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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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 have a pair of black Mary Janes, a pair of black flip flops and have red Disney ones on the way. I also have a Mickey Jibbitz on my Mary Janes. I thought I would never wear them, but they're just so darned comfortable! Now I want the tye-dye Mary Janes! I was bummed because I tried the ballerina flats but they didn't fit...one size was too big and the other too small. Unlike the regular Crocs styles, the ballerina flats are meant to fit like regular shoes.
My mom and aunt both work in doctor's offices and they wear them to work all the time. I think my mom has 5 pair.
I wore my crocs when we were at DL over Christmas and my feet were not sore at all, I also wear them at work everyday and the are wonderful!!! I used to think they were ugly but they have grown on me - now they kind of make me happy
I was anti Croc until I tried them on- they really are comfortable. I bought a pair- not Disney because they didnt have them at Dicks. I've been wearing them back and forth to work so I can leave my nurses shoes there (keeps them nice longer)
That would be a "not" for me. I think they are horribly ugly and old-lady-like. I also can't stand closed-toe footwear, so would never buy the original closed-toe ones.
There are plenty of sandals out there that are very comfortable AND look good. I'll stick with those!
BTW - I have a pair of clogs from Sweden that all the anesthesiologists/nurses are ga-ga crazy over because they're on their feet all day and all. I don't know how they find them comfortable, as after being on them more than a short time, they really aren't comfortable! But they are all nuts about them and my mother likes her pair, too - so weird! (My father bought a pair for my mother and a pair for me when he was at an anesthesiology conference and they were the booth next to his - and were the busiest booth at the whole conference, never a down time for them!)
At least they look better than Crocs, though, and aren't rubber/plastic! My clogs are leopard print!
When the croc store first came to our area I thought they were terribly ugly. My sister bought a pair of pink ones and I made fun of them. A couple years ago though I had poison ivy on my heels and my niece brought me some crocs knowing how comfy they are and that they would not rub on my heels. Now, I love them. They are really comfy and easy to clean! My son (8) also has a pair and really likes them. They protect his toes more than open toed sandles and they are great for the pool/beach. He is hard on shoes, he has worn them for 2 years and they still look great.
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and my niece brought me some crocs knowing how comfy they are and that they would not rub on my heels. Now, I love them. They are really comfy and easy to clean! My son (8) also has a pair and really likes them. They protect his toes more than open toed sandles and they are great for the pool/beach. He is hard on shoes, he has worn them for 2 years and they still look great.
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