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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Nope. For one thing, that was 12 years ago. For another, the film ... well, we TRIED developing a couple rolls. The pictures were all completely trashed; given the ludicrous cost for developing my half of the film lot, it just wasn't a gamble we could afford to take.
So we threw them out, rather than prolong the pain of loss.
ARGH! That's horrible. Sounds like you must have stored them in a place that disagreed with the film, like somewhere too hot or too moist.
Important tip: If you have undeveloped film you want to keep fresh for a while (whether it's exposed or not), seal it in a Ziploc with as little air inside as possible, and store it in the fridge. It'll keep for years.
We are now starting our 5th full day at WDW for this trip. While we have four digital cameras with, we are only using two of them. My DSLR now has about 1000 shots, DW is using the P510 and I will probably never get that one back. She loves it and is probably in the range 600 shots on if. Her regular point and shoot was put away as soon as she started using the 510. It has about a hundred on it. The 4th one is the waterproof Pentax WG-2 and it has not even been taken out. I had thought about taking it for a spin on Kali in AK but still have not been on that ride.The weather has been great and no need for a waterproof camera. Forecast for today is for about 50% chance of rain so the WG-2 may be put in my bag just in case. I have been in the parks before when I had to put my camera away because of the weather. Oh and we are using Photopass Plus as well. There are now about 200 shots in that file as well. Before digital, we would come to the parks with bags of film and then have them developed over several months. I can remember when we would have 30 to 40 rolls of 36 exposure film for a typical vacation. Thank goodness for Digital. Oh well, I have got to finish getting ready for MK.
MAKE: Canon MODEL: 5D Mark II and Mark I # of Megapixels or film size: 21 Optical Zoom: Depends on what lens I use. Type of recording media: CF Normal recording Mode (jpg, tiff, raw, other): I usally shoot RAW and convert in Photoshop. There I save most images as TIFF file. What do you like most: The 5D Mark II is a much improved over the Mark I. The Mark III is out and waiting for the price to come down before I get one. What do you dislike: The Mark II has video capability. I don't understand why Canon would put that on a camera like that. People who buy that kind of equipment use it for photography.
Make: Sony Model: alpha 65 # of Megapixels: 24.3 Optical Zoom: Will vary depending on which lens I have mounted Type of Recording Medium: Memory Stick PRO, SD, SDHC, and SDXC Memory Cards Normal Recording Mode: I've just started using raw and jpg, but it also has jpg, raw, and fine What do you like most: I don't know yet as I haven't had much practice with it yet. What do you dislike: See above
Make: Canon
Model: EOS 60D
# of Megapixels: 18
Optical Zoom: Depends on the lens
Type of Recording Medium: SDHC 8GB
Normal Recording Mode: Mostly jpg but some RAW if I have the space. I will then edit in photoshop.
What do you like most: The weather resistant case, large movable view screen to shoot from any angle and sensor cleaning. I just got it in Jan, so I'm still exploring the features. I previously had an old EOS Rebel.
What do you dislike: Nothing yet.
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Make: Canon
Model: SX 20is
# MP: 12
Optical zoom 5x
Recording Mode: JPeg
Its just an all around great camera. I am looking for a point n shoot to use as a primary camera; but will never be rid of my SX 20is. It has to be a Canon tho.
MAKE: Canon
MODEL: Powershot SX160 IS
# of Megapixels or film size: 16.0 Megapixel CCD
Optical Zoom: 16x (plus 4x Digital)
Type of recording media: SD / SDHC / SDXC
Normal recording Mode (jpg, tiff, raw, other): Still - JPEG 2.3 / 720p Video - MOV (H.264)
What do you like most: a solid, well-featured point-and-shoot digital camera; takes very crisp and clear pictures, has wonderfully effective image stabilisation.
What do you dislike: nothing yet ...! EDIT: it eats batteries like candy. I ended up carrying 4-6 extra AA rechargeables with me (it takes 2 at a time). What would you buy if you bought a new camera now: this IS the camera I just bought.
MAKE: Olympus
MODEL: E-PL3
# of Megapixels or film size: 16.1 MP
Optical Zoom: Detachable Lenses
Type of recording media: SD/SDHC/SDXC
Normal recording Mode (jpg, tiff, raw, other): jpg and raw
What do you like most: Small, great photos, uses the existing lenses I have
What do you dislike: No fixed viewfinder, must use attachable one.
What would you buy if you bought a new camera now: N/A
MAKE: Olympus
MODEL: OM-D E-M10
# of Megapixels or film size: 16.1 MP
Optical Zoom: Detachable Lenses
Type of recording media: SD/SDHC/SDXC
Normal recording Mode (jpg, tiff, raw, other): jpg, raw
What do you like most: Small, compact, looks like a DSLR, built in viewfinder and flash
What do you dislike: Nothing so far
What would you buy if you bought a new camera now: N/A
MAKE: Canon
MODEL: EOS 5D Mark III
# of Megapixels or film size: 22 MP full-frame DSLR
Optical Zoom: EF 17-40mm f/4L, 50mm f/1.4, 24-105mm f/4L
Type of recording media: Compact Flash/SDHC
Normal recording Mode (jpg, tiff, raw, other): raw
What do you like most: Image quality, high-ISO performance, features
What do you dislike: Nothing so far
What would you buy if you bought a new camera now: N/A
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I love my Canon G1x on Disney trips. I have Nikon and Canon DSLRs too, but too bulky and getting to that level of camera on a family trip steals from the fun of being there. I did better last trip to spend more time looking at my family than my viewfinder, but I have a ways to go.
I recommend, small and portable with decent zoom and resolution. Canon Powershots are a good option.
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