A Coast to Coast Christmas - Phase One WDW - Page 24 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.... and WOWZA! What an amazing surprise! I'm sure it was an incredible party and I can't wait to hear all about it!
And... what????.... kangaroos! I had no idea there were kangaroos at AK or secret trails. My family has grown increasingly fond of that park and now we have something extra fun to do next trip. We are definitely hunting for those trails!
First off, that sounds like an Uh-May-Zing partay! I can't wait for the photos! What a generous thing to do for friends!
Second of all, in four weeks and one day (but who's counting) I will be at AK with a bunch of crazy PP'ers, and I'm now positively determined to find that kangaroo path! The only dilemma is, whose path to follow?
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First off what a great morning at AK - I will have to admit that I have never found the kangaroos, and I have looked. I was so excited to see Eileen had posted a map...and while her X might not be in the right spot she must be close so I will print and take said map with me and use it on my mission to find the kangaroos (who by the way Angel thinks I have made up because I never find them even though I have shown her proof in other TRs).
Love the invites for the TBSAALTA!!! Party in a Grand Villa - Bob & Larry sure know about style.... I think this is a great addition to the other experiences that they have added to their list (maybe WDW should hire them....they could create their own line of Speical Events ).
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Loving this trip report! Linda, Pete, Joanie, it was so good to finally meet you!! Sharon, Eileen, Karen, Jill, Bob, and Larry it was so wonderful to see you again! All the smiles on your faces made me so thankful that we have this great place, PassPorter, where we all "met"!
I wasnt sure if anyone took photos in the WL lobby because I didn't think of it until much later!
Hi Bob & Larry, I'm Linny........and I think We need to be friends
Really what an amzing event you all are about to have. I am so looking forward to hearing of every juicy detail!!
OK, can we talk kangaroos??? WHAT? I need to knoe more about them, and exactly how to find them. This is amazing to me. Who knew??
Loving this trip report! Linda, Pete, Joanie, it was so good to finally meet you!! Sharon, Eileen, Karen, Jill, Bob, and Larry it was so wonderful to see you again! All the smiles on your faces made me so thankful that we have this great place, PassPorter, where we all "met"!
I wasnt sure if anyone took photos in the WL lobby because I didn't think of it until much later!
Carlee really enjoyed meeting you all.
Wendy, sorry we missed meeting you. Didn't even realize you were there, too! Wow! So many PPers!
Wendy, sorry we missed meeting you. Didn't even realize you were there, too! Wow! So many PPers!
No problem! I had to keep my trip super secret because I was surprising my friends from California. Her brother and I conspired for months without her knowing and the look on her face was worth having to keep my secret.
Loving this trip report! Linda, Pete, Joanie, it was so good to finally meet you!! Sharon, Eileen, Karen, Jill, Bob, and Larry it was so wonderful to see you again! All the smiles on your faces made me so thankful that we have this great place, PassPorter, where we all "met"!
I wasnt sure if anyone took photos in the WL lobby because I didn't think of it until much later!
Carlee really enjoyed meeting you all.
Hi Wendy - I felt the same way Pete took quite a few photos of us all at the WL PP Meet so I'm hoping to get a few of them up soon.
AK sounded wonderful. I need to find that little path!
What a great surprise from Bob & Larry. I can't wait to hear about all the fun.
Great invites guys!
Hi Bob & Larry, I'm Linny........and I think We need to be friends
I was thinking the same thing!
And add me to those who had no idea about the kangaroos, let alone secret paths. Must remember to look next time I'm there.
Hope the party details and pictures are posted soon!
Why haven't I read this sooner??? I have been LOL, and my family keeps asking me why......Great pics and a great group of ladies and fellas! I can't wait to hear more.
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