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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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great parade photos again. Sorry Claire was a little too old for the tea. with the cost of that thing I can see why you want every penny's worth out of it.
Whew! I finally caught up. I started reading 2 days ago! I really enjoyed your DLRCA TR, and I'm enjoying this one too! I think it's funny that your folks basically just go to the parks for meals and then back to the hotel...!
Your story of the princess tea really hits home. This last trip with my DS he was "that magic age", and I don't know how long that will last... Sniff...
Claire certainly has a lot of personality. I love that it's just the two of you for most of this trip, you obviously really enjoy each other.
BTW, a big part of what I am enjoying is your photography and the effort you take to edit your pics before you post them. Thanks for sharing and nice work.
More great parade photos!!! And you got the Dragon breathing fire!!!
I cannot wait to see it!!!
I was so happy I got to see that!
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Great parade photos! The dragon is so cool!!
Thanks
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More great parade shots! Sorry the spot wasn't as good as you had hoped, but awesome to see it twice!
It wasn't horrid, just not the best.
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Wonderful parade photos!
Thanks!
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Great pictures of the parade! I was wondering which of your spots was best for taking photos. I'll not worry with the FP+ then.
If you can get a spot fairly early, you should be ok. Of course during busy seasons it's harder.
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Great photos! This parade looks really great and fun, I can't wait to see it in person!
it really is fun
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great parade photos again. Sorry Claire was a little too old for the tea. with the cost of that thing I can see why you want every penny's worth out of it.
She still keeps growing, she hasn't gotten my memo about staying young!
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Whew! I finally caught up. I started reading 2 days ago! I really enjoyed your DLRCA TR, and I'm enjoying this one too! I think it's funny that your folks basically just go to the parks for meals and then back to the hotel...!
Thanks for joining in! yeah my parents have always been that way. They just go in late and leave early...as a kid that drove me insane!
Your story of the princess tea really hits home. This last trip with my DS he was "that magic age", and I don't know how long that will last... Sniff...
WE need to do something about this growing thing they think they are allowed to do.
Claire certainly has a lot of personality. I love that it's just the two of you for most of this trip, you obviously really enjoy each other.
BTW, a big part of what I am enjoying is your photography and the effort you take to edit your pics before you post them. Thanks for sharing and nice work.
She has personality...sometimes I refer to it as Split!
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I enjoyed seeing all your parade pictures along with the pictures of Claire with the Princesses! You could tell that she really enjoyed her time with Ariel! Your story of the Grandma and Grandpa at the Parade viewing spot was hysterical! I just don't have the patience to wait early for the parades.
Great encounter with Ariel! Eric's castle is very photogenic!
Yes it is.
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I enjoyed seeing all your parade pictures along with the pictures of Claire with the Princesses! You could tell that she really enjoyed her time with Ariel! Your story of the Grandma and Grandpa at the Parade viewing spot was hysterical! I just don't have the patience to wait early for the parades.
Thanks. I just think Grandma didn't like us from the get go. I don't care about myself....though I am such a charming person... ...but be nice to my baby!
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Great pictures with Ariel! I love the first one, Ariel looks so happy to see Claire
Claire used to tell me she wished her name was ArielBelle.
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Great pictures with Ariel! We've never met her in her mermaid form, even though she's my favorite. The line has always been too long.
It took us a few times before we braved the lines in her old spot. I think we have seen her now 3 or 4 times with her tail.
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Love your pix of the parade and of Claire with the princesses especially Rapunzel.
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Your story of the Grandma and Grandpa at the Parade viewing spot was hysterical! I just don't have the patience to wait early for the parades.
...but be nice to my baby!
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