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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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My very first P-Sha trip report.....since I'm a newbie here......and I'm loving it and all the great photos. You're a lucky woman to be able to visit WDW as often as it seems you have. I am not worthy.....
Sharon
Love that shirt, I've got to ride EE, Since I have a park hopper ticket I told DD maybe in December we'll run over the AK and ride this since it was down last visit. I'll have to look for the Mickey ear Yeti!
Just got caught up with your TR and it's fabulous. I hit my 365 day mark yesterday so I'm currently living vicariously thru other travelers right now and your trip report makes me want to head down for a weekend.
YAY! I found this TR
OKay so I love the shoutout to southerners....we do have some great sayings LOL weird ones mostly...I even get random looks here in SC for my sayings.
YAY shout out to me on the Color accent dontcha just love it??? That was such a great picture BTW!
TOT with summer nighttastic I have to see it! arghhh...I hope they decide to keep it for a little while.
Your room at the BC is great...I really like that.
Metallica ... I would love that personally but I hate that Aerosmith will be leaving do you know when those changes might happen??? that really stinks!
That is such a great PP meet its so nice to have little surprises like that...and the shirt from AK!
Devine is just amazing and a must see. Great shots of her
cant wait to hear more!
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What about the night setting? Do you need a tripod for night pics? I seen your castle pic in your other TR and thought that was pretty impressive. My camera needs a tripod for it's night pics because it sends out a burst before it takes the pic and if it's not steady then it creates a big blur.
Great updates P-Sha. Thanks for the Cape May Cafe pics and review. I really wanted to go there in July, but just couldn't fit it in. It is on my must do list for next year. The characters are just so cute in their swimwear (and you in your Goofy t-shirt of course are adorable).
That sidewalk art is so cool. Is it really just water? Amazing!
I just read about your surprise Pp'er meet in Jill's TR. That's so cool. Sounds like so much fun. I've never met another passporter and I'm a little jealous, lol.
Love all the pictures of the animals. Looks like you really took your time to enjoy AK. More please.
Where's the Yeti sporting mouse ears in the EE queue?
He's in a little cabinet that has chicken wire insets -- I believe it's the last section that's before you are actually outside in the loading area. He'sin there with food supplies and other hiking essentials. While you're looking for him, notice the boxes of "Yet Tea"...
Heeee!
And no comments from the peanut gallery about how I couldn't let a question go unanswered. I'm comfy with my personality foibles, and you guys should be too at this point.
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I would love that personally but I hate that Aerosmith will be leaving
do you know when those changes might happen??? that really stinks!
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