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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-10-2001, 06:01 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Foothills of the Adirondacks
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,733
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"All alone am I ever since your good-bye"
I can't really sing, but I was just wondering where everyone is this evening? No one seems to be here, so what did you do this evening? Did you have a hot date, a family outing, a football game or......?
Dh has been away (hunting in Colorado) since October 31 and doesn't return home until this coming Wednesday - November 14.
Let's see how many different things y'all did this evening! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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11-10-2001, 07:06 PM
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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: "All alone am I ever since your good-bye"
Well......... I think I am in the same situation as you Laura. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] DH is hunting in Canada and isn't due to come home until Friday or Saturday so I still have another full week to myself [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
This afternoon I went with DD and her friend shopping for a couple of hours... this was fun. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Right now I am watching Sandy, Zeek & Maggie all huddled together waiting to see which one is going to grab the bone first (which is sitting in the center of them.... hehehehe bet you it will be Zeek. He is extremely quick for a little guy (dachshund) [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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11-10-2001, 08:28 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: From the Shores of Cape Cod, Mass.
Posts: 399
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Re: "All alone am I ever since your good-bye"
Well I had a busy day! DD had a band show at her school(9bands competing) and I had to work it with our Band Booster group, 50degrees & sunny thank goodness.
Then I went for a quick garden burger at TGIF's with a old friend(no hot date), checking my emails now then it's not long for me....Football game last night and Vet's Day Parade tomorrow at 1! I'll be exhusted by Monday morning! Thanks for asking! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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11-10-2001, 08:29 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Posts: 149
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Re: "All alone am I ever since your good-bye"
Hi Laura!
I went shopping today. I figure if my luggage could be rummaged through at the airport, I had better get seem brand new undies [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] (what are the men on this board going to say to that one!!! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] )
Home made pizza was on the menu for this evening. Both of our kids abandoned us for supper this evening, so it was just hubby and I. My youngest (J-Bug) went to watch a friend play hockey and I drove the oldest to the movies. I guess you could say I'm alone tonight...my husband is watching 2 hockey games on the t.v. now. Trust me, I could walk naked through the house and he wouldn't notice a thing! When hockey's on, he notices nothing else! [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]
Thank goodness for these boards! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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11-10-2001, 08:36 PM
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Recovering VMK Addict!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Thornton, CO
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,087
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Re: "All alone am I ever since your good-bye"
We went to go check on the house that we are having built. The first time we went they were putting in the carpet. We then went to look at window coverings (why did we buy a house with 20 windows?), got some lunch, then drove back to the house.
The carpet layers were done so we went in to check out the work. The carpet looks good, but the holes they put in the wall made be a tad bit cranky. They also must have dropped the carpet role on the banister going up the stairs cause they ripped the banister out of the wall. [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img]
Only 25 days until we sign the next 30 years away!
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11-10-2001, 09:34 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New York City
Posts: 2,471
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Re: "All alone am I ever since your good-bye"
So funny that you posted your message.
Since I have to casts on my feet [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img] I can't get out that much. They are walking casts. I went out for breakfast witha friend and then sat on line most of the day. Checking any new posts. Wondering why no one was posting. Just came back for seeing Domistic Disturbances. Very good movie.
Casts come off on Thursday [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] and I am going dancing on Friday [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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