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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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02-27-2002, 03:09 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Freehold, NJ
Posts: 107
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Which Tickets to buy?
I'm going to WDW with DS (8) and DD (1) in June. What do you think would be the best ticket option?
Should we get 5 day hopper plus? We'll be there for 7 days 6 nights (maybe 6 days 5 nights). I plan on doing parks at least 4 days, water park one day. We won't be doing Disney quest or Pleasure Island at all. I have DC so I get a small discount.
I was thinking maybe getting the 6 or 7 day plus because we may be going back in November. What do you guys think?
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02-27-2002, 07:59 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Alabama
Posts: 36
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Re: Which Tickets to buy?
I'd say definately the 7 day pass. The 7-day will have more plus options, that you might want to use some time in the future, and you'll have any remaining park admission days left on the pass that you'll definately use. Plus, I think admission prices can always be counted on to go up, so if you don't use up the remainder of your pass this year....next year you can say what a BARGAIN you got by using the leftover passes! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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02-27-2002, 08:47 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New York City
Posts: 2,471
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Re: Which Tickets to buy?
If your going to get a 7 day and /or you are heading back in Nov............get and Ammual Pass and start saving money on this trip.
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02-27-2002, 11:13 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Ohio
Posts: 191
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Re: Which Tickets to buy?
AP isn't that much more and you'll usually save quite a bit on your room. Last year the break even point was 7-8 days.
Tracy
[ 02-27-2002, 11:16 PM: Message edited by: tracyloveswdw ]
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02-28-2002, 01:39 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Freehold, NJ
Posts: 107
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Re: Which Tickets to buy?
I guess the only drawback with an AP is if we don't go back in November, then it would have been a waste of money.
I know that it will probably be at least 2 years before we go back and I would still be able to user the 7 day hopper.
Or I could just get a 5 day hopper plus and deal with November when/IF we go.
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!
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02-28-2002, 04:24 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 123
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Re: Which Tickets to buy?
Get the 7 day pass -- you'll have more incentive to go in November. "We already have some days so we might as well go!!" Good luck!
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03-01-2002, 10:24 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Freehold, NJ
Posts: 107
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Re: Which Tickets to buy?
I think I just go an omen that I should get the AP. My DH coaches Women's basketball at a community college up here. He said the athletic director wants them to go to a tournament this year... guess where it is???? Wide World of Sports in Disney (he's pretty sure.) He's going to let me know, so we may be going in December again! WOOOHOOO!
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03-02-2002, 10:48 AM
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Recovering VMK Addict!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Thornton, CO
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,087
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Re: Which Tickets to buy?
Get the 7 day pass and if you do get to go back in Novemeber, upgrade it to an AP.
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