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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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 just love watching Devine. We saw her on our last trip and I almost passed by her until I noticed her "handler" randomly standing by a tree and I realized what was going on. You got some great animal photos.
I was going to make a point of looking at Devine's schedule and make sure to catch her, but in our other park days I realized that it was easiest to just go with the flow and not pay too much attention to the show times. I was very happy when we happened to stumble upon her.
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Originally Posted by MayraLR
I love these two photos! I think they're hilarious. I love how the gorilla is just there chilling.
Total relaxation - gorilla style. I chuckle at these pictures too. Cameron saw the gorilla and said "shhhh, sleeping". That gave us all a laugh.
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Originally Posted by shnewell
How fun that Breanna was thrilled by EE! We just love that ride (well, "we" means DH and me -- the kids were a little freaked out!)
So cool that you saw Devine! I've never seen her, though I admit I haven't given myself a lot of opportunity since we usually don't even spend a full day at AK.
Great safari photos...the 2-headed cheetah cracked me up. And I'm envious of that gorilla -- I'd sure love to be chillin' like that right about now!
I think Breanna wants to go back to WDW just to ride EE again. It is one of the best coasters I've ever been on. I still feel like there's things we've missed at AK. This trip was the first trip that we went from open-close. Before we've only gone for an afternoon. With the shortened hours in January we still didn't fit everything in. With Cameron loving animals so much we might have to spend even more time at this park in the future.
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Originally Posted by Tabitha34
Love all your pictures! The two headed cheetah is pretty funny. Not looking like we were in the same park on any of our days. At least not so far! Great start to your day at AK!
The cheetah is pretty amusing. From the picture it really does look like 2 heads. I guess WDW just has too many places to be. Our paths maybe never crossed. Of course we could have been in the same park and the same day and still never crossed paths.
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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom
Great pics from AK! Glad you were able to see DeVine!
Thanks. Nate was impressed with the pictures he was able to get. I think he really likes our new camera.
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Originally Posted by honeybee723
Same thing happened to us while we waited in line for EE, but we ended up saying something. If you all can't wait together at that moment, then you should wait until you're group can. BTW, why are you a bat free girl? The bats are one of my favorite exhibits to check out.
I didn't say anything when in line for EE, but later in the day the tour groups cut us off on the walkway and started kind of shoving us. I said something then, but I'm not sure they understood English. Nate did say it is possible that in their home country the streets are maybe always crowded so you have to kind of push and shove to get through and stay with your group so to them it might be common and not rude. As far as the bats go I can't really explain it. I just find them a little on the creepy side.
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Great time at AK so far!! I agree with you about the bats. They freak me out!
Thanks! Bats are just something I can't handle. It doesn't make any sense. Too many vampire bat movies maybe?
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Originally Posted by Cam22
Great time so far at AK! All your pictures are super, too!
Thanks. This is the first time we actually got good pictures on the safari. Our new camera rocks!
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BTW, why are you a bat free girl? The bats are one of my favorite exhibits to check out.
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