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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Hi! I'm new to the message boards,but feel as if I know everyone allready!WOW! what a great group!I've found many helpful tirs here. Vacationing for 13 wonderful days in Disney Decmber 1-13,2001. Will December ever come?
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Welcome Disneyfamily.....I have to admit that I didn't catch your typo, I read it like you meant it Hee Hee. Where will you stay in December and who is going with you? -HiddenMickey
How is this - we're both from Mass. and both going on Dec. 1, 2001. Wouldn't it be funny if we had the same flight to Orlando? DH, SIL & BIL (twins), niece and I are staying at SoG Dec. 1-8. Who's going in your family and where are you staying?
Welcome! December will be here before you know it! Have great fun planning and keep us posted as to what you will be doing on your trip! ºoº
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The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all. Mulan
June 1991-stayed outside of Disney
Sept 1998-WL (honeymoon)
Dec 1-10, 2000 CBR ºoº
Hello Everyone, The Disney travelers include myself, DH Jim, DD Kristen, DS Jimmy the DD is 10 and the DS is 8. We are staying at the Poly for 5 nights, then the Disney Wonder for 3 nights then we originally booked a 3 bedroom pool home for 3 nights (we stayed in the pool home last December 2-12, 2000 )but I never want to leave!!!! We booked an additional 2 nights for a total of 5 nights. 13 days in all!!!! I've cruised before with DH on Royal Carribean, but the kids have never cruised. We have been to Disney in 1994, 1996, 2000.Is it too early to pack yet???? In exactly 9 months from tommorrow, We're going to Disney world!!!!
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It just does not seem fair that I am only minutes away from Disney Family and Tinkerose
(Nashua NH) and I have to wait till 2002!
Have a wonderful trip - it's so enjoyable to read the trip reports but just as fun to read the planning and packing! The PassPorter is
just like a huge drive in window - "Mouse Giggles to Go Please!"
My DH, DS(will be turning 2 on Dec. 5, 2001--Walt's birthday), and myself will be there also in December! We will be staying at the Contemporary from Dec. 2 to the 15th. I don't know if I can wait nine more months, but I guess I have no choice. That's okay, planning is half the fun. Happy planning to everyone!!
Disney Family - We are staying at the Beach Club for a week and yes, it is our anniversary.
I have been away from the boards for a week and feel like I have missed so much! I need to read and catch up on everything!
I have already installed that little program on my computer (Disney Time) and I write the best of the best reviews that one can always find here. I then use my PassPorter to record
what I can actually do. It is hard to eat dinner at 25 different places in one night!
Enjoy your trip and the 25 inches of snow!
Jo Anne
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Hee Hee. Where will you stay in December and who is going with you? -HiddenMickey
is this - we're both from Mass. and both going on Dec. 1, 2001. Wouldn't it be funny if we had the same flight to Orlando? DH, SIL & BIL (twins), niece and I are staying at SoG Dec. 1-8. Who's going in your family and where are you staying? 
December will be here before you know it! Have great fun planning and keep us posted as to what you will be doing on your trip! ºoº
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