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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Thank you so much!! They are wonderful!! Do I just right click and save from your photobucket page? Please feel free to say no but Linda wants a name fill of Tinkerbell now that she saw the others. Is there anyway I can pay you something or do something for you? Thank you again!!
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.
Thank you so much!! They are wonderful!! Do I just right click and save from your photobucket page? Please feel free to say no but Linda wants a name fill of Tinkerbell now that she saw the others. Is there anyway I can pay you something or do something for you? Thank you again!!
Hi again, click on the thumbnail which will take you to my Photobucket account. Once there use the download button in the drop down list at the top of the image and save it. You'll get the full image size. Here is your other request.
Debbie with Tangled
Arturo with Cars
Arturo with Grumpy
Thanks,
Debbie
Hi Debbie, just to be sure...are these all name fills or character bubbles? The second part looks like name fills to me but not so sure about the first part. Sorry...just don't want to send you something you didn't want.
Hi Debbie, just to be sure...are these all name fills or character bubbles? The second part looks like name fills to me but not so sure about the first part. Sorry...just don't want to send you something you didn't want.
Debbie with Tangled
Arturo with Cars
Arturo with Grumpy
Thanks,
Debbie
Hi Debbie, Except for Cars I didn't have nealy enough images to spell out your family name so I went a different route. I found some cool wallpapers and used the scene rathe than separate letters. Let me know what you think? Here are your requests.Just noticed that I'm missing Grumpy...be right back.
I was wondering if you have a bottlecap image like this one as I wanted to make some bottlecap magnets with the DCL logo or any other bottlecap images?
Hi! I'm trying to surprise our DGrandson and his soon to be wife with some things to put on their cabin door as they are having a cruisin' honeymoon!
Could you do one with the black mickey bubble with red rose petals in it with the names Anthony and Kelly in the ears and around the mickey rings the words "A Dream of a Honeymoon"? (If there isn't room around the rings it can be put under the bubble).
Also, the shadow of mickey and minnie holding hands with the starfish in the upper corner and their initials in red (A K)?
I was wondering if you have a bottlecap image like this one as I wanted to make some bottlecap magnets with the DCL logo or any other bottlecap images?
Hi Debi, I have several bottlecap images. DCL, Characters, Pirate gold and princesses. Let me know what you need and I'll be happy to post them.
Hi! I'm trying to surprise our DGrandson and his soon to be wife with some things to put on their cabin door as they are having a cruisin' honeymoon!
Could you do one with the black mickey bubble with red rose petals in it with the names Anthony and Kelly in the ears and around the mickey rings the words "A Dream of a Honeymoon"? (If there isn't room around the rings it can be put under the bubble).
Also, the shadow of mickey and minnie holding hands with the starfish in the upper corner and their initials in red (A K)?
Thanks!
Hello there, so sorry for the delay, here are your requests.
Hi there, thank you for your patience...here are your requests.
LOVE THEM!!!! Thankyou .... I was wondering though if you could change the Grumpy on a bit though - the "Grumpy" inside the R looks a little blurry - do you maybe have a different one? If it is not too much trouble.
Thanks sooooooooo much!
Hi Debi, I have several bottlecap images. DCL, Characters, Pirate gold and princesses. Let me know what you need and I'll be happy to post them.
Thanks so much! I am interested in DCL and if you have anything that is for the Magic. We are sailing our first disney cruise on 8/17 out of NYC on the 8 night bahamas itinerary and are super excited!!! (also, if you have anything sailor mickey) Thanks again!!
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.