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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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I keep coming back here to read other people's posts as well as the thread from Cathy (Nimros). I am so moved by everyone's words. I am so proud to be a part of this community.
I love that April's daughter wants to send Stefanie a balloon. What a great kid.
I keep coming back here to read other people's posts as well as the thread from Cathy (Nimros). I am so moved by everyone's words. I am so proud to be a part of this community.
I love that April's daughter wants to send Stefanie a balloon. What a great kid.
I thought the balloon idea was so sweet also. And I loved that your Katie posted her own message on one of the threads. Stefanie has touched us all, young and old!
Jennifer - Thank you so much for the lovely tribute to Stefanie!
Cam and Luke - Thank you for sharing your precious daughter with all of us, even those of us who never had the chance to meet her in person, she touched all our hearts.
Thanks, Jennifer for the beautiful post for Stefanie. I've made a donation to Special Olympics and will keep Cam and Luke in my thoughts. It is amazing to see how this wonderful community will not let Stefanie and her journey be forgotten.
My deepest condolences to the Matthews family. Like several others who have posted here, I did not have the honor of meeting Stefanie in person, but I know her in my heart.
The very first trip report I ever read was one written by Cam and to me her reports are the standard by which all trip reports are measured. Why? Because Cam, Luke and Stefanie show us all how the World (and really life in general) should be experienced – with joy, delight, and enthusiasm! You cannot read the trip reports without feeling the love, respect and devotion within this family.
Stefanie’s unadulterated pleasure and passion for Disney changed the way I approached my most recent trip and has forever altered how I will embrace the parks on future visits. She may not have been big in stature, but this young woman knew how to inspire and make a lasting impact.
Thank you Stefanie for opening our eyes and hearts and thank you Cam and Luke for sharing your precious treasure with all of us. Your family remains in my prayers.
Thoughts are with the Matthew's family at this difficult time. I never had the chance to meet Stefanie but loved to read about her adventures at Disney in Cam's trip reports. You could tell she was a wonderful person who was truly loved by everyone who's life she touched in person or here on the boards. she will be truly missed.
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Kathy, DVC Member
Upcomming Trips: 12/11 BWV, 6/12 Disney Fantasy, 12/12 Disney Fantasy
Stefanie will be the angel on all of our shoulders everytime we visit WDW. RIP sweet woman... you will be missed.
for Luke and Cam.
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Robin Twitter name: @NKsDogwalker Find me on FB: robinkay6573@yahoo.com 38th Birthday with Mom, Dad and friends 2011 Next Trip: Cruise on Jewel of the Seas for Christmas 2012
I will making a donation in Stefanie's memory tomorrow. I never met Stefanie in person but like so many, I feel like I know her through the trip reports and photos.
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Cam and Luke, I feel like I know you because of all the photos in the archive ofprincess stephanie. I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I will be visiting disney world in late september and definitely will be making a donation in her honor. she looked like such an organizwd little girl with her bag of thank yous andpixie dust. You should be very proud of your very brave and beautiful little girl. Again my condolences for you and your family. She certainly was a princess. shawn spors-jahnke.
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