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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-30-2000, 01:19 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Kingston, NH USA
Posts: 113
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Beware the Brick Tent
I just wanted to post my little story about my experience at the brick tent to warn others of the importance of retaining your receipts!
In August of last year I bought my brother a brick (I called Disney World from NH and did it over the phone). Once we arrived for our vacation months later I went to see his brick, took a photo of it and saw that they were offering keychains with your brick design on it. You ordered the keychain to be made and they mail it to you a few weeks later. I thought this was great, and ordered one made of my brother's brick. Later that day, my DH and I decided that it would be great to order our own brick, and we went back to the Brick Tent and ordered it along with a keychain of our new brick.
Six weeks later we received my brother's keychain in the mail, and another month went by without receiving our own keychain. I called and was told that I needed to fax them a copy of the receipt. I had the receipt for our keychain and brick, but had tossed the receipt for my brother's. I did not think that this was a problem, and faxed them the one that I had, since that was the one I was missing. They said that there was no record of me ordering the second keychain, and we would not receive it.
I called back and spoke to another person, requesting a manager, then was told I would receive a call back from them. I came home and found a message on my answering machine saying that they would not be sending me a keychain since I did not have the receipt. I called back and tried to explain that the one I had the receipt for was the one I was missing, but I guess since I did not have both I was not going to get my keychain.
The end result was after 6 (Six!) phone calls they finally told me that I would receive a keychain. The last person I spoke to was very nice, and accomodating. I really appreciated that.
But, that was a month and a half ago and I still have not received my keychain.
Can you believe this?
The moral of the story...remember to retain receipts for anything you might have ordered that you did not receive immediately upon purchase! Has anyone else had this problem?
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06-30-2000, 10:37 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 5,377
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Re: Beware the Brick Tent
Thanks for the warning Karie!!
We have also purchased a brick which we will see for the 1st time in Oct.
We were waiting to see the brick before deciding on getting a keychain!
We will make sure to keep all our records & receipts!
Thanks!
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WildForWD
...you must face the age of not believing
...untill at last you start believing there's something wonderful in you!!
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07-06-2000, 12:28 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Kingston, NH USA
Posts: 113
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Re: Beware the Brick Tent
I got the keychain in the mail on Friday! WOOOOHOOOOO! And it is just the cutest little thing!
Have fun checking out your brick!
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07-22-2000, 02:20 AM
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Community Rank: Tourist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Indiana
Posts: 15
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Re: Beware the Brick Tent
How much was the keychain?
Thanks!
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07-22-2000, 06:06 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
Posts: 2,398
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Re: Beware the Brick Tent
The keychain is listed as $15.00. They also offer an acrylic duplicate of the brick for $33.92 or a wood duplicate for $28.62. These are exact duplicates of the brick you have and no changes to the inscription can be made. They say to allow 10-14 weeks for delivery and you can call 407-934-2990 for more info.
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