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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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'm not sure if it's just me or for everyone but it is showing my Phineas and Ferb link twice in that last post for me, I only posted the link once, so I have no clue why it's doing that or how to fix it. It could my comnputer playing tricks on me
Naughty computer!
You got some great shots of ASMo. The one of the hairdryer cracked me up--not b/c it was a picture of a hairdryer but because the one time I stayed there, I managed to make the same model/type hairdryer burn up--yup, burst into flames and set off the smoke alarm type of fire. At 11pm. That was a memorable trip...
but anyway, didn't mean to hijack...
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Naughty computer!
You got some great shots of ASMo. The one of the hairdryer cracked me up--not b/c it was a picture of a hairdryer but because the one time I stayed there, I managed to make the same model/type hairdryer burn up--yup, burst into flames and set off the smoke alarm type of fire. At 11pm. That was a memorable trip...
but anyway, didn't mean to hijack...
You know what? I have heard someone else say the same thing about one of those dryers before .I think it happened to her at Pop.
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Great pictures of the resort! I wish I had cameras!
LOL.
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Great photos from around the resort!
Thanks
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More great resort photos! But 66.5 on the thermostat.....brrrrr!
Remember it was like 104 outside, so that felt great!
Great shots of the resort. Seeing the food court, I acutally miss it. Think we will have to plan a visit back there soon - even if it is just for a night or two.
Great pictures! I love the theming at All Star Movies!
Thanks. I do to.
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More great pictures of the resort!
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Great shots of the resort. Seeing the food court, I acutally miss it. Think we will have to plan a visit back there soon - even if it is just for a night or two.
It was a nice food court. I still think Pop has the best one though
Too funny about the hair dryer bursting into flames--I had one at ASMo that smoked . . . scared the crap out of me and I had a nice cold, wet hair walk to ASsp that morning. I was nice enough to let them know that they had a broken dryer--apparently it's a pretty common problem
All caught up. Great pics and it was neat to see the ASMo resort.
Thanks
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Too funny about the hair dryer bursting into flames--I had one at ASMo that smoked . . . scared the crap out of me and I had a nice cold, wet hair walk to ASsp that morning. I was nice enough to let them know that they had a broken dryer--apparently it's a pretty common problem
You would think they would replace that model if that is so common. I don't think they are actually made to last very long ans in a hotel, I'm sure they get there fair usage.
I got my meal and found a spot to sit and of course a few more pictures.
I had the Chicken Alfredo Penne. It was pretty good too. I have had this at Pop before and enjoyed it.
At some point before lunch I had also called Skip and let him know I made it “there” and all was well.
After lunch it was time to explore. I wanted to try and get as many pictures as I could while there was daylight. I had planned on being pretty busy till evening and knew that even though I could take pictures at night, I wanted as many as I could take during the daytime as well.
I found the playground right away, which is funny, because the first year we stayed at Pop I never even saw the one there….and we had walked by it almost daily.
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