It’s Almost Disney Time, Mom! PTR UPDATED 6/18 - Page 44 - 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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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Good luck tomorrow Cam, and pixies the bad weather stays away. Wonderful trivia yet again! Never knew Stitch was 18 minutes long, although my mom vetoed it.
Talk about a busy day you have tomorrow, hoping that the weather holds out for you. Great trivia today, I am also always amazed at the fact that Main Street is actually "level" two....I am always thinking about what is going on "downstairs"
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Wow I sure hope today can have some sort of that you can make it all day and not drop. I love Kingdom Keepers and am waiting to borrow book 2 from the library. It is on hold. I already went over Tyler's IEP for this year but next year, our meeting will be longer because they will be transitioning him for high school after next year as he will be in 8th grade for 2010-2011. I hope all goes well for you and you finally get some planning in there. Tell Stephanie that she is making a big hit here at our house. Tyler and Samantha just love seeing her pics. She is one strong, young lady. Hope to hear another update soon.
Busy, Busy, Busy.....and talk about multi-tasking!! Hope your day goes well & you get everything accomplished without any bad weather!! I haven't read any of the Kingdom Keepers books......I'll have to check them out!
More great trivia (and I confess, I'm one of those who isn't too fond of the Stitch ride!)
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Lovin' the trivia!! Good luck getting everything done as the year comes to an end! Our schools here got out yesterday, so I'm sure all the teachers are breathing a sigh of relief today! Especially at Justin's elementary school! In the last week they've had a volleyball tournament (teachers vs students) the big bike ride, and talent show day! They must be exhausted! Anyway, I can't wait for more report today!
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Stefanie and I have actually had just a little bit of time to rest before returning to school for the awards program, and so far we've had a little rain, but no storming.
Trivia:
17 feet tall is the height of Mickey’s Bright cape worn as he leads SpectroMagic. That is one very large cape.
17,000 feet (or 57 football field) of underground utility piping are all needed to keep Sorcerer Mickey’s Hat together at Disney Hollywood Studios. Of course, like every guest I have notice the hat, walked under the hat, and photographed the hat, but I never once considered what kept it standing there. Pretty incredible!
17-minute show is guaranteed to satisfy mermaid-lovers, young and old, at the Voyage of the Little Mermaid. This attraction is a favorite of ours as we all The Little Mermaid. In June it’s also another nice break from the heat and humidity.
Fascinating to know about the Mickey Sorcerer Hat at DHS! Like you, I have never thought about what kept it standing. Not long until you (and we) leave now! In exactly 2 weeks, I'll be driving the 2 hours to pick up DH's 9-year-old brother to come to our house and get ready to leave for the trip! I know you're getting excited, too.
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getting everything done - and I'm still loving all the trivia! 
that you can make it all day and not drop. I love Kingdom Keepers and am waiting to borrow book 2 from the library. It is on hold. 
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The Little Mermaid. In June it’s also another nice break from the heat and humidity. 
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