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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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WDW April 16-24 Myself, hubby, son ,daughter in law and 6yr old, 2 yr old, 11 month old grandchildren
cabin Fort Wilderness
Just cant get enough of Disney
Destination: WDW (Pop Century)
When: 25 Apr - 2 May 2007
Who: Me (37), DH (43), DS (11-turning-12-day-we-return)
I've not been to Disney since I was 11, and DH and DS will be first-timers. So it will be like the first time for EVERYONE, and we're really looking forward to it!!!
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Destination: WDW
Date: April 27th to May 1st
Adventurers: Me, DH, DS#1 Luke and DS#2 Chat (We'll meet up with DD too!)
Resort/Hotel: 2 nights YC Deluxe Room, 2 nights @YC Regatta Club
Celebration: Grad Nite Party! My baby will be graduating this June .
We are attending Disney's Grad Nite Party to celebrate!
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Destination: WDW
Date: April 18th to May 9th
Adventurers: MarkB (39 & holding), MarkC (37) Both AP Holders
Resort/Hotel: Off-Site Villa
Celebration: Our AP's Expire April 17th so we NEED to go and renew them!
Meetings: None planned, but open to offers lol
Disney World, here I come! April 2-5. First Solo trip.
Staying at Pop Century. Taking "Hidden Treasures of the World Showcase " tour. Looking forward to my own pace.
May be interested in meeting Passporters for lunch.
Destination: WDW
Date: April 22 to April 28
Adventurers: Me (51) DH(53) DS(27) DS(26)
Resort/Hotel: POFQ
Celebration: We Love WDW, This is just a family kind of trip!
Meetings: LOL WE should be easy to spot 3 big guys, and me on an ECV!
Destination: London
Date: 20th April - 21st April
Adventurers: Me, Karen (will be 32 ), DH Allan (36)
Resort/Hotel: Grange City Hotel near the Tower of London
Celebration: My Birthday
Meetings: We are doing a Jack the Ripper tour on the evening of the 20th if anyone would like to join us?
Dates: April 6 - April 14
April 6 - On the road (again)
April 7 - Sea World
April 8 - Sea World/Disney Quest
April 9 & 10 - Busch Gardens
April 11-13 WDW
Adventurers: Myseslf, DW and DS (14)
Resort at WDW - POFQ
Celebration: Spring Break and Celebating the gift certificate I won in a contest for blood donors to expedia.com which is paying for the WDW part of the trip -- meesage is GIVE BLOOD.
Thanks to all who have helped answer my questions to plan the trip.
Destination: Washington DC
Date: April 13th to April 16th
Adventurers: Karen (36), Matt (14)
Resort/Hotel: Renaissance Mayflower
Celebration: Spending some quality time with my boy in America's wonderful capital.
Destination: WDW Land/Sea
Date: April 28 to May 6
Cast: Me (32...33 Easter Sunday) DH(40) DD(6 1/2) DD(5 1/2)
Resort/Hotel: Pop Century 28th,29th-May 3rd Polynesian May 3-6th Wonder
April is autism awareness month! My DD 5 1/2 was diagnosed 3 1/2yrs ago
and is doing great!