Forums Closed
|
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
|
|
Welcome! We're happy you've found the PassPorter Community -- the friendliest place to plan your vacation to Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland, and the world in general! You are now viewing the PassPorter Message Board Community as a guest, which gives you limited access. As our guest, feel free to browse our messages by selecting the forum you want to visit from the list below.
To post messages and ask questions, join our FREE community today and you'll get access to tools and resources not available to guests, such as our vacation countown timers, "living" avatars, private messaging system, database searches, downloads, and a special PassPorter discount code. Registration is fast, simple, and completely free. Just click the Join Our Community link.
If you think you've already joined, log in below now. If you don't remember your member name or password, please visit our Member Name and Password Recovery page. You are also welcome to contact us.
|
 |
|
07-18-2006, 11:59 PM
|
#1
|
|
Tinkerbell's Aunt
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: McHenry IL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,254
|
Maybe Mom does know something!
Sean, my DS20, will be transfering to a 4 year college this fall (Elmhurst College). He spent the last 2 years at our local community college and had a fabulous experience. The school is only 20 miles away, but we wanted him to live on campus to get the "full college experience".
When we visited a year ago the person we talked to in the admissions office mentioned that they were always looking for people with Sean's qualifications to be resident advisors in the dorms. I had been an RA in college and it was a great experience. I tried to talk him into applying, but Mom doesn't know anything [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] and he had no interest.
Fast forward one year. The plans he had for a roommate fell through (as I had warned him they would). I love the friend he wanted to room with, but from things the friend had said, plus my knowing the family situation I didn't think it would work out. Again, Mom didn't know anything. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
Suddenly faced with no place to live and the prospect of living at home and commuting, he thought he might like to apply for an RA position. Luckily they still had 2 openings. In the last 2 weeks he applied, got 3 letters of recommendation and was interviewed twice. We just found out that he got one of the positions! Maybe Mom isn't so dumb after all! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/whistling2.gif[/img] So far I've kept from saying I told you so. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
The good news - he gets a single room in the dorm he wanted (its the newest one and has individually controlled central air) and best of all he gets free room and board! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
The bad news - he has move in on August 7 - 3 weeks from today for 3 weeks of training! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] I thought we had 6 weeks to get him ready. We went out tonight to do some shopping. Guess that will be my focus for the next few weeks. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
07-19-2006, 12:03 AM
|
#2
|
|
Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
|
Re: Maybe Mom does know something!
Congrats!!!
|
|
|
|
|
07-19-2006, 12:11 AM
|
#3
|
Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Orange, Texas
Posts: 3,717
|
Re: Maybe Mom does know something!
Congratulations!!
Don't you just love it when Mom is right?!?!?
|
|
|
|
|
07-19-2006, 01:51 AM
|
#4
|
PassPorter Message Board Manager
 PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
|
Re: Maybe Mom does know something!
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] Sean!
|
|
|
|
|
07-19-2006, 05:22 AM
|
#5
|
Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 13,817
|
Re: Maybe Mom does know something!
Congratulations!
|
|
|
|
|
07-19-2006, 06:19 AM
|
#6
|
|
The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 22,002
|
Re: Maybe Mom does know something!
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img] [b]Congratulations!!
|
|
|
|
|
07-19-2006, 07:39 AM
|
#7
|
|
RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
|
Re: Maybe Mom does know something!
Congrats to Sean [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] What a great accomplishment [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img] See, Mom does know best [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
|
07-19-2006, 07:42 AM
|
#8
|
Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Guilford, CT
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 6,938
|
Re: Maybe Mom does know something!
Mom is always right! Congrats to your son.
|
|
|
|
|
07-19-2006, 07:54 AM
|
#9
|
Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 404
|
Re: Maybe Mom does know something!
Congratulations! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
|
07-19-2006, 08:32 AM
|
#10
|
Community Rank: Navigator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Davidsonville, MD
Posts: 6,563
|
Re: Maybe Mom does know something!
I spend my days holding in the "I told you so's", because you can only think it, not say it!
Good job mom!
|
|
|
|
|
07-19-2006, 09:05 AM
|
#11
|
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 36,592
|
Re: Maybe Mom does know something!
It all sounds so exciting!!
|
|
|
|
|
07-19-2006, 09:05 AM
|
#12
|
Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 13,176
|
Re: Maybe Mom does know something!
Congrats! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
|
07-19-2006, 10:39 AM
|
#13
|
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 3,470
|
Re: Maybe Mom does know something!
WoW! So it takes til the 3rd year of College for 'em to figure it out!!! I've got a long wait yet!!!
|
|
|
|
|
07-19-2006, 10:48 AM
|
#14
|
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Montana
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,499
|
Re: Maybe Mom does know something!
It never hurts to put the bug in his ear about choices! Congrats to him for getting the position! College was such a fun time, I'm sure he'll be a great RA! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
|
07-19-2006, 11:04 AM
|
#15
|
Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chicago suburbs
Posts: 5,714
|
Re: Maybe Mom does know something!
I loved being an RA and have recommended it to some relatives' kids recently. I'm sure when my own are that age they won't listen to me either! Good luck on the whirlwind shopping and getting ready. What an exciting time of life!
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
About This Page: 
Like
Thank
Pixie Dust
Linear Mode
