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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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My first Disney cruise ever and actually at this point my first cruise period and I chose a 14-day pond crossing! But I am thrilled beyond words and so excited to be going and that I could at least afford this one! I started looking at the 2010 cruises the minute they announced them. As I scrolled down the page, my hope of taking a Disney European cruise kept slipping further and further away as the prices kept getting higher and higher. And then at almost the very end, there it was- Transatlantic starting at $999/person! Hey, I can do that... Then I figured if I'm going to be on a boat for 14-days I would want a little more room than the Category 11 and probably would want a balcony. The regular balconies were probably going to be a bit out of my price range, but I figured I could just about swing a Category 7 Navigator's Verandah. I remembered reading on Mousesavers about the secret verandah rooms so I made a list of those 4 cabin numbers and pulled up pics on Allears and Castaway Club. I did some dry runs on the DCL website to make sure I knew how to get through the prompts quickly and what would be asked so there would be no surprises. I was in serious training, ya know.. I knew there were only 4 rooms and I knew that the morning the cruises were available for booking was going to be NUTZ!
On that glorious morning, I logged on the website at 7am(CST). I ran through the prompts and when I got to the choose your stateroom part, NONE of the rooms were there! I was so disappointed (you have no idea)!!! But then I focused on that little white box that you can enter any room number to check to see if it's available. I entered the number and LO- there it was.. AVAILABLE! = ). Long story still kinda long I had my room booked by 7:04!! Aft on deck 7 and I'm super-duper-duper excited!!!! (can you tell?)
We are joining you for the cruise, next door. My daughter will be 8. Right now it is just the two of us going on the cruise unless I can convince another family member to share the cabin. We are very excited. It will be our third Disney Cruise by that time and my fourth cruise overall. We'll be quiet neighbors Hope the wait goes quickly.
We'll be on the same cruise as well. Our cabin is TBD, but we're hoping for something on deck 7. We have a girl who will be 8 on the cruise as well. Perhaps we'll run into you in the Oceaneers Lab.
Hi there,
I'm going on this cruise as well but I'm cruising solo in a cat. 11 room. It'll be so much fun. Like the first poster, this was my first Disney cruise I've booked. Since then, I booked the three day cruise sailing 2/5 just so I can "get my feet wet".
Anyone doing the repositioning cruise? My husband and I did the Panama one and loved it. I am a retired teacher and love Disney. Hope to meet up with some of you on the cruise. We are then continuing on with the Med. cruise . Any retirees going? We will be on Deck 2 Catagory 9.
Please include us on any get togethers or Secret Mickeys or Fish Extenders for either or both cruises
Last edited by Charlotte; 10-23-2009 at 09:31 AM..
Reason: like to meet retirees on the cruise
We are so excited to be on this cruise. We rebooked while onboard in Oct. (that was our first cruise) I will be travelling with my dh, ds (11 at sailing) and dd, (8 at sailing).
I guess this upcoming passporter won't have this cruise in it, right?
I have been on the transatlantic before. It was sooo fun.
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Ohana means family, family means nobody gets left behind. Or forgotten. This is my family. I found it, all on my own. Is little, and broken, but still good. Yeah, still good.
Looking forward to the repositioning cruise. Since you went what can we expect for all the days at sea? Did anyone continue on to the Meditterean one? We have the same cabin for that one- do we have to repack and reboard?
Last edited by Charlotte; 08-15-2009 at 07:03 PM..
Reason: more information
PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World It’s hard to believe anything is free at Walt Disney World; but there are actually a number of things you can get or do for little to no cost. This e-book documents over 200 free or cheap tips to do before you go and after you arrive. You could save a considerable amount of money following these tips. Perhaps more importantly; you can discover overlooked attractions and little-known details most people whiz by on their way to spend money. Click here to see free sample pages from the e-book! Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95.
PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World It’s hard to believe anything is free at Walt Disney World; but there are actually a number of things you can get or do for little to no cost. This e-book documents over 200 free or cheap tips to do before you go and after you arrive. You could save a considerable amount of money following these tips. Perhaps more importantly; you can discover overlooked attractions and little-known details most people whiz by on their way to spend money. Click here to see free sample pages from the e-book! Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95.
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