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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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I was having a look at the most visited US cities in the world - you can find anything on Google these days! - and found this list from Forbes. Of these, how many have you visited? You should be able to say at least one!
1) Orlando
2) New York
3) Chicago
4) Anaheim/Orange County
5) Miami
6) Las Vegas
7) Atlanta
8) Houston
9) Philadelphia
10) San Diego
1) Orlando - yes, lots of times!
2) New York - yes, about five times now
3) Chicago - yes, twice
4) Anaheim/Orange County - yes, four times
5) Miami - yes, once
6) Las Vegas - yes, twice
7) Atlanta - not yet
8) Houston - not yet
9) Philadelphia - yes, twice
10) San Diego - yes, once
Not bad for a non-American, just two to visit to complete the list!
Interesting! I've been to most of them, though I'd like to spend some leisure time in New York. I used to go there quite often for work and would sometimes have an extra day or weekend to spend on my own. But I'd love to take the family there for a visit.
1) Orlando -- 11 times
2) New York -- many times, though always for work and not pleasure
3) Chicago -- probably 5 or 6 times, only once for vacation & the rest for work
4) Anaheim/Orange County -- twice
5) Miami -- not made it here yet
6) Las Vegas -- once and that was enough
7) Atlanta -- not yet
8) Houston -- I live here!
9) Philadelphia -- twice
10) San Diego -- not yet, other than passing through the airport
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1) Orlando - many times - maybe 15 now?
2) New York - too many to count
3) Chicago - yes
4) Anaheim/Orange County - yes
5) Miami - landed at airport, does that count?
6) Las Vegas - yes
7) Atlanta - yes
8) Houston - not yet!
9) Philadelphia - yes
10) San Diego - yes
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All but Philadelphia and Miami.
Houston and Atlanta was just airports but I had some fun on the ride around the airport so that gotta count.
Last count was 2 countries and 31 states and Washington DC.
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1) Orlando - Yes
2) New York - Yes
3) Chicago - No
4) Anaheim/Orange County - No
5) Miami - No
6) Las Vegas - No
7) Atlanta - No
8) Houston - No
9) Philadelphia - Yes
10) San Diego - No
1) Orlando Yes.
2) New York Yes.
3) Chicago Airport only.
4) Anaheim/Orange County Yes.
5) Miami Yes.
6) Las Vegas Airport only.
7) Atlanta Airport only.
8) Houston No.
9) Philadelphia I think we went when I was a kid, but I don't remember much.
10) San Diego Yes
1) Orlando---Yes!
2) New York ---No
3) Chicago --Yes
4) Anaheim/Orange County ---Yes
5) Miami ---No
6) Las Vegas ---Yes
7) Atlanta ---Yes
8) Houston ---No
9) Philadelphia ---No
10) San Diego---Yes
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1) Orlando - Yes, a few times...
2) New York - No, but at the top of my list...
3) Chicago - No...
4) Anaheim/Orange County - No, not yet...
5) Miami - Yes, as a child...
6) Las Vegas - No, but will be there this summer
7) Atlanta - Yes, a lot given that I live just over an hour away
8) Houston - Yes, a few times...
9) Philadelphia - No...
10) San Diego - No, not yet...
I've been to all of them but Miami and Las Vegas. The Miami thing makes me chuckle (that I haven't been there) because I lived in Tampa for 13 yrs! I guess I never went southeast when I lived there. LOL As for Las Vegas, I've never had the slightest interest in going there, so I guess it'll be off my list for a while. Do I get bonus points for having lived in #10?
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