Eight is Enough - A July 2014 TR with cousins, club level and more Updated 3/29 DHS and Frozen Fun - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Looks like you're having great fun at AK. Sounds like the rain came at just the right time for a break!
Yes, it was definitely time to take a break from the rain.
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Originally Posted by chezp
Those butterfly photos are awesome!
Thank you. I thought they were very cute.
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Originally Posted by Cam22
Looks like everyone had lots of fun on your AK day!
We did. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by OhToodles!
The butterfly pictures are pretty cool. Brave to do KRR for your first ride! I'd have the poncho on like your sister!
Thanks. I did wear a poncho once, but was it was too hot.
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Originally Posted by MayraLR
I agree with you about the seats at FotLK, they are very uncomfortable.
Love the photo with Olaf! I had no idea they had this one.
As for my next trip, I don't think we'll be going in 2015. Budget wise, it seems highly impossible with 2 of my boys graduating. But I am already planning our trip for 2016. I'm hoping to go at the end of June, beginning of July.
I love the Olaf picture. I just kept asking everyone for magic shots and I got some really cool ones. I understand, it is very expensive. We are only going back next year because of DVC and our AP's. Maybe we will have to book for 2016 to meet you. Where do you think you will stay?
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Originally Posted by lfredsbo
We are thinking maybe April - Em's spring break is late this year, and the crowd calendar is calling for low crowds that week And then we will be there in August for Em's birthday!
Funny - we were on the safari for the downpour!!! It was crazy!
April should be nice. I've been in May (years ago) and really liked it. So cool that Em will get to be in Disney for her bday.
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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom
Great day at AK!
Thanks. It was fun.
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Originally Posted by disneydreamer33
What a fun day at AK. Loving all the pics and the ride pics too!
Thank you. We had a great time.
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Originally Posted by mousestruck
What a fantastic day at AK! Love the Olaf and butterfly photos... they are adorable!
Thank you. Aren't they cute?
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Originally Posted by lindawdw
Looks like a fun day AK!
It was, thanks.
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Originally Posted by xwewhisper
I also disliked the "cake" they put the gray stuff on at BOG - and was also served an almost raw dish, but mine was pork. That kid's chicken skewer meal was tiny! It's a shame to hear more people having "off" nights there
Loved the butterfly magic shots! Glad you were easily able to switch your days around to take advantage of refurb schedules!
Wow, sorry to hear about your experience at BOG. Do you think you will try it again?
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Originally Posted by SharonK0527
Love the butterfly photos! Looks like everyone had a great time on EE and Dinosaur. Those are two of our favorites too
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