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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-02-2005, 02:16 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Near a Tower of Terror at the moment...
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I forgot something that happened on our last trip
at WL that still makes me cry everytime I think about it. We were waiting for the valet to bring our car after dinner. There was a family checking out and the dad was holding his son, who was probably 4 or 5 and the little boy was crying  his eyes out! I thought maybe he had fallen down and hurt himself, but the valet pulled up their car and the man said to the sobbing boy, "sweetheart, I'm sorry but we have to go home now!" The little boy was snuffling and said, "I know, it's just that I'll miss Mickey soooo much!" and started wailing again. It was crystal clear that this dad "got it" and they had had a magical time as a family, they didn't seem commando or stressed out at all, very calm and relaxed. It was so nice to see a family who had truly made magic for their little boy and that he wasn't tantruming, he was truly sad to be saying goodbye. It was just a sweet "awwww" moment. |
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01-02-2005, 02:20 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
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Re: I forgot something that happened on our last trip
Oh my gosh, Dawn!! You need to put a tissue warning on this thread!!  That's so sweet -- hoping that family gets to visit Mickey again soon. |
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01-02-2005, 05:52 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: I forgot something that happened on our last trip
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Oh my gosh, Dawn!! You need to put a tissue warning on this thread!! That's so sweet -- hoping that family gets to visit Mickey again soon
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01-02-2005, 06:41 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Maine
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Re: I forgot something that happened on our last t
I hope that family gets to go back to visit Mickey very soon! |
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01-02-2005, 09:22 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
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Re: I forgot something that happened on our last t
That is SO SAD and sweet at the same time!
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01-02-2005, 03:07 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,547
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Re: I forgot something that happened on our last t
Aww, that's so cute! I'm so glad families are still able to make magic for their kids and have an amazing time together at the happiest place on earth. Thanks for that story!  |
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01-02-2005, 04:06 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: I forgot something that happened on our last trip
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Oh my gosh, Dawn!! You need to put a tissue warning on this thread!! That's so sweet -- hoping that family gets to visit Mickey again soon
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01-05-2005, 02:47 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: I forgot something that happened on our last trip
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Oh my gosh, Dawn!! You need to put a tissue warning on this thread!! That's so sweet -- hoping that family gets to visit Mickey again soon
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01-04-2005, 01:35 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: San Antonio, TX
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 311
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Re: I forgot something that happened on our last trip
That sounds like my DD (8). She cried all the way to the airport from the resort, slept on the first leg of the trip home and cried the whole 2nd leg home. I guess we need to go back!
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01-05-2005, 06:22 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 847
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Re: I forgot something that happened on our last trip
That is so sweet -- and exactly how I feel every time I leave! Hope he gets to go back and visit his pal, Mickey, very soon.
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01-05-2005, 07:08 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: LOUISVILLE, KY.
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Re: I forgot something that happened on our last trip
Are you sure it was a 5yr. old boy and not a 38yr. old boy, because I felt the same way. My wife and DD are trying to talk me in to moving to Orlando. A few more snowstorms and temps in the teens and I might just go. Does Mickey need someone to drive the bus ?
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01-05-2005, 10:06 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Edmonton, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 17,823
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Re: I forgot something that happened on our last trip
How sweet!! I hope the little boy gets to visit Mickey soon!!
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