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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Literally, still 8 days to go and I'm already having trouble sleeping at night because I'm so excited about this Yellowstone trip coming up. Also a little anxiety about all the driving, wandering if the driving will dampen the excitement of the trip. The longest drive of the trip will be 13 hours and that is the first night, we're leaving about midnight that Sunday night so the kids can sleep through half the drive. The rest of the drives up and back will vary from 5-8 hours. Plus theres a few places we're actually staying 2 nights so no long drives those nights. I really hope it all turns out as great as I think it will My husband says he was watching some news show and they were saying Yellowstone is becoming even more active as far as volcanic activity so now he's all paranoid it's going to explode while we are there...... .lol. I just wish we could fast forward, but this week should fly by with the 4th of July happening this week and we're having a campout at my house on the 3rd.
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Oh wow! How exciting. I wouldn't be able to sleep either. It's definitely one of my life list items. Have an excellent trip, and be sure to write a trip report when you come home!!!
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I S-o-o-o-o-o-o want to see Yellowstone park and the geysers that I would not be able to sleep either. Then again, I am that way with most trips. Disney and new places always seem to get me more excited and cause sleeplessness the worse, though. Good reason to sleep in the car
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We were like that before our trip to Yellowstone, certainly with the volcanic activity. It didn't help that the 2012 film came out and you know what happens in that right? We were watching that, thinking "why are we going there again?"
I'm sure the drive will be fine - trust me, it will be 100% worth it for the amazing sights you'll see.
Oh wow! How exciting. I wouldn't be able to sleep either. It's definitely one of my life list items. Have an excellent trip, and be sure to write a trip report when you come home!!!
Will definately do that Oh and for the others thank you too and I'm not seriously worried about the volcano, my husband is just a wierdo.....lol. He did say if we hear on the radio on the way there that things are going down we're turning around......ha ha! This is my dream trip.......can't wait!!!
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Crazy Momma to Raven 15, Slade 13, Denissa, Skye and Ridge 11 (yes they are triplets)from Pennsylvania who just can't stay away from Disney.
Will definately do that Oh and for the others thank you too and I'm not seriously worried about the volcano, my husband is just a wierdo.....lol. He did say if we hear on the radio on the way there that things are going down we're turning around......ha ha! This is my dream trip.......can't wait!!!
Well, I'll keep my fingers crossed for no bad news on the way.
I'd be just as excited! Yellowstone must be amazing, how cool that you're driving there. We've done some road trips with lots of driving and it was usually fine but that's because my DH doesn't mind doing all the driving. Good luck!
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The longest drive of the trip will be 13 hours and that is the first night, we're leaving about midnight that Sunday night so the kids can sleep through half the drive. The rest of the drives up and back will vary from 5-8 hours. Plus theres a few places we're actually staying 2 nights so no long drives those nights. I really hope it all turns out as great as I think it will 
My husband says he was watching some news show and they were saying Yellowstone is becoming even more active as far as volcanic activity so now he's all paranoid it's going to explode while we are there...... 
.lol. I just wish we could fast forward, but this week should fly by with the 4th of July happening this week and we're having a campout at my house on the 3rd. 
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We were watching that, thinking "why are we going there again?" 
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