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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Hope to see you over there Mike! Glad you have a good group on Disboards.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
With 16 days left till we begin our trip down we've been ding some of the prep work. I had or did all the regular maintenance work back in the end of October so that was a plus. I purged the water lines and replaced with the non toxic anti freeze then too. Very happy I did as last week had some extended times below freezing just happy I found some You Tube videos that explained it all so between winterizing and dewinterizing twice a year I saved us close to$1000. in exchange for like 3 hours of work.
Lucille made a LARGE pan of Lasagna over the weekend and that has been repackaged into a series of individual sized containers so dinner for the nights we are actively traveling have been taken care of. This weekend she plans on doing another Turkey that we will do the same with for an assortment of meals while at Disney. I plan to put a container off to the side for Sandwiches while travel as well.
Got a load our decorations out and I am presently looking for more efficient storage containers for them to load in the basement of the coach. We did give her a name for now that we may change but for now she is The BANSHEE Brougham
Lots of excitement brewing! I love that you can make meals at home and freeze them for your trip! One of the many benefits of bringing your living quarters along with you!
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How exciting getting ready to go!! I must say, you are pretty organized for a boy! I love your name for your motor coach!!
Packing and set up is my JOB. Lucille's is to determine what we need, Where it should go and if and when it will go out.
I wanted to call it the Mastcheen Mobile ( For those unfamiliar with Gaelic The language of Saints and Scholars, Masctcheen means Spoiled Brat) but can't find the correct speling
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Lots of excitement brewing! I love that you can make meals at home and freeze them for your trip! One of the many benefits of bringing your living quarters along with you!
Having a residential Refrigerator Freezer is a big help with that. Our excitement level is growing as well. Yesterday Lucille went out to do a quick cleaning and look for places to stow some of the full time decorations we have picked up. The girls figured out we were doing stuff in the coach and and howled to come and help. They are ready for another Adventure but we haven't told them where we are going yet just we are going for one.
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Planning is coming along well with the meals that you'll bring down. Love the name of your RV.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Planning is coming along well with the meals that you'll bring down. Love the name of your RV.
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Not long now! Great name!
The old one was Tan, brown and black So she got Dubbed THE WOOKIE WAGON. While discussing a possible name Katie started her vocalizing because I wasn't paying attention to her. When I asked why she was howling like a Banshee the name sort of stuck. Brougham ( According to Wikipedia pronounced BROOM ), Sherlock Holmes second favorite forms of transport.
The old one was Tan, brown and black So she got Dubbed THE WOOKIE WAGON. While discussing a possible name Katie started her vocalizing because I wasn't paying attention to her. When I asked why she was howling like a Banshee the name sort of stuck. Brougham ( According to Wikipedia pronounced BROOM ), Sherlock Holmes second favorite forms of transport.
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