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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-04-2002, 02:09 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: illinois
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Families first rental home
I was just wondering if you rent one of these homes, what do you need to bring? TP, of course, some grub, clothes detergent, soap and toiletries...do you bring your own towels, dishwash soap, paper towels-this oculd get pricey but the homes are so awesome [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] with their own pool and jacuzzi. Any experiences you can share with me would be appreciated. [img]graemlins/puter.gif[/img]
lil poohbear
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05-04-2002, 04:37 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: CT.
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Re: Families first rental home
They provide all your towels, bedding etc. but along with what you mentioned you also need to bring things like garbage bags (they provide the 1st one), napkins, coffee filters, dish detergent, dishwasher detergent if you plan to use the dishwasher (I used it to put the dishes to dry in) [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] , paper towels, sugar, salt & pepper, etc. Also, if the home you rent comes with a grill, you'll need charcoal and lighter fluid. If you're going in October from let's say April before it warms up, you'll want to have the heat turned on in the pool which is an extra cost. When we rented one of these houses the people before us left dish detergent and when we left, we left the paper towels, napins, salt & pepper etc.
These houses are beautiful and if there is a group of people (we had 4 adults & 1 child) it's great for individual privacy as well as having the convience of being able to cook you're own meals, the swimming pool outside the back door and having the washing machine right there in the next room. We loved the time we spent at the house we rented and it was a huge savings for us. I'm not so sure though, if a weeks stay with only two people would be as cost effective because grocery shopping in Orlando can be very expensive!
If your thinking of renting one of these homes just for two people, you may want to compare the price of renting the house and include your groceries and you may find that it's about the same cost if not less expensive to stay on site.
Also, make sure when you finalize your reservations that the house you are renting is close to WDW. Some of these houses can be a 20 minute ride from where you are staying.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask or email me.
[ 05-04-2002, 04:43 PM: Message edited by: Beth L. ]
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05-04-2002, 06:01 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: illinois
Posts: 358
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Re: Families first rental home
Thanx Beth! There will be four of us-myself, hubby and my two girls, 11 & 15. We will probably do more with Universal than with WDW this year, we'll see. The privacy and quiet is what I am lookin for this vacation. Thanks again.
lil poohbear [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]
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05-04-2002, 07:27 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: May 2001
Location: CT.
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Re: Families first rental home
Well then lil poohbear, it sounds like Families First could be just the thing you're looking for. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Like I said in my earlier post, the privacy that a rental house affords you compared to a hotel room is world's apart! Also, being able to cook meals when you choose and doing laundry with only having to take a few steps is a great thing! We really did enjoy the time we spent in the house and would do it again if all the kids were to join us on another trip. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
No matter where you choose to stay, I hope you have a wonderful time!
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05-06-2002, 01:17 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: illinois
Posts: 358
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Re: Families first rental home
Thanx Beth! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
lil poohbear [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img]
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