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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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 then got back on the bus at 6:50 to head to our hotel (in the 17e arrondissement) hotel Campanile Berthier Clichy. Arrive at the hotel at 7:25pm went to our room. at 7:50 i went to check the area with the chinese girls for something to eat, but i didn't like the area at all. they decided to eat at a burger place, but i didn't i don't like burgers, but i just found the place dirty and again i didn't like the area and i just didn't feel comfortable eating there so i came back to my room for a snack because i was hungry. I had a cinnamon snow ball that i had bought in Germany. then i went to the lobby for the optional excursion, the cabaret. the bus left at 8:50 to the cabaret Le Paradis Latin in the latin quarter. (1/2 hour drive). the show started at 9:35, we got a glass of champagne included. it finished at 11:15, we got back to the hotel at midnight. i went to bed at 12:15
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Wow, you have been busy while I've been away. Great updates and wonderful photos - you're bringing back a lot of wonderful memories from all these places for me!
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Wow, you have been busy while I've been away. Great updates and wonderful photos - you're bringing back a lot of wonderful memories from all these places for me!
WOW Anne, you are moving along quickly! I also experienced some awesome memories from our month touring Europe but we didnt make it to Switzerland or France so I am living vicariously! Looks like you are having an awesome times...love all the pics
i got up at 6:30 showered then had breakfast (OJ, 2 cafe au lait, one cappucino, one container of yogurt, bowl of yogurt and granola and fruits, 2 chocolate croissants, 2 cheeses, 2 crepes with strawberries), then went back to my room. i had a headache so i took Advil. we got on the bus at 8:30 for the included sightseeing tour of Paris. we left at 8:35. we headed to the city centre, everything on the north side is the right bank and everything on the south side is the left bank. we drove by the opera house, Louvres, conciergerie (former King's palace used as a prison where Marie Antoinette was held), La prefecture (police station), the holy chapel, the student quarters, the Sorbonne university. We stopped at Notre Dame at 9am. we went inside, we took pictures.
we then walked to the bus and it left at 10:05. we drove by the Blvd St Michel, the formal royal mint, the French Academy, Paris Fine Art School, 37 bridges in the city, the musee d'Orsey, palace of legion of honor, Concorde Bridge, Palais Bourbon 18th century, the Concorde square (the largest square in Paris, 19th century quai d'Orsey, Grand Palais 19the century les Invalides (Louis IVX) to house the soldiers, Napoleon the 1st is buried here, the Musee du Rodin, the military school, the Unesco building the Eiffel Tower built in 1889, 1000 feet high, 7000 tons, when built, it was the highest building in the world. Stop at 10:25 for a photo stop at the Eiffel Tower.
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.
it was freezing in Paris that day, it was cloudy, windy and cold, even though the weather was 17 degree celsius, it felt colder than that. the bus left at 10:40, we drove by Sydney square, the Australian empassy, the Chaillot Palace, the statue of George Washington, Arc de Triomphe, les Champs Elisees, Concorde Square, the Statue of General de Gaulles, Eglise de la Madeleine, 200 churches in Paris, Tuileries, Statue of Joan of Arc. the tour finished at 11 at Tuileries. Some of the group were going to the optional excursion at Versailles, i didn't go, i had gone before during a previous trip to Paris so instead i went with the chinese girls and the lady from South Dakota to Champs Elisees for shopping and lunch. we walked to the Champs Elisees. i bought a dress and a blouse. the others bought clothes as well. we stopped for lunch at 2 at George V (coffee milk shake, duck, potatoes, egg plant, tomato). we also went to Louis Vuitton, one of the chinese girls bought a purse, they start at 700 euros ($1000), so i didn't buy one. we took the metro back to our hotel at 4.
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Great updates and wonderful photos - you're bringing back a lot of wonderful memories from all these places for me! 
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