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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Hi- we will be going on this cruise too! i.e 7/28 (sorry- not used to U.S. dates!! It's our second Disney Cruise & have been planning this for the past 13 months. Can't wait. We are based in the U.K. and will spend 2 nights in Barcelona beforehand. Recently got the latest Passporter Cruise Guide & checking out their recommendations.
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Hi- we will be going on this cruise too! i.e 7/28 (sorry- not used to U.S. dates!! It's our second Disney Cruise & have been planning this for the past 13 months. Can't wait. We are based in the U.K. and will spend 2 nights in Barcelona beforehand. Recently got the latest Passporter Cruise Guide & checking out their recommendations.
We're going to the Eastern Caribbean on Dec. 8, 2007. Can't wait
We looking for people going to the Mediterranean on 7/28. Please let us know if you'll be cruising then.
It is our third DCL Cruise but our 1st with out children. I feel very guilty leaving the kids. But we are sooooooo looking forward to this cruise.
Hi, We're also going on this cruise 7/28!!! Have 3 back-to-back cruises booked for summer 2007, celebrating while onboard. 11-night Med 7/28 Cat 3 DD 21st, 8/8 10-night Med Cat 5 DD belated College Graduation (July 2007 - UK College) and 8/18 14-night Repo West Cat 3 our 25th Wedding Anniversary. Spending 1 night pre-cruise in Barcelona. Lived in the U.K. for 10 years prior to moving to MA, USA in 2004.
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~*~*~We're Celebrated in 2007~*~*~
~*~Three Back-To-Back Cruises aboard the Disney Magic~*~
28th July 2007 to 1st September 2007 ~ 35 Consecutive Nights Aboard
28th July 2007 ~ 11-night Mediterranean Cruise ~ 21st Birthday Celebration
8th August 2007 ~ 10-night Mediterranean Cruise ~ College Graduation (July 2007)
18th August 2007 ~ 14-night Transatlantic Westbound Cruise ~ "Silver" 25th Wedding Anniversary
My husband and I are booked on our first ever cruise--our first ever vacation really.. 4 night cruise on the Bahamas on the Wonder 10/7/07. We are so excited. Anyone had 1st timer tips?
Hi, My family is going on the Wonder for the Halloween cruise too, leaving Oct 28, 2007. This will be my 3rd cruise & my family's 2nd cruise. (I went last year with just my best friend.) Now this year, my best friend & her 2 youngest daughters are going with my family. We'll be staying in 2 of the Secret Porthole rooms that are connecting. (I forget which ones.) I'm hoping my children will be more interested in participating in the organized children's activities this year since my friend's daughters will be with us. So besides me, the crew going will be: DH, DD-10, DS-9, DD-6, DF, DF's DD-16, & DF's DD-10. Are there any other Passporter groupies going on this cruise?
we are booked on our first cruise on the Wonder on 19th August 2007. cant wait! Me, DH,DD13,DD11, my mother and brother. yipee!
we are a family of 5.....mom and dad, emily(11),Patrick(6) and aidan(4) we are going on the cruise at the same time! it is our second time we love it!!
what can you tell me about the wonder 4 night cruise? pirate night? excurisions in nassau? Ive been to Nassua many times - would like to get off the ship for a brief period - but thinking of taking advantage of a quiet ship? your thoughts? also excurisions in castaway cay - bananna boat ride is a must for the kids - anything else?
colleen
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Is anyone cruising on the 20th of October? We are sooo excited!! It will be our kids first cruise, and me and my husband's second cruise (1st Disney cruise).
I find out that the space shuttle is supposed to launch on Oct 20th (weather and all permitting) about 1:00 pm. Will we have a good view from the ship deck?
We are cruising on the 10/20 cruise also ( 7 night W Carrib). We have 3 boys 9,7,4 and my in laws are joining us as well ( their 2nd cruise). This is our first cruise and we are very excited. We did not know about the shuttle launch. That should be a nice send off!
MW
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