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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Thanks everyone for the great advice. While the free dining and cheaper rooms won't benefit us (we are DVC members) I like the idea of lower crowd levels. I was wondering if the weather the last two weeks in August is any different than in July and beginning of August. Are hurricanes more likely? Also, will free dining make it more difficult to get our ADR's? Thanks.
We were just there Aug 1 - 13 and I wish we could have gone later, but my kids all started college. The crowds were big and as someone else said the later part of the month starts free dining and value season. So I suggest the later part of the month! Good Luck planning!!!
Thanks everyone for the great advice. While the free dining and cheaper rooms won't benefit us (we are DVC members) I like the idea of lower crowd levels. I was wondering if the weather the last two weeks in August is any different than in July and beginning of August. Are hurricanes more likely? Also, will free dining make it more difficult to get our ADR's? Thanks.
I've never had problems getting my ADRs in Aug, At your 180 day, make them, starting with the most popular ones first, I book them toward the end of our stay so it's easier to get into because the people staying off site can't book that far ahead.
I've never had problems getting my ADRs in Aug, At your 180 day, make them, starting with the most popular ones first, I book them toward the end of our stay so it's easier to get into because the people staying off site can't book that far ahead.
Thanks. That's great advice. Love your new signature picture by the way.
Thanks to everyone, I have just called and changed my reservation. We will now be there 8/14-8/25. I'm a little nervous, but very excited too. Thanks again. Now on to planning......
Thanks. That's great advice. Love your new signature picture by the way.
Thanks to everyone, I have just called and changed my reservation. We will now be there 8/14-8/25. I'm a little nervous, but very excited too. Thanks again. Now on to planning......
Our paths may cross in Aug! I'm thinking of a late Aug vacay. But no dates yet.
Hopefully will get a good BB offer in Jan!
I hope everyone changes their ressies to later in the month to take advantange of the free dining. I think I'm going to have to change my ressie to earlier in the month as dd might have to be in NY for hockey later in the month and that way we would have smaller crowds. Although I've been to WDW over Easter and didn't think the crowds were bad so maybe the crowds don't bother me.
My .02: we went august 13-21 (still working on the TR). The first few days were awesome, but as soon as the free dining started (which we were not using) the crowds were immense. It was more overwhelming since we were not using the promo! One day at MK, a the crowds were worse than thanksgiving. A number of regulars even said it was about the worst they had seen and unusual for august. Did I mention that it was touring plans best park to visit that day? In the future, if we get another great room discount we will avoid the free dining period.
I hope everyone changes their ressies to later in the month to take advantange of the free dining. I think I'm going to have to change my ressie to earlier in the month as dd might have to be in NY for hockey later in the month and that way we would have smaller crowds. Although I've been to WDW over Easter and didn't think the crowds were bad so maybe the crowds don't bother me.
That's what I'm hopping for. Hopefully the masses will shoot for the free dining. We will be there Aug 14-20th. Lets keep our fingers crossed.
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We are going from Aug 15-29th. My DD starts 8th grade on the 30th. We get all our school stuff done early as we get our list of requirements at the end of the prior school year.
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