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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Starting April 20th they will not be at Epcot. And I was just online looking at ADR's last night trying to get Akershus early in June - no luck. I am so happy right now!!
Now, I suppose there is a possibility that they could have them at Akershus at some point as well, just nothing announced yet. That would make sense to me since it's in Norway, but what do I know
You are most welcome Miss Jennifer!!!!! I have been like a kid at Christmas all morning!!! I make my FP+ selections in 19 days and this will be my first one!
Starting April 20th they will not be at Epcot. And I was just online looking at ADR's last night trying to get Akershus early in June - no luck. I am so happy right now!!
Too bad you're not going in late July!! The ressie would've been all yours!!
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Now, I suppose there is a possibility that they could have them at Akershus at some point as well, just nothing announced yet. That would make sense to me since it's in Norway, but what do I know
Hmmm... you could be right!! Maybe I should keep that ressie after all!
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Wonderful news! Thanks Ladyt! We do have an ADR in Norway (that we're going to keep) but looks like I'll have to look into a FP+ for Fairytale Hall.
Ok, so tried to add some FP+ in the MK for a day we had no existing FP+. The Fairytale Hall princess M&G's are all listed but they all say "STANDBY AVAILABLE" but you cannot click on them - and this all of the M&G's -Anna & Elsa, Rapunzel, Cinderella etc. I'm wondering if they are not yet available to reserve? I tried on another day and all of the Fairytale Princess Hall M&G were not even listed (so I figure there are none available for that day)? The dates I am looking at are for the week of 4/20 so it will be a brand new experience. Confused.....????
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I got a fp+ for Anna and Elsa in May. It did say when I chose my fp that the other meet and greets (Cinderella and rapunzel) are available for standby only, you were not able to make fp reservations for them. So I'm assuming they are using up all the fp to meet the high demand of Anna and Elsa. Just wanted to pass that along!
FastPass is now available for this but so far only on weekdays and only between 12:00 and 5:00. I just got my FastPass for 4/23.
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I actually kept trying and based on advice from another board, I split up my party into 2 groups and was able to make FP for 4/21 but earlier than you listed - at 10:20am. I did read somewhere that they are only available until 5pm.
*whew* Planning a Disney trip has become so much more work these days! Too much stress! LOL
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