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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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If it's your first-time at Disney, stop by City Hall (as you first start walking up Main Street, on the left hand side) to get free pins that say "1st time visitor".
We're taking our sons for the first time this New Year's! Can't wait!
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With Mickey at Animal Kingdom, on a very cold day in Jan. 2008
My son found a paintbrush on TSI this past weekend. They are just paintbrushes with dried white paint on them. He turned it in and we got a voucher for a fast pass to any ride for all members of our group.
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Originally Posted by Lisa Renninger
If it's your first-time at Disney, stop by City Hall (as you first start walking up Main Street, on the left hand side) to get free pins that say "1st time visitor".
We're taking our sons for the first time this New Year's! Can't wait!
You can also get a "It's my Birthday" or a "Happy Anniversary" button...which I highly recommend...we did the happy birthday & my in-laws did the happy anniversary...everyone stopped us with well wishes and we got free cakes at the restaurants!
My son found a paintbrush on TSI this past weekend. They are just paintbrushes with dried white paint on them. He turned it in and we got a voucher for a fast pass to any ride for all members of our group.
What time of day were you at that attraction? I've often wondered if that mattered, in case alot of people go looking for them. How hidden was it?
It was after lunch time. It was hidden behind an exit sign posted on a tree. When he took it to the CM, they were surprised there were any left that late in the day. Of course we had to take a picture of him "painting" the fence!
Attached to this post is the original word document I made last year when I originally found this thread... Feel free to download and change it to fit your needs!
Bri
Thank you so much for making this list! I can't wait to use it next week!
Camp Minnie-Mickey--While walking on the way to Camp Minnie-Mickey, there are two talking bushes called Herb and Flora that pass the time by talking to passers-by and very loudly people-watching with each other. They were very funny, but seem to only be "alive" for short periods of time. Check 'em out the next time you're there, they had us crackin' up!
look at the ring on Walt’s finger on the statue with Mickey before the castle
but if you sit on the stone ledge on the side of the castle, you will hear Stitch giggle and tell you to be quiet because he's hiding. The kids got a kick out of that when I told them to sit there for a break
You don't have to use the fast pass at the time on the pass, you just can't go in before the time, so you could hold it until the end of the day. So you, can come back when its convenient. Just must be used that day!!! Have a great day!!!
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You don't have to use the fast pass at the time on the pass, you just can't go in before the time, so you could hold it until the end of the day. So you, can come back when its convenient. Just must be used that day!!! Have a great day!!!
Thats 100% correct. However, You cant have more than two fast passes at one time i believe. So, in a way you might be missing out on another fast pass attraction opportunity.
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We love to try and find the lady dressed like a tree at AK or the statute at Epcot (have not seen her last few times-is see still out?) and watch for people to jump and see their expressions when these pieces of scenery move. It's quite funny.
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Thats 100% correct. However, You cant have more than two fast passes at one time i believe. So, in a way you might be missing out on another fast pass attraction opportunity.
Not quite correct. Unless something has changed recently, you can "legally" get another fast pass once you are within (or later than) the entry window on your first pass.
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