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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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In Boston, Mothers Day is also known as "Duckling Day". The Friends of the Public Garden hold an event and parade that's just adorable. Small children, babies (and a few dogs) dress up as ducklings and march, accompanied by the Harvard University Marching Band, from Boston Common to the Public Gardens. I took just a few photos of the children and blurred the faces for privacy.
First, some photos of the gardens. A perfect spring day:
A few ducklings and a dog/duckling:
I couldn't stay for the actual parade, but was glad to be there for a bit of this sweet event.
Oh wow - that is just too cool! It's so weird to see everything in full bloom, as over here, it was in full bloom a couple of weeks ago and now it's all done for another year.
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Would you believe I never knew this? If I had known, I would've gone.
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Next year we'll have to make a plan.
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Oh wow - that is just too cool! It's so weird to see everything in full bloom, as over here, it was in full bloom a couple of weeks ago and now it's all done for another year.
It lasts such a short time. Today we were back down in the low 50's with a brisk breeze-- felt pretty cold!
So sweet. And thank you so much for blurring the faces. I always feel a little strange when people post pictures of strangers and private property. It's sometimes hard to respect privacy when we have the internet.
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I like when others post things from close to home, so thought I'd join in.
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That looks so lovely and the weather looked beautiful too. Boston is definitly on my to do list. Sometime before 2090...
It was a perfect day. The first really warm day of the year. WAY before 2090 I hope!
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So sweet. And thank you so much for blurring the faces. I always feel a little strange when people post pictures of strangers and private property. It's sometimes hard to respect privacy when we have the internet.
I'm glad I figured out the very simple editing fix to do the blurring. I do feel weird taking the photos, especially when I'm using a zoom and the families have no idea they're being photographed. There were news cameras around, though, so I'm sure they all knew they might end up on TV and other media.
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Great pictures! So cute! The weather was absolutely gorgeous on Mother's Day!
Wasn't it a glorious day? I just didn't want to leave the garden.
First, the gardens are so gorgeous! Different from mid-October, which was the time of year I was in Boston.
And I love the ducklings! I may need to plan a visit to coincide with that some day!
First, the gardens are so gorgeous! Different from mid-October, which was the time of year I was in Boston.
And I love the ducklings! I may need to plan a visit to coincide with that some day!
The gardens are nice in the fall also, but the spring displays are just beautiful. If you do come here, I hope you'll let me know!
Looked like a good time. I can't get over that dog with his duckling attire! Too funny! Enjoyed all the photos!
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Looked like a good time. I can't get over that dog with his duckling attire! Too funny! Enjoyed all the photos!
That little dog was NOT happy dressed as a duck! You can sort of see all around him are bits of yellow fluff that he was biting off his costume. Very cute, though, and he posed nicely for me.
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It's so weird to see everything in full bloom, as over here, it was in full bloom a couple of weeks ago and now it's all done for another year. 
Enjoyed all the photos! 
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