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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Destination: Walt Disney World
Date: June 8 - 15
Adventurers: Me, and my Aunt Ann (Luvsun)
Resort/Hotel: June 8 - 12 at the OKW and 13,14 at AKLV
Celebration: Because we LOVE Disney and just need to go again!!!
Meetings: Talk to my aunt (Luvsun) and she can hook us all up!!!
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Carly
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Reason: Added a day to the beginning of trip!!!
Destination: Walt Disney World!!!!
Date- June 6- June 14
Adventurers: DH (37),myself(32) DD(12), DS(7),DD(5), oldest DD friend (13)
Resort/Hotel: We rent a villa offsite
Celebration: WE couldn't go to Disney last year, and this year we can. DD friend's 1st trip
Meetings: None yet but would be glad to.
Destination:
The Happiest Place on Earth, of course!
Date:
DW, DD and I arrive June 21. The rest arrive June 23. Adventurers:
DW, DD and I
DS, DS' Best Friend (DSBF) and Disney Nephew #2 (DNe2)
DW's Parents
My Parents
DW's Sister, Disney Niece #1 (DNi1), the mother of DNe2's baby and DNe2's baby
DW's Brother, SIL, Niece #2 (DNi2) and baby
My Brother, SIL and Disney Nephew #3 (DNe3)
Everyone but DW and I leave June 27.
Resort/Hotel:
Old Key West for the whole troop and Animal Kingdom Lodge for DW and I.
Celebration:
Our 20th Anniversary
Meetings:
Nothing planned other than family for the first few days.
Destination: Walt Disney World
Date: June 26 - July 1
Adventurers: DH, DS 15, DS 11, DD 1 and I. This will be the 4th for all of us except our DD - this will be her very 1st trip.
Resort/Hotel: Port Orleans Riverside
Celebration: Our 20th Wedding Anniversary
Meetings: Tentatively we have ADRs at the following: June 26:Dinnerat Coral Reef June 27: Breakfast at Cinderella's Castle Dinner at Crystal Palace. June 28: Donald's Safari Breakfast at Tusker House in Animal Kingdom; Dinner at Garden Grill in Epcot. June 29: Lunch at Sci Fi Dine In Theatre; Fantasmic Dinner Package at Mama Melrose's Ristorante. June 30: Breakfast at Ohana's in Polynesian; Hang by pool at POR; Dinner at 1900 Park Fare in Grand Floridian. Magic Kingdom "Wishes" Fireworks Cruise July 1: Breakfast at Chef Mickey's ; Depart for home. .
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Deslyn's first trip to Disney World June 2008
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Reason: ADDED WISHES FIREWORKS CRUISE
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Destination: WDW
Date: June 11 - 18, 2008
Adventurers: Me 9th trip, DH 8th trip, DD (awesomedizneygurl) 9th trip
Resort/Hotel: CBR and BC
Celebration: DD graduation from elementary
Meetings: willing to meet with other Passporters!
Destination: WDW!!! Date: June 4-18th Adventurers:
me- 6th trip
DD6- 4th trip (1 in utero)
DH- 1st trip
Resort/Hotel: AKL and Pop Celebration: DH's very first time!
Headed to Disneyland!!!
June 9-16, 2008
Staying at DL Hotel
Dianna, Cassidy and Caitlyn and Grandma Cathy!!!!
Taking the girls to DL for the first time and sharing our adventures with grandma as well. We will also adventure down to Sea World for a day. Can't wait to be at our happy place.
Destination: WDW
Date: 25th June - 11th July (going to post this in July too...)
Adventurers: Me and DBF, our third trip together and the last before we get married.
Resort/Hotel: Boardwalk Villas
Celebration: We need a reason to go to Disney?! None, although we will be celebrating our first trip as DVC owners.
Meetings: None planned but if you're interested please PM me.
Destination: Disney World Date: May 29-June 4 Adventurers: Me (Tina, 33) Kylor (son, 12) Jalen (son, 9) Accommodations: All Star Vacation Homes at Windsor Palms Celebration: End of school celebration!
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Picking up our Brasilian exchange student at the a/p
Destination: Las Vegas, Nevada Date: June 17 - 20 Adventurers: Me and DH (Dan) Accommodations: Excalibur Hotel and Casino Celebration: Realizing my life's dream of seeing Elton John perform!
Destination: Walt Disney World Date: June 20 - 29 Adventurers: Me (Jana, 35) - 8th trip; DH Nathan (34) - 7th trip; DS Benjamin (9) - 7th trip; & DD Troian Rae (5) - 6th trip Accommodations: Pop Century Celebration: Star Wars Weekends; Belated 12th Wedding Anniversary; & Early 35th & 36th Birthdays
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Troian Rae (7) and Benjamin (11) - March 2010
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Previous trips: POFQ 2005 & 2007, Boardwalk 2008, BCV & AKLV 2009 (our honeymoon) & 2012, BCV & BLT 2011, BCV 2013, AKLV 2014
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