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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Just catching up with all your plans. Congrats on Cape May Cafe'! That is a total must do on every trip for us!! I can tell you right now the crowd levels on all the sites were totally off for our trip, every day was much higher than predicted! Crazy packed, ugh! DHS is our least favorite park as well. This trip we spent much more time there than I have ever wanted to but because of SWW it was necessary. We did enjoy all the Star Wars stuff though a great deal. When you do go to DHS, the frozen sing a long is really, really cute and funny. I totally enjoyed it. To make it even funnier there was a very grown man sitting next to us that was belting out the songs loud and clear!! Just made me laugh even more. I can't wait to hear more about you plans!
PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World Its 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.
Your boys are going to have lots of fun at the waterparks. Mine did. I also enjoyed sitting on a lounge chair, people watching and walking around taking photopass pictures.
I'm in camp "YES" regarding FP+ for parades. DS and I did this last year and it is the only way we would have seen the parade. I'm fine waiting forever, but because we were just the 2 of us, it wasn't an option. My son would not sit that long, no way.
Interested in how BB/TL goes for you. I haven't done a WP with DS yet.
Little boys never can sit and wait patiently - neither can the adult boys
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I love your dinner and a movie fun. Caden asked if we were going to do that again. I said we have quite a bit of time before we need to think about that. Your water park day sounds so fun! We have yet to do a Disney water park. We have yet to do any kind of water park at all actually.
Luckily my boys are water bugs! The hardest part will be keeping them dry long enough to reapply sunscreen.
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Your water park day sounds really fun!! We used to do the snorkel with the Sharks at TL when the kids were younger. Everyone loved it!!. Once again, that is the night we will be at the BOATHOUSE! If you go the DD route, you guys should stop by!!
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I'm so glad more people are doing themed movie nights! I love yours!
We haven't taken the boys to a water park yet either. Hope it goes well!
Thank you sooo much for sending me your menus a while back - they've been a great inspiration
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Love your themed movie night! Kelly has such great ideas on this. A fun in the sun day sounds awesome. Hope you enjoy both water parks.
Kelly does have great ideas, and I'm very lucky she was willing to share because I'm not that creative
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Your dinner and movie sounds like fun!
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Enjoy the water parks!
Thank you! I kind of wish we were there today - it's already 95 out
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PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World Its 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.
Just catching up with all your plans. Congrats on Cape May Cafe'! That is a total must do on every trip for us!! I can tell you right now the crowd levels on all the sites were totally off for our trip, every day was much higher than predicted! Crazy packed, ugh! DHS is our least favorite park as well. This trip we spent much more time there than I have ever wanted to but because of SWW it was necessary. We did enjoy all the Star Wars stuff though a great deal. When you do go to DHS, the frozen sing a long is really, really cute and funny. I totally enjoyed it. To make it even funnier there was a very grown man sitting next to us that was belting out the songs loud and clear!! Just made me laugh even more. I can't wait to hear more about you plans!
I wondered about the crowd levels and wanted to ask on your check ins, but I didn't want you to feel the need to respond from vacation. Thank you SOOOO much for the texts on the allergy vendors. I'm adding the info to my PPr
That would have been one funny sing a long and it reminds me of the first concert my husband and I ever went to - there was a man who was belting out the songs so passionately he about fell down the stairs (it was a Tim McGraw concert). We still laugh about it whenever we hear "Don't take the girl"
We have a FP+ for the sing a long
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Your boys are going to have lots of fun at the waterparks. Mine did. I also enjoyed sitting on a lounge chair, people watching and walking around taking photopass pictures.
I think they will too - though the youngest is still too little for me to be able to hang out and people watch. I'm excited because it's Disney
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This is just a quick update - to introduce you to our newest family member......after months of stress and worry.... we've brought her safely home....
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I purchased a Ford Flex yesterday and was able to get an amazing deal!!!!! More amazing? I did this will all.three.kids.in.tow. As soon as my husband gets home, we're going to pick it up.
I didn't really plan on doing a "Disney update" today but then I checked the mail - we got Disney mail
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Your welcome on the info and I have more when you call me later. Congrats on the new car purchase!! Love the color too! Then again both our cars are blue. Hehe
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To make it even funnier there was a very grown man sitting next to us that was belting out the songs loud and clear!! Just made me laugh even more. 
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