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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Well the house is totally clean and dusted - curtains washed and rehung, carpets steamed and toilets scrubbed-, etc., so at least I'll be coming home to a CLEAN house and can enjoy a few days after the trip to unwind.... DS10 starts school on Monday and we are ready for that as well. I have finished some of my holiday knitting projects and have started a Hanne Falkenberg jacket called Mermaid....So this will be my plane, resort and cruise balcony relaxing, project...... So only thing left is my visit to the TA tomorrow... can't wait....
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I'm back.... well... wouldn't you know it she had called off today and I was mad !!! I had called earlier in the week and on Friday to ensure that she would be there and she wasn't and neither was the manager that I was referred to..But I did get to talk to 2 other people who were nice enough.. but I went there to speak to someone that could do something about how I felt.... so I will try again the week that I return!!! They did give me a clear red acrylic looking card with an 800 emergency travel number on it IN CASE something else goes wrong... Who else thinks she knew I was coming and purposely called of???......
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Looks like you are already to go. Sorry that neither the TA nor the manager where there today. But I'm going to go ahead and agree with you that she knew you were coming and called in sick.
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I hope everything else is smooth sailing for you all from here on out. Put the TA out of your mind and enjoy that trip. A strongly written letter to the owner of the company might make you feel better!
I hope everything else is smooth sailing for you all from here on out. Put the TA out of your mind and enjoy that trip. A strongly written letter to the owner of the company might make you feel better!
Can't wait to hear all about your trip!!!!
Thank you so much... I will do that & I have put her as far out of mind as I only have 3 days left, and the amount of FUN I AM going to have is NOT going to be deterred!!!.... I do have that clear red emergency card in my pocket!!!
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Looks like you are already to go. Sorry that neither the TA nor the manager where there today. But I'm going to go ahead and agree with you that she knew you were coming and called in sick.
Maybe I should not have called to check if she as going to be there and just showed up... My DH says they know your voice...
Ok... now all of the plans have been finalized for Gabriels 5th Birthday tomorrow... just pizza and cake... so easy!!! .... BUT I can not wait to see his face when he sees his presents at resort!! He will have so much cake this week... I better bulk him up on some veggies and fiber....
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Well the house is totally clean and dusted - curtains washed and rehung, carpets steamed and toilets scrubbed-, etc., so at least I'll be coming home to a CLEAN house and can enjoy a few days after the trip to unwind.... DS10 starts school on Monday and we are ready for that as well. I have finished some of my holiday knitting projects and have started a Hanne Falkenberg jacket called Mermaid....So this will be my plane, resort and cruise balcony relaxing, project...... So only thing left is my visit to the TA tomorrow... can't wait....
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!!! I had called earlier in the week and on Friday to ensure that she would be there and she wasn't and neither was the manager that I was referred to..But I did get to talk to 2 other people who were nice enough.. but I went there to speak to someone that could do something about how I felt.... so I will try again the week that I return!!! They did give me a clear red acrylic looking card with an 800 emergency travel number on it IN CASE something else goes wrong... Who else thinks she knew I was coming and purposely called of???...... 
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Maybe I should not have called to check if she as going to be there and just showed up... My DH says they know your voice...
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