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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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05-02-2005, 07:32 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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COMPLETED! Kylor & Jalen\'s SURPRISE Disneyland vacation
Cast of characters
Me, Tina - age 30
My son, Kylor - age 8
My son, Jalen - age 6
A little background
I think it was sometime in Feb. or early March when I heard the airline I work for (Midwest) would be discontinuing service to Orange County (John Wayne Airport) on May 1st. Of course I immediately thought 'ugh, now we will have to fly into LAX for any Disneyland trip in the future' So the idea formed of why not go to Disneyland BEFORE we quit service there so I can fly into the more convenient, cleaner, prettier Orange County Airport.
I checked the flight loads, as we fly standby, and the flights were booked to like 8-10 people out of 88. I called Disneyland reservations for some quotes (MUCH easier than calling WDW - they don't want your name or history or anything. They actually just give you a quote!) and also went to disneyland.com to compare prices. I threw around the idea of only taking one child, but in the end just couldn't do it. I called reservations back, found the cheapest Good Neighbor Hotel (the Jolly Roger) and booked th entire package (hotel, park passes for 3 days, Anaheim transit bus, $30 ESPN Zone game cards, and coupons for pins and lanyards) for $494 total. At about $180/person it was a price I couldn't turn down 
For some reason I decided to not tell the kids. I'm not sure when I came about that revelation, but it proved very successful. I had to sneak notes to their teachers to inform them, and make sure gma and gpa knew to come feed and water the cats, and pack - all in secret. But it turned out to be SO worth it when the day finally came.
Coming up: My friends help me with the surprise and a night in Kansas City
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05-02-2005, 07:48 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Posts: 9,619
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Re: Kylor & Jalen\'s SURPRISE Disneyland vacation
Yay- waiting for more- Sheila
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05-02-2005, 08:50 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Ohio
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 11,856
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Re: Kylor & Jalen\'s SURPRISE Disneyland vacation
I enjoyed the start of your tr and can't wait to find out how the boys reacted when they found out where they were really going.
Liz
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05-02-2005, 08:53 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Kylor & Jalen\'s SURPRISE Disneyland vacation
This is also so sweet! I'm glad you got such a great deal on the package.
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05-02-2005, 10:01 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,734
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Re: Kylor & Jalen\'s SURPRISE Disneyland vacation
Great beginning! I love that it was a surprise for them!
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05-02-2005, 10:25 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: NEW YORK
Posts: 434
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Re: Kylor & Jalen\'s SURPRISE Disneyland vacation
More-More-More...I'm so greedy
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05-02-2005, 10:44 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Northern NV
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,516
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Re: Kylor & Jalen\'s SURPRISE Disneyland vacation
Great start--can't wait for more! I can't believe you could keep it secret from your boys! You're one strong woman!  |
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05-03-2005, 12:43 AM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
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Re: Kylor & Jalen\'s SURPRISE Disneyland vacation
YAY!!! I am SO excited for this report!!! After seeing those pics of the boys faces, I need to hear the whole rest of the story!!!  |
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05-03-2005, 03:58 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 5,064
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Re: Kylor & Jalen\'s SURPRISE Disneyland vacation
I can't wait to read more about your trip (and the surprise!)! |
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05-03-2005, 07:15 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: UK
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Re: Kylor & Jalen\'s SURPRISE Disneyland vacation
Great start Tina  , can't wait to read more .
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05-03-2005, 08:20 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Re: Kylor & Jalen\'s SURPRISE Disneyland vacation
What a great beginning Tina  More please  |
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05-03-2005, 08:49 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 7,569
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Re: Kylor & Jalen\'s SURPRISE Disneyland vacation
Hooray! Another Tina TR with more pictures of her adorable boys! I've seen the pictures and now I get to read the WHOLE STORY!
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05-03-2005, 08:56 AM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
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Posts: 12,286
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Re: Kylor & Jalen\'s SURPRISE Disneyland vacation
What a great surprise, I can't wait to hear more.
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05-03-2005, 09:16 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 17,166
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Re: Kylor & Jalen\'s SURPRISE Disneyland vacation
Great start, can't wait for more!
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05-03-2005, 11:00 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: ILLINOIS
Posts: 512
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Re: Kylor & Jalen\'s SURPRISE Disneyland vacation
Tina,
your reports are always so much fun,can't wait for more! |
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