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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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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This was a little phone area, I believe near the elevators.
And on to the bathroom nearby.
Hello!
And then I headed outside…still not sure what to do. HS was open late with EMH’s, but I wasn’t sure I wanted to go over there.
I ran into Mindy and Patty for a few minutes, and Patty almost seemed like she wanted to do some more, but they were both pretty tired from getting up early and flying in that day, so they headed off to their room. I took more pictures.
I sat my camera on the post to try and get better exposures.
I love this shot of the windmill spinning.
I have about 10-15 more pictures of the boardwalk across the lake. I’ll just post one more…Not sure why I took so many; I guess I was trying to get the perfect one.
I still had my mug with me, so I did the very classy thing, where you loop the handle through your belt and wear it on your hip. Yep, I was really stylin’ now!
I walked around a bit and saw a boat coming to the launch. I made a spur of the moment decision and got on it…it was heading to Hollywood Studios. I think it was around 11:15 at this point, and I just sat and relaxed…and actually talked to a family while riding over. They had been there for quite some time, like 10 days or so, and were having a blast. They were DVC owners and it was really a nice chat with them. Being that it was pretty dark the whole trip over, I did not take any pictures and just admired the scenery as we past it. This ride is not speedy in anyway, but the walk looked long too and with my aching feet, I was glad to sit for a bit.
I didn’t have a plan of attack. I mostly just went to take a few pictures.
I stopped for photopass.
And then kept on going.
I could hear music going…really jamming, then I remembered hearing about a kids dance party at DHS during EMH’s. I kind of toe tapped my way over there.
Thanks for sharing so many pix around the parks. It is great to see so many places that are new to me. Not sure when my wife and I will get back to WDW so I am enjoying walking around with you. It certainly looks like you will make a great Disney travel specialist with your eye to detail.
Wow, I just got caught up and can't believe you're still out and about. Great pictures as usual. Hopefully you'll get some sleet tonight and not feel it tomorrow.
Great pictures! I can't believe you were heading TO a park at 11:15!
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Great night time shots!
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Wow, I'm impressed - heading to a park at 11.15!
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Thanks for sharing so many pix around the parks. It is great to see so many places that are new to me. Not sure when my wife and I will get back to WDW so I am enjoying walking around with you. It certainly looks like you will make a great Disney travel specialist with your eye to detail.
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Wow, I just got caught up and can't believe you're still out and about. Great pictures as usual. Hopefully you'll get some sleet tonight and not feel it tomorrow.
I think I only stayed about an hour, but it was fun to walk around by myself! I figured I may never have a chance to do this again, so I wanted to make the most of it. It was all for learning purposes...of course!
I stopped off before heading over towards the dance party. I “think” I had filled my mug with some water from the fountain and just relaxed a bit and drank some water. I do remember I had a pounding headache (which seemed to be a theme the whole trip) and took some ibuprofen, so I was probably just hoping it would take effect fast!
While I was standing on that side of the wall…the music stopped and the party was over. Well I guess I wasn’t meant to check it out, which was OK. I finished off my drink and the head was starting to feel better, so I headed towards Toy Story Mania and see what kind of line it had.
Toy Story Mania was showing a 50 minute wait at almost midnight…No Thanks. I was too hot to stand in line for that. I just kept on moving along, taking pictures as I went.
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