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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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If you are planning a trip anywhere in September 2010, share your dates and plans with us! Here's a sample to give you an idea of what to post:
Destination:
Date: (when you'll be there, arrival to departure)
Adventurers: (who's going with you, their ages, and their experience)
Resort/Hotel: (where you are staying)
Celebration: (why you are going, even if just for R&R)
Meetings: (places you'll be at if others want to join you, plus ways fellow travelers can spot you, such as wearing a PassPorter Pin, etc.)
Feel free to post even if your plans aren't firm -- you're always welcome to return and update us when you've made more plans!
Don't forget to post a trip report when you return in one of our appropriate forums. Happy travels!
Destination: Back to WDW for our 3rd trip! (Yes, this was supposed to be our Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure to see WWoHP - but we've decided to postpone until 2011. )
Date: Sept. 11th - 17th.
Adventurers: Me, 48 - DH, 55 - DDs 12 and 10.
Resort/Hotel: POR
Celebration: We like to celebrate Corinne's birthday, which is in October.
Meetings: Nothing planned yet, but we'd love to visit with some fellow PPers!
Hoping to make it to Disneyland late September 2010 with DH, DD and me!
Stay at HoJo, it's the BEST for my budget!
We want to go because the construction will be *mostly* done at DCA and DH hasn't been to DL since 2003!!
Kirsten
Destination: Walt Disney World (actually a DCL sandwich!) Date: Arriving Sept. 25, checking out Sept. 30 for DCL! (Back in WDW Oct. 3) Adventurers: me (42) this will be my 8th trip!, DH (32) will be his 4th, and DM (84-will be 85) at least 5 trips, but a few more just to EPCOT. Resort/Hotel: Hopefully AKLV and BLT Celebration: will be celebrating my b'day on the cruise, but my mom asked to go to WDW now that we are DVC members and I couldn't say no to my mommy!
Meetings: would love to do a PP meet or two! We did one this last trip and it was GREAT!
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Lori
“I’m in a Disney state of mind……”
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this is an August (mostly) and September trip... so I guess it goes in both?
Destination: Road Trippin' it to Walt Disney World
Date: August 18 - September 5 (in The World from August 21 - Sept. 3)
Adventurers: Chef_Erin and ME! (both 25)
Resort/Hotel: Only the BEST! - Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
Celebration: ROAD TRIP!
Meetings: I think a few meet ups with other PPers would be way too much fun! let's get at least one planned!
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Destination: Disneyland - first time EVER!!!
Date: Sept. 2-6
Adventurers: Myself, again 1st ever trip to DL, my BFF Amanda, her 1st to DL too!!
Resort/Hotel: Best Western Park Place Inn. (just need it to crash!)
Celebration: I am running the Disneyland Half Marathon and it's a girls getaway!
Meetings: up for any meets, let me know!!!
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DATE: SEPT. 25/OCT. 2, 2010
ADVENTURERS: Roxanne ME(50) Keith DH(51) Sheena DD(27) Chad DSIL(28)
RESORT/HOTEL: POP CENTURY
CELEBRATION: TO ME!!!! 50 YEARS and 28 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
MEETINGS: FAMILY LIVING IN FLORIDA FOR DINNER AT PLANET HOLLYWOOD THE DAY WE ARRIVE.
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Date: September 25 - October 4, 2010
Destination: Western Caribbean Cruise, RCCL's Liberty of the Sea
Adventurers: Me (30) and Dh (will be 35)...leaving ds-4 with Grandmommy and Poppy......sorry bud!!
Celebration: Our 5th anniversary....which is really May 8th...better late than never and i will be turning 31 on our way home...Ouch!!
Destination: Walt Disney World
Date: September 12-18
Adventurers: Me (one time 2004 for senior trip) and my boyfriend (first trip!!)
Resort/Hotel: Pop Century
Celebration: My college graduation and our 3 year anniversary!
Destination: WDW
Dates: Sept 1 - Sept 8
Who: Me (Grammy Grumpy AKA Barb) and DH Bob
Where: Wilderness Lodge
Why: Bounceback offer from 9/2009 (with free dining!!!)
Meets: Nothing planned, always glad to see old and new friends!
Date: Sept 25th - Oct 3rd
Adventurers: Me- Angela (50) , Larry (59),& Sheena (27)
Resort/Hotel: POP Century
Celebration: 28th Anniversary !!
Meetings: Any where! Would love to meet up with you just email, angelafoutz@gamil.com
Adventurers: Colleen (me), 29, 3rd visit
Denys (DH), 36, 2nd visit
Emma (DD), 3, 1st visit
Kate (DD), 1, 1st visit
My sister, her husband and their 2 kids will be joining us too. They have been to Disney a few times.
Resort/Hotel: we are staying off-site in a Townhouse in Windsor Hills
Celebration: DD's 3rd Birthday and first visit for both my girls
Meetings: Family who live in Orlando. Nothing else organised.
Destination: WDW
Date: Sun Sep 5 - Fri Sep 10; we added a day - now Sat Sep 4 - Fri Sep 10
Adventurers: me (4th trip) & DH (3rd trip)
Resort/Hotel: BLT - first trip as DVC members!
Meetings: We'll be going down at the same time as our friends - yeah!
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