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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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yikes! I just finised your DLP TR today & now you are already in WDW again!?!?! I just have one question....will you adopt me ~ PLEAAAAASSSSEEE Have a Magical time with your fam & I am so looking forward to another TR from the Princess!
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How great another pre-TR/TR from P-Sha! I can't wait to hear about your
adventure with your crazy family. But I'm wondering if you are planning any
other trips to WDW this year? Will there be a 6th trip or are you sticking with
5???
Yes, I'll be going back again.
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Yay! That's really all I have to say about that. YAY!!!! Oh, and have a GREAT time!
Beth! Good to see you!
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There's not going to be much "pre" in this "pre"-trip report, is there? Glad to see another report starting, though. I don't know about Florida, but our temps are only supposed to be in the 80's this coming week. Hopefully it will be slightly cooler for you, too! Sounds like you will have a great time, even if it might get a little crazy sometimes. Hope you make your dinner reservation this evening! Have a great time, I'll be looking for your updates.
Not much pre at all. And yesterday was really hot, so I don't think that "cool" front has reached Florida. Maybe it's on it's way.
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ALl right .. another trip report from Princess Sharon. I hope there were no delays.
Is Dnephew Danny happy to have a tropical storm named after him so to speak? Ccan't wait to hear about this trip and the candy trail that your Dear Mom leaves in her path A new baby... a new kind of Disney experience to discover. It sounds like so much fun ahead for everyone. Does this mean "Pigment" will be in some family photos? looking forward to the updates
I didn't talk to him about it, but I doubt it. He doesn't like to be called Danny. He's fine with "Dan" "D" or "Daniel" but he hates "Danny" Sadly, I don't think Pigment's around for photos anymore.
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Well well well. She's at it again. I think you and Jill are vying for most trips taken in a 12 month period. And dinners with Passporters too.
Okay, bring it on. But don't tell me if you have any trips in the works between now and December.
Okay, Joan, I won't tell you.
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yikes! I just finised your DLP TR today & now you are already in WDW again!?!?! I just have one question....will you adopt me ~ PLEAAAAASSSSEEE Have a Magical time with your fam & I am so looking forward to another TR from the Princess!
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
So I made it to WDW without delays. It wasn't even raining when my flight left. The flight was a bit bumpy, but overall, fine.
I checked into room #1 for the trip.
I booked a standard view room since I'd only be here one night. I was upgraded to a savannah view. Actually, it's what I like to call a "disappointment view" room. I think anyone who booked a savannah view wouldn't be thrilled with my view of the savannah (only a little area, and a people pen), but for me, having paid for a standard view, I'm thrilled.
After putting my stuff down (no need to get settled since I'll only be in this room for one night), I checked in with the fam damily and then caught the bus to Epcot.
It was hot. I needed something cool to drink. I went with a FB (that's a non-alcoholic FAB), since I knew I'd be sucking it down.
I strolled my way around World Showcase, picking out my next international travel destination.
Meg found me in Morocco and we hung out the rest of the day. We enjoyed our meal at Chefs de France.
And thanks to Tinkerbell, I experienced my first "first" of the trip. Here's a hint.
I'm sitting on the balcony, watching what I think is an eland sitting right beneath me. It's too dark to really tell. Hopefully it'll still be there when the sun comes up.
Today I'm heading to AK at rope drop. I'm going to meet up with Meg and her crew again and get to ride EE with them (it'll be Tinkerbell's first time ).
My family is landing at 2:30. I'm not sure when my DB and his girls will be here. Hope it's not too hot at AK today.
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I'm so glad you go on so many trips to many Disney destinations. It makes it so much easier for us peasant people to get by with our once a year trips!! All hail Princess Sharon!!! Anyway, glad to hear your flight was not delayed and everything is going smoothly so far. Right now you should be already thinking about your next F(A)B for the morning!!! Have a great day!!
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yikes! I just finised your DLP TR today & now you are already in WDW again!?!?! I just have one question....will you adopt me ~ PLEAAAAASSSSEEE
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Have a great time - and I hope the heat doesn't bother you too much... 
And yesterday was really hot, so I don't think that "cool" front has reached Florida. Maybe it's on it's way. 
so to speak? Ccan't wait to hear about this trip and the candy trail that your Dear Mom leaves in her path
Sadly, I don't think Pigment's around for photos anymore. 
It wasn't even raining when my flight left. 
All hail Princess Sharon!!! Anyway, glad to hear your flight was not delayed and everything is going smoothly so far. Right now you should be already thinking about your next F(A)B for the morning!!! Have a great day!! 
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