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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-22-2002, 10:23 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 4,148
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Heard from the "bosses" at B&BW!
Well, I heard from the "head honcho" folks at B&BW headquarters! First, let me say that it is certainly anyone's right to enjoy shopping at whatever store they like, but that right, by decency and by law, must be accorded to everyone. This afternoon ,one of the local towns issued two tickets to the B&BW that denied me entrance- one for violating the American's With Disabilities Act, and one for violating the fire code(narrow aisles and too much "stuff"). Several top managers from the company's headquarters contacted me today, and were very apologetic. It turns out that most, if not all, of their stores are in violation of the ADA, and that they are all going to have to be inspected and corrected. There have been several apologies and offers of gift certificates, which I am NOT going to use!! I am pleased that they are taking this step, but I can't help wondering why it should have taken place? Are retailers really so greedy that they feel comfortable violating someone's Civil rights,not to mention the law?How disgusting. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
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01-22-2002, 10:57 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 21,228
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Re: Heard from the "bosses" at B&BW!
I'm sorry to haer this happen to you. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] I give you snaps for doing something.A lot of people compalian but very few do anything.I've worked it retail for 16 yrs.and I have to agree with you about the greed.I would hope the pepole who work with in the store would have tried to help out in any way they could,I know I would have and do.I treat all my custermers with the same recpet I want when I go shopping.
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01-23-2002, 10:11 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Slate Belt, PA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 15,346
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Re: Heard from the "bosses" at B&BW!
I'm so sorry to hear about the way you were treated and very glad to hear that you've made a difference for yourself and others.
I had a similar experience a couple of years ago at B&BW after I had knee surgery. I was on crutches and it was my first post-surgery shopping trip. I was able to put wait on my knee, but still a little unsteady. I was feeling like pampering myself a little and hit B&BW to pick up some goodies. I always leave my husband outside the store because he knocks things over. While I was shopping I tried to turn around in the center of the store and knocked over a small display with my elbow. One of the employees came running over. I though she was going to help me, but she just bent over to pick up the bottles I knocked over. She put them back on the shelf and suggested that I leave the crutches out in front of the store while I shopped. So I asked her if she'd carry me while I shopped, turned around as carefully as I could and walked out. I haven't been back since. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
[ 01-23-2002: Message edited by: Beaner ]
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01-24-2002, 12:07 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: NJ
Posts: 2,825
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Re: Heard from the "bosses" at B&BW!
Big round of applause for you stonewall.
Like I said in the other thread, I do like B&BW foo foo, but their personnel leave much to be desired. Maybe this is a wake up call for all of them!
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01-23-2002, 07:50 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New York City
Posts: 2,471
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Re: Heard from the "bosses" at B&BW!
You go girl!
I am sorry we didn't get to connect this past weekend. You live up to your screen name.
Congradulations!
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01-24-2002, 01:10 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 7,150
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Re: Heard from the "bosses" at B&BW!
Hooray for you! I was going to say that they were violating the ADA, but who knows with them and their crazy rules and loopholes that they have! So happy to hear that something was done about it! Will be curious to see if they do something to ours here in CT!! Glad to hear the good news!!
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