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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-18-2006, 12:54 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Northwestern NJ
Posts: 207
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Are Passporters just nicer than other board posters?
I've been floating around other boards for Disney info, and I have to say the folks on the Passporter boards are sooooo nice. Some of the other boards have good info, but nasty people. It's nice to know that there's a place to come home to.
Ok, emotional rant over.
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02-18-2006, 01:18 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 17,166
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Re: Are Passporters just nicer than other board posters?
Thanks for reminding us just how special this place is. We all can get together, share experiences, laugh, cry, and we never have to worry about others making us feel small and belittled. I love this board, it is #1!!!!!!!!!
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02-18-2006, 08:32 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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Re: Are Passporters just nicer than other board posters?
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Thanks for reminding us just how special this place is. We all can get together, share experiences, laugh, cry, and we never have to worry about others making us feel small and belittled. I love this board, it is #1!!!!!!!!![ QUOTE ]
I couldn't have said it any better!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img]
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02-18-2006, 09:28 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: Are Passporters just nicer than other board posters?
I love it at Passporter I have lurked on other boards even posted on a few once but i don't get the same feeling i get here so i stay away from those boards a lot of the time.
Thank you for reminding us why we love it here so much! and we are happy that you enjoy it here.
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02-18-2006, 09:38 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 7,569
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Re: Are Passporters just nicer than other board posters?
We're just one great big family. (Don't we wish that we got along with all our family members this well. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] ) Glad you're part of it.
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02-18-2006, 10:08 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: Are Passporters just nicer than other board posters?
Everyone here has been so friendly, it really is like family!
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02-18-2006, 10:16 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,092
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Re: Are Passporters just nicer than other board posters?
I haven't been here for very long, but this is the exact same feeling I got. You all are so good with the Magic! It is so true that other boards, I have visited several, are harsh and unforgiving. I seem to be addicted to Passporters. Not a bad thing, right?!
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02-18-2006, 12:32 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: Are Passporters just nicer than other board posters?
The friendliness of this board is why I belong. Here you feel excepted and we tend to really show care for each other. Passporters rock!!!
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02-18-2006, 09:38 AM
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Guide since 2003
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: West Mifflin, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,546
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Re: Are Passporters just nicer than other board posters?
Passporter is the only board I frequent daily ( okay, several times a day!)
During the Steelers Super Bowl run I visited several of their message boards & it was awful to read the nasty stuff on there... I couldn't get a 'feel' for the board!
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02-18-2006, 11:52 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hawai\'i
Posts: 2,862
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Re: Are Passporters just nicer than other board posters?
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Thanks for reminding us just how special this place is. We all can get together, share experiences, laugh, cry, and we never have to worry about others making us feel small and belittled. I love this board, it is #1!!!!!!!!![ QUOTE ]
I couldn't have said it any better!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img]
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[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] all of you!
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02-18-2006, 12:01 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Ohio
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 11,856
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Re: Are Passporters just nicer than other board posters?
I totally agree. I've lurked on other boards when this one was down. It was down right scary. Everyone here is just so nice and friendly to everyone. It's like coming home whenever I come here.
Liz
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02-18-2006, 02:00 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
Posts: 2,858
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Re: Are Passporters just nicer than other board posters?
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I've been floating around other boards for Disney info, and I have to say the folks on the Passporter boards are sooooo nice. Some of the other boards have good info, but nasty people. It's nice to know that there's a place to come home to.
Ok, emotional rant over.
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I know what you mean!! People here are really open to opinions other than there own. Some of the posters on the other boards can come across as really narrow-minded!! Yeah Passporters!!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img]
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02-18-2006, 02:35 AM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
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Re: Are Passporters just nicer than other board posters?
I belong to another message board (not Disney, don't worry!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] ) and some of the people there are downright NASTY! In the couple of weeks I have been actively posting, LOTS of new people have been run off for silly reasons (like making a post to ask a question that has been asked umpteen times before).
This is the ONLY message boards I belong to for Disney stuff . . . and it is like my second family! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
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02-18-2006, 03:20 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: Are Passporters just nicer than other board posters?
This is why I don't belong to any other message boards, because I don't feel that they can compete with PassPorter. Everyone here is so friendly and it's like coming home every time I pop in - probably why I'm here so often! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I've made so many friends here and I love being part of this great community. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img]
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02-18-2006, 08:05 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Massachusetts/ near Boston
Posts: 738
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Re: Are Passporters just nicer than other board posters?
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This is why I don't belong to any other message boards, because I don't feel that they can compete with PassPorter. Everyone here is so friendly and it's like coming home every time I pop in - probably why I'm here so often! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I've made so many friends here and I love being part of this great community. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img]
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