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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-21-2005, 10:14 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
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West Chester PA, ...QVC...Shopping
Well I thought i would start a small trip report for My trip in July to QVC studios and West Chester PA. This trip is for my Mom to do something "cool" for her 50th birthday.
Her birthday is July 12th and well QVC is her favortie channel on the TV so this started as a "road Trip to QVC" well that turned into for $39 each way we are flying to QVC. Oh Boy can we make up our minds here folks..well i bought the airfare so now its settled.
So the Cast and crew of the Trip:
Amy (iamgrumpy) 23 - going just for the pool and a passporter meet (either Sat 7/9 or Sun 7/10 check the backyard gathering forum for more info)
Angela (qvcnut55)-Going to be 50- to shop, shop, shop, and drool over the QVC studios...(its her birthday i guess i can cope)
My Grandma Frances-won't tell us her age and is going under protest but we needed her for the senior discount..lol just kidding about the discount
Dates:
Friday July 8th to Wednesday July 13th.
So we are flying Southwest for $39 each way which isn't bad but i could probably fly to FL for the same amount mom and have just a little bit more Disney but QVC it is. At least i get to have a True Philly Cheesesteak and wow Mom is gonna let me go to a passporter meet without arguing its not QVC WHOOO HOOO! I just don't see us spending all 5 days at one tiny tv station. LOL.
*** ok so i have to give in and say now July 12 at 4pm the 3 of us are going to be in a live audience on QVC for a cooking show?? and that i am excited about so if you wanna watch I am going to wear a passporter pin with my name on it. end of momentary excitement ****
Overall though I want to go on this trip its a change of pace, and a break from work so as long as i get pool time, passporter time, and some shopping in I am cool
Well I am off to pack for the trip, keep an eye out for updates!
Any suggestions for what to try and see in the area are welcome, i may need to escape my elders for a while!
Amy
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06-21-2005, 10:34 AM
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Location: Philadelphia
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Re: West Chester PA, ...QVC...Shopping
Well, the King of Prussia Mall is north of the QVC studios on route 202, if you want to do some more shopping. Valley Forge Historical Park is also off of route 202.
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06-21-2005, 12:23 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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Re: West Chester PA, ...QVC...Shopping
Have a great time Amy  How cool  |
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06-21-2005, 02:24 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
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Re: West Chester PA, ...QVC...Shopping
Sounds like a fun trip for your mom Amy!!! How cool to be in a live audience!!!
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06-21-2005, 09:39 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Location: Dreaming of the Future
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Re: West Chester PA, ...QVC...Shopping
Paging All PA passporters!!
Sunday July 10th, 2005
we are trying to arrange a passporter meet, hop on over to the backyard gathering forum and if you have any suggestions to places to try and meet please let me know...i know shameless plug please forgive me !
Amy
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06-21-2005, 10:49 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Guilford, CT
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Re: West Chester PA, ...QVC...Shopping
Amy, have a great time. Even if QVC is not your thing. You will be on vacation. That is great anytime.
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06-21-2005, 11:46 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: West Chester PA, ...QVC...Shopping
Thanks Lisa
Had a blast having lunch with you at the CT passporter meet, can't wait to meet more passporters!
Amy
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