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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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It sounds like a bit of a rocky start to the morning but all ending up well!! Donna, I so enjoyed this report!!! You are very lucky to have gone on this trip!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful adventures and gorgeous pictures!!
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It sounds like a bit of a rocky start to the morning but all ending up well!! Donna, I so enjoyed this report!!! You are very lucky to have gone on this trip!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful adventures and gorgeous pictures!!
Thanks Tara!
Yes, we have been saying ever since we got home how much we enjoyed EVERYTHING we did!
A bit rough in the morning with the wi-fi and GPS problems! All else seemed to go well and nice that you met some on their way to Disney!
Thanks for sharing this with us as it brings back so many memories from my trip to all the areas you visited back in 1998.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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Wow, that was quite the start to the morning with the shower and the GPS! I was waiting for thing number three to go wrong, but thankfully it stopped there...
Thank you so much for sharing your trip with us. You've opened my eyes to a lot of places I've never heard of before and that I'd like to try one day if we do a southwest trip.
What an amazing trip! I love Frank Lloyd Wright's designs, the way he designs with nature in mind. Someday I hope to see at least one of his houses. Your trip was full of so much beauty. Thank you for sharing it.
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A bit rough in the morning with the wi-fi and GPS problems! All else seemed to go well and nice that you met some on their way to Disney!
Thanks for sharing this with us as it brings back so many memories from my trip to all the areas you visited back in 1998.
The morning was not the best! :
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Crazy shower! Thanks so much for sharing this trip with us and all the gorgeous photos.
You're welcome! Thanks for joining in!
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Wow, that was quite the start to the morning with the shower and the GPS! I was waiting for thing number three to go wrong, but thankfully it stopped there...
Thank you so much for sharing your trip with us. You've opened my eyes to a lot of places I've never heard of before and that I'd like to try one day if we do a southwest trip.
Good thing #3 never materialized!
I'm so glad to have shared some new places with you!
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What an amazing trip! I love Frank Lloyd Wright's designs, the way he designs with nature in mind. Someday I hope to see at least one of his houses. Your trip was full of so much beauty. Thank you for sharing it.
I hope you get to see a Frank Lloyd Wright house someday!
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Great TR, thanks so much for sharing! How fun to bump into the woman and her daughters on their way to Disney!
Thanks for following along!
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What a great trip! Thanks so much for taking us along for the ride!
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I just found this and am reminising with envy. I loved doing a similar tour (although longer and not to the south rim) with my kids and ex years ago. It is the one vacation I really want to be able to do again.
I can't see your images but I can still envision the beautiful sites at the National Parks. We stayed in a pioneer cabin at the north rim, which was rustic, but slept all 5 of us easily.
When you go back, spend more time at Zion (we had 4 days). It is truly beautiful and there are lots of hidden treasures.
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I just found this and am reminising with envy. I loved doing a similar tour (although longer and not to the south rim) with my kids and ex years ago. It is the one vacation I really want to be able to do again.
I can't see your images but I can still envision the beautiful sites at the National Parks. We stayed in a pioneer cabin at the north rim, which was rustic, but slept all 5 of us easily.
When you go back, spend more time at Zion (we had 4 days). It is truly beautiful and there are lots of hidden treasures.
We had such a wonderful time! When you're looking out over the canyons there's just nothing to say that does it justice. I think that's why it's so quiet there. People are just in awe!
Sorry you couldn't see the pictures! Something is going on with Flickr. I checked Cam's TR and can't see hers either.
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