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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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The problem with having a service dog in a pet loving family is that everyone else wants to treat him like a pet. As much as I try not to, I find myself cuddling with Merlin or giving him unnecessary treats. I find myself letting him sit on my lap and letting him be a "pet" instead of a service dog. So what's the solution?
I got a dog of my own!!! She is a Cardigan Welsh Corgi that I have named Lilly-Belle. (LOL Grace knew I wanted to give her a "Disney" name, so when I told her Lilly-Belle, she asked me what movie "Lilly" was from. I told her she was Walt's wife and she said "Oh? Which movie was that?")
Lilly is a sweetheart and she gets along super well with Merlin. Actually, he and Ramoan were with me at the animal shelter and helped me pick her out. I had to decide between her and her sister. (I hated leaving her sister there, but I couldn't bring both home. Besides, it is the same no-kill shelter we adopted Merlin from, so I know her sister will always have a home, even if she doesn't get adopted.)
Tigger, the cat, asserted his dominance in the hierarchy of the household pack today with one swift, clawless smack to Lilly's nose. I have one pick here, but if you are friends with me on Facebook, I have a small album of Lilly-Belle pics already.
Pam, I'm not sure what kind of service dog Merlin is, but it's my understanding that most service dogs are usually treated as family members by their owners when they are not being used as 'service dogs' and 'working'. The dogs are trained to know the difference of when they have their working harnesses/vests on and when they don't. They know that when they have their harnesses/vests on that they are working and are now service dogs and have a job to do and when those things come off, it's okay to just be a dog. That's why it's always important to stress to children when you see dogs wearing these harnesses/vests not to touch them because they are in fact working dogs and are performing very important jobs for their owners.
Pam, I'm not sure what kind of service dog Merlin is, but it's my understanding that most service dogs are usually treated as family members by their owners when they are not being used as 'service dogs' and 'working'. The dogs are trained to know the difference of when they have their working harnesses/vests on and when they don't. They know that when they have their harnesses/vests on that they are working and are now service dogs and have a job to do and when those things come off, it's okay to just be a dog. That's why it's always important to stress to children when you see dogs wearing these harnesses/vests not to touch them because they are in fact working dogs and are performing very important jobs for their owners.
Yes, this is very true. Merlin is treated like a member of the family. However, he was beginning to want to be with me more than my DBF. I still love on him and cuddle him and he still crawls under the covers and snuggles up to me, but there is more of a definitive "line" about WHO'S dog he really is now. When treats are given, I give treats to Lilly and DBF gives treats to Merlin. We both take the time to cuddle with our respective dogs.
I had been wanting a little Corgi for a long time. Bringing Lilly home was more of a balance thing.
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The dogs are trained to know the difference of when they have their working harnesses/vests on and when they don't. They know that when they have their harnesses/vests on that they are working and are now service dogs and have a job to do and when those things come off, it's okay to just be a dog. That's why it's always important to stress to children when you see dogs wearing these harnesses/vests not to touch them because they are in fact working dogs and are performing very important jobs for their owners.
Ok, I have a question about service dogs. I know people who have trained them and someone who has one and seen others around. In the area where I live, service dogs have very specific vests and or badges to alert you that they are service dogs. It is very clear! While we were in Disney this past week My DH and I saw a couple pushing a baby stroller sort of contraption with a pet carrier on it with 2 small "purse type" dogs laying down inside. On white paper written in black stuck in the front of the carrier were the words "service dogs". This is Nothing like the accredited type of badges or other service dog "please don't pet me I'm working" type of wear I have ever seen before! Can anyone at all tell me if there is any legitimacy to this at all??? Or are these people scam artists who just wanted to brings their pocket dogs into the parks?
Oh.. and I am familiar with Therapy Dogs, so I did take that into consideration.
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She is a Cardigan Welsh Corgi that I have named Lilly-Belle. (LOL Grace knew I wanted to give her a "Disney" name, so when I told her Lilly-Belle, she asked me what movie "Lilly" was from. I told her she was Walt's wife and she said "Oh? Which movie was that?")
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