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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Destination: Sea WorldSan Antonio, Texas
Date: June 29th - July 5th
Adventurers: Me Rhonda, DH Larry, Laura 12, Ashley 10, Ryne & Tyler 8. SIL Becky, BIL Charlie, Nephew Charlie, Nephew Robby, Kaitlynn (Chris's gf)
Resort/Hotel:Marriott Residence Inn
Celebration: My Nephew Christopher is water skiing at Sea World for the Summer.
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Destination: WDW
Date: June 17 - 24 2008
Adventurers: Me Barb, DH Bob, DGrDS #1 Anthony, DGrdS #2 Trevor, DSinL Brian (Dad to Trevor)
Resort/Hotel: Saratoga Springs
Celebration: Anthony's HS Graduation Trip.
Last year Trevor and his Mom (who was expecting our DGrdD #1 Emma) joined DH and I at WDW. This year he and his Dad are joining us and DD and Emma will stay home and hang out with DGrdD #2 Abigail and DGrdS #3 Tyler (their big brother is Anthony!) and their folks while we celebrate at WDW! Shhhh - Trevor doesn't know yet!!
Hoping to get to meet the newest member of the Austin family while there and any other meets are welcome!
Destination: Walt Disney World
Dates: June 21-June 30 2008
Travelers: Me Lorraine, DH Frank, DS Vincent (14) & DD Gina (7)
Resort: Grand Floridian
Celebration: Our 10 year Wedding Anniversary!
Destination: WDW
Date: June 13 - 20 2008
Adventurers: Karen, Steve, Matt and Kat
Resort/Hotel: Old Key West
Celebration: The end of Matt's exams and his sixteenth birthday.
We have no meets planned this trip, but will be delighted if we run into any PassPorters.
Destination: WALT DISNEY WORLD
Date: June 4, 2008-June 14, 2008
Adventurers: ME(33)-3rd trip, DH(37)-3rd trip, DSZach(9)-2nd trip,DSDillon(7)-2nd trip
Resort/Hotel: Coronado Springs Resort
Celebration: Family Vacation-We MISS the mouse..and we are making up for lost time! oh and it's DH birthday while we are there!!!
Meetings: Nothing planned as of right now!!
Destination: The Wonderful World of Disney!
Date: June 7-19
Adventurers: Suzie (me) 58, many visits
Leon DS,15, every year since he was born, sometimes twice a year
Jeanne DSIL, 53ish, 3rd trip
Steven DSIL's grandson, 10, 1st trip!
Sinda DSIL 40's, 1st trip!
Resort/Hotel: Pop Century
Celebration: Summer! and the delightful chance to take two newbies to the World!
Meetings: I am just terrible at making meetings, especially on vacation! I mean to, but I either forget or am busy with the family. I would love to meet any of you so I will be looking for Passporter button, pouches and books.
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Disneyland 1969
WDW 1983-2004 Disney Village Resort,Fort Wilderness Trailer,CB, PO, Dixie Landings,ASS, ASM, ASMo, Contemporary, Polynesian,PORiverside,POP,AKL,Coronado Springs, Disney Village Resorts, Grovesnor, Lake Buena Vista Hilton, etc....
Feb.2005-AKL,Oct.2005-PopCentury,Feb.2006-
Contemporary,Aug.2006-POP,Dec.2006-POR,Feb.2007-POP,June 2007- POP,Dec. 2007- POP
Destination: Washington DC Date: June 28 - July 6 Adventurers: me, DH and DD (7) Resort/Hotel: Key Bridge Marriott Celebration: A little R&R between trips out to sea for DH before he heads out on a 7 month deployment . . . and the last family vacation before the new baby comes this fall.
Destination: WDW
Date: June 22-27, 2008
Adventurers: DH (39), DS Erick (turning 6!) and DD Amelia (almost 2)-ALL FIRST TIMERS!!!. Oh, and me (36), second time at WDW, first time onsite.
Resort/Hotel: Pop Century
Celebration: Erick's 6th Birthday/Summer Vacation
Destination: WDW
Date: June 22-27, 2008
Adventurers: DH (39), DS Erick (turning 6!) and DD Amelia (almost 2)-ALL FIRST TIMERS!!!. Oh, and me (36), second time at WDW, first time onsite.
Resort/Hotel: Pop Century
Celebration: Erick's 6th Birthday/Summer Vacation
Can't Wait!!
We'll be there from June 20th - 29th at Pop Century too!! So if you see us, stop and say hi.
Cool! Hope to see you there! It'll be the invasion of the Dakotas (I grew up in ND). Looks like your DD and my DS are close in age. Maybe we'll see ya at the pool! Have a great trip!
Destination: WDW & Universal Orlando Date: June 16-20 for Disney, 20-22 for Universal Adventurers: Me (18) and My Cousin (17) and our grandpa, his significant other, and her granddaughters (6, 6 & 9) for the Disney portion and hopefully some fellow graduates for the Universal portion Resort/Hotel: the cousin and I are at Animal Kingdom Lodge, the rest of the fam is at the Polynesian. we plan to stay on site at Universal just haven't booked it yet. Celebration: Graduation!! and the girls' first trip to WDW Meetings: not sure where we'll be, but feel free to say hi if you see me
Where: Ireland and Belgium
When: June 17th thru 25th
Who: me (christi), DH Kevin, and DD18 Carolyn
At: Traveling around, mostly B&B's
Celebration: DD's High School Graduation
Meets: Some family meets in Navan, and maybe a trip to the "North" to my friend's new summer house.
We just made plans for a last minute trip! We're leaving next Sunday the 8th and going away for an overnight visit with friends. They live just down the block from the park where DJ's cyber charter school is having their end-of-year picnic in West Chester. It's only a 2 hour drive, but even Knoebels is closer.
Destination: West Chester, PA, West Goshen Community Park, PALCS
Dates: June 8 - 9
Travelers: Walt, DJ, myself
Lodging: Guest room at my best friend's house.
Celebrations: DJ's end-of-year school picnic, visit with friends, and an informal baby shower for my best friend who is due in 8 weeks!
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