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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Finally catching up on this one and I don't know where to begin!! I must say your room at the Hilton (the last upgraded one?) looked really nice! I'm glad you scored a few upgrades along the way.
Those photos of Frankfurt are so interesting. The way the old goes right alongside the new. Sure makes for great photos!
I'm glad you guys had fun with Sabine and Manuel in Koln!! Seeing all of your photos around there just makes me kick myself for not going to visit my friend while she lived there. That cathedral sure is something. Wow! And, oh how my friend hated Saturdays!!! It was the only day of the week to get all of their shopping done and she said it was just insane. Although she did appreciate the family time on Sundays, it got really annoying with all the rushing on Saturdays!!! Lindt chocolate. Soooo jealous you were there!!! That's probably my favorite chocolate - ever!!! That bunny on the factory building is too cute!!!
Looks like you had a nice, uneventful drive home. And that can be a good thing too!
What a fantastic journey, as always, thanks so much for taking us along!!!
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The cathedral was amazing - really breathtaking, It looked creepy at the same time beautiful with all the lights off. Glad the the meal was good but sorry the service at dinner left less to be desired. How nice that you got to spend the next morning with Sabine and Manuel, the botanical gardens were beautiful, loved the flower shots.
Funny how you got to add an extra country in there on the way home, I am still amazed at how you can just cross over from country to country. Glad you made it home to better weather....thanks for sharing this wonderful trip with us Cheryl.
Bravo!!!!!! That was incredible!!! Thank you so much for the wonderful trip!!! Standing Ovation!!!!
Great trip Cheryl. Where to next????
I'll start the pre-trip report, probably in about a week or so, but the next trip will take us to France, taking in Normandy, the Loire Valley and then finishing up with a couple of days at Disneyland Paris.
So sorry this TR is done, but with at least two more coming this summer the wait will be worth it! Still have a bit more to finish on the final leg of your 2009 trip to the US so that will tide me over.
So sorry this TR is done, but with at least two more coming this summer the wait will be worth it! Still have a bit more to finish on the final leg of your 2009 trip to the US so that will tide me over.
Don't worry - there won't be long to wait. If you look at my countdown, you'll see we're now less than two weeks out from our France road trip...
I was really behind, but now I've finally finished! Great finish! Thanks so much for taking us along on your journey! Looking forward to the next one, which is right around the corner.
I've finally finished reading your TR. Wow! What an amazing trip (and ya'll really racked up the milage) with beautiful scenery and buildings. Thanks for sharing your trip with us-
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That cathedral sure is something. Wow! And, oh how my friend hated Saturdays!!! It was the only day of the week to get all of their shopping done and she said it was just insane. Although she did appreciate the family time on Sundays, it got really annoying with all the rushing on Saturdays!!! Lindt chocolate. 
Soooo jealous you were there!!! That's probably my favorite chocolate - ever!!! 
That bunny on the factory building is too cute!!!
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