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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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03-28-2004, 02:45 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: arkansas
Posts: 555
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Re: age 7
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One says they don't recommend Tower of Terror for 7 and below and Passporter actually says no one under 8.
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My son went on it last year at 5 and was fine, but at 31, I was terrified!!!! (See attached photo for proof  |
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03-29-2004, 10:38 AM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 44
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Re: age 7
My DS went on this ride when he was 7. He is a dare devil, loves roller coasters, couldn't wait to go upside down, etc. He has not been back on TOT since and he is 10 now. He liked the drop part, but the pre-show freaked him out. He doesn't like HM at MK either. We are going in May and he has said that he will go on HM, maybe I can get him on TOT again. No one wants to ride it with me. 
Take her to HM and see if she can handle that first, then if she is ok, try TOT. The images of ghosts and the CM's is was freaked out my DS. I still can't get over the fact that he is scared of these rides. |
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03-29-2004, 11:29 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Flower Mound, TX
Posts: 931
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Re: age 7
My daughter went on it at the age of 7. She usually rides the big big roller coasters with gusto. She rode ToT twice but decided not to ride again. She had mixed feelings about it but talks about it all the time now (She's 8 now). If she's a daredevil, take her at least once.
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03-29-2004, 12:32 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Butler, Pa
Posts: 662
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Re: age 7
Hi Arielrocks: I took my son on when he was 4. He was a litte scared once in the elevator but he survived. Unless you hit a height restriction you should have no problem. Good luck and remember the magic. Jerry  |
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03-30-2004, 11:27 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: cedar hills, utah
Posts: 107
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Re: age 7
 if she is over the height requirement go for it and then perhaps a small amount of therapy later after the trip. I too am "blessed" with an adventure craving daughter who went on that at age 5 and the RR coaster at 6. It really depends on the child. I taught mine it is ok to try scary things and it is ok for them to say No not yet. she is now addicted to the two of them and we make a run at least once a day to ride them before the day is over, no matter where we are in WDW.
have a blast and good luck with that.
Disnerd  <font color="blue"> </font>
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03-30-2004, 01:26 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: canada
Posts: 270
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Re: age 7
i'm terrified to go on ToT but unfortunately, like most of you, i have a thrill seeking 4yr old. luckily she's petite so i'm hoping she won't make the height cut off lol. Last year she was very very annoyed that she was still too short for the roller coasters but i'm afraid this year she may be good to go. This girl loved watching the travel channel special on Disney and kept screaming i want to go on that i want to go on that. i don't know if my heart can take it lol
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