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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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If you are planning a trip anywhere in August 2016, share your dates and plans with us here! To get you started, here's a idea of what to post:
Destination: (Walt Disney World, Disneyland, or beyond!)
Date: (when you'll be there, arrival to departure)
Adventurers: (who's going with you, their ages, and their experience)
Resort/Hotel: (where you are staying)
Celebration: (why you are going, even if just for R&R)
Meetings: (places you'll be at if others want to join you, plus ways fellow travelers can spot you, such as wearing a PassPorter Pin, etc.)
Feel free to post even if your plans aren't firm -- you're always welcome to come back and update us as needed!
Then, once you return home from your trip, we encourage you to come and share your adventure with us in one of our Trip Report forums!
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Destination and Dates
13th August Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Disney Fantasy then
20th transfer to POR for 6 Nights then
26th transfer to AKL for 6 nights
Adventurers are myself, my DH and my DS, who will be nearly 7 on this trip.
We are celebrating twice on this trip - my 50th and our 10th anniversary on 31st . We married at Cypress Zgrove and honeymooned at POR, hence our return this year
We haven't arranged any meets yet, or thought about how to say hello to people, but will be glad to join in
This is definitely not written in stone yet. Just in the beginning planning stages and the trip may not even happen depending on what goes on.
Destination: Walt Disney World
Date: August 18, 2016 - August 23, 2016
Adventurers: Me (43), DD (16)
Resort/Hotel: Pop Century OR a DVC resort if my in-laws will rent us some points
Celebration: DD will be going into her senior year, and her and I went together when she was 8. We are just going one last time together as Mom/Daughter before college and beyond.
Where? Las Vegas, NV
When? August 2-7th
Who? Me. 55 have been though LV on family road trip when I was 16 and again in my mid-twenties for a dance competition.
Where staying? Staying at the extended stay valley view
Why? Official Star Trek convention celebrating Star Trek's 50th anniversary, this trip is something my adult DD wanted to do to celebrate my birthday, Christmas, mother's day etc gift and although she cannot cover entire trip; she knew this would be something I would really like.
I would be avalible for breakfast 3rd - 7th, a meeting in the evening to chat or for desert. Once I have the schedule I would know day times.
Destination: DCL Disney Fantasy Western Caribbean
Date: Aug 17th - 27th (cruise is Aug 20th - 27th)
Adventurers: Me, 34 (2nd DCL Cruise), My Mom, 61 (1st DCL Cruise), 2 Aunts, 1 Uncle, 2 Cousins + 7 people that are family friends
Resort/Hotel: Staying at Country Inn & Suites at Cape Canaveral for 2 nights before the cruise
Celebration: Cousin's 40th Birthday
Destination: WDW
We have firm plans. We are going Aug.17-Aug.24. Plan on flying in Tues.evening and staying at MCO Hyatt and starting our vacation fresh on Wednesday. Have family coming in Wednesday by autotrain, so meeting up with them at our hotel and starting at EPCOT. So excited to stay for the first time at the Grand Floridian. Traveling will be myself, hubs, dd(9) and sister.
Destination: WDW
Date: Aug. 18- Aug. 27
Travelers: Me, Lynn, and Caitlyn
Resort: 2 days at POFG then Polynesian 8/20-8/27
Celebration: Caitlyn's Sweet 16
No meets yet but always looking to meet fellow passporters
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