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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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They do. I did check out a few of the delux courts and the selection is awful
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Glad you are enjoying All-Star Movies.
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Looks like a nice relaxing start.
Lots of beautiful pictures.
Frankenmuth chicken. I can taste me some Zehnders!
We always eat at Bavarian inn, which is own by Zehnders as well. I think it's all the same family that branched off or something. My Uncle is friends with one of the "top" Zehnders and she always comes over to talk to us. This year they had a wedding and had one part of the restaurant shut down for the wedding party, so she couldn't come visit. (It was her niece I think). She sent a manager over to say hi and keep us happy. Well we were in a room that was REALLY hot and humid and she told us several times that they had called to have it fixed, but it never did get cooler and she ended up taking 25% off. Thats a lot when there were 12 people eating.
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Love the photos from the resort!
Thanks
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Great pictures from the food court and resort. My DD would have been upset by the Out of Order sign on the Fanta...
Too funny
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Hi Jen,
Just got caught up. I've followed your TR on Dis, so I'm excited to see you posting one here as well.
Can't wait to hear more!
Glad you found me
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Your meal looked delicious - great pictures.
It was.
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Just found this TR. Can't wait to hear how your Disney schooling went !
I am going so slow on this, but I will get to it, I promise!
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Great pictures from around Pop!
Movies! LOL! I usually stay at Pop, but this time it was Movies
I have to comment on what a big dork I was. I was walking around, with my camera bag on my shoulder, the SLR around my neck and my refillable mug in my hand….with some diet coke still in it. I was wearing my white Disney 2012 t-shirt I had made for our spring trip (nice to get another extra use out of it at the “world”.) I wasn’t even thinking and would lift the camera up to take a picture, with cup in hand….and spilt pop all down my shirt. I just laughed at myself. This is only something that could be done by me. I, of course, got it down my neck too. I just kept going on and made my way towards the room while taking pictures. I would have to change before meeting up with Karin and Tom, but I wasn’t in a hurry to do it yet.
I like Herbie. I used to Love the movies as a kid and when the most recent version came out, I took Michael and Paige to see it (Claire was an infant then). BUT, I really do NOT see why this is an area at AS Movies. It’s old and not a classic like so many other Disney movies. There are so many Disney movies to choose from, and many that are still favorites and popular. I am NOT sure why this was chosen. I also feel that way about the Mighty Ducks section as well. They could’ve done a Mary Poppins area, or a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang area, or just went with some more of the animated movies.
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