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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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View Poll Results: Is four cups of coffee a day too much for me?
Scott,
Go to Walmart and buy the Walmart brand of Crystal Light go the go packs. There are lots of flavors to choose and much cheaper than the name brand. Best of all water is not so boring Good Luck.
Scott,
the trick will be not to deprive yourself. As for the Gatorade (yak), that can go unless you're competing in the Olympics and didn't bother to tell anyone...
Decaf coffee, made CORRECTLY is still very yummy. I, personally, like Gevalia and get rave reviews from guests (who have NO idea it's decaf...) Get you a French press and make it at home yourself (better for your wallet, too), but be sure not to load it up with sugar and cream, if you do. Get you some stevia powder (I like the Now brand) and cut your sugar in half with it. As for your water...try the TrueLemon thing, it is REAL lemon and SO good in a bottle of water with a sprinkle of stevia. Your wallet and your waistline (and blood pressure and cholesterol...) will thank you and we'll have you training your flying monkeys for YEARS to come!
I too had to give up caffiene awhile back. I feel soooo much better now. Have you tried tea? I LOVE decaffinated green tea with jasmine. It is wonderful...and good for you...you don't even need sugar.
I know its tough...but at least you know we all want you around for many years to come!
My DH and I share a 12 cup pot of coffee a day. But it only fills our big Disney mugs twice each - so I am only drinking 2 mugs a day But I also drink at least 100 oz of water, so I am keeping my coffee
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have you tried the G2 version of gatoraid? its low carb and still quite flavorful. And the water is a good way to lose weight...as it fills you up and cures the craving. If you can get yourself to drink a bottle of water when you are hungry....and waita few minutes...chances are the hungar pains will pass. And the sodas are a killer.... even diet coke tricks your body into wanting sweets.....ive had to back way down on my diet coke addiction......drinking tea and water instead. OH....and the sugar free koolaides are YUM-O!!!! even the walmart versions are just as sweet as the real thing.....and they count as ZERO points on the weight watchers scale.....so you can have as much as you want!!!
good luck on the diet scott.....dont call it a diet...call it a habit changing!!!
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Stefffe--thanks for the tips. I will try the Gatoraid!! But not to worry I do not drink any kind of cola! Gatorid and water are my hangups!! Well that and Robert Downey Junior. Oh wait he is Janice's hangup--Never mind.
Cut out the Gatorade first. Slowly cut out the coffee. I'm right there with you, man... I drink way too much Diet Coke in a day. If I don't have it, I am a grump. I hate being chained to a DRINK!! I dont' think four cups is too much, but if you want to lose weight, you've got to cut out the bad stuff, and coffee is one of those "bad" things. =sigh=
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I too had to give up caffiene awhile back. I feel soooo much better now. Have you tried tea? I LOVE decaffinated green tea with jasmine. It is wonderful...and good for you...you don't even need sugar. 
Danielle Harmon
But I also drink at least 100 oz of water, so I am keeping my coffee
Janell
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