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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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I just wanted to say hi I am doing the Princess & I am mostly walking it I was completely out of shape and I just slowly got with it It will fall into place Good luck!!!
I just wanted to say hi I am doing the Princess & I am mostly walking it I was completely out of shape and I just slowly got with it It will fall into place Good luck!!!
I really want to do the Princess 1/2 too, that will be my next race but probably not until 2015 since I am doing this one in November. BTW I really like your first name, its mine too
Hi, I'm new here. I just joined today to specifically say that YOU ALL ROCK!!! I love the support and community here. I know on bad days, I just need to come back to this board to keep my spirits up! This year, I am hoping and praying to finish the Disneyland Half Marathon as well as the Wine & Dine Half Marathon because I so desperately want the medals! I'm new to running... and very, very slow (can walk a 20 minute mile and walking/shuffling isn't much faster) so needless to say, I'm terrified of being swept up.
Welcome chubs1999!
Sound like you've got lots of time to reach your goals. Keep at it - slow and steady finishes the race!! One of the best things you can do is get a really strong base of training when you're starting out. Months and months; time is your friend! Eventually you will get stronger and stronger, and at that point you can start to try to get faster.
That's the best thing about disney races is there are sooo many walkers. You won't be alone as a walker!
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Hi, I'm new here. I just joined today to specifically say that YOU ALL ROCK!!! I love the support and community here. I know on bad days, I just need to come back to this board to keep my spirits up! This year, I am hoping and praying to finish the Disneyland Half Marathon as well as the Wine & Dine Half Marathon because I so desperately want the medals! I'm new to running... and very, very slow (can walk a 20 minute mile and walking/shuffling isn't much faster) so needless to say, I'm terrified of being swept up.
Welcome Chubs!
I too am just starting out with training. I started with the Galloway training program on my i-phone and started out with the 50sec walk/10 sec run. I managed to do the first session (30 minutes long) without getting winded. I know it will get more difficult as I go on, but it was encouraging to say the least. Today was supposed to be training day two, but I came home from work sick and dont think its the best idea right now. I have had so many questions answered here and love the support. Just keep up the training and you will be able to do it!!!
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Dont worry about how fast you are going in the beginning...it will come over time...just dont rush things or push too hard at first or you will be discouraged and will give up. Your body might not be happy at first, but keep going! And as always, if you need advice or just someone to listen to you, we are here for ya!
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"I am a runner because I run. Not because I run fast. Not because I run far. I am a runner because I say I am. And no one can tell me I'm not."-- John Bingham
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We are using 2013 as a family makeover year! We have set a goal for our family of 4 to run the 5k that coinsides with the wine and dine this year....I am also gonna try and run the 1/2 marathon that same weekend. Good luck to all!!
We are using 2013 as a family makeover year! We have set a goal for our family of 4 to run the 5k that coinsides with the wine and dine this year....I am also gonna try and run the 1/2 marathon that same weekend. Good luck to all!!
This is awesome!! Such a great idea to make it a family event!
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"I am a runner because I run. Not because I run fast. Not because I run far. I am a runner because I say I am. And no one can tell me I'm not."-- John Bingham
This is awesome!! Such a great idea to make it a family event!
Thanks!! We are hoping to keep each other motivated. I have also started going to weight watchers so I can lose weight while training...hoping for a complete body change!!
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