Forums Closed
|
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
|
|
Welcome! We're happy you've found the PassPorter Community -- the friendliest place to plan your vacation to Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland, and the world in general! You are now viewing the PassPorter Message Board Community as a guest, which gives you limited access. As our guest, feel free to browse our messages by selecting the forum you want to visit from the list below.
To post messages and ask questions, join our FREE community today and you'll get access to tools and resources not available to guests, such as our vacation countown timers, "living" avatars, private messaging system, database searches, downloads, and a special PassPorter discount code. Registration is fast, simple, and completely free. Just click the Join Our Community link.
If you think you've already joined, log in below now. If you don't remember your member name or password, please visit our Member Name and Password Recovery page. You are also welcome to contact us.
|
 |
|
02-18-2006, 10:16 PM
|
#1
|
|
Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
|
Back from dinner with Crystal - now to deal with the packing
for Hawaii....
We had a really nice dinner and as always Crystal and Doug ROCK!!! We had so much fun chatting... We probably could have talked for hours and hours - but I had to drive home.
They are having fun at Daytona and Crystal was very happy that Tony won today!! She even bought me a Jeff Gordon t-shirt (and had to keep telling the lady selling it that she was only buying it for a friend [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img])!!! Too cool!!
They have to be up and headed to the track tomorrow at 730am!! I will have to check in on the race results after I get to Hawaii tomorrow night (at 10pm eastern time).
I have finally finished packing. My goal of one checked suitcase quickly evaporated into 2. I also have a duffel with my "on the plane stuff" and my laptop case (which I will pack tomorrow before I leave).
I promise to check in after I arrive!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
Sponsored links
Check out the many e-books by PassPorter. The e-books are free to download if you have a PassPorter's Club pass.
|
|
02-18-2006, 10:26 PM
|
#2
|
Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Alabama
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 2,284
|
Re: Back from dinner with Crystal - now to deal with the packing
Have fun in Hawaii!!
I wish I were going back! You lucky duck. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Danielle
|
|
|
|
|
02-18-2006, 10:27 PM
|
#3
|
|
The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 22,002
|
Re: Back from dinner with Crystal - now to deal with the packing
[b]Glad the dinner went well.
Hope the Hawaii trip goes as well, though it probably won't be as much fun [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
Sponsored links
Check out the many e-books by PassPorter. The e-books are free to download if you have a PassPorter's Club pass.
|
|
02-18-2006, 10:34 PM
|
#4
|
|
But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,286
|
Re: Back from dinner with Crystal - now to deal with the packing
Have a safe trip!
|
|
|
|
|
02-18-2006, 10:36 PM
|
#5
|
|
PassPorter and WDW Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,489
|
Re: Back from dinner with Crystal - now to deal with the packing
Have a wonderful trip!
|
|
|
|
|
02-18-2006, 10:38 PM
|
#6
|
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
|
Re: Back from dinner with Crystal - now to deal with the packing
Hope you have a wonderful trip.
|
|
|
|
|
02-18-2006, 10:59 PM
|
#7
|
Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Davidsonville, MD
Posts: 6,563
|
Re: Back from dinner with Crystal - now to deal with the packing
Oh I would have loved to have had dinner with you all!!!
Have fun and get some sleep. That Hawaii jet lag is killer, although I find it's worse coming back.
Wear your hat and sunscreen and have a great time. Can't wait to hear about this trip. Hope you get to see the black sand, eat some macadamia nuts, pineapple and just be tropical! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
|
02-18-2006, 11:36 PM
|
#8
|
Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,431
|
Re: Back from dinner with Crystal - now to deal with the packing
I saw Tony one...I bet Crystal was extra giddy! Glad you had fun!
Have a safe flight to Hawaii...have a good time!
Jennifer
|
|
|
|
|
02-19-2006, 12:25 AM
|
#9
|
Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 13,817
|
Re: Back from dinner with Crystal - now to deal with the packing
Glad you had a great dinner. Have a wonderful trip!
|
|
|
|
|
02-19-2006, 12:47 AM
|
#10
|
Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
|
Re: Back from dinner with Crystal - now to deal with the packing
Glad you had a great time and Safe Travels and Have a great time in Hawaii
|
|
|
|
|
02-19-2006, 05:37 AM
|
#11
|
Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South East London
Posts: 5,164
|
Re: Back from dinner with Crystal - now to deal with the packing
Have a safe trip to Hawaii Terri [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
|
02-19-2006, 06:23 AM
|
#12
|
Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Connecticut Shoreline
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 8,250
|
Re: Back from dinner with Crystal - now to deal with the packing
Have a great trip. Glad to hear that you enjoyed your dinner.
KathyL [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
Sponsored links
Check out the many e-books by PassPorter. The e-books are free to download if you have a PassPorter's Club pass.
|
|
02-19-2006, 06:53 AM
|
#13
|
PassPorter Message Board Manager
 PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
|
Re: Back from dinner with Crystal - now to deal with the packing
It sounds like you had a great evening - have a good trip as well! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
|
02-19-2006, 07:22 AM
|
#14
|
Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NC
Posts: 3,536
|
Re: Back from dinner with Crystal - now to deal with the packing
Hope you have a safe trip!
|
|
|
|
|
02-19-2006, 07:46 AM
|
#15
|
Community Rank: Navigator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Guilford, CT
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 6,938
|
Re: Back from dinner with Crystal - now to deal with the packing
Glad you had a nice dinner. Have a safe trip and enjoy yourself.
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
About This Page: 
Like
Thank
Pixie Dust
Linear Mode
