Forums Closed
|
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
|
|
Welcome! We're happy you've found the PassPorter Community -- the friendliest place to plan your vacation to Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland, and the world in general! You are now viewing the PassPorter Message Board Community as a guest, which gives you limited access. As our guest, feel free to browse our messages by selecting the forum you want to visit from the list below.
To post messages and ask questions, join our FREE community today and you'll get access to tools and resources not available to guests, such as our vacation countown timers, "living" avatars, private messaging system, database searches, downloads, and a special PassPorter discount code. Registration is fast, simple, and completely free. Just click the Join Our Community link.
If you think you've already joined, log in below now. If you don't remember your member name or password, please visit our Member Name and Password Recovery page. You are also welcome to contact us.
|
 |
|
11-13-2005, 04:50 PM
|
#91
|
|
RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
|
Re: The Freeman Not So Scary October Trip - Updated Day 1 Part 2
What a great update Annabel, and great pictures too!
So glad you've made it to Pop (and to Chili's as well [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] )!
Can't wait for more [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
11-13-2005, 04:51 PM
|
#92
|
Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 13,817
|
Re: The Freeman Not So Scary October Trip - Updated Day 1 Part 2
What a nice flight you had. Glad it went smoothly for you. Your TR wouldn't be complete without a trip to Chili's with Shanghi Wings! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] Looking forward to the next installment!
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2005, 05:21 PM
|
#93
|
Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 18,767
|
Re: The Freeman Not So Scary October Trip - Updated Day 1 Part 2
YAY!!!!!! You arrived back "home"!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img][img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img][img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img][img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img]
More please!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2005, 05:26 PM
|
#94
|
Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 3,294
|
Re: The Freeman Not So Scary October Trip - Updated Day 1 Part 2
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
I can't wait!!
You've got to keep going!!
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2005, 06:03 PM
|
#95
|
Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
|
Re: The Freeman Not So Scary October Trip - Updated Day 1 Part 2
ohhh Annabel I [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] your trip report! Ohh Please hurry back with more!
Amy
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2005, 06:37 PM
|
#96
|
Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
|
Re: The Freeman Not So Scary October Trip - Updated Day 1 Part 2
I really liked hearing/seeing your report from the plane. Exactly how long were you out with your dramamine? I mean, our flight is only 93 minutes long and I don't wanna be out for the count when we land....but I do want to be out on the plane [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
I can't wait for more!!
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2005, 06:46 PM
|
#97
|
Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Ohio
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 11,856
|
Re: The Freeman Not So Scary October Trip - Updated Day 1 Part 2
Glad you made it to the Pop. Here's something a little funny. We were at the pop the same time you were in building 9 which is the 80's and we were parked in the 90's parking lot. We didn't go to Chili's, though. DH doesn't like to try too many new things and has never been there. We probably walked right past each other and never knew it.
Liz
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2005, 06:54 PM
|
#98
|
|
Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
|
Re: The Freeman Not So Scary October Trip - Updated Day 1 Part 2
Glad you made it to Disney!!! Yeah!!!
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2005, 07:03 PM
|
#99
|
Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Longfellow's "Jewel by the Sea"
Posts: 14,165
|
Re: The Freeman Not So Scary October Trip - Updated Day 1 Part 2
Wow, what a nice flight! Glad you made it to Pop. I [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] it there, too (even if we've only stayed there 2 nights.) Sounds like Andy was very tired, glad you got some early rest before the rest of your vacay! Keep it comin'!
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2005, 07:53 PM
|
#100
|
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Missouri
Posts: 4,595
|
Re: The Freeman Not So Scary October Trip - Updated Day 1 Part 2
Great start!!! I can't wait to hear more!
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2005, 09:51 PM
|
#101
|
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Northern NV
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,516
|
Re: The Freeman Not So Scary October Trip - Updated Day 1 Part 2
More please! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2005, 11:52 PM
|
#102
|
Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
|
Re: The Freeman Not So Scary October Trip - Updated Day 1 Part 2
Great update Annabel!! Your food and snack on the airplane sounds very delicious!! I love all your pictures!! I'm so glad that you got to Chilis and got those famous wings!! Can't wait to read more!!!!!
|
|
|
|
|
11-14-2005, 12:38 AM
|
#103
|
|
Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
|
Re: The Freeman Not So Scary October Trip - Updated Day 1 Part 2
Yay!!! You're there (and you've already made it to Chili's)!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
|
11-14-2005, 12:44 AM
|
#104
|
Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Davidsonville, MD
Posts: 6,563
|
Re: The Freeman Not So Scary October Trip - Updated Day 1 Part 2
Oh those lovely Boneless Shanghai Wings! So glad you got them on your first day. I'm going to look at that airline!
|
|
|
|
|
11-14-2005, 06:03 AM
|
#105
|
Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South East London
Posts: 5,164
|
Re: The Freeman Not So Scary October Trip - Updated Day 1 Part 2
[ QUOTE ]
Exactly how long were you out with your dramamine?
[/ QUOTE ]
I slept on and off for about 5-6 hours - I kept waking up but it would literally be for a minute here, 30 seconds there etc. Apart from these little wake ups, I was out of it [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] With the dramamine I'm normally awake for the first hour but that could be because I don't take them long enuf before take off or maybe I don't take enough [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I swear by them now though, I wouldn't fly without them. And for the journey home I bought Wal-Mart's own brand and they were every bit as good [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
About This Page: 
Like
Thank
Pixie Dust
Linear Mode
