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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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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I don't think a frozen beverage exists that I won't like, so I will definitely give that a try! And I've been wanting a photo with Spidey for years, but it never seems to happen. Do you have to pay for the photos with the super heroes?
Yep. That's why I warned ya. I think if you want that pic w/ Spidey, you'd better have that scanner working overtime and about $20-$30 for the pictures themselves.
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Great updates Sharon!! It has also been fun watching you check in at each park and on each ride on Gowalla. Hubby has been keeping up. Now You have my planning the NEED for a PAP in 2013 - since I am planning a DL/DCA/SoCal trip.... Wheels.Are.Turning.
I think if I ever have a chance to get that Premier Passport, I am making it into a necklace and wearing it every day! Glad you made it, and you are having fun..even if you ARE herding cats!
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Saturday, October 9, 2014 - Kaitlyn and I before the Happy Haunted 5K at ESPN Wide World of Sports
I think if I ever have a chance to get that Premier Passport, I am making it into a necklace and wearing it every day!
Man, what a great idea!!
Another text from Sharon did not -- thankfully -- come with pictures of her dinner at Boma. It would've killed me if she'd sent pics of her food. KILLED ME!
But I'm happy to be able to report that it was an excellent meal and she said she's so full, she thought they'd have to roll her out of the place.
Thanks for more updates Eileen! Sharon the photo before Space Mountain is so cute! Larry I am tre jealous of your dining plans---well except Via Napoli--you all know how I feel about that one, but Narcoossee's and Artist Point are two of my favorites.
SO glad you made it out, Sharon! Enjoying the updates from Eileen... and liked your mini update! Can't wait to hear more! So glad you're enjoying yourself - herding cats and all!
We're having a blast! We spent the day yesterday at AK. It was stinkin' hot! But we had lots of fun. Isaiah rode EE (his favorite) 7 times. And he thinks he's a hot shot now after so many rides. But he did manage to provide me with my new Favorite. Photo. EVAH!!!
5-Year-Old Daredevil!
Dinner at Boma last night was delicious. We were all totally stuffed! I planned to sneak out for some solo time at a park, but I had to stay home and deliver that food baby!
Today is our Magic Kingdom day. I've got breakfast at the Wave, and for some reason I made the ADR for 4, so I'm going to see who'd like to join me.
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And I've been wanting a photo with Spidey for years, but it never seems to happen. Do you have to pay for the photos with the super heroes?
Glad you made it, and you are having fun..even if you ARE herding cats! 
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But we had lots of fun. Isaiah rode EE (his favorite) 7 times. And he thinks he's a hot shot now after so many rides. But he did manage to provide me with my new Favorite. Photo. EVAH!!!
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