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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Hello! Yes, we made it out! We were one of the last flights to make it. Our flight was bumpy almost the entire flight, but only slightly bumpy. I've been on far worse! After getting settled in, DSIL, the boys and I headed to the MK where I purchased my Premier AP. It's awesome. I almost wanted to kiss it. MK was hot but not terribly crowded. The only thing we saw with a substantial wait was Splash, 55 minutes. Because, it was hot!
Our first ride was Space Mountain. It was Isaiah's first ride (and he loved it!)
We also did a bunch of other rides - Buzz, HM, Splash, Pirates. It was a fun day. Eileen posted a pic of my Premier Pass, so I'll just add the Mickey pretzel (I'm so glad you can finally get these at WDW!)
It's almost too cute to eat. I'm beat (been up since 4 a.m.), so I'm turning in for the night. Tomorrow is Animal Kingdom, followed by dinner at Boma!
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
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Sounds fantastic, and all the better because you could have very easily ended up stuck in NY for a couple of days! Good timing! Your AP is totally awesome. I hope your brother doesn't have too hard a time with hurricane duty. The next 24 hours are going to be "interesting" around here.
Glad you've safely made it, Princess Sharon! That pretzel is too cute, and when Stefanie saw it, she said we definitely had to get one when we go back. A soft pretzel is always a must do for us and then one is too cute to pass up. Congrats on the Premiere AP! Sorry, I'd love to have one of those, too!
So glad you made it down ok...I am I am still surprised that you picked WDW over all the fun we are having here . I was worried as I had 15 e-mails from my engineers about cancelled flights and all I thought about was "I hope Sharon made it out"....(I did then take the time to help them with their fights though ), thankfully Eileen came on with those magical words that you had made it safe and sound.
Your AP to the World is beautiful...(I think I would have wanted to kiss it too). Love the pretzel...funny thing is I know it is a Mickey Pretzel but it sure looks a lot like a Winnie the Pooh head (at least to me)
Hope you all have a great day tomorrow at AK (and hope Ed is doing ok at work...)
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Wow! I had a chance at work tonight to start reading your TR, just finished. I guess no one wants to come to the hospital tonight in Irene! It's after midnight and it's really picking up outside...
I'm so glad y'all made it safely and that you're having a great time already
Glad you made it out before they closed the airport! Sorry its so HOT, but your nephews are just so darn cute! (or should I say handsome ) and I am totally jealous over the Mickey soft pretzel.
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Yes, we made it out! We were one of the last flights to make it. Our flight was bumpy almost the entire flight, but only slightly bumpy. I've been on far worse! After getting settled in, DSIL, the boys and I headed to the MK where I purchased my Premier AP. It's awesome. I almost wanted to kiss it. 
MK was hot but not terribly crowded. The only thing we saw with a substantial wait was Splash, 55 minutes. Because, it was hot!
That pretzel is too cute, and when Stefanie saw it, she said we definitely had to get one when we go back. A soft pretzel is always a must do for us and then one is too cute to pass up. 
Congrats on the Premiere AP! 
Sorry, I'd love to have one of those, too!
. I was worried as I had 15 e-mails from my engineers about cancelled flights and all I thought about was "I hope Sharon made it out"....(I did then take the time to help them with their fights though 
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. I am so glad that you guys made it out! 
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