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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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We use a French press at home...cheap, easy, deeeelicious!
What brand of French press, Rachel? I'm looking to get one.
Sheila, I've tried a lot of drip coffee machine brands over the years and finally found one that works well for me -- it's actually a Black and Decker and has a thermal carafe rather than a glass pot (a must for me as I tend to drink the pot over a full day.) But, I'm no connoisseur of coffee, so a purist might suggest a totally different maker.
and I beleive they use real whipped cream not the canned stuff- a tbs of heavy cream is about 50 some calories and prob 5 or 6 gms of fat so... that adds up
Ack! That makes total sense now! for clearing that up.
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Since I'm not a regular coffee drinker - to me they are a treat and I always get the smallest. I had a gingerbread latte with soy milk and whippped cream yesterday morning while I was grocery shopping (my grocery store has a starbucks in it)! YUMMY!
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Yep, I knew this. Have you tried any of the SF syrups. IF they have them, that will bring your calories down. That's why I stick to the capp. Although they aren't the best in calories, I get them SUPER dry - which is WAY less milk and extra shots of espresso, which has hardly any calories at all.
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Yep, I knew this. Have you tried any of the SF syrups. IF they have them, that will bring your calories down. That's why I stick to the capp. Although they aren't the best in calories, I get them SUPER dry - which is WAY less milk and extra shots of espresso, which has hardly any calories at all.
I am patiently waiting for Starbucks to have their Eggnog Lattes, they are yum! Though I am sure very calorie laden as well.
For those interested, I have a Keurig coffee maker, and it is FABULOUS! I never drink more than one cup of coffee at a time so for me it's perfect to make a quick cup to take to work.
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And I'm at the fact that those are nonfat too (which I never order)! Stupid, incredibly awesome and creamy, yummy peppermint mochas!
It really doesn't help that I'm unemployed and trying to stay away from Starbucks since I refuse to mortgage my house for a latte, but dang it, I have a gift card burning a whole in my wallet as we speak! *sigh*
I am patiently waiting for Starbucks to have their Eggnog Lattes, they are yum! Though I am sure very calorie laden as well.
For those interested, I have a Keurig coffee maker, and it is FABULOUS! I never drink more than one cup of coffee at a time so for me it's perfect to make a quick cup to take to work.
I have one too- and I love it! Do you have the extra cup you can buy so you can use your own coffee too? I have two cups usually and maybe make one to take to work- and I LOVE it too- the coffee is sooooooo good andhot!
If I have friends over, I use the trusty 12 cup coffee maker-
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That makes total sense now! 
for clearing that up. 
at the fact that those are nonfat too (which I never order)! Stupid, incredibly awesome and creamy, yummy peppermint mochas! 
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