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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-20-2002, 08:11 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
Posts: 2,398
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I\'m back and they are just leaving! šoš
Yup, I'm back, trading in 83š and sunshine for 6 inches of snow - yuck! But it was a great trip with a lot of magic! I'll be getting to my trip report soon, but in the meantime let's all wish a wonderfully magical trip to our fellow PassPorters who are leaving this week! Have a safe trip Ashley B, gymnuts, Dream Weaver, DisneyEveryJanuary, Catwho, JustaBigKid, AllisonG and Lrn180. Let's see, am I leaving anyone out? Oh, of course, a BIG goodbye to our very own debe and her DH! Thanks for doing the goodbyes last week, deb!
I also want to wish a good trip to HunnyPot and disneydog who left today but didn't get on to last week's list. Hope you guys are having a magical trip!
Lastly, I want to say that I hope Disneydad and his family are having a great time. Sorry we didn't get to see you down there. But we did hook up with Ted (Bozrah_Disney_Fan) and his wife Robin and had a magical breakfast at 1900 Park Fare with Mary Poppins, Pooh, Tigger, Alice and the Mad Hatter! Hope you guys had a good trip home!
And now I have to unpack and do laundry! What a letdown....... [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
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01-20-2002, 09:15 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Parsippany,NJ
Posts: 3,235
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Re: I\'m back and they are just leaving! šoš
Good-by everyone! I'm especially jealous of the friends who are leaving the snow behind for the Florida sunshine. Have a wonderful trip.
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01-20-2002, 09:18 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Posts: 149
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Re: I\'m back and they are just leaving! šoš
Welcome back to Cruella and Wild!! I'm sure you had a fantastic time...can't wait to read all about it. I just finished posting my first trip report ever and now know what a big job that is, so I won't ask you to hurry up and write it! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
To those going this week...have a fantastic, magical, WARM vacation!
To debe...be sure to give Mickey a big hug from J-Bugs and I. We'll miss your postings while you're gone!
Shelly
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01-20-2002, 11:18 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Bozrah, CT USA
Posts: 1,169
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Re: I\'m back and they are just leaving! šoš
Welcome Home Cruella,
We made it back last night in all that rough air. In fact we must of had a great tailwind . 2hrs 11mins from 80 to 26 BOOOO!! [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
Have a great trip all who are going this week. We wish you all the sunshine and warm weather we had last week [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]
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01-21-2002, 12:19 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: I\'m back and they are just leaving! šoš
Welcome home Cruella & Wild [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Wishing all of you leaving this week a wonderful, safe and magical trip!
Tell Tigger I'll be there in 13 Days 21 Hrs 42 Mins to bounce along with him [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Peace, love & šoš
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01-20-2002, 07:02 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Trois-Rivieres,Quebec,Canada
Posts: 2,687
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Re: I\'m back and they are just leaving! šoš
Welcome home Cruella and Wild ! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
For those who are going to the world this week have fun and safe trip everyone [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img] please HUG Mickey for me
Chantal °o° [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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