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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Re: Our Christmas 2003 adventure!!!
DAY 5 – “The wait’s only 15 mintues . . . no, 60 minutes . . .WHAT???”
Started the day out like every other . . . except for the fact that today was CHRISTMAS DAY!!!
Wandered down Main Street USA, took a right into Tomorrowland and THAT’S when it happened . . .
We hadn’t been in the park an hour when Emilie looked up at me after debarking our car at the Tomorrowland Transit Authority and says “Mommy, I wet in my pants . . . “ I check and, darn it, did she ever!!! We’re talking pull-ups soaked and all . . . I think “No problem, I’ll change her pants and she’ll be fine . . . Yeah, if I had remembered extra pants!!! I could NOT believe I had forgotten to pack an extra outfit for her . . . I am still kicking myself now about that!!! Well, not to fear, Grammie came to the rescue and within a few minutes, we were inside Merchant of Venus and mom was buying her an outfit!!! So, $36 later and all cleaned up, we were off to Fantasyland!!!
Rode a few rides in Fantasyland then ventured over to Adventureland and took a Jungle Cruise . . . will the corny jokes EVER stop? After we had stopped for a quick bite to eat, and realizing that we were about to get caught up in the parade crowds (waiting for the Very Merry Chistmas parade again), we ducked onto a raft for Tom Sawyer Island. We explored the island for a while . . . I was a bit confused for a good part of the time we were there . . . couldn’t tell what side of the island I was on!!!
Once the parade was over, we headed over to Splash Moutain and everyone declined a trip into the briar patch but me and Mike, so we got in line. I think I jinx myself by thinking the whole time I am in line “Please don’t let me get the front seat.” Because everytime I think it, I get the front seat!!! This time was no exception!!! I like Splash Mountain more and more everytime I ride!!!
While we were diving headfirst into the prickers and thorns and sailing through the Laughing Place, mom, dad, Tina, Julie and Emilie were at the toddler playground near Splash Mountain. I tell you, Disney sure can hide things!!! I never knew there was a playground near Splash Mountain . . . guess I should start paying attention!!! We purchased the picture, and I would have posted it because it is REALLY funny, but our scanner is on the fritz!!! Let me describe it to you . . . me and Mike in the front row, me scrunching my whole face up, Mike with his arms straight up in the air and sticking his tongue out. How could you not buy that picture?
After Splash we headed over to see the Country Bear Jamboree Christmas . . . what better to see on Christmas than animatronic bears singing Christmas carols?
We headed over to Tomorrowland for a treat and to get in line for Buzz Lightyear . . . when we approached the end of the queue area, the wait time said 15 minutes, but as we started to walk in, dad said “It just changed to an hour. Are we sure we want to wait for this?” We decided we weren’t going to wait and instead take a ride around the track at the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway. Again, no one wanted to go but Mike and I, so I took Emilie with me and Mike followed us.
If anyone has ridden this, you know that they are very diligent about telling you “Do not bump the car in front of you” What do you think Mike did to us the whole time? I swear we came out of the ride with whiplash!!!
By the end of our ride, it was time to go grab a spot for SpectroMagic . . . we ended up landing right at the corner where the tip board is on Main Street, which worked out for the best sinc we were hungry and right next to Casey’s Corner!!!
While we waited, we all chowed down on some hot dogs and french fries, then the lights all went down. Emilie got scared, but once she saw the floats and characters come by she was entranced!!! I really love SpectroMagic!!! No photos of it this time, though!!! Once the parade was over, we attempted, very slowly, to make our way towards the gates, but ended up ducking into the Emporium. It was just as well as I have done some shopping every trip in the Emporium and had yet to get any good souvenirs!!! A picture frame, magnet, scrapbooking kit and color book later, we were out the door, just in time to catch Wishes again. Plus, we were VERY close to the gates, so as Wishes was coming to a close, we made a mad dash for the exit!!!
UNFORTUNATELY we hit a snag with the monorail!!! Once we got up there and were trying to get on, it was the same thing of “push-push push” to get past and on the monorail . . . Mike had managed to get on with Emilie in the stroller, but none of the rest of us did!!! We ended up catching the next one and meeting him at the TTC. THEN, when we lined up to catch a tram back to the car in the lot, we were separated AGAIN!!! Some people from a larger party in the line next to us cut over and got in the row we were headed into . . . ended up that Mike, Tina and dad were on the first tram, while mom, Julie, Emilie and I had to wait for the next one. Needless to say, my elbows were up and NO ONE was getting past me unless it was my mother!!!
Our backseat driver on the tram sang carols to us all the way through the parking lot (albeit, out of tune) but it was actually a perfect way to end our Christmas Day at WDW!!!
NEXT: Our Universal day . . .
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