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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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 am super excited. I told DB I would like to talke DD to celebrate her 13th birthday in Disney. We went when she was one, five, ten and now her thirteenth. He stated he wanted to go too. (Little back ground....DB have been best friends forever and one day his Mom said why dont you to get your heads out of your well behinds and just be together. Well she was right never been so happy.)
So we decided to go soon as DD is out of school in June her BD is not until August though. So now the planning begins. We have always stayed at the Value resorts...I think I want to upgrade this time. Any pros and cons. We are in the parks most the time so keep that in mind.
Also he has not been to my happy place in atleast 12 years all he remembers is the muppet show. What are some things to show him. The trip is about my DD...but I would also like for everyone to have fun. How could you not have fun though? Right?
So our crew would be:
Myself Jess33
DB Pete 36
DD Lilly 12 ot kinda 13
Can I get some suggestions on how to make this a great trip for everyone. I am not really concerned about me I always have fun in everything I do. I just like seeing the people I love happy.
Definitely get a birthday button for your daughter. Doesn't matter that her birthday is in August, it's her birthday trip after all so celebrate it. That's what we're doing. We're traveling in June of next year but my birthday is in August as well and we're celebrating my birthday on the trip so I'm getting a birthday button. You can get them from the hotel concierge or any guest service location in the parks.
Why not stay at Port Orleans French Quarter. It's a nice moderate that isn't so big you need a bus to get around. Plus it has the added benefit of having access to the amenities of Port Orleans Riverside. Plus at park closing, especially in June, you have a really good chance of having a dedicated bus back to your resort. And even if you don't, you're the first stop on the bus route. And in the mornings, French Quarter is picked up before Riverside before heading to the parks.
Definitely get a birthday button for your daughter. Doesn't matter that her birthday is in August, it's her birthday trip after all so celebrate it. That's what we're doing. We're traveling in June of next year but my birthday is in August as well and we're celebrating my birthday on the trip so I'm getting a birthday button. You can get them from the hotel concierge or any guest service location in the parks.
Why not stay at Port Orleans French Quarter. It's a nice moderate that isn't so big you need a bus to get around. Plus it has the added benefit of having access to the amenities of Port Orleans Riverside. Plus at park closing, especially in June, you have a really good chance of having a dedicated bus back to your resort. And even if you don't, you're the first stop on the bus route. And in the mornings, French Quarter is picked up before Riverside before heading to the parks.
thank you I will look into that. I knew about the birthday buttons....becasue my birthday is in August and so is Peter's. My DD said when she was 10 she wanted me to wear one...thanks again
I will I know it is a year away but I am too escited to sleep...everyday Peter and I are talking about it. We carpool together, so every morning and night we are like kids in the car. I can not wait.
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Be sure to get a birthday button and to mention it when you make any ADRs as well. 
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