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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-22-2005, 04:53 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Indiana , USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 26,527
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Ever NOT tell anyone about us?
I was just thinking, have you ever told someone about this site, and then said something like "you wouldn't like it, don't bother", just so they can't get on it?
I did that to my mom. Just didn't want her to maybe read a post with me venting about her.
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01-22-2005, 05:42 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
Posts: 13,308
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Re: Ever NOT tell anyone about us?
Never thought of that!  |
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01-22-2005, 07:14 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 17,166
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Re: Ever NOT tell anyone about us?
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01-23-2005, 02:13 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: Ever NOT tell anyone about us?
I haven't told Scott about PP Boards yet..... not sure if or when I will. The last thing I would want is him logging in to see me vent or gush.
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01-22-2005, 07:23 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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Re: Ever NOT tell anyone about us?
No-I just tell everyone about it!
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01-22-2005, 08:25 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,431
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Re: Ever NOT tell anyone about us?
HAHAH! I tell people how great the BOOK is...I actually don't think I mention the message boards! LOL
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01-23-2005, 12:52 AM
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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: Ever NOT tell anyone about us?
I just tell people I am a member of a Disney planning board . . . no one ever asks any questions!!! DH signed up as a member at one point, but has never posted and to my knowledge has not logged on (at least not a whole lot) since he signed up. I vent about him all of the time and he hasn't said anything about it yet, so I am thinking he either hasn't read it or just hasn't been on!!!  |
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01-23-2005, 01:46 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Central NY State
Posts: 4,202
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Re: Ever NOT tell anyone about us?
You mean like how people wouldn't understand when I traveled to WDW ALONE and agreed to meet a complete stranger in a PARKING LOT, get in a car with her and drive to get breakfast?  (Hi, Tara!) And I tell them it's alright because I met her on Passporter Message Boards on the computer? Then they proceed to tell me every horror story about people who've met in chatrooms? Is THAT what you meant about people not understanding?
Or, was it that people didn't understand how you felt safe enough to freely give your address out to strangers to exchange Chrsitmas cards with people you've never met?
 Never happened to me! 
Usually I just say "The Disney Message Board I'm on" and don't mention a specific name!  |
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01-23-2005, 09:15 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Kissimmee, Fl
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 25,061
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Re: Ever NOT tell anyone about us?
I usually just say the Disney Message board I go on, unless the person is a fan of Disney, then I mention the name.
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01-23-2005, 01:40 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: southern New Jersey, USA
Posts: 299
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Re: Ever NOT tell anyone about us?
Hi,
The only people in my family who understand are my brother, sister in law, nephew and niece in law. My sister just remarks that she's never been to WDW (and the way she complains about being broke all the time, she never will be). My brother and sister in law were talking about a February trip to the World (staying at their new favorite resort, Caribbean Beach) but that has been postponed since SIL blew out her right knee, for which she had surgery January 20. Brother and SIL understand and encourage my Disney fixation.
Jim
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01-23-2005, 09:09 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
 PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: Ever NOT tell anyone about us?
No, although most people I tell about it don't understand.   |
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