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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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 passed the idea onto hubby. Surprisingly, he's for it. So, it looks like our Disney/Vegas vacation might be ended by a visit to Universal. It's been close to 30 yrs since I've been to Universal Studios. Hubby and kids have never been. I'm confused by the tickets. Granted, it looks like it is too early to purchase, but what's the difference between VIP & Front of the Line? Are these selections likely to be available in March 2013?
Also, what's a good hotel in the area? Not looking for expensive, but clean.
Thanks for any help!
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I believe Front of the Line is an all day fastpass, but I believe it's only good once on each ride per day...not positive, but I heard some people talking about it when I was there a few weeks ago.
VIP tacks on a more personalized tour of the parks (I believe you see more of the parks than just the regular tram tour).
I'm glad you're going to visit Universal. I don't think I could go all the time, but it's a lot of fun to see how things have changed if you haven't been back for a long time.
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Thanks for the info!
My husband found out that Costco sells 3 day park hopper tickets, 1 day Sea World and 1 day Universal for about the same price as just the park hopper tickets. Of course, you have to use them by the end of the year, so we'll have to wait until Jan. to see what Costco offers.
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Usually with front of line you have two options the base one which means you get front of line access once per ride and an enhanced once called unlimited where you get front of line access as many times as you like. the Hilton Universal Citywalk looks fab and is in our plans for our next California holiday
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Check their website to see when their offer for buy one day get the rest of the year free to see when the offer expires.
Also available from Arrowhead drinking water one (1) pint size drinking water is a $15.00 off genral admission coupon attached to each bottle and is valid until Mar. 31. 2013.
Last year Arrowhead confused many by stating on this similiar coupon that it was for Universal Studios Hollywood but gave the telephone number for U.S. in Orlando.
This offer this time corrected the wording ond confusion to definitely say , on the coupon, Universal Studios Hollywood "The entertainmnt Capital of L.A." L.A. meaning Los Angeles and not standing for Louisiana.
In this case of U.S. and L.A. are the same place.
Lilianna if you are still in Canada and need a couple of these labels send a PM with your address.
For other whom need these labels PM me with your address.
For both let me know how many you will need for your party as the coupon doesn't mention how many in a party can use the coupon. For safety I wil mail a coupon for each member.
Thanks for the information! I do believe we are going to go with a Southern CA city pass that sells at Costco.ca. You get a 3-day park hopper, 1 day at Sea World and 1 day at Universal all for the price of a 3-day park hopper. (Maybe even cheaper-have to check the price again.) I believe I mentioned this deal in a post above, so I'm just repeating myself. It seems to be the best deal for us.
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So, it looks like our Disney/Vegas vacation might be ended by a visit to Universal. It's been close to 30 yrs since I've been to Universal Studios. Hubby and kids have never been. I'm confused by the tickets. Granted, it looks like it is too early to purchase, but what's the difference between VIP & Front of the Line? Are these selections likely to be available in March 2013?
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It seems to be the best deal for us.
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