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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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SM looks pretty cool in gold. I didn't know what that was until you mentioned it. I'm glad you enjoyed your lunch, but what was up with the dirty tables? Were they that busy that they didn't have time to clean them
Since it was late in the evening and the restaurant was near closing time, I think the CMs were trying to wait until the end of the night and encourage people to sit in the one section they were cleaning. I had to struggle to find a clean table in the area I wanted to sit.
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Don't you just love the song in French too from it's a small world? I could actually listen to that a lot longer than our American version.
Maybe you're on to something, Mary!
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Thanks for all this - it's getting me nicely in the mood for my trip there next week (Yay). DLP trip reports are a bit of a rarity on the Boards so it's great to get to read one so soon before I go. Wonder if this means I am off the hook for doing one of my own now.......
I'm glad to help. And I hope to be finished with this soon, so maybe you'll get to finish it before you leave. And , I don't think this lets you off the hook for writing your own.
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iasw does look absolutely vibrant! Considering I love the ride here in the States, I'm thinking I would be just over my head in love with it at DLP!
(Did you happen to notice if the Raggedy's were presiding over a tea party at the very start of Peter Pan, just as they are at MK?)
You'd certainly love iasw at DLP. And I forgot about the Raggedy's. Maybe someone else can answer.
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Great update! You're right, I never would have guessed iasw as your favorite. But I see it didn't last very long ...
Well, it's still my favorite at the Magic Kingdom park!
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Love all the pictures... but the one of Buzz and Jesse...ok that is a bit unusual.
I like the look of the hotel and how close everything is. Do they have a Jungle Cruise there? oh,,, and in POTC.. do the pirates all speak in french?
IASW looks a bit more modernized? Was it the bagpipers that drew you in everyday....... listening to see if they were playing correctly?
As Dawn said, no Jungle Cruise and yes French pirates.
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Originally Posted by chezp
Great parade photos - oh my goodness, Buzz and Jessie... whoa! I know the French are liberal, but good grief, this is Disney - we need to maintain some standards!
It's funny about It's A Small World - Mark made a similar comment about the French one (not that he'd ride it every day ) - that it wasn't as annoying as the American versions and he could handle it much better.
I will say that I noticed the French characters are not as... careful as characters in the American parks (and I suspect they're more casual than the Asian ones would be as well). I guess Mickey forgets himself when he gets to Paris!
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Originally Posted by Dawn in Scotland
No Jungle Cruise Coffee Chef - it's one of my faves and I do wish they had it. Oh and the pirates do speak in French. (Hope Princess Sharon doesn't mind me butting in - I may be in trouble now)
No problem!
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You scamp!
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Great pics, P-Sha! LOVE the look of the Disneyland Hotel. I thought the room pics were also great, especially the headboard.
Sounds like a great day, too. When you said your fav was iasw, I blurted out, "No Way!" I don't ride the one at WDW all that often (more times since the refurb) but it does have a soft spot in my heart because I rode it at the New York World's Fair in 1964 I was a child, okay?! and because it was my Grandmother's favorite attraction at WDW.
Loving the updates--can't wait for more! [And can't wait to see you--soon! ]
See you soon!
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You really looked liked you had a FAB day!!! Christy looks likes such a sweet person!!! It's hard to believe that you only met on this trip!!! Hurry back with more....
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, I don't think this lets you off the hook for writing your own. 
Maybe someone else can answer.
I know the French are liberal, but good grief, this is Disney - we need to maintain some standards! 
) - that it wasn't as annoying as the American versions and he could handle it much better.
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