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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-22-2004, 01:12 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Indiana , USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 26,527
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Do we get [i]another[/i] room?
We are taking our 3 girls, 7, 11, and 21 to WDW in Feb.
We have reservations for the V.P. suite at Boardwalk. 2 br., 2 bath - should be enough.
Well, we just asked a very good friend of Samantha's (21 yr. old) to go along. HE has never been to WDW and is really excited (after we showed him videos, and he realized it isn't all just Mickey and "kiddie rides")
Anywho, Daniel is also 21 and is willing to "ride the sofa", but I am wondering if we should get him his own room? (the thought of sharing a bathroom with my 3 prima donnas for a week is why we always do at least 2 rooms)
What would you do, if $$ wasn't a problem (but you are still known for being "tight")?
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12-22-2004, 02:32 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: South Jersey
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Re: Do we get [i]another[/i] room?
You should only get Daniel his own room if YOU are comfortable with Samantha spending time there as well. Also, I don't know anything about your finances or your relationships, but maybe paying for his room isn't a good stage to set, you wouldn't want him to get used to having everything paid for him. Inviting him along was a very generous thing, but to pay for a room for him alone at BC is incredibly generous....so much so that it is too much for a lot of hardworking adults. I'm 27 and my parents have always spoiled us and I think it makes it harder when it comes time to stand on your own 2 feet because you have gotten so used to certain luxuries. Maybe I am looking way too much into this...do what makes you comfortable.  Sorry to ramble |
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12-22-2004, 10:31 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Indiana , USA
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Re: Do we get [i]another[/i] room?
Nicole, good points.
I don't know that I was clear in the first post - He is not THAT kind of friend. They talked about it once, and decided that it would make their friendship too complicated (much to mine and his mother's dismay)
I talked to the girls about it - my biggest worry is that there are only 2 bathrooms, one in each bedroom, and that Daniel will need to go through the bedroom to get to it (or at least enter the room.
They figured it out - there is a half bath he can use for all but showers, and the Samantha will share ours, the other 2 will just go where they can. they ALL WANT Daniel to be with us (I think they are all a bit in love with him)
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12-23-2004, 09:25 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Edmonton, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 17,823
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Re: Do we get [i]another[/i] room?
That's great!!! Have a wonderful time!! I think it's really great of you to ask him to join you!
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12-23-2004, 10:04 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 1,852
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Re: Do we get [i]another[/i] room?
You said money wasn't really an issue for you, so I say go ahead and get the additional room. You might even want to consider having him share it with one of the other girls. It would give all of the kids a bit more breathing room and one more bathroom. If you split it up that way, then you've got two people per bathroom and room. That's something only you can call, you know the parties involved and how comfortable they would be with different arrangements. You've got some thinking to do.
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12-23-2004, 11:33 AM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Do we get [i]another[/i] room?
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You said money wasn't really an issue for you, so I say go ahead and get the additional room.
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I know you said you had it figured out, but it sounds like you may still be a bit worried. In that case (and with money no issue), I'd get the other room and put your girls in it. That way they have their own bathroom and the young man is with you, with his own bathroom.
FWIW
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