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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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As some of you know by some of my posts, we are goin to Disney for our "Disneymoon" we love, love Disney and what better place to have our honeymoon!!! Anyhoos...........I would love some ideas on some surprises that I can do or have arranged while we are there for my soon to be DH!!! I plan on having our Travel agent tell Disney Dinning on all our ressies that it is our honeymoon and hope they do something for that as well! Any ideas would be great!! As I am making all our dinning plans now so that I have them when time to call!! (yes I plan VERY early)
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Me and Cole in the Sears Tower Skydeck, 103 floors up, in a glass box hanging off the side!
--a fireworks cruise
--a special treat delivered by the Disney Florist (I think they have honeymoon package that includes rose petals on the bed and some other surprises)
--special cake delivered to one of your meals
--private dinner at the Grand Floridian
--chocolate covered strawberries delivered to your room
--a fireworks cruise
--a special treat delivered by the Disney Florist (I think they have honeymoon package that includes rose petals on the bed and some other surprises)
--special cake delivered to one of your meals
--private dinner at the Grand Floridian
--chocolate covered strawberries delivered to your room
Have fun!
That's pretty much what I was going to suggest as well. Also, there are carriage rides you can book at Port Orleans, that might be another option?
The GF Spa has a couples massage that's wonderful. In fact, they will even come to your room and do a couples instructional massage. I'm notsure but I think the in room can only be done at the GF but you can get a regular couples massage at the spa itself.
We're fond of having a private dining picnic lunch packed and taking a pontoon boat out for an afternoon on Bay Lake & Seven Seas Lagoon....very relaxing. You don't have to just have sandwiches either...they will pack up anything you want.
You should also mark this occasion with a private photo session. These will make a beautiful momento of this landmark trip!
My DH and I went to Disney for our honeymoon in 2009. I had arranged for Disney Florist to deliver Mickey's Grand Welcome when we were at Universal. He was so suprised to see that Mickey Mouse has come into the room to personally welcome us. This year, I had Memories by Betsy deliver a basket to our room to celebrate our 1st anniversary. We also requested the same room we had on our honeymoon.
My DH and I went to Disney for our honeymoon in 2009. I had arranged for Disney Florist to deliver Mickey's Grand Welcome when we were at Universal. He was so suprised to see that Mickey Mouse has come into the room to personally welcome us. This year, I had Memories by Betsy deliver a basket to our room to celebrate our 1st anniversary. We also requested the same room we had on our honeymoon.
WOW! That is a great idea too!!! Looking into that as well!!!
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Me and Cole in the Sears Tower Skydeck, 103 floors up, in a glass box hanging off the side!
When DH and I were at Disney for our honeymoon almost 20 yrs ago.. .. one of my favorite memories is simple, and free.... walking around Epcot's World Showcase at night. We had a lovely dinner at Italy, then roamed around WS and then watched Illuminations ( was it Illuminations back then??). It was a wonderful evening that didn't cost us anything extra. We still love doing that today, of course now we have our FOUR kids walking with us!!! Enjoy!!!
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