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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Wednesday 4th October
Got text from BA at 9pm saying our flight from Aberdeen to Heathrow had been cancelled!
Major panic!
Luckily got easyJet flights from Aberdeen to Gatwick at 8.30
Thursday 5th October
I couldn't sleep till 1am and was up again at 3.30! Not the best start to a very long travel day but once I had my shower I was wide awake. Said bye to Rory and Dixie and we were on our way.
We had good journey to Aberdeen air park and got bus to airport. Got checked in then I had a latte.
Flight on time, and we left at 8.30am.
Good flight and the senior cabin crew man was really funny, told some jokes that they don't usually do.
Got taxi to Heathrow quickly! Cost £91 nice driver
Huge problems in Heathrow. Was stood waiting for 1 1/2 hrs to try and check in bags. It issued seats separate in 2's so we're apart and worse still the plane computer system wouldn't accept our bags!! We had 4 people involved including 2 managers and wasn't any further on🙁it wouldn't let them do it as we didn't fly in with BA! I checked in the day before and originally had our 4 seats together but that disappeared when the first flight was cancelled!
Finally we were checked in!! They had to speak to IT to sort it. We got £40 food vouchers and free entry to BA executive club lounge which is good. Had lovely lunch at an Italian restaurant.
Strada
Kids had veggie sticks, then market fish, Ross had chocolate ice cream, Owen an ice lolly
I had £11.50
FIORENTINA PIZZA
A bianca base topped with mozzarella, grilled tender stem broccoli, baby spinach and a free range egg
It was very tasty.
John had £11.95
BIG BREAKFAST
Big breakfast of back bacon, three Cumberland sausages, black pudding, hash browns, baked beans, free range eggs, roast tomato, mushroom and toast.
BA club lounge next which was very nice. There was a kids play room with a PlayStation and computers which the boys enjoyed.
John and I had a beer then I had a glenfidoch which was nice.
Kids had more food, pasta etc. There was a good choice of food
Plane was 30 mins late.
I was in row 47 with Owen and John in row 49 with Ross
I was sat beside nice lady from Newcastle.
We had a good flight which passed quite quickly 10 hours 40 mins.
I had Chicken risotto then chocolate pudding.
Owen had cheesy tomato pasta with broccoli, bread roll, cheese and chocolate buttons.
I had a few wines and watched some comedies.
For the 2nd meal Owen had macaroni which he enjoyed.
I had pizza which was nice.
Landed nice and smoothly and it was nice watching the city and all the big hotels when we landed.
Fairly quick through immigration then got a taxi to the hotel.
Lovely room, on 58th floor!
Oh my goodness, what a nightmare start to your trip! BA just cancelled the flight - what? why? I hope they paid for your replacement flight and the taxi fare over to Heathrow. I think legally they have to?
Oh my goodness, what a nightmare start to your trip! BA just cancelled the flight - what? why? I hope they paid for your replacement flight and the taxi fare over to Heathrow. I think legally they have to?
I hope the rest of your trip is better....
I know, it was awful, we were so lucky to get last minute flight from Aberdeen. Still waiting to here back from BA about the compensation
I know, it was awful, we were so lucky to get last minute flight from Aberdeen. Still waiting to here back from BA about the compensation
No way! As I understand it (from our previous experiences and everything that went on with Ryanair earlier this year), unless it's an act of God (i.e. weather), they have to compensate you until EU law. Goodness knows whether we'll still have that in a couple of years' time to protect us or not. I hope you hear something soon.
No way! As I understand it (from our previous experiences and everything that went on with Ryanair earlier this year), unless it's an act of God (i.e. weather), they have to compensate you until EU law. Goodness knows whether we'll still have that in a couple of years' time to protect us or not. I hope you hear something soon.
Yes I hope to hear from them soon, will keep you posted
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Oh my goodness, what a pain with the canceled flight and all the mess with the bags and seats! I'm glad they gave you some food vouchers and access to the lounge for your troubles!
Oh my goodness, what a pain with the canceled flight and all the mess with the bags and seats! I'm glad they gave you some food vouchers and access to the lounge for your troubles!
Yes we were glad when it was all sorted out and we had our lunch. Enjoyed the lounge too
Woke up about 7.30 to a beautiful sunny day. We had great view of the airport and watched planes taking off and landing.
I then put on FaceTime and spoke to Mum and Dad.
We all got ready and went out to explore. It was lovely and hot.
Walked to The Venetian and it was very nice. Took lots of photos.
We then went to Denny's which was very busy. Didn't have too long to wait for a table. It was a lovely meal.
I had the Loaded Veggie Omelette
Three-egg omelette with fresh spinach, mushrooms, sautéed zucchini and squash, diced tomatoes and melted Swiss cheese. Served with hash browns and choice of bread - I had sourdough toast
John had a Double Cheeseburger
Your choice of American, Swiss or Cheddar cheese tops two hand-pressed 100% beef patties. Served with lettuce, tomato, red onions and pickles. Served with choice of side, John had Seasoned Fries
The boys had Mac and Cheese
Kraft® Macaroni & Cheese. Served with choice of side, garden salad, yoghurt and bananas.
The Flamingo hotel was our next stop and we enjoyed seeing the flamingos, ducks and birds.
The boys met Elmo on the way back to our hotel.
We went swimming and that was good until Ross decided to do a backflip in the pool and hit the back of his head off a step! Split it open😨
Myself and Ross were taken to hospital with the paramedics who were so good with him. They even played Ross's favourite YouTube songs in the ambulance.
The doctors and nurses were all great but he had to have 5 staples to close the wound! Very sore to go even with the local anaesthetic. Poor Ross was ok afterwards though and we got a taxi back to the hotel.
It was nearly 10pm when we got back so just went to McDonald's and had cheeseburgers and fries etc
It was a shame that happened on our first day but Ross was fine after and for the rest of the holiday. We had to back after 7 days to have the staples removed.
Oh my goodness - you really are having a heck of a start to this vacation, aren't you? Wow, I can't believe that - in a hospital on your first full day in the States. That's got to be some sort of terrible record...
Oh my goodness - you really are having a heck of a start to this vacation, aren't you? Wow, I can't believe that - in a hospital on your first full day in the States. That's got to be some sort of terrible record...
I know, I should contact Guinness book of records!
The rest of the vacation went well though, no other mishaps thank goodness
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Not the way you want to begin your trip with a stay in a hospital!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World It’s hard to believe anything is free at Walt Disney World; but there are actually a number of things you can get or do for little to no cost. This e-book documents over 200 free or cheap tips to do before you go and after you arrive. You could save a considerable amount of money following these tips. Perhaps more importantly; you can discover overlooked attractions and little-known details most people whiz by on their way to spend money. Click here to see free sample pages from the e-book! Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95.
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BA just cancelled the flight - what? why? I hope they paid for your replacement flight and the taxi fare over to Heathrow. I think legally they have to? 
As I understand it (from our previous experiences and everything that went on with Ryanair earlier this year), unless it's an act of God (i.e. weather), they have to compensate you until EU law. Goodness knows whether we'll still have that in a couple of years' time to protect us or not. I hope you hear something soon. 
Wow, I can't believe that - in a hospital on your first full day in the States. That's got to be some sort of terrible record... 
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