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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-24-2002, 04:35 PM
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Community Rank: Tourist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 15
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Package or do it all seperate?
I was wondering how people do WDW, do you all usually book a package deal or do you do it all seperate? I thought that a package was the way to go but now when I break it all up it doesn't seem like I am saving any $$! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] Thanks a bunch!
Sarah
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07-24-2002, 04:43 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: Package or do it all seperate?
I do my own separate pricing. But, I have the time and enjoy hunting prices. Sort of a hobby. Others here have used Jean up in the "Ask the Travel Agent" forum and swear by her.
[ 07-24-2002, 04:44 PM: Message edited by: Disnydad ]
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07-24-2002, 04:43 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Package or do it all seperate?
You will typically spend more on a package actually. We always, always go ala carte and purchase everything separately through Jean!
[ 07-24-2002, 04:44 PM: Message edited by: Dadtojbj ]
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07-24-2002, 05:02 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 1,608
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Re: Package or do it all seperate?
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Originally posted by Dadtojbj:
You will typically spend more on a package actually. We always, always go ala carte and purchase everything separately through Jean!
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">I definitely agree with Steve! And I speak from experience!! Our 5 night package vacation in 1999 cost $1,400 (we stayed at AS Sports) and our 7 night vacation in September (booked separately) is costing us a little less than $1,200!
Last year when we went on our honeymoon, we booked a package (because it was easier) and even after I added everything up separately, we were paying an additional $600 that I couldn't figure out what it was for.
Plus, when you book separately, you get either Park Hoppers or Park Hopper Plus's and those unused days never expire unlike the Ultimate Park Hoppers you get with a package! Once your trip is up, the unused days are gone!
Jean got me a great rate at ASMu for September, I bet she could do the same for you! Good luck! |
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07-24-2002, 05:48 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
Posts: 7,249
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Re: Package or do it all seperate?
We booked a package our first trip. Now I know better. If you have the time to shop airfares and can go during value season you are better off without the package. Our first trip was $1300 for 4 days/3 nights at CBR for 2 adults.(11/01)
Our 5 day/4 night trip this September at ASMu for 4 adults/2 rooms will cost about $1400. My big savings was on airfare. I was able to get 4 roundtrip tix from Laguardia to Orlando for $135 a piece.
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