"OH NO!!! I Can't Believe I Forgot to Bring......................." - Page 3 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
Welcome! We're happy you've found the PassPorter Community -- the friendliest place to plan your vacation to Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland, and the world in general! You are now viewing the PassPorter Message Board Community as a guest, which gives you limited access. As our guest, feel free to browse our messages by selecting the forum you want to visit from the list below.
To post messages and ask questions, join our FREE community today and you'll get access to tools and resources not available to guests, such as our vacation countown timers, "living" avatars, private messaging system, database searches, downloads, and a special PassPorter discount code. Registration is fast, simple, and completely free. Just click the Join Our Community link.
If you think you've already joined, log in below now. If you don't remember your member name or password, please visit our Member Name and Password Recovery page. You are also welcome to contact us.
Re: \"OH NO!!! I Can\'t Believe I Forgot to Bring.......................\"
I am famous for forgetting my curling iron. On our honeymoon, I forgot it. On another trip, I forgot it. I have bought new ones each time.
On this last WDW trip, I forgot this great bib I bought DS. (He was 17 mos at the time) It wasn't a big deal, but I absolutely love the bib. I'll remember it this summer!
------------------
Michelle
6/88 - Off property
6/94 - Contemporary
9/98 - Port Orleans
1/01 - Beach Club
??/01 - ??
Re: \"OH NO!!! I Can\'t Believe I Forgot to Bring.......................\"
I did it! I made a LIST from excel, and will see how well it works. I divided things up into types of clothes(capris/shirts/shorts/ dresses/etc) and also by sundries (medicine/
hair care/jewelry/body care/etc.)
I also have a row for checking off whether it's packed or not. It's very specific and a bit too organized for me! But, we'll see how well it works this time.
Re: \"OH NO!!! I Can\'t Believe I Forgot to Bring.......................\"
I don't know about anyone else, but I am not right unless I make a list. I started in January making a list for our trip on
5/31. I use WordPerfect and just make a check list of everything I think I need from toothpaste to socks, from how many underwear to how many pairs of shoes. I can always go back in the system to add and delete items. It is the only way for me to travel. I have so much going on in my life (school, work, church, kids, home, etc,.) and cannot rely on my memory at the last minute. We travel every year to various places (this is the first year to Disney) and to date I have not forgotten anything yet. (knock on wood) If I don't pack it, it's not because I forgot it, it's usually because I did not think I would need it.
Re: \"OH NO!!! I Can\'t Believe I Forgot to Bring.......................\"
The box is a good idea, we've always used one of the suitcases to keep the disney stuff in (we go often). The "LIST" is a necessity for me. I've taken our three kids by myself a few times, even when they were as young as 8, 8, and 5. We limit ourselves to one wheelie-type carryon suitcase and one backpack each. We look like a family of ducks going through the airport. The rule is if you want it, you carry it, so our list is very streamlined. We stay where there is a washer and dryer so there are fewer clothes to bring. I only carry a waist-pack in the parks so two hands are free. I can fit autograph books, camera, all the necessities in the waist pack and we are much more mobile. I can hold two hands and have the third child grab my shirt so I can keep track of all three in heavier crowds. We've never had a "lost kid" scare as yet but that would be the worst thing to forget! The list is subdivided into items that go into each suitcase and backpack and into the park waist pack.
About This Page: 
Like
Thank
Pixie Dust
Linear Mode
