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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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 stayed at POFQ in Sept/Oct of this year. Before this trip I had stayed on site several times, but only at deluxe resorts. I did not expect to love it, but I did. The Jazz music is muted, so do not worry about it being "too much." We were in building 4 and it was PERFECT. A short walk to the bus and also to the food court and gift shop. I would not think twice about staying there again.
We love POFQ! It's our favorite resort, everybody from my parents who are in their 60s to my 4 year old loves it! The smaller size makes it fabulous and we all love the boats to DD and the themeing!
Have a great trip!
Great to hear!! That will be our age ranges as well (my parents are in their upper 60's, and our youngest will be 6) Since my kids have been to WDW, I wanted to make this trip extra special for my parents, since they have never been. They love New Orleans, so I figured they would like the resort. Plus, my mom doesn't have the best knee's, so the smaller the resort, the better. The boat rides to DTD was definitely a selling point as well! I keep reading that the bus service it really good here too. That was a concern of mine.
We love this resort! DH and I stayed for our first trip together in 08 and fell in love with it! So much so that we are going on another adults only trip in Feb...guess where we are staying? We haven't stayed at POFQ with the kids but have taken them over there to check it out and they love it :-) Enjoy your stay!!!
Another quick question...My parents will both be having b-days 2 days before we arrive at WDW. (their b-days are 2 days apart) Can they still wear the b-day buttons to celebrate or would that not be acceptable, since technically their b-days will be a couple days before we get there? If it's okay, can we get the buttons at the resort and should I mention it when I schedule ADR's?
Thanks again for all of your replies...you've made me even more excited for POFQ!!
Another quick question...My parents will both be having b-days 2 days before we arrive at WDW. (their b-days are 2 days apart) Can they still wear the b-day buttons to celebrate or would that not be acceptable, since technically their b-days will be a couple days before we get there? If it's okay, can we get the buttons at the resort and should I mention it when I schedule ADR's?
Thanks again for all of your replies...you've made me even more excited for POFQ!!
- Absolutely they can wear their buttons!! We've celebrated MONTHS late or even early on previous trips! Each child got their own day to celebrate their "birthday" with all the bells and whistles!!
I'm not sure about the ADR's. There is another post on the boards that talks about ordering celebration cakes, etc.
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(my parents are in their upper 60's, and our youngest will be 6) Since my kids have been to WDW, I wanted to make this trip extra special for my parents, since they have never been. They love New Orleans, so I figured they would like the resort. Plus, my mom doesn't have the best knee's, so the smaller the resort, the better. The boat rides to DTD was definitely a selling point as well! I keep reading that the bus service it really good here too. That was a concern of mine.
- Absolutely they can wear their buttons!! We've celebrated MONTHS late or even early on previous trips! Each child got their own day to celebrate their "birthday" with all the bells and whistles!! 
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