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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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if anyone at all is travelling with anyone with anysort of special needs, i cannot tell you how helpful the "open mouse" edition is. it covers things you might not normally consider "special needs" like taking certain medications, allergies, phobias, etc.
When I trim the margins and unnecessary info off the documents and confirmations that I've printed from my e-mail, they ALL fit nicely into the passpockets without any folding!
I just ordered the $1 edition of PP...I'm planning on dismanteling it and laminating the maps. Also putting each park's pages together (map, attractions, eateries, etc) for use on each specific day. I'm planning on using ring clips to keep them together. I've never been to WDW before and have used my current PP edition a TON! I dont' want to have to carry the entire thing, but want the information with me, so I thought I could just bring "those" pages with me each day! Hope it works!
I went on my computer and used a picture editing software (Photoshop) to create personalized pages with little squares for notes that I can use when I call WDW for any info and I also write little reminders and ideas. I attached an example.
P.S. Notice the gray punch holes on the left, and since I can't find a 6 hole punch, I use a single punch and go by the guides I made. I got the size and location of the holes from one of the ebooks.
That is an awesome page! You are so creative! Love it!
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Another tip to add to your daily pass pockets... don't just write down where you ate, write down what you ate, and give it a ranking (like Jen and Dave do). I poll the family and average our rankings. Then during the year I try to recreate meals we had at the parks or resorts (along with theme music from my disney collection cd box set), themed tableware, and - somedays - even costumes. My DD loves princess dining at home . Disney also has a great cookbook out of some famous eatery recipes - like the Cobb Salad from the Brown Derby - super yum....
Do you know if I need my disney club cards when going on vacation to disney I have seemed to have misplaced them and i am leaving in 5 hours to actually go there i dont know if I really need them it wont effect my reservations will it or anything else
Last year, hubby and I got very lost driving ourselves back from a dinner. We stopped at the Contemporary Resort to ask for a map of the property. They gave us the best map of roads within the Disney compound ever! If you ever need the World's best map, stop there!
I have an idea for a new worksheet and wonder what the best place to send it is. I'm leaving for Disney in 2 DAYS!!!! and realized this was something that I know I would have liked to have had. I'll make it myself, but thought others might like it as well.
I just ordered the $1 edition of PP...I'm planning on dismanteling it and laminating the maps. Also putting each park's pages together (map, attractions, eateries, etc) for use on each specific day. I'm planning on using ring clips to keep them together. I've never been to WDW before and have used my current PP edition a TON! I dont' want to have to carry the entire thing, but want the information with me, so I thought I could just bring "those" pages with me each day! Hope it works!
I this idea!! I wish I had seen it earlier! I ordered a bunch of $1 passporters but gave them all away to people I know are going to WDW. Since I am on a budget and couldn't afford new PP for them, I at least wanted to get them the older edition. NEXT TIME!!
I have an idea for a new worksheet and wonder what the best place to send it is. I'm leaving for Disney in 2 DAYS!!!! and realized this was something that I know I would have liked to have had. I'll make it myself, but thought others might like it as well.
Thanks,
Kelly
Kelly, as a passholder you can commission a worksheet. I would go to the passholder section and check there.
I just wanted to add that even if you think you are a park expert -as those of us who live nearby sometimes do - get one anyway! I was surprised by how much stuff I had overlooked and the updates per year are very helpful.
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I have a Deluxe PP & today I took out the park Map for EPCOT. I plan on "marking it" with allthe F&WF booths & on the back listing the menus. Then I will print it out & place it back into my DPP. This way I knew where everything is & what the "should" have there.
I also write everything I need for the day on the daily pass pockets: confirmation #'s, meets, phone #'s (travel agent, our hotel, airline). I keep last trips maps in the pockets for referrence untill I get the news ones too (they help me in planning out touring), pics I want to take, ideas for CS meals. I also print our menus from AllEars for the CS that we may want to eat at & put those in the pockets as well (helps with "where should we eat? what do they have??" that always come up)
I am also a fan of highlighting, post-it flags & completely "marking up"my DPP with notes & suggestions from other PP's posts. Definatly take out pages you don't need (as son as I know what resort we are staying at I take out all the others) If we aren't doing DisneyQuest I take out that section too. As others have said thelighter your PP the more likely you are to take it with you to the parks & you will need it there!
My biggest suggestion would be to take you PP & make it yours. Mark it up, fill it with things you will need, love it & it WILL love you back!
I have a deluxe and with my most recent trip in January/February I made my own tabbed dividers and started buying 2 sets of refills. This way I can organize it exactly how I want it. I now have the MK dining info. and MK Tour Guide Mike info. with the MK info., AK dining info. and AK Tour Guide Mike info. with the AK dining info. etc. I also make a page for each day of my trip that has the hours and show/parade info. and the Tour Guide Mike least crowded parks info. on it. This page is easily put in to a pocket and makes changing plans on the fly easy and crowd free.
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this idea!! I wish I had seen it earlier! I ordered a bunch of $1 passporters but gave them all away to people I know are going to WDW. Since I am on a budget and couldn't afford new PP for them, I at least wanted to get them the older edition. NEXT TIME!!
- get one anyway! I was surprised by how much stuff I had overlooked and the updates per year are very helpful.
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