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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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im always up too saying Hi to PP at wdw it will be me and my daughter molly this trip
It is also my DD and me on this trip 12/1 - 12/8. If you see a small poooh size person on a blue or red scooter with DD as my chauffer and me holding a bear. That is us.... what a sight. Would love to stop and say Hi
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My son and I will be there Nov 30th through Dec 6th, will be at MVMCP on Dec. 3rd and hoping to see Fantasmic! on Dec. 2nd. I just don't see how I can spend the extra money to do it with the group though . I still hope to see and meet some of you amazing people while we're there, I plan on wearing my passporter pouch so everyone will know! lol best I can do!
We will be there mainly the same time as you. My DD Jessica will be turning 11 on 12/4. We would love to meet up.... pm me if you would like to meet.
My son and I will be there Nov 30th through Dec 6th, will be at MVMCP on Dec. 3rd and hoping to see Fantasmic! on Dec. 2nd. I just don't see how I can spend the extra money to do it with the group though . I still hope to see and meet some of you amazing people while we're there, I plan on wearing my passporter pouch so everyone will know! lol best I can do!
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It is also my DD and me on this trip 12/1 - 12/8. If you see a small poooh size person on a blue or red scooter with DD as my chauffer and me holding a bear. That is us.... what a sight. Would love to stop and say Hi
Registered Message Board Members save 30% off PassPorter guidebooks! When you register you'll have access to a discount coupon good for 30% off the list price of PassPorter books in our online store.
Registered Message Board Members save 30% off PassPorter guidebooks! When you register you'll have access to a discount coupon good for 30% off the list price of PassPorter books in our online store.
How long does it take to get the info on the Mousetacular events? Or does it come in the mail closer to the events?
All registrations are confirmed within 24 hours of registering. Disney will not be sending the wristbands until 2 weeks prior. Your registration will serve as your receipt. You can always call or email with specific questions.
We are waiting to receive the event tickets from Disney in order to be able to mail them out. You will definitely have something in hand before the event (including a confirmation that will be delivered to the resort so you don't have to remember something from home!).
We are waiting to receive the event tickets from Disney in order to be able to mail them out. You will definitely have something in hand before the event (including a confirmation that will be delivered to the resort so you don't have to remember something from home!).
Hope I get something prior to arriving, since the only event I can attend is the "Toys Are Back in Town" -- I sure don't want to get turned away at DHS that morning!
I'll be staying at WL but booked it through the Reunion 2010 group.
Hope to be saying "Hey howdy hey" to a lot of Passporters!
Hope I get something prior to arriving, since the only event I can attend is the "Toys Are Back in Town" -- I sure don't want to get turned away at DHS that morning!
I'll be staying at WL but booked it through the Reunion 2010 group.
Hope to be saying "Hey howdy hey" to a lot of Passporters!
Hi Cindy -
You will get something prior to arrival, have something waiting at WL for you as well as an emergency number for any issues.
Could Sandy or Judi please PM me about the "special treat" for the Illuminations party?
I think I know what it is -- and if I'm right I won't dig through my Christmas boxes before I pack. But if I'm wrong I need to be prepared
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