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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-07-2006, 03:37 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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A weekend PassPorter meet - in Manchester, UK!
This past weekend, we went up to the north west of England to spend the weekend with my parents. As Karen (mattnkatsmum) lives in that same area of the country, we arranged to meet up - at one of the major out of town shopping centres outside Manchester, one of England's largest cities. We spent the whole day with her and the day just flew by - we were so busy chatting, sipping tea and coffee, having lunch and shopping. It was such a fun day and Karen is a lovely person. We even got to briefly meet her family before we headed our separate ways - and I hope it's the first of many PassPorter meets for Karen! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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08-07-2006, 03:45 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: London, UK
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Re: A weekend PassPorter meet - in Manchester, UK!
Glad you had a good weekend and a "great UK PP meet".
BTW A lovely new sig pic Cheryl.
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08-07-2006, 03:45 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: MI
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Re: A weekend PassPorter meet - in Manchester, UK!
Very [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]! Wish I could have been there!
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08-07-2006, 03:47 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
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Location: Houston
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Re: A weekend PassPorter meet - in Manchester, UK!
Lovely! Sounds like a great time. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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08-07-2006, 03:49 PM
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Facebook Addict
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Location: Philadelphia
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Re: A weekend PassPorter meet - in Manchester, UK!
Excellent!
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08-07-2006, 04:09 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Re: A weekend PassPorter meet - in Manchester, UK!
Sounds like a wonderful day!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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08-07-2006, 04:15 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: UK
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Re: A weekend PassPorter meet - in Manchester, UK!
Great picture [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img], I'm glad you two ladies had such a lovely time.
Karen
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08-07-2006, 09:13 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Re: A weekend PassPorter meet - in Manchester, UK!
Sounds like a wonderful day!
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08-07-2006, 04:16 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Manchester, England
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Re: A weekend PassPorter meet - in Manchester, UK!
Yay!! I feel like a fully fledged PassPorter now! Chez, Mark and I had a really wonderful time and the hours just evaporated.
So don't forget, when you visit England, to make a trip 'up north' as I'd love to meet up with more PassPorters [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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08-07-2006, 04:41 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Re: A weekend PassPorter meet - in Manchester, UK!
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] Isn't it just great to meet up with your peeps??? Looks like you guys had a great time.
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08-09-2006, 04:58 PM
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Uncle Duck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Paradise, CA
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Re: A weekend PassPorter meet - in Manchester, UK!
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Yay!! I feel like a fully fledged PassPorter now! Chez, Mark and I had a really wonderful time and the hours just evaporated.
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Yes, meeting them makes [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
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08-07-2006, 04:16 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: California
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Re: A weekend PassPorter meet - in Manchester, UK!
Very nice picture, I'm glad you all had a nice day.
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08-07-2006, 08:18 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
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Re: A weekend PassPorter meet - in Manchester, UK!
Sounds like a wonderful time! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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08-07-2006, 08:29 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Re: A weekend PassPorter meet - in Manchester, UK!
Nice! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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08-07-2006, 11:43 PM
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Tinkerbell's Aunt
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: McHenry IL
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Re: A weekend PassPorter meet - in Manchester, UK!
Cheryl and Karen - Sounds like you had a great time together. I flew into Manchester last November to visit my daughter who was studying at Lancaster University for the term. If I ever get back, I'll let you know Karen. It would be great to meet.
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