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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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We are headed to Bryce and Zion NPs in April for spring break. A few days on the beach in Atlantic City, NJ at the end of July to see some family from the West Coast. And we should be heading out to LAX after Christmas for the Rose Parade.
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No Disney trips this year-did that last October. We are going to Arizona the first week in March and we also hope to get to the Seattle area for a wedding in August.
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I only have Canton, OH to visit the uncles on deck this spring and also a road trip with the bf in fall. Thinking of hitting Tennessee and St. Louis. I want to see the famed Beale street, and he loves the St. Louis zoo, and the Blues, so figured we swing that way too.
A long weekend in Chicago might happen in November\December again as we had so much fun walking... well me walking, bf gimping...in the light snow a few months back.
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We are headed to Bryce and Zion NPs in April for spring break. A few days on the beach in Atlantic City, NJ at the end of July to see some family from the West Coast. And we should be heading out to LAX after Christmas for the Rose Parade.
Oh I so loved Zion when I was there last year. My very frist National Park, believe it or not!
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~ Jenn **Disney is REAL LIFE Magic, so much more than optical illusions **
I only have Canton, OH to visit the uncles on deck this spring and also a road trip with the bf in fall. Thinking of hitting Tennessee and St. Louis. I want to see the famed Beale street, and he loves the St. Louis zoo, and the Blues, so figured we swing that way too.
A long weekend in Chicago might happen in November\December again as we had so much fun walking... well me walking, bf gimping...in the light snow a few months back.
Having a quieter year this year, after last year's month-long extravaganza!
Just two weeks in WDW at the beginning of November, taking my sister who hasn't been back since 2007, and my son who hasn't been back since 1997, so lots of changes to show them both - very exciting! Plus we will hit the Food & Wine Festival again, which we love. The dates for it have been extended slightly this year, so last year we only got 1 day of it, but this year we get a whole week!
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We will be attending my family reunion in Davis WV at a resort called Deerfield Village. It's a ski resort but we will be there in July. It's altitude is 3100 ft which is far above the 380 ft that I am used to. Lots of ear popping on the way I suspect. We will also be going on a trip with my in laws to celebrate their 45th anniversary. Don't know where yet but Wisconsin Dells seems likely.
PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World It’s 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.
We just booked our 2nd Norwegian Cruise Line trip. This one to the Western Caribbean for April 2015. Now the work begins - to find the excursions DH and I both want to do.
I have just booked a super secret, surprize trip for my DMum and I to Aulani for 8 nights at the end of May! It's her birthday on Feb 18th. Beyond excited and I haven't said one word to anyone...
We already have a big family trip in Sept/Oct - heading to HK Disney, LEGOLAND Windsor, NewYork, 4 nights on the Dream, a day at Blizzard Beach, Las Vegas and finally 4 days at Disneyland. So excited!
We also have 4 trips across the country to Perth in the next 10 weeks plus another interstate trip for a concert in Sydney...we have plans for a trip to Melbourne later in the year too but those plans will need to wait a few months.
Hopes and Dreams in 2015
February 14th Day trip to Bremerton, WA for Naval museum & shipyard with DH.
April (1st weekend) to Seattle- Taking DD to Sakura Con (biggest animation convention in WA state)
April/May Visits from MIL and Bro &DSil (at different times) and although its not traveling somewhere else we will be taking them around so maybe day trips.
August - I am working really hard at saving for a Disneyland trip (late in month) I want to say happy 60th Birthday!
December - Alaska for family Christmas.
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