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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Great positioning! MK on one side, Bay Lake on the other and Top of the World down the hall! Perfect! I also like the pic of MD doing her homework with Space Mtn in the background.
That Villa is spectacular!!! I can see why you are the "favorite sister-in-law" Love the Lilo and Stitch cake that was made for Maddie's birthday! The view from your room must have been spectacular to watch Wishes
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I was up by 8 a.m., but everyone else was very slow going. We had a 10 a.m. ADR at Tusker House, but when 9 a.m. rolled around and people just started stirring, I suddenly remembered why I didn’t make breakfast ADR’s when traveling with a big group.
We finally got out of the villa about 9:30, but after that, I stopped looking at a clock. No need to stress myself out. Of course, tons of buses arrived for everywhere but AK. When one finally arrived, we had to stop at the Poly and BB before we made it to AK.
Once off the bus, I told Thom to just go ahead and check us in. When we eventually all made it to Tusker House, Thom had checked us in and was waiting on us. Apparently it was no big deal that we were almost an hour late.
We were immediately told to head back and take our picture with Donald. When it was our turn, Amy mentioned to Donald that Jack had eaten duck the night before. That’s when Donald stormed off and had to be coaxed back into the picture. Even with all of the Donald drama, we ended up with a nice picture which was all ours thanks to Photopass Plus.
We were then led inside to pretty much the closest table to the buffet which was good since this was a bunch. It was so close to lunch that the buffet was in that in between stage where there were only a few breakfast items left. I’m more of a breakfast buffet kind of gal, so I had a hard time finding what I wanted until I discovered that all of the breakfast items were at the children’s buffet.
In between eating, we were visited by all of the characters. Everyone really got into it and we had a great time.
Once everyone was full, we headed in the direction of EE to pick up FP’s and then moved on to Dinoland. Maddie had worn her tennis shoes today to give her an extra little lift in hopes of riding PW. We measured her and it was so close that we had to have a CM reading. Sadly, it was a no go, but she was hopeful since she was so very close.
From there, we decided to ride Dinosaur since that was something that everyone could do (although Morgan was not excited by the thought of it ). Unfortunately, a CM informed us that the ride was down. Hmmm . . . now what to do?
Amy offered to take Maddie in the nearby store so that she could pick out a birthday present while the rest of us rode PW. Morgan decided to tag along with them, so it was six of us riding. Thom and I let the other four ride together and we rode with a mother and daughter pair. The mother was hee-larious and pretty much said “Oh my God!” throughout the entire ride.
After our ride, we met up with Amy and Maddie who informed us that Maddie had a brand new Perry the Platypus that they had sent to the front of the park. Amy was most impressed with Maddie’s mad shopping skills (i.e. touching every single thing in the store before deciding on a purchase ).
I took over “Maddie watch” while the rest of the group headed to EE to use their FP’s. I seriously don’t know if Maddie will ever ride EE again because she considers this time her “game time.” I bought her some tickets and she proceeded to play every single game available. She actually won at a few and had three new fluffies to show for it. She came so close to winning at the basketball game, but I kept encouraging her to try again because I loved watching the little dance she did before she threw the ball (see video below).
When she had just one ticket left, I suggested that we take a break and have a drink because I was starting to wilt from just standing in the direct sunlight. We were right at the trailer in the corner of Chester and Hester’s, so up to the window we went. I had all intentions of ordering two frozen lemonades until I spotted a Barcardi Blueberry and Lemon FAB. Well, sign me up! The only way that you could tell the two apart was that mine was in a white cup and Maddie’s was in a clear cup. I must have confirmed it five times with the CM before I handed Maddie hers.
Thankfully, someone was just vacating one of the tables with an umbrella, so we were able to sit down and enjoy our drinks in the shade. As Maddie sipped her drink, she was still intent on watching the action at the games and wondering aloud where she might spend her final ticket. About this time, Thom called and asked where we were. Apparently they had blown right past us.
He informed me that Dinosaur was back up, but I let him know that Maddie and I weren’t going anywhere for a bit. He and Mary Devall soon found us and he went off with Maddie to the game where you shoot water to use her final ticket. They didn’t win, but after watching the game for a while, I noticed that the #13 spot won a great deal. . . . hmmm . . .
Once we had finished our drinks (and mine was delicious ), we moved on to Dinosaur where we met up with the rest of the family. Morgan is terrified of this ride, but she took one for the team and agreed to go with us. We ended up with a car of our own which made for a great ride photo!
Great update! Love the group shot at Tusker House and too funny about Donald stomping off. LOL Maddie is just too funny with all her fluffies and the dance before the basketball throw was just adorable. Jill! You are working on two TR's at once, way to go! Woohoo!!
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Such a great place to hang out during a Florida thunderstorm. 
Love the Lilo and Stitch cake that was made for Maddie's birthday! The view from your room must have been spectacular to watch Wishes
bunch. It was so close to lunch that the buffet was in that in between stage where there were only a few breakfast items left. I’m more of a breakfast buffet kind of gal, so I had a hard time finding what I wanted until I discovered that all of the breakfast items were at the children’s buffet. 
but she was hopeful since she was so very close. 
). Unfortunately, a CM informed us that the ride was down. 
Hmmm . . . now what to do? 
I bought her some tickets and she proceeded to play every single game available. She actually won at a few and had three new fluffies to show for it. She came so close to winning at the basketball game, but I kept encouraging her to try again because I loved watching the little dance she did before she threw the ball (see video below).
Well, sign me up! The only way that you could tell the two apart was that mine was in a white cup and Maddie’s was in a clear cup. I must have confirmed it five times with the CM before I handed Maddie hers.
), we moved on to Dinosaur where we met up with the rest of the family. Morgan is terrified of this ride, but she took one for the team and agreed to go with us. We ended up with a car of our own which made for a great ride photo!
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