DREAMing of a Disney spring break COMPLETED - Page 39 - 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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
Welcome! We're happy you've found the PassPorter Community -- the friendliest place to plan your vacation to Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland, and the world in general! You are now viewing the PassPorter Message Board Community as a guest, which gives you limited access. As our guest, feel free to browse our messages by selecting the forum you want to visit from the list below.
To post messages and ask questions, join our FREE community today and you'll get access to tools and resources not available to guests, such as our vacation countown timers, "living" avatars, private messaging system, database searches, downloads, and a special PassPorter discount code. Registration is fast, simple, and completely free. Just click the Join Our Community link.
If you think you've already joined, log in below now. If you don't remember your member name or password, please visit our Member Name and Password Recovery page. You are also welcome to contact us.
3 days went by so fast! Looking forward to the rest of your trip. We're staying at BLT in October so I can't wait to read about your time there.
We've cruised twice in the last year (with another cruise line) and after seeing your photos, I told my DH that we HAVE TO take a Disney Cruise SOON. I think I could even stay in an inside stateroom if it has those very cool virtual portholes!
You must! It's amazing. We're looking at a cruise with another cruise line in spring 2012 and I'm a bit worried that we'll spend all our time comparing it to Disney.
Sad about the cruise ending, but let the park portion begin! How great to know there's MORE fun ahead before heading home. Thanks for including all those sign pics. I love to take pics of road signs on the way to Disney. My family thinks I'm crazy, but I love reviewing the pics of all the Disney signs after the trip. Makes me feel like I'll be heading back soon!
Sad to hear they didn't have the banners to see you off the ship. Wonder why?
Also too bad to hear the assistant server wasn't enjoying his time on board. I do think it's hard for them to be away from their families for so long, though. I am amazed at the number who have spouses and children back home.
We did it that way before, on our very first cruise and it worked really well for us, which is why we did that way again this time.
That's also what we did last summer. It was great as we felt sad to be leaving the cruise but excited to be going back to wdw. When we cruise next time, i would do it that way again. Looking forward to hearing more about the next part of your trip.
Thanks for providing the link Cheryl. I've been following along (although I haven't made too many comments) and with all the threads you have for just this one vacation, it would be easy to lose where the next one is.
So sorry that your cruise portion is ending as I really enjoyed hearing all about the DREAM but I am looking forward to reading about your last week in WDW!!! Thanks again for sharing this portion of your trip. Loved it!
Wow...I got 9 pages behind! I haven't been on the computer as much these past few days and it has killed me now. LOL!
We didn't notice anything special when we left either, and tht was a bit disappointing.
Thanks for providing the link Cheryl. I've been following along (although I haven't made too many comments) and with all the threads you have for just this one vacation, it would be easy to lose where the next one is.
I know, but why make life easy - I like to plan varied vacations.. You wait until the next one... that's going to be split across three different forums into about four different installments. That's going to be fun...
Thanks for such a great trip report. DH & I will be on the Dream for a 3 night cruise in October, our first cruise so your report has been very helpful. I'll probably be asking a lot more questions in the upcoming months .
Thanks for that TR about your 3 day, fun-filled adventures on the Dream!! As usual your pictures were awesome and I am impressed that you found some cows to photograph on your way back to WDW!!
Thanks for such a great trip report. DH & I will be on the Dream for a 3 night cruise in October, our first cruise so your report has been very helpful. I'll probably be asking a lot more questions in the upcoming months .
Registered Message Board Members Get Our Free Newsletter! When you register you'll have the option to sign up for our weekly PassPorter Newsletter. It's chock-full of feature articles; news; tips; contests; photos; and special offers in our online store.
About This Page: 
PassPorter Guide Author
It's amazing. We're looking at a cruise with another cruise line in spring 2012 and I'm a bit worried that we'll spend all our time comparing it to Disney. 
Like
Thank
Pixie Dust
How great to know there's MORE fun ahead before heading home. Thanks for including all those sign pics. I love to take pics of road signs on the way to Disney. My family thinks I'm crazy, but I love reviewing the pics of all the Disney signs after the trip. Makes me feel like I'll be heading back soon!
with that!
Linear Mode
