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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-31-2006, 10:39 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Texas
Posts: 491
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Leah\'s 5th Birthday at WDW- We\'re back - Day 1 The Trip to Houston (7-12-06)
When: June 28, 2006 - July 9, 2006
How are we getting there: We're driving from Corpus Christi, TX to Houston, TX (June 27), from Houston, TX to Tallahassee, Fl (June 28), from Tallahassee, FL to Orlando, FL(July 1 - July 6)Orlando, FL to Tampa, FL (July 7), from Tampa, FL to Tallahassee, FL (July 8, from Tallahassee, FL to Corpus Christi, TX (July 9) WHEW!!!!
Cast of Characters
Leah(DD) - celebrating her 5th birthday on July 4
Liz (DW) - 30 something, huge Disney fan
Mario (DD- me) - 36, designated driver, planner and buyer
Where are we staying: (Houston) wife's best friends), (Tallahassee)Liz' Great-Grand parents, (Orlando)POP Century, (Tampa), Hotel
PRE-TRIP (32 days to go)
Well, we've been planning and waiting for this trip for over a year now and we are so jazzed that we are in home stretch. I have been planninf this trip. even moreso than any other of our last 2 trips. Thanks to my trusty Passporter and all you great people this forum, we should get the most out of this trip.
Well, the hotel rooms are reserved and the tickets are on the way and we have gone through the check list to make sure we have purchased all the supplies and clothes we may need. All I need to get are some more Disney Dollars for Leah. We had promised her that for every day that she was on her best behavior she would receive half a Disney Dollar. Well, she had more good days than bad and she's up to about 127 Disney Dollars. We started this for her about 6 months ago. She really make sure to ask every night what her Disney dollar amount is up to.
Anyway.... I'll be checking back in a week or so and hope to have an update on the Tanpa hotel.
Leah's Dad
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05-31-2006, 10:44 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Texas
Posts: 491
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Re: Leah\'s 5th Birthday at WDW (Pre-Trip Report 1)
bump
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06-01-2006, 07:08 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Guilford, CT
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 6,938
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Re: Leah\'s 5th Birthday at WDW (Pre-Trip Report 1)
I bet your excited. Have a great trip.
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06-01-2006, 08:11 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: Leah\'s 5th Birthday at WDW (Pre-Trip Report 1)
Way to go Leah for racking those Disney Dollars up!!! Good job!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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06-01-2006, 11:26 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: Leah\'s 5th Birthday at WDW (Pre-Trip Report 1)
Great idea to get good behavior.
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06-01-2006, 12:31 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Southern Maine
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 1,552
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Re: Leah\'s 5th Birthday at WDW (Pre-Trip Report 1)
You're going to have a blast! Can't wait to hear all about it! Good job Leah [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] on earning all the Disney Dollars.
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06-01-2006, 12:41 PM
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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: Leah\'s 5th Birthday at WDW (Pre-Trip Report 1)
Great start!! You will be leaving when we arrive.
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06-01-2006, 09:28 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: new york
Posts: 9,202
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Re: Leah\'s 5th Birthday at WDW (Pre-Trip Report 1)
I hope that you and your family have a great time at the world.
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