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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
Welcome! We're happy you've found the PassPorter Community -- the friendliest place to plan your vacation to Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland, and the world in general! You are now viewing the PassPorter Message Board Community as a guest, which gives you limited access. As our guest, feel free to browse our messages by selecting the forum you want to visit from the list below.
To post messages and ask questions, join our FREE community today and you'll get access to tools and resources not available to guests, such as our vacation countown timers, "living" avatars, private messaging system, database searches, downloads, and a special PassPorter discount code. Registration is fast, simple, and completely free. Just click the Join Our Community link.
If you think you've already joined, log in below now. If you don't remember your member name or password, please visit our Member Name and Password Recovery page. You are also welcome to contact us.
Chatting is fun and easy for everyone! You don't need any special skills or knowledge to join a chat, and we encourage all our members to drop in on a chat now and then. Chats are a great way to get to know fellow members and have natural conversations.
To begin chatting in the PassPorter chat rooms, follow these steps:
1. Click on the Community link, then click Enter Chat Rooms. If you're already in our community area (the message boards), you can click the Chat link at the top of every window. Or simply go to: http://www.passporterboards.com/ubb/chat.php
2. A window similar to the one you're reading now will render on your screen. It could take several seconds for the chat room to fully load. If all goes well, you'll see the chat window appear, then log you in automatically, and presto ... you're in the chat room! If things go wrong, here are some solutions:
* Says "it cannot proceed." This usually means you need to be logged in first. Login, then return to the Chat area. If you don't have a login name and password yet, you can join quickly and easily. To use our chat room, you must be a community member.
* If you get a gray box, a red box with an X in it, or nothing at all, this usually means there's a problem with your Java. To find a variety of solutions to problems like this, visit: http://client.sigmachat.com/help_connection.html
* If you still have problems, post your details in this forum or contact us at hosts@passporter.com
3. Once you're in the chat room, the best thing to do is say hello! To do this, put your cursor in the light yellow box in the chat window (it's right under the "Enter your message" line). Type something simple, like "Hello everyone!" then press the Enter key or click the Send button. In a moment you will see your text appear in the chat window above.
4. To see who else is in the chat room, take a look at the list with the green background on the right. Everyone who is using a chat room appears in this list, including those who may be in anterooms. Guide names appear in red, bold letters to help identify them when they are in the room. You can right-click on any name in the list to send them a private message, ignore them in this chat, or view their profile. If you enter a chat room when others are not present, check our chat schedule and return when we have a chat planned.
5. Here's an explanation of each of the buttons and menus in the chat room. The URL List menu is a handy menu of URLs (web addresses) that you may hear referenced during chats. If you choose one from the menu, it will open that web site in a new window on your computer only so you can continue chatting. The Help button opens a detailed How-To and Help page, which we recommend everyone read. The Colors button gives you the ability to choose a color for your text as it appears in the chat room to you and others (members like to choose unique colors while in a chat to identify one another.) The Float button places the chat window in a smaller window, allowing you to do other things while you chat and to make the chat window bigger. The Logout button logs you out of the chat room. The Main Room menu gives you access to the main room (entry room) as well as to any anterooms (sub-rooms) that may have been created. Note that some anterooms may be private and require a password -- if you try to enter and are told you cannot, that means it is private.
6. You have several chat settings that may improve your chat experience. Right-click in the main chat display area to get a drop-down menu with several choices. Use Font Size to make your text smaller or larger (only for you). Use Colors to change your chat color. Use timestamp to turn on/off the feature that places the current time next to each chat line. Use Audio to turn on/off chat sounds. You can also access Float, Help, and Logout.
7. While you're chatting and want to reply to someone or ask someone a question, click their name in the chat window. Not only does this put their member name right in your text box, but when you send the message with their name in it, they will hear a beep (assuming their chat sounds are on). This is a helpful way of getting their attention. Note, however, that if a name has any special characters, such as underscores or asterisks, you cannot use the full name -- type just the first part up to the asterisk if you want their computer to beep. For example, instead of Jennifer_Watson, use just Jennifer.
8. To send a private message to another member in the chat rooms, either double-click or right-click the member name in the member list and choose Send Message, or type /msg and their full name and the private message right in the chat window. A small window will appear -- use this to send your messages back and forth.
9. To create an anteroom, type /create and the room name. For example: /create Autopia. Once you create it, you are instantly moved to it and its name appears in the Main Room menu for others to see and join. If you want to create a private room, type /create, the room name, and a password. For example: /create Utildors walt. To join a private room, type /join, the room name, and the password. For example: /join Utilidors walt. Once the last person leaves an anteroom, it closes and its name is removed from the room list.
I can't seem to text in the chat room- there is no "beginning bar" which shows my text will now appear in the box. I am not great with computers and this is my first chat room. Please help!
I can't seem to text in the chat room- there is no "beginning bar" which shows my text will now appear in the box. I am not great with computers and this is my first chat room. Please help!
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