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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-06-2012, 09:08 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: nc
Posts: 2,007
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TR.... 3 Birthdays to celebrate
If you missed my pre-TR here is the link you can catch up on
http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...brate-ptr.html
Just to let you know that our camera was acting up the whole trip. I didn't get any food pictures because it acted like it didn't know what to zoom in on no matter what setting I put it on.  
Sit back and enjoy the ride  and hope I don't bore you to much. This is my very first time writing a trip report.
December 27th departure day
I had the alarm set for 1:00 a.m. I got up and packed the last minute stuff. Work up my crew and we was off. Left the driveway at 2:15 a.m. Which is 15 minutes later than I wanted to leave. Not to bad.
Stopped for a potty break at Sumter, SC welcome center at 5:15. Than stopped for gas at exit 18 in SC. It was raining pretty good so Michael took over driving. When we got to GA we were hungry so we stopped at MCDonald exit 102. This McDonalds had a nice play area outside. Since it was raining Michelle sisn't get to play in it. I took her new strawberry shortcake coloring book and crayons in with us. I had the sausage burrito combo w/ tea. Michael had the big breakfast w/ pancakes and orange juice. Amber had the sausage gravy /biscuits w orange juice. Michelle wasn't that hungry she just ate daddy's biscuit and chocolate milk. We all went to the potty and then we was off again. At 12:49 Michael had to turn on the AC. He said, "2 days after Christmas and I have to turn the the AC that just isn't right."  We started to get hungry so we decided to stop at Taco Bell exit 289 in FL. It was 12:53. When we got to the Bell Michelle has her first melt down. Amber asked Michelle if she needs help unbuckling? Michelle told her no. Well guess what Amber reached over and unbuckled her. Michelle started screamming and crying said I wanted to do it. After 3 minutes of trying to calm Michelle down and having a talk with Amber everything we good to go again.
We all washed our hands and the girls got us a table while me and Michael got the food. I had the crunch wrap meal. Which is what I always order from here. Michael got the pizza combo with crunch taco. Amber also got the pizza combo but with soft taco. Michelle got the crunch taco kids meal. We was back on the road at 1:50. Just going 5 miles Michelle yelled "I HAVE TO GO POTTY!!!"  When we got to the gas station she said she didn't have to go anymore.  Daddy still took her in to try. Yep she went.  At 3:03 we stopped for our last gas fill up. Of course only 50 miles to the FWCG. For this whole trip Michelle only took catnaps. When we pulled onto the ramp to get gas Michelle was out like a light.  I tried to wake her up to see the welcome sign but she just squinted her eyes and said woohoo in a sleepy tone. We arrived at FWCG 4:24.
Next up our check in and hotel hopping.
Last edited by cburke; 01-06-2012 at 09:10 AM..
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