From no trip to celebrating 20 years together… planning it all in less than 100 days! UPDATED 6/30 - Page 45 - 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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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I agree, EPCOT looks so much better with all the flowers. There is too much bare open space without them.
I miss the days when they had park and resort specific merchandise. Now it's all the same and not always that nice.
Liz
What a great night in Epcot you are having. The macaron ice cream sandwich looks delish as does the slush! Great pictures! I too enjoyed the Frozen ride. Colin, not so much!!
You are having a nice leisurely time in Epcot in the early evening. The topiaries are looking quite nice! Glad you got to see your boy Eeyore! I always enjoy Club Cool for a break. What, no Beverly for you?
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
I agree, EPCOT looks so much better with all the flowers. There is too much bare open space without them.
I miss the days when they had park and resort specific merchandise. Now it's all the same and not always that nice.
Liz
You know, I still don't get this, and I know this isn't the first time I've said this, but so many of us have the same view on this - we all want more park and resort specific merchandise. So why doesn't Disney listen and do that?
What a great night in Epcot you are having. The macaron ice cream sandwich looks delish as does the slush! Great pictures! I too enjoyed the Frozen ride. Colin, not so much!!
You are having a nice leisurely time in Epcot in the early evening. The topiaries are looking quite nice! Glad you got to see your boy Eeyore! I always enjoy Club Cool for a break. What, no Beverly for you?
Simple answer? Been there, done that - once and never again!
Simple answer? Been there, done that - once and never again!
I don't blame you and how this awful beverage can be produced is beyond me!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
I've been reading along and slowly catching up. I had to stop and comment at Grand Marnier slushie (my favourite) and the macaron icecream - I wasn't aware they had those! Now I know the first thing I'll be after when we're back for a visit in December Must say I love your lunch choices of icecream too
Finally caught up (until I get behind again ) Love, love, love your topiary photos....absolutely gorgeous. I hope one day to see the Flower and Garden festival but until then, I'll just have to settle looking at everyone else's lovely captures. Looks like you had beautiful lighting in all your photos, and for photopass too.
I'm loving all your F&GF photos because they are getting me so excited about our own F&GF experiences. We'll be in Epcot in 6 days. So glad you finally got to see the return of your beloved Eeyore. I love the Fanta Pineapple, too.
Finally caught up (until I get behind again ) Love, love, love your topiary photos....absolutely gorgeous.
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I hope one day to see the Flower and Garden festival but until then, I'll just have to settle looking at everyone else's lovely captures. Looks like you had beautiful lighting in all your photos, and for photopass too.
It was a beautiful evening for taking photos and you're right, we were very lucky with the light. I hope you make it down for the Flower and Garden Festival one day.
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Great pictures! I too enjoyed the Frozen ride. Colin, not so much!!
Glad you got to see your boy Eeyore! 
I always enjoy Club Cool for a break. What, no Beverly for you? 
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Been there, done that - once and never again!
) Love, love, love your topiary photos....absolutely gorgeous. I hope one day to see the Flower and Garden festival but until then, I'll just have to settle looking at everyone else's lovely captures. Looks like you had beautiful lighting in all your photos, and for photopass too.
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