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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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01-02-2006, 11:04 AM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Henniker, New Hampshire
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Looking for TR\'s and advice from people who\'ve been to DLP
My wife an I are looking to do a trip in September to Disneyland Paris...any advice or directions? We are long time disney fans and thought this would be a great adults only trip for our 10th anniversary...
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01-02-2006, 11:30 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
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Re: Looking for TR\'s and advice from people who\'ve been to DLP
Disneyland Paris would be a great getaway - perhaps combined with a trip to Paris or London or even both? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
We went in September 2003 and had a great time - you can read our trip report here
If there's anything else you'd like to know, then post away and I'll do my best to help! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] |
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01-02-2006, 07:05 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Henniker, New Hampshire
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Re: Looking for TR\'s and advice from people who\'ve been to DLP
What a great post! I'm just about on day 2....
this is just what I was looking for...thanks so much!
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01-02-2006, 10:50 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Henniker, New Hampshire
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Re: Looking for TR\'s and advice from people who\'ve been to DLP
I just finished the post...really great.
It looks like DLP is offering a good deal on buy 3 nights, get one free...if you book before March this year for travel in September.
We were looking at where to stay...I liked the disneyland hotel and newport bay...what was your feeling on the hotel? Disneyland hotel looks pretty cool right there at the gate...
my wife and I are pretty much into the rides and being at the park...so the closer we could be [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Any thoughts?
thanks again!
Brian
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01-03-2006, 12:22 AM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
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Re: Looking for TR\'s and advice from people who\'ve been to DLP
Karen (BritDisFan) has also been and written a TR (they stayed at the DLP Sequoia Lodge) . . .
BritDisFan's "Ooh-La-La" report
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Sounds like a great way to spend your anniversary! I hope to be able to visit DLP someday as well! |
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01-03-2006, 01:33 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: Looking for TR\'s and advice from people who\'ve been to DLP
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We were looking at where to stay...I liked the disneyland hotel and newport bay...what was your feeling on the hotel? Disneyland hotel looks pretty cool right there at the gate...thanks again!
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We enjoyed staying at the Newport Bay - it's about a ten to fifteen minute walk from the parks, but it's a pleasant walk and I loved the way that it was in front of the lake - we had a lake view and that was lovely.
My feeling on the Disneyland Hotel was that it was very much like the Grand Floridian - quite formal in style. We went inside and that theme carried on inside. I think if you're comfortable with that, it would be a great place to stay. We aren't fans of the Grand Floridian, because we feel it is too formal.
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