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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-28-2006, 06:37 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
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Epcot celebration?
I think I heard that 2007 will be Epcot's 25th anniversary - has anyone heard about a celebration? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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05-28-2006, 08:19 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
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Re: Epcot celebration?
I've heard nothing, but we're hoping there will at least be something, as Epcot's our favourite park. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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05-28-2006, 09:05 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
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Location: North Carolina
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Re: Epcot celebration?
I love Epcot too. I can't wait to see what they will do!
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05-28-2006, 10:34 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
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Re: Epcot celebration?
I'm curious, too! I hope they do something very nice!
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05-28-2006, 10:48 AM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
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Re: Epcot celebration?
I have been wondering too it is our favorite park.
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05-28-2006, 03:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI USA
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Re: Epcot celebration?
If Disney holds true to form, they're not going to say a single word about this until after the official close of the Happiest Celebration on Earth. Then never undercut marketing efforts for the current celebration by giving people a reason to delay their vacation until the next celebration. "Celebrate this year, celebrate next year!" should be Disney's motto. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
So, let's see what they have to say in December 2006.
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05-28-2006, 06:35 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Re: Epcot celebration?
I can't wait! I am sure whatever it is, it will be excellent. I have heard rumors of Illuminations getting a facelift and that would not be a big surprise. I have also heard of a rehab of El Rio (the boat ride in Mexico) - they might be making it more of a Disney attraction than a Mexico tourist attraction by adding characters from Three Cabelleros. Remember, only rumors! I will be there regardless!
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05-28-2006, 07:51 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: New York/Buffalo
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Re: Epcot celebration?
I'm sure that they will do something great! I was lucky enough to have been there for the MK's 25th, when they turned the castle into a giant birthday cake. I thought that was really cool! I guess that we'll just have to wait and see! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/questionicon.gif[/img] -Jenn-
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06-01-2006, 05:48 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Re: Epcot celebration?
[ QUOTE ]
If Disney holds true to form, they're not going to say a single word about this until after the official close of the Happiest Celebration on Earth. Then never undercut marketing efforts for the current celebration by giving people a reason to delay their vacation until the next celebration. "Celebrate this year, celebrate next year!" should be Disney's motto. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
So, let's see what they have to say in December 2006.
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Good point - I guess I'll just have to be patient and see what happens... [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/whistling2.gif[/img]
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06-01-2006, 11:10 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Re: Epcot celebration?
My 1st trip to WDW was for my 18th b-day and the opening of Epcot...our next trip is for the 25th anniv of my 18th b-day! I'm hoping they take the hand off the geosphere and "fix" the Imagination pavilion! (I can dream, can't I??? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img])
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06-03-2006, 01:55 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
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Re: Epcot celebration?
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I'm hoping they take the hand off the geosphere
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How much do you want to bet they'll add a "25" to it instead? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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and "fix" the Imagination pavilion! (I can dream, can't I??? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img])
[/ QUOTE ] Dreaming is what imagination is all about, right? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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05-28-2006, 11:20 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Re: Epcot celebration?
I can hardly wait to see what sort of special plans Disney comes up with for Epcot's 25th birthday. I'd love anything just so long as they don't decide to turn the geosphere into a big birthday cake.
Joy
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05-29-2006, 10:53 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2002
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Re: Epcot celebration?
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I can hardly wait to see what sort of special plans Disney comes up with for Epcot's 25th birthday. I'd love anything just so long as they don't decide to turn the geosphere into a big birthday cake.
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I so agree!! Very much looking forward to what I am sure will be some terrific festivities!
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05-29-2006, 02:06 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: Epcot celebration?
EPCOT will be 25 and I will be 50!! You know we will be celebrating! Can't wait to hear what is in store for us!
Janet
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05-29-2006, 04:39 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: McKinney, TX
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Re: Epcot celebration?
Woo hoo - hopefully something will happen early in the year - we are traveling in January - very early 2007!
Our son's FIRST trip to DisneyWorld!!!!
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