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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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We really want to go back to OKW for the laid back atmosphere. I was dreaming about Olivia's crab cakes and here they are!
Thanks for the incentive to get our OKW vacation going, Tracy!
You're welcome!
DH says that no matter where we stay - we are going to have to eat at Olivia's at least once per trip. We just fell in love with OKW! Enjoy your trip!
Great pictures, and I LOVE the grape and blue cheese pizza too!
I would have never thought of that combination but it was so good. Can't wait to try it again!
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Great photos Shadowryter!.. Everything looks so good, especially the desserts! Well done!
Thanks for that. I was using my new camera so I wasn't sure about the settings. They should improve with time.
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Loving the fantasy food pics .... I can't wait for my 1st DCL cruise next year! Yummo!
You are going to love it. My DH has even turned into a cruise lover and he wasn't really interested for our 1st. We just booked our fourth and want to climb from silver to gold status.
Hey Coop, what did you think of House of Blues? I'm seriously trying to convince DH to go here next year. Is the food as great as it looks? We're also big fans of Aarón Sanchez so thought it might be fun to check out one of his restaurants.
Hey Coop, what did you think of House of Blues? I'm seriously trying to convince DH to go here next year. Is the food as great as it looks? We're also big fans of Aarón Sanchez so thought it might be fun to check out one of his restaurants.
It's a definite must do! I like Aaron Sachez too! It has been dubbed by hubby that we need to also do this one every trip! Try it! It is great! Then show us your pics!
This is not a good thread to review during lunch. Our next trip isn't until next July, and it is on a Med cruise. I don't think I'll get to step into WDW until spring of 2014
With the lunch I just had, all I'm going to be thinking about this afternoon is a chicken waffle from Sleepy Hollow. (and a Dole Whip)
Enchanted Garden - Breakfast
Self explanatory but everything was so very good Room Service Pie of the day - pumpkin Cake of the day - chocolate fudge Caesar salad BLT and chips BBQ Hot wings - very habit forming Diet Coke - have to save some calories somewhere I guess
Animator’s Palate - Dinner Bread Service
Garlic and Herb foccacia bread with an roasted garlic dip (sorry…forgot to snap the dip) Blueberrilicious - Tequila, fresh blueberries, passion fruit juice, orange flavor liquor and freshly squeezed lime juice Golden Breeze - Vodka, amaretto, galliano, orange juice, pineapple juice Black Truffle Pasta Purseittes - pasta purse filled with trufflec scented cheese and coated with a delicate champagne sauce Creamy Butternut Squash Soup garnished with chives and drizzled with sour cream Vine-Ripe Tomato Salad - bell peppers and onion brunoise topped with micro greens and herb dressing White Shrimp Pennette Pasta - tossed with a basil and Reggiano Parmesan cheese sauce and topped with a parmesan wafer Grilled Pacific Black Cod - with sauteed morel mushrooms on a sweet potato puree Lemon Mousse - (no sugar added) - with Mango Coulis and Dark Chocolate Pineapple Financier - Almond Cake served with Whipped Cream Celebration Cake
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Thanks for pointing that out. I was in the middle of posting when I had to stop and call the police to go after my missing dad. He has Alzheimer's so I had an eventful night. Yes they brought him home safe and sound.
Thanks for pointing that out. I was in the middle of posting when I had to stop and call the police to go after my missing dad. He has Alzheimer's so I had an eventful night. Yes they brought him home safe and sound.
So glad that they brought him home safe and sound!! I can imagine how stressful that was.
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I was in the middle of posting when I had to stop and call the police to go after my missing dad. He has Alzheimer's so I had an eventful night.
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