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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-18-2000, 02:12 AM
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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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Trying to get Mom to WDW!!
Can you believe it my parents have NEVER been to WDW! 
They have been to DL.... But that was 37 years ago!!
Now my Dad has absolutely no desire to experience the Disney magic! It's just not his thing. 
But my Mom would just love it!! But we can't seem to convince her to come along! She has trouble walking any kind of distance, but we've told her we can get a wheelchair in all the Parks. Then she says she doesn't want to interrupt a Family vacation! How do we convince her that she is family!
We love Disney so much, it's even better when we can share it with other's and show them the magic we feel!
Now I know that she can't do the kind of day we normally do, but since we are staying at the GF this trip it would be very easy for her to head back to the hotel when she got tired.
Well when I head down to pick up the boys I'm going to bring our 2000 Disney Vacation video. Maybe that will convince her to come!
Wish me luck!!
I'll be back on the boards on Sunday night & let you know how it went!
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WildForWD
...you must face the age of not believing
...until at last you start believing there's something wonderful in you!!
WildForWD
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08-18-2000, 08:56 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 36,592
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Re: Trying to get Mom to WDW!!
Hope it works out. It is wonderful that you want to include her in your plans. And we know she'll find a lot to like about WDW and more time with her family. to boot. Good luck. -HiddenMickey
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08-18-2000, 10:45 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Orlando area via Chicago
Posts: 5,424
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Re: Trying to get Mom to WDW!!
Good Luck! I hope she'll change her mind. Just keep telling her that you want her to spend time with the family!
I have a similiar problem. I know my parents would both love Disney, especially my dod. I would LOVE to take them. But they won't go because they (my mom mostly) are boycotting Disney (They listen to religious radio programs). They feel Disney has lost their family values. I try and tell them that you can't go to a more family friendly place, but they won't listen.
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08-18-2000, 10:57 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Arlington,Texas USA
Posts: 2,555
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Re: Trying to get Mom to WDW!!
Wild, I know what you mean about your mom and the family thing. We're trying to convice my mom to go with us in 2002. She would like to but says she can't afford it. We keep telling her to stay in our room, it's just me, DH and DD who will be 71/2 at the time. She says it's a privacy issue. Go figure!
Good luck getting your mom to go.
tenya
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08-18-2000, 11:19 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Lambertville, NJ
Posts: 706
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Re: Trying to get Mom to WDW!!
I can't believe there is anyone that hasn't experienced the wonderful magic that we are all in love with!
Why not have the kids hit her up? "Grandma, I'll always have that special memory of you and I at disney!" A little guilt goes a long way from an adorable grandchild!  (It works on my Grandma, anyway!) |
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08-19-2000, 12:17 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: massachusetts
Posts: 3,672
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Re: Trying to get Mom to WDW!!
Let her know that Disney takes care of the people who visit. You are right if she tires easy she can head back to the Hotel. Maybe you could ride back if she feels overwhelmed by the size of the place, afraid to get lost. I work with someone who's Daughter & 8 yr old Grandson took Him & his Wife to WDW. Gramma had Lung Cancer & a very short time left(2 months),but her wish was to Disney thru her Grandson. They went,had a great time. Used a Wheelchair to get Gramma around the Parks.Yes, she got tired & they would take breaks back to the Condo they rented.
So let your MOM know that she does not have to feel she can't handle the Disney Routine because of her age. Family means flexibility
for all members. It means sharing the Memories of a Disney Vacation. A DisneyVacation does all those things. Keep working on her, let her know that many others have had the same concerns & found out they worried for nothing.
Good luck ... I hope that you can convince her. I have been hinting to my Dad that he should go with me & his 3 grandsons.I think he should experience their excitement, just like I wanteed to share it with him & my mom the firsttime I went.
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