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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-23-2001, 02:30 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: San Diego
Posts: 959
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It\'s no Fort Wilderness Campground...
...but we're going camping tomorrow! We'll be camping on the beach, and earning our Outdoor Cook badge. The other leader and I hope to learn much about outdoor cooking. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] (Can you say, the blind leading the blind?) [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] (Our idea of "roughing it" is home cookin'.) LOL So, I am up late double checking my list, and wishing it was my WDW trip I was packing for. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
We are going to have a blast, though. We have one of the best troops ever this year!
Okay, and they have pretty cool parents, too. It's going to be a lot more relaxing than our trip to California Adventure. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
See ya in a couple of days!
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06-23-2001, 02:58 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Indiana , USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 26,527
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Re: It\'s no Fort Wilderness Campground...
Good Luck!
I'm a little envious that you are willing to do this. I have a third year Brownie Troop and we still have not been "outdoor" camping.
We have been "urban" camping (can you say Hilton?) and hope to go outdoor this fall.
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06-23-2001, 08:57 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: It\'s no Fort Wilderness Campground...
Chuckle. Your post brought back memories. Back in 1972 I was a Assistant Scoutmaster. When kids came to demonstrate knots and stuff, I had to sit behind desk with a book of knots hidden in my lap. I still have trouble with knots.
Good luck with the cooking!
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06-23-2001, 10:12 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Norman OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 150
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Re: It\'s no Fort Wilderness Campground...
How funny, I just sent my Tenderfoot scout on a weekend camping trip last night. Anyone else ever have problems getting their kid to go camping? I would have loved it when I was a kid, but he complains every time he goes. He always has fun though and great things to say when he comes back, so I just keep making him go. He has a great troop and they go camping once a month! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] By the way, my idea of outdoor cooking would be roasting hot dogs and marshmallows over the campfire that someone else built! [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]
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06-23-2001, 10:55 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Cape May Court House NJ USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,259
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Re: It\'s no Fort Wilderness Campground...
I remember cookouts! So much fun no matter how the meals turn out! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] I know things will work out great for you and your gang...
Be sure to let us all know how you all made out! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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06-25-2001, 06:02 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: San Diego
Posts: 959
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Re: It\'s no Fort Wilderness Campground...
Lu-cy, I'm hoooooooome!
We had a fabulous time!! Campfire songs, jokes, stories, and learning things about camping. Some of the recipes worked great, some didn't work as well, and one didn't work at all, but we learned a lot! LOL
The camp was near Sea World San Diego, less than a mile away, so we got an unexpected treat of fireworks during our campfire songs!
It was just a great time! (You should have seen the boy scouts laughing at us trying to get the tents up...lol.) I'm exhausted, windburnt, a touch of sunburn, and a bunch of stuff to put away, but it sure was worth it!
Yesterday morning, my daughter turned to me during breakfast and whispered: "73 days, mom!" Gee, wonder what she was talking about?!?! LOL
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