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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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 question about the good neighbor resorts. I was looking at all of them and some of them charge transportation fees and some do not. If we do not stay on property we want to stay as close as possible. We have not been to Disneyland at all. Disney World a couple of times, but never Disneyland. Which good neighbor hotel is close enough to walk to the park from. Like a stroll, not a mile hike. Is there a hotel close, or almost inside the Downtown Disney area? If not, the closest to the Disneyland area. I don't want to pay shuttle cost but the best case would be to be able to step out of our hotel and walk to the park in a relatively short amount of time.
Thanks for all your help,
racreel
Unlike WDW, lodging can be sketchy in DLR. The closest places to stay are motels on Harbor Blvd. You can walk easily from those places. We're a bit picky when it comes to lodging and tend to stay in a hotel with full amenities. This means we find ourselves taking shuttles to and from the resort. The transportation fees are for the ART shuttles that go throughout the resort on various routes. They only charge for 10 years old and older. Anaheim Resort Transit It has been our experience that the rates for the "walking-distance" motels is often higher than the hotels, especially in peak seasons. Many of the local hotels also have free shuttle service, either their own buses or contracted buses. We use shuttles to and from the park and find them convenient. On occasion, we've taken a cab because we didn't plan our return, and it only comes out to about $8 for all of us.
Using the hotel shuttles takes less time than even the buses at WDW!
My wife and I have stayed at the RAMADA INN MAIN GATE. It is just across the street and you can walk to DLR in about 10 minutes, if you hit the traffice light just right. HAHAHA.
We live in San Diego so drive up there. Have no need for the shuttles but if you go the the Disneyland web site Disneyland Resort - Detecting Browser Properties . . .
and then click on 'maps' then click on "Good Neighbor Hotels" (lower right corner) you will see which hotels/motels are within walking distance.
Good luck and by all means, ENJOY YOUR STAY AND HAVE FUN
We stayed at the Caresoul--almost right across the street from the entrance to Disneyland. There are a lot of motels very close and we found no need to take a shuttle except to the airport. Good luck.
You might want to go to this post http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...-area-map.html and click on the link to Bret's Map...it shows all the hotels surrounding DisneyLand. It should give you an idea as to what is available and what is close. Hope this helps!
We have stayed at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, the Crowne Plaza, the Hyatt Regency Orange County, Hilton Anaheim and a short stay at Carousel Inn a few years ago. CI was not horrible, just not for us.
I have a question about the good neighbor resorts. I was looking at all of them and some of them charge transportation fees and some do not. If we do not stay on property we want to stay as close as possible. We have not been to Disneyland at all. Disney World a couple of times, but never Disneyland. Which good neighbor hotel is close enough to walk to the park from. Like a stroll, not a mile hike. Is there a hotel close, or almost inside the Downtown Disney area? If not, the closest to the Disneyland area. I don't want to pay shuttle cost but the best case would be to be able to step out of our hotel and walk to the park in a relatively short amount of time.
Thanks for all your help,
racreel
There are many hotels on Harbor within walking distance to the main gate. Best Western Park Place inn, Desert Inn and Suites, Del Sol. AT the cross walk. Closer than staying on property.
jan
I highly recommend the ANABELLA HOTEL (it is a good neighboor hotel) 1030 W Katella Ave - Anaheim, CA, United States 92802
Area Attractions
Disneyland Park - Across The Street
Disney's California Adventure - Across The Street
Downtown Disney - Across The Street
We stayed there and loved it. Literally a block away! and they upgraded us at check in. Have fun...you are in for a treat going to DL
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