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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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YAY--- ADR's!!! (Are you calling in??? Holy cow. lol)
Boooooooooooooo snow and winter and FROZEN noses and cold hands and .... other parts..... and nasty slushy sludge that accumulates on the sides of the roads and coats your car and makes you really really REALLY depressed, so much so that you think really hard about putting everything on Craig's List for $1 and running far far away.
But never you mind that---- ADR's are Monday!! Woot!
My DH said...ok are you ready to move to FL yet????
I totally am!!! If it wasn't for my DS13 we would!!!
I am in such a winter depression I am miserable. When will this ever end?? Our average temps for Feb. are suppose to be be close to 40 degrees. We have barely hit 20 degrees this month...Ugh!
Garden Grill
Be Our Guest
Ohana
Kona Café
Paradiso 37
Plaza Restaurant
Via Napoli
May add one more, still thinking...
Sounds like you got some amazing places! We had Paradisio on the list last time, but we cancelled. I'm still curious about their crazy corn. It looks amazing
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Garden Grill
Be Our Guest
Ohana
Kona Café
Paradiso 37
Plaza Restaurant
Via Napoli
May add one more, still thinking...
Love your choices!! We need to get to Ohana in April. I'm not having luck getting anything though. I'm sure something will open up. We haven't done GG in a long time- one my favorite character meals 😃
I've never heard of Paradiso 37??? I'm getting out of the loop! We've been to all the others though and like them all... except for the Plaza. We haven't been there yet but I want to try it.
So where was that first picture taken? It looks like you were flying above the park! And there's not another person in the picture. That's rare!
Sounds like you got some amazing places! We had Paradisio on the list last time, but we cancelled. I'm still curious about their crazy corn. It looks amazing
We've never been there. We're wanting to try something new. The menu looks good!
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Congrats on the ADRs! Nice pics!
Thanks!
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Great ADRs! I read that 'Ohana did away with the lettuce wraps and brought back the salad. That should make you happy.
I saw that too!! I'm really looking forward to it now!
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Love your choices!! We need to get to Ohana in April. I'm not having luck getting anything though. I'm sure something will open up. We haven't done GG in a long time- one my favorite character meals ��
Thanks! Hope you can luck into an Ohana ADR for April.
We haven't been to GG since our second trip, back in 2007. It should be fun!
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I've never heard of Paradiso 37??? I'm getting out of the loop! We've been to all the others though and like them all... except for the Plaza. We haven't been there yet but I want to try it.
So where was that first picture taken? It looks like you were flying above the park! And there's not another person in the picture. That's rare!
Paradiso is at DTD. It's been there as long as I can remember. It's one of those places you just blow by and never really give any thought. I'm not sure if we are keeping it or not. I may end up changing to one of the new DTD restaurants when they open up booking. Not sure yet...
That picture was from the monorail! Have you ever entered Epcot on the monorail? It's really neat!
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That picture was from the monorail! Have you ever entered Epcot on the monorail? It's really neat!
Duh! That's exactly what that is! I looked and looked at that picture and it never dawned on me that you were on the monorail. Yes, we've taken that ride but only once. It's something I've wanted to do again but somehow we never end up taking the monorail to epcot. In fact, the one time we did, we were sitting up front with the driver. That's how long ago it was. Really nice view from there!
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Duh! That's exactly what that is! I looked and looked at that picture and it never dawned on me that you were on the monorail. Yes, we've taken that ride but only once. It's something I've wanted to do again but somehow we never end up taking the monorail to epcot. In fact, the one time we did, we were sitting up front with the driver. That's how long ago it was. Really nice view from there!
It is a really fun way to enter Epcot!
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When will this ever end?? Our average temps for Feb. are suppose to be be close to 40 degrees. We have barely hit 20 degrees this month...Ugh!
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I'm really looking forward to it now!
I looked and looked at that picture and it never dawned on me that you were on the monorail. Yes, we've taken that ride but only once. It's something I've wanted to do again but somehow we never end up taking the monorail to epcot. In fact, the one time we did, we were sitting up front with the driver. That's how long ago it was. Really nice view from there!
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