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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-22-2002, 04:15 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Concierge Level: 10
Posts: 14,552
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Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Are you planning a trip sometime in August 2003? If so, share your dates and plans with your fellow travelers here! The following information is helpful to know (you can copy and paste it into your post):
Date: (when you'll be there, arrival to departure)
Adventurers: (who's going with you, their ages, and their experience)
Resort/Hotel: (where you are staying)
Celebration: (why you are going, even if just for R&R)
Meetings: (places you'll be at if others want to join you, plus ways fellow travelers can spot you, such as wearing a PassPorter Pin, etc. Remove this if you don't have the time or inclination to meet fellow travelers.)
Feel free to post even if your plans aren't firm -- you're always welcome to return and update us when you've made more plans!
When you return from your trip, we encourage you to share your adventure with us in our Sharing the Adventure message board!
[ 10-18-2003, 09:31 PM: Message edited by: Tara O'Hara ] |
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02-22-2002, 07:18 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Mass
Posts: 50
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Date: Sometime around 8/16 to 8/30
Adventurers: Me (33) DD (10) and some other family members but not sure who yet
Resort/Hotel: Unsure. I am going 6/2002 and staying at CSR. If we like it we will stay there again. But as of right now, ASMo. Love AllStars!
Celebration: Going because we are Crazy about Disney. Crazy, Crazy, Crazy.
Meetings: None planned but would like to meet up with any other members. I will certainly have my Passporter Pin on. Say HI!
[img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]
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03-01-2002, 12:07 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: San Diego
Posts: 959
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
[ 09-07-2003, 04:05 AM: Message edited by: Cinderella_68 ]
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05-18-2002, 02:17 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Maidenhead, England
Posts: 2
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Date: August 23rd - September 6th
Adventurers: Myself (36), husband Rob (43), children Megan (16), Ryan (12), mother Di (60) in laws Diane (67) & Lionel (71)
Resort: Villa in Kissimmee
Celebration: End of Megans exams, my Mum's 60th Birthday and her first trip abroad !!
Hope to see you all there....I can't wait !!
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09-06-2002, 10:52 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Mass
Posts: 50
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
changed my mind. going in June instead. June 21 to July 5. Loved CSR but booked for 8/03 with a convention.
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09-24-2002, 03:21 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Staten Island, NY
Posts: 1,330
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Date: Aug 23-Aug 30
Cast of Characters:
Me!, Mary, 30-Disneyaholic
Jimmy, DH, 47
Bobby, DS, 9
Tommy, DS, 5
Maybe more to be named later!
Accomodations: Disney's Magic
Celebrations: Tommy's Birthday, Aug 23....surprise trip for the kids [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]
Meetings: If you'll be on this cruise, e-mail me, we'll say hi! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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