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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Wow...such cute pictures!
I know what she means by uncomfortable wigs and scratchy costumes! My daughter couldn't dress up without a t-shirt or some other lining under the costume!
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Great Halloween-thru-the-years pictures!! The peacock costume is adorable, and Claire's expression in the first peacock picture is so cute! I also love the chicken costume when she was a baby!
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Awwww. From baby to toddler to little girl-- it all happens so fast! Claire looks adorable and beautiful and those costumes are amazing! Where did you find that peacock?
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Great pictures around Epcot! Super walk through Claire's Halloweens in pictures, too!
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Love the holloween photos. The peacock is the cutest costume, I have seen in a long time. Love the EPCOT pictures.
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Thanks for sharing the many faces of Claire. Really like the peacock.
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Great pics from Epcot (and of Claire too)!
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Great time at Epcot and I love all the different Halloween shots of Claire!
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Wow...such cute pictures!
I know what she means by uncomfortable wigs and scratchy costumes! My daughter couldn't dress up without a t-shirt or some other lining under the costume!
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Great pics every where you go! Loving this report!
Claire is a doll. I loved all of her costumes, too cute!
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Great Halloween-thru-the-years pictures!! The peacock costume is adorable, and Claire's expression in the first peacock picture is so cute! I also love the chicken costume when she was a baby!
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Love the TR, can't wait for more!!! Such great photos!
Thanks everyone. I think I got the peacock at Babystyle.com...if I remember right.
I love that she gets excited about dressing up. My other DD, Paige, never wanted to do much....and honestly had some ugly costumes. One year she dressed up as "sporty spice"...which meant she wore a dark wig and sweatpants....not to exciting at all. No one had a clue who she was. LOL!
I have decided to take things here even slower than I have been. I just started getting burned out trying to keep writing. I decided to take a break over the weekend and then get back to writing...but at a slower less rushed feeling pace. I will finish this...but it may take some time. With holidays and life in general...I just need to get off the computer and start doing things other than working on pictures and writing. I have 1 update almost ready...so I will post that in the next few days and then just continue at a slow pace till I get it done.
It was so hot out, so I decided to walk through Mousegears and cool off for a second or two.
Again I pulled out the guys and took a few shots of them for Claire.
I then made my way towards the Seas. I peaked in here really quick to see how long the line was….LONG…so I kept going.
Of course I had to get the “Mine Mine’s”.
I’m really not sure why I rode this ride. It’s not a favorite of mine at all. I usually do it for Claire. Maybe I was missing her. I am thinking I did it to fill time till my Fast Pass time was up. I wanted to head over to World Showcase soon, so I think I just decided to fill time. I did browse the dump shop and bought myself a combo pack of 2 tank tops.
I wanted them in XL, but the biggest they came were L. So I got it, as the one I pulled out looked good enough….BUT I didn’t look at the 2nd one till the last day…when I wore it home. It is MUCH smaller than the first one. I’m not sure if it was labeled wrong or if it is supposed to be that way…but needless to say, I won’t be wearing it again till I lose some weight.
I then went over to Soarin and used my Fast Pass. I lucked out totally!!!! I got the center, center, first row. I never had been in the center before. I LOVED it. I actually smelled the smells this time around. The first time ever I have been able to, but the other 2 times I have rode it, I have been in an end seat. It was by far the best Soarin Ride I ever had. I was starving by this time. I looked around and didn’t see anything that was nutritional in the area…and since breakfast was just 1 ½ pretzels, I thought I should eat something decent. I figured I would wait till I got to World Showcase and get something. But I had a headache from being so hungry, so I popped a few Ibuprofens to help. I wanted to do one more thing before heading to World Showcase….Captain EO. I have never seen it, and always wanted to. Back in high school (80’s) I was a HUGE Michael Jackson fan. But once he started getting weird and turning white, I lost interest in him fast. I still had that curiosity and needed to see this. I walked in as the pre-show was coming to an end. Which I didn’t mind…I was hungry after all. I have to say, I am glad I saw it, but it wasn’t anything great. And I don’t know if I had a bum pair of Glasses, but things kind of flickered every so often and it made me a bit motion sick. Probably being hungry didn’t help either. It is definitely an 80’s film. I laughed at the costumes and thought the story was just awful. But now I know what I missed all those years ago…and back then, I probably would’ve loved it.
I can’t remember if I rode Figment or not. I keep thinking I did, but I didn’t write it in my notes….and I could be mixing it up with my last visit in April when I did actually ride it.
I headed off to World Showcase now. I knew where I wanted to get lunch. I had read reviews, but never been there myself…and since this was a learning trip…I wanted to try a few new things.
I did a quick walk through Mexico…my lunch destination was a little further away.
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Enjoying your report... I just love all the pics (I am the "offical" picture taker in the family) and I really love how you pause and share photos of Claire (that peacock outfit was adorable!!). Looking forward to reading more!!
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