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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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We are currently booked at CBR September 2019 for 9 days. This will be my ds-6 first time to Disney. He saw the theming at POP and loved and then asked to stay there. I saw pics of updated rooms and they look great! If I switch resorts I will add another day to our trip. Do you think rooms are big enough for 3 adults and one child? How is the bus situation? Food court options? We have only stayed in mods and deluxe resorts so it would be our first value. Pros/cons would be greatly appreciated!
I have stayed at Pop Century and LOVED it! It was before the new rooms, but I am not sure if you & your party would feel comfortable. Other then sleeping & taking showers how much time will be in the room?
The bus situation is Fantastic since it doesn't share! That was one of the reasons I liked it. I didn't eat at the food court that much but when I did grabbed some milk I thought it was pretty good.
What about doing a split stay? You get to have your son enjoy a few days at Pop Century and then go to CBR. Just a thought.
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We have visited and stayed at Pop Century several times.
The theming is really cute and nostalgic for those of us who have lived through those 20th century decades.
Personally, I dislike the design of the new rooms, but that is, of course, personal choice. I strongly suspect that when you have the pull down bed pulled down, 4 of you will feel the tightness of the space, Me...no way I would do that. When we have had 4 at a value, we have gotten 2 rooms.
We have great experience with bus service leaving at all times of the day. At the end of a park day, Pop Century bus lines will be hundreds of people, especially at MK. I think they do the best that they can, but whereas the All-Star resorts all have buildings with 3 floors, Pop buildings all have 4 floors, so many more rooms.
We had good luck with the food court until our last trip, but that one was terrible. We tried several times, and the food was just really bad, even at breakfast. The Art of Animation resort is right across a walking bridge, and we think their food is interesting and better than Pop. Beware, though, that if your son gets a look at that resort, he will inevitably fall in love with it and want to stay there.
We do love the whimsical, over the top theming of the value resorts, but all of them are moving to the queen beds, which seems great, but of course within the same footprint of that 275 sq ft room. Ummmm, not for me.
Pop is one of my favorite resorts. It's very clean, well maintained and easy to navigate. It has a great food court and it's priced right. I would definitely recommend it.
You might also consider the Art of Animation. It would give you more room and is also a wonderful hotel. Great pool, great food options, great bus service.
We LOVE Pop ! but I would be a little worried about 4 of you in a room. I did several trips with my DD and my sister. I must confess that after a few days I was really sick of sharing a bed with a wiggly child.
POP is nice and the rooms are slightly less spacious than Mods (ie. CBR). If you are not spending too much time in the room, it is likely fine. THe new decor is nice.
When we stayed there, the buses were fine. Weexperienced the typical waits but no major delays.
The food court is large and has many options. We found that we also liked the food court at Art of Animation which is just short walk away. There were more choices and some unique items there.
The pools at POP are fun and there is a lot of entertainment for families. We would stay there again and hope you enjoy it!
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