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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Hertz is AAA's preferred car rental partner, so that's probably why they told you there weren't any other options. I'd go ahead and explore the other options as I've always found Hertz to be one of the most expensive options out there! Good luck...DU
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1. If renting at airport and returning at a location in Lake Buena Vista, I would ask (many times) the people renting you the car to verify that there will NOT be a "drop charge," which is customarily charged if you return the car to a different location than where you rented it. (I got hit with one of these once when I rented a car at Dulles Airport and returned it to the agency's office at Union station in DC.)
2. The best comparison website I've found for rental cars is breezenet, www.bnm.com. You can put in your dates, and they'll display for you what each company will charge, both as a daily rate and the net total including all the add-ons. Very useful for comparison purposes between car sizes, agencies, etc.
Hope this helps! By the way, I've rented from thrifty on the previous trips, and had an excellent experience with them even though they're off-airport. In fact, I left my sunglasses in the car when returning and one of their employees found them and tracked me down at the airport to return them to me. Very good service.
I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of or used Holiday Car Rental? If so, what was your experience with them. Right now they are the best deal I can get. Thanks
I don't know much about them but there website says they are 5 miles from the airport. Holiday Car Make sure to take this into consideration as you will probably have to take a shuttle to them. I hope others can answer your question better. Good luck!
The shuttle doesn't bother me if I can save money to spend on my vacation. I think I will call the BBB and see if they have any negative feedback then make my decision.
When checking out rentals, be sure to check the actual rental site as well as the pricelines, etc. I found a rental price that was half the price quoted on the company site than was listed at the price quoting sites!
I don't know if this helps but I have rented from Hertz, Thifty & Dollar Renal Car and I can honestly say Dollar is the best. They have a pick up location at MCO. Hertz & Thifty were horrible experiences. I have had 3 bad experiences from Hertz & 1 from Thifty. THe three from Hertz you htink I would have learned from the first time but after the first time they gave me a free rental on my next rental from them adn the third I did not have any choice. Each time they had me in the system wrong, gave me the wrong car and over charged me. With Thifty, I was in a car accident on the way to the airport and I had to reschedule my flight going home. It took me 2 hours of filling out paper work. Plus I had contacted my insurance agent and it took 9 months to get it settled. THifty harassed me with phone calls and letters, They refused to talk to my insurance company. Plus Thifty is owned by Hertz. With Dollar I have never had a problem. THey are so nice and helpful plus I have gotten upgrades sometimes with out asking.
Okay, now here's a question...We are going on a 7 day DC in Sept.'06,we want to rent a car when we fly in,drive to Port Canaveral,drop off the car and rent another one when we return. Which agency has permits for the port?
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Okay, now here's a question...We are going on a 7 day DC in Sept.'06,we want to rent a car when we fly in,drive to Port Canaveral,drop off the car and rent another one when we return. Which agency has permits for the port?
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Budget, Hertz, and Avis have rental locations near the port. They also offer a free shuttle from their lot to the cruise terminal.
Thank you for the response. I neglected to mention that when we finish our cruise,we want to drive to WDW for 4 days at POFQ. I assume that we would then drop the car off at The Car Care Center at MK. While checking out Alamo's website, I could not get any listing for the CCC,what do I do?
dahuffy, I would put a call into Alamo and ask whether you can return your car at the car care center. I suspect the answer will be yes. They are nominally a separate company from National, but the parents of the two companies merged about a year, year and a half ago. That is why Alamo suddenly started having an on-airport counter -- it's the National counter, now used by both companies. So I suspect you could return the car to the National desk at the car care center, but I would put a call to 800-go-alamo (800-462-5266) and just ask them.
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Anyone tried E-Z Rent a Car? I'm asking for my parents who are flying into MCO next month. They're a little leary of renting from a no-name outfit but are interested in the low price. They want "a comfortable car" which means a large, smooth riding full size car. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
There is a great section on car rentals at www.mousesavers.com
i havent read this whole thread but i bet you know that
i use alamo or national usually and we are quicksilver and emerald club members. We have gotten good service and had no issues with qwuick service. This dec we dropped off our rental at the Dolphin and it was awesome so easy!!
So I have a question about picking up a car. We're going to rent a car after our stay at WDW, and I'm trying to figure out how the most convenient way to do that. We're staying at the Contemporary Resort; should I try to pick up a car from somewhere in the World, or just take the ME back the airport and get the car there?
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