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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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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I am debating going to the world and not hopping. Does anyone have stong feelings one way or the other? I know it's only 45 bucks a person, but I would rather spend that on minigolf and disney quest (which we have never done).
Our favorite park is Epcot, so we will be there 4 out of our 10 days, we eat at the resorts about 1/3 of the time, so dining wouldn't be the problem.
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I can honestly say that I would never choose to go to WDW without the ability to hop. Some parks close much earlier than others. Some parks are better to do when it is raining. EMH is a factor. Sometimes my kids want to go back to a park that we are "done" with, to ride a special ride or to buy a special souvenir. Parks can take longer (or not as long) as you thought. I would definitely get the park hoppers, especially considering the length of time you will be there.
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We think a hopper is a MUST!! It truly allows a less stressful trip so you don't have to rush to see everything, no matter how tired you may be, and like others have posted, "here in the morning, somewhere else in the evening".
I really like the ability to hop. Maybe it's the sitting in an air conditioned bus or monorail or maybe it's all in our heads but we feel less tired than if we stay at one park all day.
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We never hop but when we went to Mouse Fest last December, we missed out on some of the meets because we didn't have hopper passes (we were in Epcot for the Illuminations dessert party so missed the stop drop and roll meet at mgm studios the same day). We will hop at Mouse Fest 2007!!!
i'm a hopper all the way....love the extra flexibility...this year our last day is my nephew's b-day...the plan is to hit a favorite in each park and have dinner at chef mickeys...its a quest
The first time our family went, the kids were little. We purchased the ability to hop, but never did. We spent a day at a park, and then were exhausted. The last time we went as an extended family (11 of us) we all hopped. Kids would join adults for part, then move on to something else. Some adults wanted to see something again, others didn't. So, first time we went it was a waste of money. Last time we went it was money well spent.
We've had some trips where we hop a lot and then other trips where we don't hop at all. Sometimes I think we feel more exhausted at the end of the day, when we have hopped. Could be all psychological. We do ALWAYS purchase the hopping option, just in case we find ourselves in a park that is more crowded than we would like. I think it's worth the security of having the option, even if we don't end up using it.
Can't you always add on the hopper option at any time during your trip?
I have always gotten Park Hoppers, and I use the option at least once per trip. I just like being able to be flexible. We won't hop every day, but it always comes in handy at one time or another.
I can't imagine going to WDW and not hopping. We do have a daily itinerary planned when we go, but love the idea that we can change where we go at a whim. We always do 2 parks a day and get some R&R in the afternoon at our resort.
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