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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Should be plenty of time. You should book and hold it with a deposit, but then either have a TA working with you to keep an eye out for deals or just keep checking. If a free dining or 4 for 7 deal comes out and you have to flex your travel dates a bit to take advantage of the offer you can still do so and save a little money.
Thanks all!!! Ok I have no clue how I could book the room now!!! I have the 200 dollars to put down now though. If somebody can help me do this I would be so grateful!!! There will be a lifetime of free monkeys in it for somebody!!! Then I will add days to it. I need instructions and I will do it Monday!!!
Of course not!!! I once booked a trip for Christmas, in March - 9 months out. I did only the room reservation since I didn't really have the $200 for a package deposit.
Thanks all!!! Ok I have no clue how I could book the room now!!! I have the 200 dollars to put down now though. If somebody can help me do this I would be so grateful!!! There will be a lifetime of free monkeys in it for somebody!!! Then I will add days to it. I need instructions and I will do it Monday!!!
Free monkeys eh? You just phone the WDW resort # 407-934-7639 and say you want to make a room only res for xyz resort, and your dates. Good luck
Thanks Sue. I am at work now but will do it Monday!!!!
You can also do it online Scott-I've done that. The screen will come up and ask if you want to pay the entire balance or the deposit amount. It's not hard at all!!
I'll be home Monday-I could help walk you through the process if you'd like-but first you gotta send me a PM so I can tell you something!
Also, if you have the $200, that's all you need for a deposit for the whole vacation. So, you can call the number Sue gave and book the whole thing.
Then, when you have money, make payments in small, regular increments over the next weeks and months. You won't have to have it all paid in full until you reach 45 days before check-in day with a package.
If you want to do a "room only," then you just have to choose a resort who's single night charge is less than $200 a night. You book the whole trip and just pay the deposit of one night's rate. You'd not be paying for a dining plan or tickets, so put that into your payment budget plans for later payments/purchases.
You can also do it online Scott-I've done that. The screen will come up and ask if you want to pay the entire balance or the deposit amount. It's not hard at all!!
I'll be home Monday-I could help walk you through the process if you'd like-but first you gotta send me a PM so I can tell you something!
PM Jooki Scott so she can tell you something else! She or I will help walk you through it on Monday
PM Jooki Scott so she can tell you something else! She or I will help walk you through it on Monday
It's about getting his IM screen name so it can be easier & we can "chat" our way thru the process-rather than waiting for a gazillion PM's to go thru!
Now I have two TAs!!! Life is good. Thanks Judi and Jooki. Let me make that reservation. But more importantly let me go elsewhere and find that long lost friend!!!
Now I have two TAs!!! Life is good. Thanks Judi and Jooki. Let me make that reservation. But more importantly let me go elsewhere and find that long lost friend!!!
You're welcome! I'll leave the TA stuff to Judi-she's the bestest!
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It's about getting his IM screen name so it can be easier & we can "chat" our way thru the process-rather than waiting for a gazillion PM's to go thru!
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