12 days and counting what do you do when it gets this close? - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Last minute item purchase (if any) clean out the refrigerator (hate leaving leftover's or food to spoil) All house work (hate coming home to a dirty house), Post office (stop the mail) and then we all get haircuts, manicure's (for me) and then there is packing (of course) and then early to bed the night before
Don't forget emergency supplies like ponchos, waterproof bags, Advil, acetaminophen, blister cream etc.
Check in online at 10 days out.
pack broken in comfortable shoes, plus an extra I case they get wet.
Work hard to tone down EXCITEMENT!!
We leave sat and I just added another work day to get the time to go by faster! I started packing today, did online check in. Ran to walmart and have some supplies for the airplane, snacks, and so on. Make sure you have extra memory cards, batteries. I am even getting myself organized and printing out daily to do list, while at disney.
We do a Disney countdown starting 10 days out. DS found it in WDW for Kids book.
10 - plan a Disney dinner party
9 - make MK simple schedule (approx 10 things that are must-sees)
8 - make list of names/addresses for postcards
7 - make EPCOT simple schedule
6 - make (or wear pre-made) mouse ears
5 - make DHS simple schedule and start packing
4 - pop popcorn and watch your fav Disney movie
3 - make AK simple schedule
2 - have a Disney dinner party
1 - don't stay up late - travel day tomorrow
Of course, these are more for the younger travelers who aren't doing all the real work, but still it's fun to follow along.
Don't forget emergency supplies like ponchos, waterproof bags, Advil, acetaminophen, blister cream etc.
Check in online at 10 days out.
pack broken in comfortable shoes, plus an extra I case they get wet.
Work hard to tone down EXCITEMENT!!
Have a great time
I agree with this one.
And we get to Disney on June 2 also
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"Raindrops taste like tears without the pain"
1186 miles from Home
Reading everyone's post just got me MORE excited... if that can actually happen!
We leave June 14th.. and I still need stuff. Make time to hit the Dollar store. I still need to make an appt for my haircut.
I know the day before we leave I always do one last load of laundry. We leave on a Thursday, so on that Sunday I will probably start packing shoes, towels, and bathroom necessities in Ziploc bags. I normally don't wait til the day before to pack my clothes. This way I won't forget anything, plus making a list and able to cross things off helps me too!
Everyone that is going BEFORE me- Have a Great Magical Disney Vacation- and save me something! : )
Kate- We will be there June 13-22. From Gibsonia Pa, near Pgh!! I already have one suitcase packed and have my box of things to ship to resort ready! LOL
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