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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Getting excited now with less than 2 weeks to go.
Will be Wife(43),daughter(11),My Mom 70 her first trip back since 1976,and myself 43
Staying at OKW in a 2 bedroom near HH.
From May 3-10
Here are our plans so far. On park days I am just going with the flow this trip.We do have fast passes booked. but usually we rush around trying to get rides in. Just want to kick back and relax this trip.
Saturday May 3
Flying out of Detroit Metro Airport.
Somehow I got a Awesome deal on flights. Ended up getting first class on what coach cost 2 weeks after we booked. Sure we will never fly first again so we are going to enjoy it.
Land in Orlando around 11:30am. and then get over to DME for the great ride over to OKW.
Already did online check in so just need to add a CC to our account,Didn't want to do it at booking.
Pick up scooter from bell services and sure we will have to store our carry ons. Never had room ready when we arrived.
Going over to DTD for a little shopping and get TIW card till room is ready then head back to get ready for dinner,HDDR at 8:30
Sunday May 4
Head over to AK
Have breakfast booked at Tusker House. first time for this so we are excited
FP are
It's Tough to be a Bug!®11:45 - 12:45 pm
Kilimanjaro Safaris®1:00 - 2:00 pm
Kali River Rapids®3:00 - 4:00 pm
Don't have dinner planned so either go to DTD and find something or eat at resort
Monday May5
No park day
Have breakfast booked at Kona Cafe so head to the Poly then maybe to a monorail resort hop.
Back to OKW where Daughter and grandma will be spending time together today. Doing pool party,Crafts at the resort,and just playing games.
Me and the wife are going to do some resort hopping to see some that we haven't been to before,like AKL
No dinner plans
Tuesday May6
Hollywood studios
FP are
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™11:20 - 12:20 pm
Toy Story Midway Mania!1:15 - 2:15 pm
Muppet*Vision 3D2:45 - 3:45 pm
with dinner at 50's primetime
Also have the late show at La Nouba by Cirque du Soleil in DTD
Wednesday May 7
Epcot day
fp
Turtle Talk With Crush1:25 - 2:25 pm
Soarin'®2:40 - 3:40 pm
Living with the Land3:40 - 4:40 pm
dinner atVia Napoli another first for us
Thursday May 8
Magic Kingdom day
hope to get fp for mine ride
fp as of now Peter Pan's Flight®12:00 - 1:00 pm
Pirates of the Caribbean®1:00 - 2:00 pm
Splash Mountain®2:00 - 3:00 pm
Dinner at Chef Mickeys
Friday May 9
Epcot again
fp The Seas with Nemo & Friends®12:30 - 1:30 pm
Living with the Land1:40 - 2:40 pm
Test Track® Presented by Chevrolet®3:20 - 4:20 pm
Will probably walk over to The Boardwalk for the night time fun there
Saturday May 10
Check out at 11
Check carry on with bell service return scooter,and maybe head over to DTD for one last time.
DME should be pick up at 3 to head back to MCO
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Sounds great! How did you manage such great deals on flights? I'm still in the "should I buy now or wait and hope prices don't rise" state. Did you see that The Gurgling Suitcase is open again? Have a Turtle Krawl for me!
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Congratulations on the first class tickets. Same thing happened to me this winter, first class was only $50 more per ticket on Delta (2 checked bags free), coach charges for checked bags so yeah, no brainer. It was nice. Enjoy!
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Think the wife and daughter are ready to go. They told me tonight they want to leave now and I can meet them down there. Think everyone would love to do that, just takes money I guess,which I don't have for that
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