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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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I've been wondering, how many people do you know who do NOT know how to cook?
When we moved back to the States and bought a house, it was 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, very large, but the kitchen is TINY. My mom asked the realtor and she said, "Oh, nobody cooks anymore or they just use the microwave" (we'd never even SEEN a microwave in the late 70s...) None of my friends parents cooked, it was all take out or delivery or frozen dinners. I was a VERY popular girl among the boys b/c I DID know how to cook and bake.
Anyway, I've been wondering if the "years of plenty" have taken their toll on people's cooking skills which is why fast food, pizza, restaurants around here all are very busy despite the very difficult economic times. They simply don't know HOW to prepare a meal (or feel they are too busy) so they still get prepared foods other places.
Most of the people I know IRL don't know how to cook, including 4/5 SILs.
My dream one day is to have a big kitchen becuase I do cook my dad started us young (he is an amazing cook). He then moved to the grandkids...my 15yo routinely has dinner on the table when I get home from work and she really enjoys cooking as well...
My Mom stood me up in a chair to watch her cook. At 10 I could cook. I was taught all the standard things..cooking, baking, canning , etc...
My DH on the other hand came from a family were the women did the cooking , etc.. Very old world Italian stuff. So if I died tomorrow he would need to hurry and find someone to feed him. lol
We have a good sized kitchen. I do know how to cook but don't really enjoy it. DH loves to cook and therefore cooks most of our meals. We almost always eat at home.
Our kitchen is so small, we definetly don't have enought cabinet. I do cook, DH also but not anymore, I do most of the cooking at home. I also bring a chair for the kids (actually, they do it themself and from a young age, they enjoyed watching me cook) as my mom did for me a long time ago (well, not so long!) I find that it help to have the kids help because they enjoy tasting the meal or cake we prepare together
When we redid the kitchen in our new house, we actually added counter and cabinet space because we wanted lots of room. DBF is a very good cook and does a lot of the cooking. I like to cook as well, especially since we have a dishwasher now and I don't have to handwash all the dishes. I actually can't think of anyone that I know who doesn't know how to cook. I think eating out for many people is more a convenience/time issue than a "not knowing how to cook" issue. I know when DD was in school and playing sports, we often picked up fast food because that was all we had time for. I would much rather eat food cooked at home however.
I didn't learn to cook until I went to university at the age of 18 and had to look after myself, but since then, I really enjoy cooking and DH is a great cook as well. The vast majority of people I know can all cook.
I cook every night except Fridays... My Dsil does not cook at all, in fact everytime she came home with a bag my nephew would ask "what's for dinner?"... I also have friends that are amazed that I cook so often, they eat out or order take out almost every night.
The houses around us all have GINORMOUS kitchens with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.... but many of the families eat out more than 3 nights a week.
Me? I have a decent size kitchen and we only order pizza about twice a month (I know how to throw dough with the best of them, but I prefer the pizza at a friend's pizzaria!) Everything else is a home-cooked meal.
I used to rely on packaged/processed foods more, but the past year has seen me do much more cooking from scratch and much more buying of locally-grown and in-season foods.
Eileen
I can cook, and enjoy it. Most of the people I know can cook. My friends that are my age (mid-20's) seem to cook a lot, although they are like me and are still learning a lot, too.
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my dad started us young (he is an amazing cook). He then moved to the grandkids...my 15yo routinely has dinner on the table when I get home from work and she really enjoys cooking as well...
the kids and I in Cayo Coco, Cuba. March 2011
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