Just a little airplane rant - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
PassPorter.com
Award-winning travel guidebooks
Thank you to our forum sponsor:

   guidebooks   |   news   |   podcasts   |   boards   |   blog   |   worksheets   |   photos   |   articles   |   updates   |   register   |   follow us on


Forums Closed
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!

Go Back   PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums > PassPorter's Walt Disney World Resort (Florida) > Getting There (and Back!): Your Journey to Walt Disney World
Register


Welcome! We're happy you've found the PassPorter Community -- the friendliest place to plan your vacation to Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland, and the world in general! You are now viewing the PassPorter Message Board Community as a guest, which gives you limited access. As our guest, feel free to browse our messages by selecting the forum you want to visit from the list below.

To post messages and ask questions, join our FREE community today and you'll get access to tools and resources not available to guests, such as our vacation countown timers, "living" avatars, private messaging system, database searches, downloads, and a special PassPorter discount code. Registration is fast, simple, and completely free. Just click the Join Our Community link.

If you think you've already joined, log in below now. If you don't remember your member name or password, please visit our Member Name and Password Recovery page. You are also welcome to contact us.

Forum Sponsor: Quicksilver Tours & Transportation
Learn Why PassPorter Recommends This Sponsor
 
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-28-2009, 07:31 PM   #1
tinkerbell_3
Community Rank: Traveler
 
tinkerbell_3's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 237

Post Thanks / Like
Just a little airplane rant

We received a letter in the mail today saying that our flight is being changed. For the THIRD time!!! This is getting ridiculous. Our trip isn't until June 14th so I'm starting to wonder how many more times it will be changed. The frustrating part is that it is pushed back to later in the day each time! We have plans for that day down in disney. We have reservations for dinner and have park plans! I'm getting really ticked off! I know that my mom is going to be calling somebody soon, she is just as upset as I am. Sorry for the rant, just a little frustrated!!
__________________
Tink
My Countdown Counting down to: Fields Party of 8
on our way
My Previous Tripsabout 8 trips before high school, WDW June 2001 AKL, Feb. 2003 AS Music, June 2003 AKL, June 2005 CBR, June 2007 AKL, June 2009 FW Cabins, Honeymoon August 2011 Wilderness Lodge, June 2012 FW Cabins, March 2013 Pop Century, June 2015 AKL
tinkerbell_3 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-2009, 07:44 PM   #2
lazanya
Community Rank: Legend
 
lazanya's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 26,695

Post Thanks / Like
I'm sorry! That is very frustrating!
lazanya is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-2009, 07:54 PM   #3
janicelovesmickey
Community Rank: Explorer
 
janicelovesmickey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: w/future ex husbands tommy lee, robert downey jr, adam lambert in NJ planet poptart
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,563

Post Thanks / Like
Since the airline keeps changing it, you can always call them and tell them its just not convieniant for you, they may change it back.
__________________
My Countdown Counting down to: A really quick weekend trip
I need to just live here
My PassPorter Bookshelf
My Previous Trips1975, summer timeFirst family trip to WDW | 1983, May SR. HS Trip | 1999, November Off property | 2000, November Off property | 2004, June Off property | 2004, September Disneyland & hollywood | 2005 - July Hollywood | 2005, September All Star Music & November off property | 2006, April off property & Sept POP | 2006, July - Hollywood | 2007, March off property, July- Hollywood, Sept POP, Oct POP, Dec off property | 2008, January off property, April/May off property, July-HOLLYWOOD, September- All star Music PIN CODE! | 2009- feb, LAS VEGAS. APRIL-MAY Nashville June 2009 Nashville. JULY 2009 HOLLYWOOD, October 2009 WDW CSR pin code, DEC 2009/JAN 2010 OFF PROPERTY | April/May 2010-POP AP RATE | July 2010- Hollywood/Las Vegas | Sept 2010 CBR Pin Code!! | ANNUAL PASSHOLDER 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | Universal Studios Orlando/Islands of Adventure Premium Annual Passholder 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | Universal Studios Hollywood Annual Passholder 2008-2009
janicelovesmickey is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-2009, 07:55 PM   #4
MMMD
Community Rank: Navigator
 
MMMD's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Northern New Jersey
Posts: 6,202

Post Thanks / Like
I would call the airline and ask to be moved to an earlier flight.
__________________
Mary
My Previous TripsWDW yearly 1972 - 1982, offsite 2003 & 2004, CBR Feb 2007, YC Jan 2008, BC Dec 2008, Dolphin March 2009, Swan March 2010, Wilderness Lodge April 2010, Swan December 2010, Dolphin April 2011, Swan March 2012, Swan February 2013, Swan March 2014, AKL February 2015, AKL February 2016, ASMusic & Boardwalk February 2017
MMMD is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-2009, 08:53 PM   #5
Colexis Mom
RED SOX NATION!!
PassPorter's Club Passholder


What's this?

PassPorter Guide

Community Rank:
Legend VIP
 
Colexis Mom's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854

Post Thanks / Like
I too would call back and ask for an earlier flight! The squeaky wheel gets greased!!
__________________
My PassPorter Bookshelf
My Previous TripsAUG '16 - POFQ, APR '12 - POFQ, JUL '10 - DL, AUG '09 - DCL Western, AUG '08 - POFQ/BC, AUG '06 - AKL/BC/DisneyWonder/Poly, DEC '05 - AKL, APR '05 - AKL/BC, DEC '04 - AKL, MAY '04 - AKL/BC, MAY '03 - WL/BC, MAY '98 -offsite, MAY '94 - BC, AUG '85 - Poly, AUG '83 - Poly, AUG '81 - Poly, JUL '79 - World Inn, JUL '76 - World Inn
Colexis Mom is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-2009, 09:05 PM   #6
Disney Dream'n
Community Rank: Trekker
 
Disney Dream'n's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: london, Ontario Canada
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 1,920

Post Thanks / Like
sorry to hear you're having problems. What carrier is it? Just curious.
I'd do what the others have sug and try to call the airline and swith the flight time to something better.
__________________



~~Allaina~~
My Countdown Counting down to: Family trip to WDW 2013
My Previous TripsFamily vacations to WDW yearly 1978-1991 (off site)~~WDW March 1993 (off site)~~ First visit with hubby Sept 2008 (POP)~~ POP Sept 2009~~POFQ Sept 2010~~POFQ Sept 2012~~Ditto 2013
Disney Dream'n is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-2009, 09:09 PM   #7
disney
Community Rank: Explorer
 
disney's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: lynbrook , n.y.
Posts: 8,581

Post Thanks / Like
Quote:
Originally Posted by tinkerbell_3 View Post
We received a letter in the mail today saying that our flight is being changed. For the THIRD time!!! This is getting ridiculous. Our trip isn't until June 14th so I'm starting to wonder how many more times it will be changed. The frustrating part is that it is pushed back to later in the day each time! We have plans for that day down in disney. We have reservations for dinner and have park plans! I'm getting really ticked off! I know that my mom is going to be calling somebody soon, she is just as upset as I am. Sorry for the rant, just a little frustrated!!
This happend to me 3-4 times on my last trip to disney i used jet-blue and they pushed my time just like you but i said this is not going to work i have reservations and i need to leave earlier and they came back with an earlier flight with no extra cost because it was there fault. good luck i would call the airlines and tell them you need to be there earlier . good luck
__________________


My Countdown Counting down to: Star Wars and a Dream
let the magic begin
My Previous Tripstooo many to write aug 2013 BlT May 2014 Dream cruise and SWW
disney is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-2009, 09:53 PM   #8
vince730
Community Rank: Trekker
 
vince730's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,007

Post Thanks / Like
Sorry for the Frustration!
I am just glad we have never had changed flights...Continental is fairly good it seems..I would be mad too if ours got pushed back!
__________________
Beach Club Here We Come!




My Countdown Counting down to: WDW 2012 - Beach Club Resort!
We're Off To The Beach Club!!!
My Previous TripsMost Recent: WDW Polynesian 1998, WDW Polynesian 2000, WDW All Star Music 2002, WDW Beach Club 2005, WDW Yacht Club 2007, WDW Yacht Club 2008, WDW Grand Floridian 2009, WDW POP Century 2011, DLR Grand Californian 2011
vince730 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-2009, 10:21 PM   #9
mom2twingirlies
Community Rank: Jetsetter
 
mom2twingirlies's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 2,799

Post Thanks / Like
I know with Air Tran, when they changed all the flight times, and the one they assigned to us, didn't suit us, I called and they moved it to an earlier flight with no problems, because they were the ones to change the flight. Good Luck.
__________________
Lisa
My Countdown Counting down to: Finallly!!! A new WDW vacation January 2017,
We're living the magic!
My Previous TripsWDW January 2012 - Saratoga Springs, WDW Jan/Feb 2011 - Summer Bay Resort, WDW Jan/Feb 2010 - Pop Century, Jan 2009 - Cypress Pointe Resort, WDW Feb 1995 - Vistana, WDW 3 times (1974-1980)
mom2twingirlies is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-29-2009, 01:31 AM   #10
chezp
PassPorter Message Board Manager
PassPorter Guide Author

Community Rank:
Legend VIP
 
chezp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285

Post Thanks / Like
How annoying.
__________________

Relaxing on board the Magic. The trip report for our back-to-back cruises on the Disney Magic has started!
My Countdown Counting down to: 2019
Happy New Year!
My PassPorter Bookshelf
My Previous Trips21 trips to WDW, 6 to Disneyland in California, 9 to Disneyland Paris, 1 to Hong Kong Disneyland, 1 to Tokyo Disney, 1 to Aulani, 1 to Hilton Head, 2 to Vero Beach and 13 Disney cruises on the Magic, Wonder, Dream and Fantasy
chezp is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-29-2009, 04:16 AM   #11
AGentlRose
Community Rank: Trekker
 
AGentlRose's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Central Florida 12 miles from the Disney Border
Posts: 1,884

Post Thanks / Like
I am so sorry for your frustration, I went through the same thing with Delta. Every couple of weeks, they would push the flights later and later and then when I would call, they would say that they were doing it to comply with air traffic patterns at the airports.
AGentlRose is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-29-2009, 07:14 AM   #12
home4us123
PassPorter's Club Passholder


What's this?

Community Rank:
Legend Extraordinaire
 
home4us123's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Endicott, NY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,154

Post Thanks / Like
What a pain
__________________


Mindy PassPorter Co-Guide for The Family Room, Going Behind the Scenes and The Porch
My Countdown Counting down to: Walt Disney World
My PassPorter Bookshelf <table width=100% height=75 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0><tr><td width=86 style='background-image: url(http://www.passporter.com/concierge/ticker/countdown22512-659.png); background-repeat: no-repeat;'><a href='http://www.passporterboards.com/concierge/walt-disney-world-2013-trip659.html' border=0><img src='http://www.passporter.com/forums/club/images/bookshelf/transparent.png' height=75 width=86 border=0></a></td><td align=left style='background-image: url(http://www.passporter.com/forums/club/images/bookshelf/shelf22512.png); background-repeat: no-repeat;'><a href='http://www.passporterboards.com/forums/club/bookshelf.php?member=22512&name=home4us123' border=0><img src='http://www.passporter.com/forums/club/images/bookshelf/transparent.png' height=75 width=200 border=0></a></td></tr></table>
My Previous TripsWDW 1988, WDW 1990, Feb. 08. OffSite, August/September 09 Saratoga Springs THV, August/September 2010 POFQ, August/September 2011 Pop Century, August 2013 SSR
home4us123 is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-29-2009, 08:33 AM   #13
lauren-roxy
Community Rank:
Legend Extraordinaire
 
lauren-roxy's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304

Post Thanks / Like
Definitely call back. We had a flight with Airtran that got changed and we called and were able to get a more convenient flight and weren't charged.
__________________
Lori
My Countdown Counting down to: Last day of school!!!
My oldest is off to the middle school!
My Previous TripsWe go to Disney every July for our Annual Trip
lauren-roxy is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-29-2009, 09:06 AM   #14
Disneydiana
Community Rank: Explorer
 
Disneydiana's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Chicago
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 13,752

Post Thanks / Like
Quote:
Originally Posted by lauren-roxy View Post
Definitely call back. We had a flight with Airtran that got changed and we called and were able to get a more convenient flight and weren't charged.
same here
__________________
My PassPorter Bookshelf
Disneydiana is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2009, 12:17 AM   #15
Lyle & Jessica Orr
Community Rank: Traveler
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: New Richmond, WI
Posts: 490

Post Thanks / Like
AirTran, JetBlue (no frills carriers) are notorious for this. Of the "biggies", Delta is the worst.

I fly about 60,000 miles a year on NWA (now Delta....blah) and have NEVER in the last 5 years had a flight time changed.

If you used a travel agent, use them. If you booked through the airline, call ASAP and ask for new flights as others have suggested.

Good luck!
__________________
'78-'88 - 4 stays w/ parents! '89 - w/ HS Band & Choir '90 - 3rd date w/ my wife! Super Q on I-Drive '91 - w/ College Choir '94 - Comfort Suites on 192- '97 - Orange Lake Country Club '03 - Rented home! '04 - Pop Century! 60's Building - Partied w/ Hurr. Charley! '06 - 9 nights free dining at ASMu! '08 - May-MS Marching Band- '08 - September - 7 nights free dining! Aug '09 9 nights - free dining. Nov '11 7 nts free dining @ Cabins!. Jan '15 8 nites DD 21st b-day ASSp, DDP.
Lyle & Jessica Orr is offline  
 
Reply With Quote
Reply




Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Thank you to our forum sponsor:













Please login or register to hide these ads -- it's free and easy!

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:49 PM.

-->

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Feedback Buttons provided by Advanced Post Thanks / Like v3.4.0 Patch Level 1 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
(c) 1998-2017 PassPorter Travel Press/MediaMarx, Inc.
Celebrating 19 Years of Making Dreams Come True
Ad Management plugin by RedTyger