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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-05-2004, 03:09 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Alabama, United States
Posts: 6
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First time cruiser
Planning a cruise, can't decide which one to take, the 4 night cruise or the 7 night cruise. Got any opions?  |
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09-05-2004, 09:02 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Davidsonville, MD
Posts: 6,563
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Re: First time cruiser
If you've never cruised before, I'd start with the four night. It gives you a more than a taste of cruising. It also gives you time before and after the cruise to do a day or two in the parks. Then you will be hooked and want to do both the Eastern and the Western!
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09-05-2004, 10:17 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Chicago Illinois
Posts: 5,421
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Re: First time cruiser
Our 1st cruise in Oct. 2003 was a 3 day. We had never cruised before & decided on the 3 day to "get our feet wet". Well, we loved it so much we ended up booking a 7 day Eastern for May 2004 while we were still on board.  We are now booked on the 14 day Panama Canal transition cruise for Aug. 2005. A 4 day cruise is a great way to start, & make sure you will like to cruise, but beware cruising is addictive  |
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09-06-2004, 01:09 AM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Alabama, United States
Posts: 6
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Re: First time cruiser
I'm sure we will love crusing. Did you visit Nassau on your 3 night cruise? If you did what did you think about it? And did you take any excursions?
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09-06-2004, 08:00 AM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Alabama
Posts: 9
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Re: First time cruiser
GO FOR IT! DO THE 7 DAY!!!!!!!! Right now it isn't too hard to take your child out of school...who knows if your husband's vacation will always be the same as the school. Be adventureous. YOU WON'T HAVE A BAD TIME  |
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09-06-2004, 09:21 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Davidsonville, MD
Posts: 6,563
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Re: First time cruiser
We also did the 3 day in October of last year (23-26th). We loved it and did the Dolphin Swim excursion in Nassau. We did not really go into town, just the excursion.
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09-06-2004, 02:53 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Chicago Illinois
Posts: 5,421
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Re: First time cruiser
We visited Nasau on our 3 night cruise. We chose the glass bottom boat excursion. Our kids were 8 & 2 at the time so we tried to pick something they could do, as well as something that was not too long in case they got bored. We did not really care for it. The fish were pretty, but I would not consider it a must do.  After the excursion we roamed around town & did a little shopping & really enjoyed that more. |
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09-12-2004, 08:19 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: South
Posts: 80
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Re: First time cruiser
Hi Kelly....welcome to the boards. My family took a 4 night the first cruise. It was plenty for us. It gave us a chance to decide if we would like it. We went to Nassau and loved it. As with any trip, you could run into things you don't want to, but stay in the main areas, enjoy the straw market....we loved it. Have fun!
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09-13-2004, 01:42 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: First time cruiser
We will be taking a 4-night cruise at the end of next week (I am SO ready) and if we like it - booking a 7 nite not too long after that.
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09-13-2004, 04:59 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Davidsonville, MD
Posts: 6,563
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Re: First time cruiser
Terri, take your credit card with you because you will want to put the deposit down after the first day!
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