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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Anyone used this company before? they say they will beat out the competition
150.00 for a scooter sounds pretty good to me. I just need to know if anyone has used them and if there good to deal with.
I used them this past May. I will not use them in the future. I was charged an additional $300 a week after I returned home for missing parts of a medical buggy and scooter key that I turned in with my scooter to bell services. I had to call bell services for two days to find the missing part that disney did not return to the company. They did credit my card for the returned property however I was not at all happy to have to read my bank statement to find out about the extra charges and was never notified or called. They had my cell phone as well as my home numbers. The scooter that was delivered was very used and had power surges. i willl rent from Buena Vista or scooterrama in the future. the aggrivation was not worth the $40 savings.
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I used them this past May. I will not use them in the future. I was charged an additional $300 a week after I returned home for missing parts of a medical buggy and scooter key that I turned in with my scooter to bell services. I had to call bell services for two days to find the missing part that disney did not return to the company. They did credit my card for the returned property however I was not at all happy to have to read my bank statement to find out about the extra charges and was never notified or called. They had my cell phone as well as my home numbers. The scooter that was delivered was very used and had power surges. i willl rent from Buena Vista or scooterrama in the future. the aggrivation was not worth the $40 savings.
thank you for letting us know ! I chose randys, 180 dollars for a week .
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we used Buena Vista Scooters for my Mother in August 2010. Cost $125 for 3 days, it was well worth it. delivered to the resort, well maintained and fully charged.
thank you for letting us know ! I chose randys, 180 dollars for a week .
I thought he was charging $210, that is a good price. I would stick with Buena Vista, Walker's, Scooterama, and Randy's Mobility. i personally have seen Randy and Walker's at the parks for guests. Let us all know how your trip went.
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Mom calls to check on me and reminded me to pay the gardener. I love her so much.
Disneyland was fun with flag retreat and pickles. I have a home here, thank you. GAC is NOT a "front of the line pass".
She is gone but keeping signature. Laundry is getting done. My purpose in life is to help poor people in FL. Farewell, will miss you.
I have used Buena Vista three times and been very happy.
I had a very bad experience with Apple Scooter (scooter kept dying and they promised to deliver one to the parks but kept me waiting HOURS).
Would just like to say that if you have ANY issues with a scooter--surging, losing charge, etc. call the company you rented from IMMEDIATELY and have them switch it out. It isn't worth the aggravation to deal with a scooter that is not working properly when you are paying good money for it.
I have used Buena Vista three times and been very happy.
I had a very bad experience with Apple Scooter (scooter kept dying and they promised to deliver one to the parks but kept me waiting HOURS).
Would just like to say that if you have ANY issues with a scooter--surging, losing charge, etc. call the company you rented from IMMEDIATELY and have them switch it out. It isn't worth the aggravation to deal with a scooter that is not working properly when you are paying good money for it.
Problems with scooters also take away valuable vacation time. Thanks for the tip!
We have rented from Randy's for my mother and sister in-law, renting this time around for myself instead of using my chair.
I LOVE RANDY'S. they are great. He gives you his cell phone number so you can reach him whenever you need to and they go into the parks to replace if you have a problem.
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