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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Wow! People can just be so rude and totally self involved!
Man MK was crowded. I am not looking forward to trying to get FP after we use our first 3 the way everyone talks about the lines at the kiosks. Which I hadn't taken into consideration the offsite guests and the only way for them to get theirs is the kiosk.
Love all the maternity of pics of your daughter. What a cute couple!!!
Very attractive and happy couple. I know you are proud of your daughter. Nice photography, as usual.
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What beautiful photos!
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What lovely maternity photos! Very adorable couple
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Wow! People can just be so rude and totally self involved!
Man MK was crowded. I am not looking forward to trying to get FP after we use our first 3 the way everyone talks about the lines at the kiosks. Which I hadn't taken into consideration the offsite guests and the only way for them to get theirs is the kiosk.
Love all the maternity of pics of your daughter. What a cute couple!!!
Well...shortly after my trip they changed it to where offsite can now pick them online at 30 days prior...so that helps a lot with the lines at the kiosks...but yeah I hear availability after your 3 are used is pretty lacking.
Dad made it back and found us and Katie finally arrived as well. However, Thad didn’t make it….he was sick. I think both of her boys had been sick over the week as well. I know Luke was sick the day before they left, but I think he popped back to health pretty fast, but then Jude got sick one day while they were there and I think they even skipped a park day because of it. Thad took ill today and she was hoping he would feel a bit better later in the day to join them.
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Ok...I must be missing something....are people getting sick at the Poly?
Sorry - I'll clarify, You just noted everyone that had been sick (not at the Poly) And just thought you needed a mask to keep all those germs away.
No fun being sick anytime but especially not on vacay.
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Sorry - I'll clarify, You just noted everyone that had been sick (not at the Poly) And just thought you needed a mask to keep all those germs away.
No fun being sick anytime but especially not on vacay.
As we pass these guys coming down the hill I pray we miss the splash from them and I just BARELY did….thank goodness. I am not a fan of getting wet….Claire on the other hand loves it and I know she was hoping I would get splashed.
Is this a camera? Or a spotlight?
Continuing on with more Splash pictures.
Oh no!!!!!!
One of our favorite parts of the ride.
We survived!!!
And I didn’t get too wet, which is always a bonus for me.
And our picture…I actually stayed upright…I usually tend to bend way over to avoid getting wet. This picture cracks me up, because Claire looks scared out of her wits….but she loves this ride and would ride it over and over if I let her, so not sure why she has the scared face.
After our splashdown we moved on and look what I found.
This was the first time we were able to see the Rapunzel tower….and I just loved it. And you will see several more pictures of it throughout the trip.
Here’s another one….I think this is so pretty…..such a fancy bathroom area.
I am pretty sure we used the bathrooms there to check them out and then moved on.
Great photos! We love Splash Mountain, but honestly...we've only ridden it twice. Since we typically go in the fall/winter, getting wet and cold is not a fun option! lol.
Great pictures from Splash! One of my very favorite rides, as long as I don't get super wet. Honestly, I don't mind the amount of wet you get just from going down the hill, but I HATE that sometimes they have water cannons to get you super wet. Totally unnecessary, in my book.
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Love all your photos from Splash. What kind of camera do you have?
I don't like getting wet either, I always hope the water cannons at the beginning miss me. Never know at the end though!
I am with you on the loving Splash - but not the getting wet part - and somehow I ALWAYS forget to sit on the left side to avoid that last area with the waterfall!
Love the maternity photos!!! Saw some of them on FB! Your daughter is absolutely beautiful and glowing!
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