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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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You have gotten some great photos! Looks like you guys are having a blast Hearing about the nice family that picked up your tab at Biergarten made me tear up....I love stories of kindness!
Can't wait for another update!
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I fergot to write down Chloes awesome comment yesterday. when we hung out with the duck Bob asked her "do you know what kind of duck that is?" Chloe: "yes": Bob: "well what is it?" Chloe: "a real one!"
I was too tired to write anything last night, Im sorry!
Today we had our breakfast with Mickey and friends and while the girls didn't mind I grow more and more frustrated with the character interactions here. They used to make jokes with you, make you laugh etc. Everyone on this trip hugs, signs, poses and leaves.
we went to the animal kingdom in the morning. Chloe isnt tall enough for the Yeti ride so we went and got Fast Passes for Kali River Rapids for everyone and went up to ride it while Bob and Grace went to visit the Yeti. Nobody was there yet at all so I let Chloe run free. She ran around and looked at every little Detail Disney put up (and there is a ton!!) and was just in heaven. The parks are just too full to do that all the time and she doesnt mind it too much either, it was just a nice break. well when we reached the top of the hill i had to hold her as she was just running towards the rafts
we were alone on the entire ride! all the rafts were empty! such a weird feeling for a popular ride like that!
Well Chloe got nervous but was okay and once the ride was really moving she had a blast.
Afterwards we went to see Bob and Grace and the girls just exploded with excitement telling each other about the cool ride they went on! it was really cute! And Chloe pretty much pulled us back to the ride
By now there were more people and a Line was formed but when the castmember saw how excited she wash, she offerd to just stay seated and do it again and that's what we did!
Chloe was wearing her pirate dress but everybody kept calling her a princess and she did not like that at all! So we took both of them to get their face painted. Aftethat we went on the dinosaur ride. When it was over and the lights came on Chloe just looked at us and was fine while Grace clinched to my arm crying. It was a pretty scary ride thought and she knew that but wanted to see it anyway. She was fine shortly after that and we took off to eat ice cream! And ran into Stitch and Lilo. Again Character Interaction: what kind of personality does Stitch have? He is rude! Super rude! Well our Stitch gave hugs and kisses ….
We checked the wait time for the safari and decided that 50 minutes just wont work for us right now. So we took off and went to the hotel to change and got to TYPHOON LAGOON!!! My favorite park! They both looooved the wave pool and the lazy river. We didn't have time for more but will come back. After that we had dinner with Pooh and his friends which was better! Bob drew a picture of hunny and gave it to Pooh and he acted excited and would hide it from everyone
After this Grace and Daddy went on Space Mountain and again to the haunted mansion. At the end of it you always have a hitchhiker ghost that come home with you. For whatever reason it is ALWAYS the same for Bob and me. He really likes us I guess even on the ride alone with Grace he was there. They left the ride and Bob said "yes Grace the Ghost will follow you home now!" and a random guy who was walking behind them made Ghostnoises. I wish I could have seen her face but I was off with Chloe to the Hotel. The Towels from the Waterparks started to get really heavy! And that was okay because Chloe took a nap in the bus and was in a super mood after that!
Due to busses being messed up, or better the bus drivers it took us 2 hours to get there in back … wow!
Once we were at the park again and we rode Splash Mountain which wasn't that scary to me as that one always freaks me out! 6 months ago we found out that I have a thyroid issue and now that im on meds I feel much better.
After that we watched the electrical Parade which the girls loved, "the magic, the memories and you" this is the video I posted, the girls loved that too! And the fireworks which wasn't their thing yesterday.
After that we found cosmic rays and ate dinner. It was pretty good!
Today, if Im able to wake the rest of the family up, we will go to Hollywood studios!!! We will get to see Handy Manny and have lunch with him! And see shows and go on rides! Im excited
sadly its raining really hard right now. i hope it will stop!
Wow - it sounds like you are having a great time! The pictures are great - characters and things I haven't seen. I actually teared up when the other family paid for your dinner - awesome!
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