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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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 know I have read on here that some of you have the Disney by Heys rolling luggage for your little tikes. I was looking into getting one of the suitcases for my DD7- Alianna. I had purchased her a little 3 piece luggage set from Wal-Mart 2 years ago for our first trip, and it lasted through two trips but on our last one, someone must have threw it really hard and the wheel broke, and the side cracked. Thankfully that happened on our flight home so we didn't have to deal with it for very long. I like the idea of the hard sided luggage a little better, but the size seems very very small. The dimensions are 18H x 9W x 11D. How much clothes can realistically fit in that suitcase, or do you use it as their carryon. We are flying Southwest so we can have 2 checked bags and 1 carry on, but we are only going to be there from Thursday-Monday. It's in December, so the weather may be unpredictable, which probably means I need a variety of clothes. We will only be in the parks 4 days, because our departure day, we are leaving early in the morning. I would like to limit it to one suitcase for Alianna and her carryon for the plane. Would are your suggestions.
Check out shoebuy.com for some good deals on Heys Disney bags. Even better if you join their private event page - although I think the Heys promo may have expired. They were selling the Disney bags for maybe $39?
I bought a 3 piece set of non-Disney luggage through them.
I roll everything possible and put them into ziploc baggies. Then push the air out. You would be pleased with the amount you can fit. On the other hand if you are packing winter items, then it will be harder.
We have the Heys Pooh & Tigger rolling hard case and love it! The thing is so roomy (has a zippered section and another open section with bungees), and my daughter (4-turned 5 while using it) pulled it with no problem. The wheels with the lights in them are just adorable! I HIGHLY recommend purchasing it!
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We have the Heys Pooh & Tigger rolling hard case and love it! The thing is so roomy (has a zippered section and another open section with bungees), and my daughter (4-turned 5 while using it) pulled it with no problem. The wheels with the lights in them are just adorable! I HIGHLY recommend purchasing it!
That's awesome. I loved the look and my DD7 would have no problem pulling it, I just wondered if it really fit a decent amount of stuff. Did your daughter use that as her carryon or did you use it as luggage and store it?
Check out shoebuy.com for some good deals on Heys Disney bags. Even better if you join their private event page - although I think the Heys promo may have expired. They were selling the Disney bags for maybe $39?
I bought a 3 piece set of non-Disney luggage through them.
That's awesome. I loved the look and my DD7 would have no problem pulling it, I just wondered if it really fit a decent amount of stuff. Did your daughter use that as her carryon or did you use it as luggage and store it?
It fit quite a bit. I can take pictures of the inside of mine and post them tomorrow if you'd like me to We used it as a carry on and filled it with all of her toys and stuffed animals.
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visit http://domesticdebacle.com/ for my Disney PTR & TR!
WDW Wedding & honeymoon GF 4/03
WDW POFQ trip 9/09
WDW POFQ trip 9/10
WDW off site 9/12
WDW AKL 9/14
It fit quite a bit. I can take pictures of the inside of mine and post them tomorrow if you'd like me to We used it as a carry on and filled it with all of her toys and stuffed animals.
That would be great. I might get it for her. I'm gonna let her look tonight and decide if she wants one.
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We used it as a carry on and filled it with all of her toys and stuffed animals.
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