" 
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