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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-18-2004, 04:22 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Florida
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Hey Statelady01!!! Is that you in the Disney Magazine?
I just read in the Disney Magazine:
"I came out with a much 'bigger picture' of the magic, Mickey and Walt himself," writes Maureen Austin of Arkansas.
Is that you Statelady01????? Inquiring minds want to know!  |
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05-18-2004, 05:10 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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Re: Hey Statelady01!!! Is that you in the Disney Magazine?
It HAS to be - and if it is, I want to see a copy Maureen! |
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05-18-2004, 06:07 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
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Re: Hey Statelady01!!! Is that you in the Disney Magazine?
Isn't that cool?! She's actually in there twice -- she's also near the back of the magazine, in the Q&A section. Next time we play "I have never..." in the chat room, I know a good way to get you, Maureen! |
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05-18-2004, 06:11 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
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Re: Hey Statelady01!!! Is that you in the Disney Magazine?
I don't get the Disney magazine anymore!! Waaah!! I'm gonna have to run to the book store so I can check it out!!!
Way to go Maureen!!!
Kelly
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05-18-2004, 06:30 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 1,742
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Re: Hey Statelady01!!! Is that you in the Disney Magazine?
Can you only get this magazine at the Disney store? I'd like to see this! Can you tell us more about this? Was it an article or a letter??
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05-18-2004, 07:48 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Re: Hey Statelady01!!! Is that you in the Disney Magazine?
My local grocery store carries the Disney magazine. I think you can also find it at most book stores.
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05-18-2004, 08:24 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: Hey Statelady01!!! Is that you in the Disney Magazine?
Is it the new issue (Summer)? Gotta get it.....
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05-18-2004, 09:55 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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Re: Hey Statelady01!!! Is that you in the Disney Magazine?
I'll have to get it too! We always get the latest issues from the bookstore as soon as they come out (we should just subscribe, I know  ). That's very cool that Maureen's in there this issue!  |
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05-18-2004, 11:51 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 617
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Re: Hey Statelady01!!! Is that you in the Disney Magazine?
I get the Disney Magazine (well..they send my friend two by mistake and gives me the other one), but thus far I do not have the latest issue. Please let us know which one it is.
Lynne
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05-19-2004, 10:42 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
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Posts: 36,592
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Re: Hey Statelady01!!! Is that you in the Disney Magazine?
Waaaaa  I want my Disney Magazine!!! Where is it Mr. Postman? -HiddenMickey |
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05-19-2004, 11:03 AM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Hey Statelady01!!! Is that you in the Disney Magazine?
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Waaaaa I want my Disney Magazine!!! Where is it Mr. Postman? -HiddenMickey
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 I haven't got mine either! When did it come? |
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05-19-2004, 12:21 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Illinois
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Re: Hey Statelady01!!! Is that you in the Disney Magazine?
I don't have mine yet either, but I'll be watching for the postperson! |
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05-19-2004, 04:12 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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Re: Hey Statelady01!!! Is that you in the Disney Magazine?
Yup, it's me- and of course I went posting in the Sunroom before I came here- and yup- you'll see my name on page 37 and 85- I can't believe it. I am sitting here in shock. The newest issue has the Readers Choice Awards on the cover. Great issue too- the readers choice article is fascinating.
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05-19-2004, 06:29 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Chester County, PA
Posts: 6,404
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Re: Hey Statelady01!!! Is that you in the Disney Magazine?
Well hey!!! It's about time those things got published!!!
But I don't have my copy yet... whaaa!! 
So if I bring it, will you autograph my copy?!?! |
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05-19-2004, 08:30 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
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Re: Hey Statelady01!!! Is that you in the Disney Magazine?
I just got my very first Disney Magazine today ! The first thing I did was turn to the pages with Maureen. It looks like a great issue. |
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