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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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 don't remember where, but I'm sure you can google it or look it up - I remember seeing a post where someone figured out how to make their own using nice paper they got from a craft store. And it was really pretty easy!
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We've purchased paper passporters for over 10 years, and I've even ordered sets of Passpockets from the passporter store for other trips such as Universal and big national park roadtrips. I'm sad to see the passpockets and store no longer available.
I have one more complete set of pockets, so I guess my only option is to cut them apart, scan them, and then print on cardstock and assemble for future trips as needed.
A trip to WDW won't be the same without a passporter book. All of our previous books are lined up on the shelf, which you can't duplicate with an electronic version.
I don't remember where, but I'm sure you can google it or look it up - I remember seeing a post where someone figured out how to make their own using nice paper they got from a craft store. And it was really pretty easy!
Good luck!
If anybody finds this thread, could you post the link here? I'd also be interested, and I'm sure there are others. I have one more set of unused PPs, and I enjoy having those physical copies of confirmation numbers and itinerary along with a place to stash little bits and pieces.
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Best Disney moment: Stitch proposed to me, recognized me years later, and tried to end a Meet & Greet by waving bye to the line & leading me away!
I wonder if you could also make your own makeshift pockets using 6x9 inch clasp envelopes? If you print the info you would like to include onto card stock then glue it on, it would sturdy-up the envelope too.
I wonder if you could also make your own makeshift pockets using 6x9 inch clasp envelopes? If you print the info you would like to include onto card stock then glue it on, it would sturdy-up the envelope too.
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t get why you’d want to chop up a clasp envelope when it has that handy flap and clasp to close securely. Things tended to slip out of PassPockets or threatened to in my experience. I often wished they were a clasp envelope I could fasten closed.
If I were doing this, I’d simply label and decorate each envelope, maybe hole punching to add one of those hinged rings to keep them together or buying larger envelopes to store in a looseleaf binder.
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Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t get why you’d want to chop up a clasp envelope when it has that handy flap and clasp to close securely. Things tended to slip out of PassPockets or threatened to in my experience. I often wished they were a clasp envelope I could fasten closed.
If I were doing this, I’d simply label and decorate each envelope, maybe hole punching to add one of those hinged rings to keep them together or buying larger envelopes to store in a looseleaf binder.
Among the things I really enjoyed in my Mickey Mouse Travel Journal were the velcro-closure pockets. I got several bits of ephemera home intact because of those! I'm thinking of getting a Midori-style travel journal for future trips, or possibly assembling my own, once I've filled my Mickey one. Closing pockets/envelopes will be a must!
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Best Disney moment: Stitch proposed to me, recognized me years later, and tried to end a Meet & Greet by waving bye to the line & leading me away!
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t get why you’d want to chop up a clasp envelope when it has that handy flap and clasp to close securely. Things tended to slip out of PassPockets or threatened to in my experience. I often wished they were a clasp envelope I could fasten closed.
If I were doing this, I’d simply label and decorate each envelope, maybe hole punching to add one of those hinged rings to keep them together or buying larger envelopes to store in a looseleaf binder.
My apologies for the confusion. I suggested the 6x9 envelopes because they are similar in size to the pockets.
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I'm thinking of getting a Midori-style travel journal for future trips, or possibly assembling my own, once I've filled my Mickey one. Closing pockets/envelopes will be a must!
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