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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-16-2006, 02:01 PM
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Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
From Jim Hill Media:
Full article at: jimhillmedia.com
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Were you wondering what Bob Iger's going to do during his second year as Disney's new CEO? How he's ever going to top that $7.4 billion acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios? Jim Hill has some news that's sure to intrigue all of you HP & LOTR fans out there
So what's the verdict on Bob Iger's first year as the new head of the Walt Disney Company? Judging by various press reports that I've read over the past two weeks, most people seem to think that Bob's done a pretty good job so far.
Oh, sure. There are those (myself included) who think that the Walt Disney Company paid way too much for Pixar. And there's still an awful lot of upheaval going on at Disney Feature Animation (Where just last week, it was revealed that there will be significant staff cuts once production of "Meet the Robinsons" is completed) as well as Walt Disney Imagineering (Where it's recently been rumored that several members of senior management will soon be shown the door).
But overall, the general feeling these days seems to be that the Mouse House is getting its house in order. And a lot of the credit for both Disney's rising stock price as well as the rising morale levels among Disney employees has to be given to Bob Iger.
Soooo ... Having had such a positive impact on the corporation during his first year on the job, what's Bob going to do now to top that? Well, to be honest, Iger's looking to borrow a page from Michael Eisner's old playbook.
To explain: How many people remember how exciting it was back in the mid-1980s when -- thanks to Eisner's Hollywood connections -- many of Tinseltown's top talents were suddenly willing to work with the Mouse? We're talking about people like Steven Spielberg (Who used his considerable clout to finally get "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" made) and George Lucas (Who lent both his "Star Wars" characters as well as his technical expertise to WDI in order to make "Star Tours" happen).
Unfortunately, Steven & George were eventually be put off by Michael's overly-aggressive management style. Which is why Spielberg & Lucas both basically stopped doing business with Mickey by the mid-1990s. But -- for a brief while there -- it was a very exciting time to be a Disney fan. The very idea that George Lucas & Steven Spielberg -- the modern masters of film fantasy -- were both working with the studio as well as Imagineering in order to create brand-new films and theme park rides ... It just boggled the mind.
Well, now it's October of 2006. And while Spielberg & Lucas are still in the game, many other masters of fantasy have come on the scene in the past two decades. People who've created compelling new characters that have connected with audiences around the globe.
And Iger? He's anxious to start doing business with people like this. So that Bob can prove to the world that -- once again -- the Walt Disney Company is a place where top talents work together to creat the very best in family entertainment.
Toward that end, Disney officials very quietly began talks with J.K. Rowling, the acclaimed author of the "Harry Potter" series. And after months of negotiations, Rowling finally signed a letter of intent. Which then awarded the Walt Disney Company the right to begin preliminary development of a theme park-related project featuring the Harry Potter characters.
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10-16-2006, 02:13 PM
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PassPorter Guide
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Re: Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
Let's hope this does not turn out to be one of those things that languish in development hell for a decade or more.
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10-16-2006, 02:55 PM
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Re: Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
Wow, that would be exciting!!!!
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10-16-2006, 03:44 PM
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Re: Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
That's a doozy!
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10-16-2006, 04:10 PM
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Re: Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
Very cool.
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10-16-2006, 10:54 PM
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Re: Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
That would be very big -- and I would like it -- however,you won't see me holding my breath either
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10-16-2006, 11:02 PM
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Re: Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
How cool! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] DS is going to be thrilled (not to mention his mom and dad! hee hee) I wonder what it will be like??
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10-16-2006, 11:49 PM
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Re: Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
I read about this and had wondered if anyone had posted it. Sounds interesting. We'll see if anything pans out.
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10-17-2006, 01:12 AM
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Re: Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
It will be interesting to see what they do with this.... if anything.
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10-17-2006, 08:07 AM
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Re: Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
Yes, it would be great. I think it would really shake things up over at Universal too. My kids & I would love it. Let's hope they have something definate & I hope its done quickly!
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10-17-2006, 11:23 AM
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Re: Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
This would be really great if it actually happens!
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11-07-2006, 12:36 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
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Re: Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
There used to be time when Disney could come up with ideas all on its own. I'm not impressed with the latest news at all.
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11-22-2006, 08:42 PM
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Re: Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
Wow! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] That would definitely be exciting!!!
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10-21-2006, 12:24 PM
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Re: Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
My DD is absolutely ESTATIC! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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10-23-2006, 04:11 PM
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Re: Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
This has been talked about for YEARS...I take everything that Jim Hill says with a grain of salt.
I hope it happens...but who knows. Harry Potter has been seen on Disney Channel and ABC Family.
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