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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-03-2004, 09:23 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 272
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What is your favorite thing to do outside the parks?
Mine is strolling the Boardwalk and eating icecream at Beaches & Cream!
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07-03-2004, 09:25 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Posts: 589
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Re: What is your favorite thing to do outside the parks?
Mine is definetely shopping at Downtown Disney  !!!! |
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07-03-2004, 09:27 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 3,968
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Re: What is your favorite thing to do outside the parks?
<font color="blue">I got two --- the Broadwalk and Downtown.  </font> |
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07-03-2004, 10:46 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: What is your favorite thing to do outside the parks?
Swimming at Stormalong Bay and shopping at Downtown Disney.  |
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07-03-2004, 11:29 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 328
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Re: What is your favorite thing to do outside the parks?
Shopping at Downtown Disney |
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07-03-2004, 11:52 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 5,517
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Re: What is your favorite thing to do outside the parks?
Watching Wishes from the Poly beach after eating dinner at Ohana....OR
Going to Ft. Wilderness for the day and playing in the petting zoo, beach, playgrounds and then going to the Campfire Singalong with Chip and Dale. Then watching the Electrical Water Pageant from the beach....OR
I could name sooo many! My favorite memories and magical moments happened outside the parks, but on Disney property.
Kelly
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07-05-2004, 08:49 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: What is your favorite thing to do outside the parks?
Eatting dinner at a great resort restaurant, shopping at DTD, and soaking at our resort spa.
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07-03-2004, 01:33 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
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Re: What is your favorite thing to do outside the parks?
Mini-golf during the day then shopping at DtD in the evening, leaving enough time to get to the Poly to watch Wishes and the EWP!!! |
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07-03-2004, 03:37 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,357
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Re: What is your favorite thing to do outside the parks?
Shopping!!
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07-03-2004, 07:39 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: UK
Posts: 2,476
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Re: What is your favorite thing to do outside the parks?
Doing anything at the AKL, and just resort hopping in general.
We're also big fans of the Adventurer's Club.
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07-03-2004, 10:10 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: beautiful beachy FL
Posts: 2,357
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Re: What is your favorite thing to do outside the parks?
Exploring my resort, swimming and napping |
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07-04-2004, 08:39 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,386
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Re: What is your favorite thing to do outside the parks?
Meandering through the grounds and exploring all the nooks and crannies of the Wilderness Lodge and then relaxing for a while in front of the big fireplace before going back out to watch the geyser, then having a wonderful meal at Artist Point, complete with their berry cobbler and topping the whole thing off by strolling out to the beach to watch the Electrical Water Pageant go by. Oh, what bliss! Okay, now I think I'm homesick.
Joy
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07-04-2004, 08:47 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Posts: 5,641
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Re: What is your favorite thing to do outside the parks?
We went to DisneyQuest for the first time last year with 2 9yo boys (DS and a friend) and we had a blast!
If TL didn't count as a major park, then snorkeling with the fish and sharks would also top our list.
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07-05-2004, 12:12 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 7,150
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Re: What is your favorite thing to do outside the parks?
This is one of the best things that we enjoy doing on our trip there! We call it veg out day meaning no parks, just other stuff to do! The day usually starts off sleeping late and then heading to DTD to check out the shops and then back home for a dip in the pool and then a walk over to fantasia gardens for a round of mini golf (unless we rent a car then we will try the other one this year) and then back to the Boardwalk to play some games (get the lobster in the pot) and then back home to watch Illuminations from our balcony! What a day! |
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07-08-2004, 11:12 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Arlington Heights, IL
Posts: 2,739
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Re: What is your favorite thing to do outside the parks?
Fireworks cruise, Grand Floridian spa (ah, Heaven!), Parasailing at the Contemporary, dinner at Victoria & Alberts, watching Wishes over the castle from our balcony....those were some of my favorite memories.
DH would probably say the Richard Petty Driving Experience |
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