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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-01-2005, 08:20 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Sorry but
...I hate birds!! Do you know it's the first night I've been able to sleep with my heat off and I was so warm I even OPENED my window. Ahhhh...until the birds starting chirping at ............ 4:53AM!!!!!!!!!!!  
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06-01-2005, 08:24 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
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Re: Sorry but
They drive me nuts too Tina!!  |
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06-01-2005, 08:32 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Carolina
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 5,666
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Re: Sorry but
Those birds sound a little confused. I know it has been a long time since I have seen the sun coming up in the morning, but somehow I remember it being a little later. I hope you have a bird free morning tomorrow. I would be frustrated too.
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06-01-2005, 08:39 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: Sorry but
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Those birds sound a little confused. I know it has been a long time since I have seen the sun coming up in the morning, but somehow I remember it being a little later. I hope you have a bird free morning tomorrow. I would be frustrated too.
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Our official morning twilight time for this morning was 5:21 AM! It's completely bright by 6AM. So the birds know what they're doing  |
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06-01-2005, 08:42 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: Sorry but
I hate birds too Tina. We have some here who like to get an early start.
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06-01-2005, 09:12 AM
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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: Sorry but
I had to close the windows last night because of the singing FROGS... which are just as annoying as the birds!
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06-01-2005, 08:44 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: Sorry but
Sorry, Tina, for your early birds!  BUT! The early bird catches the worm!!  |
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06-01-2005, 08:53 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Re: Sorry but
They are awful here too, Tina! Does that make you feel any better? And it's not as if it's nice songbirds chirping or anything -- it's blankety-blank crows cawing and squirrels chattering!  I won't let DH keep the window open at night because of the critter noise just before dawn. 
PS. I just turned off our heat finally too!  |
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06-01-2005, 08:56 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: Sorry but
We stayed with the in-laws this past weekend and they leave the windows open at night and the birds chirped ALL night long!!
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06-01-2005, 01:30 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Central NY State
Posts: 4,202
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Re: Sorry but
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Sorry, Tina, for your early birds! BUT! The early bird catches the worm!!
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 BLECH! Who wants worms, anyway? Now if the early bird caught a piece of chocolate, maybe I'd get up with him, but until he does, keep him quiet and let me sleep!  |
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06-01-2005, 01:34 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Posts: 1,410
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Re: Sorry but
I am having the same problem, Tina! My window isn't even open...I swear they chirp over a stereo system or something!
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06-01-2005, 05:40 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: Sorry but
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I swear they chirp over a stereo system or something!
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06-01-2005, 09:50 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 751
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Re: Sorry but
I hate birds too! Not so much because of their chirping but ever since I saw the movie "The Birds" I just haven't been able to get over it! They creep me out.
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06-01-2005, 09:53 AM
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PassPorter and WDW Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,489
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Re: Sorry but
We had birds in our fireplace right after we moved to the new house! Thank goodness the doors were closed so they couldn't move in with us!
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06-02-2005, 12:16 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,304
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Re: Sorry but
Try living with a loud Cockatiel!
Deb
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