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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Hi all! I know this has been asked, but what grocery stores are close by? We are staying at the FW Cabins and would like to stop for groceries.... I have never done it before and not sure where everything is. we are going to do it in the am on arrival, so hopefully we will not have to get out again.
I am planning on having my 5 day cooler, and lots of ice, so I know it will be ok, but will they let me check it at the desk to keep it inside, not in the hot car?
Gathering Goodies • Walt Disney World check this out and see if it helps. ive never bought groceries before but I checked on this out of curiosity. We are flying in this week and our driver is taking us by Publix to get bottled water, etc. Have a wonderful trip!
holy cow! that is an awesome thread!!!! thanks so much!
and hello to another tennessean! I wish I was flying, but my party is a bunch of chickens! so, it's 14 hours in the car for me! ( wonder if I can fly and let them drive, another day for me!! hhhehhhe!)
holy cow! that is an awesome thread!!!! thanks so much!
and hello to another tennessean! I wish I was flying, but my party is a bunch of chickens! so, it's 14 hours in the car for me! ( wonder if I can fly and let them drive, another day for me!! hhhehhhe!)
There are lots of TN people on here! Im really surprised! We usually drive too (11 hours for us) but with gas for a suburban it wasnt that much more for us to fly this time with a special out of Knoxville with Allegiant Air ($59 each way). Last year, there were 7 of us in the Suburban shoulder to shoulder for 11 hours. NOT FUN! I just focus on "we will be at Disney soon" to try to keep my patience. I hate driving but it gets me where I am going, so I can deal with it. Where is Columbia? I live in Maryville, right outside Knoxville (go Big Orange!).
PS See thread TN Meet October 11th. A bunch of us are going to meet in Nashville!
Hi all! I know this has been asked, but what grocery stores are close by? We are staying at the FW Cabins and would like to stop for groceries.... I have never done it before and not sure where everything is. we are going to do it in the am on arrival, so hopefully we will not have to get out again.
I am planning on having my 5 day cooler, and lots of ice, so I know it will be ok, but will they let me check it at the desk to keep it inside, not in the hot car?
thanks all so much!!!
as well as all on site shopping there is a wal-mart that is opened 24 hours 7days that is where i do most of my shopping .
We go to Super Target and Walmart on 192 in Kissimmee. It's easier for us because we drive too. It is only a few minutes from the resorts. Really easy to get to and back. Also there are a lot of fast food restaurants on that road too if you don't want to eat in the parks.
I don't like the long ride either, but I'm glad I do have a car when we get there.
We are headed there this Friday!! The first night we are staying in Kissimmee to get our snacks and get some rest before checking in early Saturday morning.
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