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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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04-08-2003, 04:16 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Palmetto, FL
Posts: 177
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Does Anyone Know About Dream Makers?
We are going to Disney in August and I would like to know if anyone has done the Dream Maker packages with add-ons? We have done the Platinum Plan and are wondering how others have found this package to be. Thank you so much. Looking forward to August 4th, 2003. Only 117 days to go!!
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04-08-2003, 07:22 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 4,148
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Re: Does Anyone Know About Dream Makers?
We did the "Silver Plan" package and discovered very early that we'd made a mistake. I didn't mind having things all paid for in advance,in fact,that was the big draw,it's just that there is TOO MUCH FOOD! Can anyone sit and eat 3 full meals per day at WDW?!!The plan with 2 meals/wishes/day would be fine!
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04-08-2003, 10:25 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Evansville, IN
Posts: 590
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Re: Does Anyone Know About Dream Makers?
The Gold plan pays for meals, the Silver plan gives you wishes to use however you want. I couldn't see myself eating that much either though. Though I've since found the packages to be a bit overpriced, I'm not down on them. Last year we did the plan equal to the silver and milked it for what it was worth. I think I would have a hard time getting my "money's worth" out of the Platinum plan.
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04-09-2003, 01:57 PM
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Community Rank: Tourist
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: MS
Posts: 24
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Re: Does Anyone Know About Dream Makers?
I'm going to be there the same week in August on my honeymoon [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] We have the Platinum plan too and are staying in the Contempary. Which resort did you pick?
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04-10-2003, 05:42 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Palmetto, FL
Posts: 177
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Re: Does Anyone Know About Dream Makers?
Hey Ahira,
We will be across the 7 Seas Lagoon at the Grand Floridian. I hope you have a wonderful honeymoon. [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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04-13-2003, 09:01 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Poconos, PA
Posts: 8
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Re: Does Anyone Know About Dream Makers?
We just did the gold package in March. We loved it and plan to do it again. We didn't use half the benefits of it and didn't eat 3 meals a day and still made out. We chose the more expensive restaraunts and averaged about $50-$60 a person per meal.
These plans are great if you will not be spending all your time going from attraction to attraction.
Spend some time on tours, Cirque, some good meals and some recreation and you will get more than your money's worth out of them.
If you want to go as cheaply as possible...then the packages are not for you. As an adult couple we enjoyed eating at nice places without the sticker shock of the bill....after all it is already paid for. I believe I figured it out once and you would need to eat about $30 worth of food at each meal. We could do that at the food courts....lol
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