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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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 admit, I am a habitual planner. I will also admit I am an absolute nut!
That being said, I am contemplating wearing a costume to MNSSHP--my mother (65) wants to dress as Mr. Smee (she wanted Lady Tremaine but was afraid she couldn't keep a straight face).
I'm not the pretty, dress up as a princess or someone nice type person. But I also don't want to dress up as something everyone else will.
So, my questions are:
Who do you recommend as a good dress-up villain or not so nice person (maybe the lady from the Rescuers)?
We dress up when we get the chance to go! It is so much fun! There were all kinds of costumes when we were there and it was great to see everyone...not just the kids...having a blast trick-or-treating!
I think it would be fun to dress as a villain...we were all pirates the last time we went, except for DD who was Ariel.
Did they have costumes there for you to get or did you have to get yours ahead of time... I am contemplating making one but I do not know if I will have time with working FT, going to school FT, and then having my Aspie son....
Absolutely dress up!!! It makes is so much more fun. I just wore and old red dress with white polka dots, and then found (on eBay) a Minnie mouse headband with white gloves. It wasn't an official Minnie Mouse costume, but it sure looked the part! Plus, my girls thought it was great that I was dressed up too.
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If I can make one suggestion -- October in Florida is still very, very hot. Even the evenings.
I would actually recommend the "coolest" costume you can manage. Also, consider how hard it will be to transport a bulky costume and how it will affect your touring and ride riding.
Personally, I love costumes that can be done with a simple t-shirt and some accessories. (Mr. Smee would be a great choice for that!)
If I can make one suggestion -- October in Florida is still very, very hot. Even the evenings.
I would actually recommend the "coolest" costume you can manage. Also, consider how hard it will be to transport a bulky costume and how it will affect your touring and ride riding.
Personally, I love costumes that can be done with a simple t-shirt and some accessories. (Mr. Smee would be a great choice for that!)
Good luck!
Eileen
That was one of my other questions. I didn't want a "long" dress because of getting in and out of rides. I'm typically a cold person when the sun goes down but I'll definitely be keeping this in mind!
I don't want to be too scary (i.e. the evil queen as a hag), but I definitely want to be one of the villains.... I'm such an evil person!
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we are also looking for good ideas for adults.
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