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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-10-2005, 04:04 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Virginia
Posts: 434
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Need suggestions, please....
With DH, myself and DD (3) we want to take a nice vacation next summer. Not sure where, but lasting 7 to 10 days. DD loves the water, the beach, parks, animals and other children. Where would you go? Disney is not on this because of the crowd levels. Don't want to spend a full week at the beach (would get too bored). International travel is acceptable too.
I know this is a strange predictament and never thought I'd have a problem trying to figure it out.
TIA!
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11-10-2005, 08:21 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,351
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Re: Need suggestions, please....
My top pick would probably be San Diego. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] It is a beautiful city with near perfect weather and tons of things to do. There is of course the world famous San Diego Zoo as well as Sea World. You can still spend time at the beach as there are many beautiful beaches there. My top pick for places to stay in the San Diego area would be LaJolla which is a suburb to the north of San Diego. It has a quaint downtown shopping district, a neat little cove with sea lions and one of the most beautiful vista views in the area on nearby Mount Soledad. Other nearby attractions are Legoland in Carlsbad and of course there is always Disneyland which is only a two hour drive away in Anaheim. Good luck planning your summer vacation! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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11-10-2005, 08:48 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: Need suggestions, please....
Another vote for San Diego!!!
I was born and spent most of my childhood in San Diego . . . DEFINITELY a wonderful place to vacation!
Nice beaches, Legoland, the WORLD FAMOUS San Diego Zoo . . . I could spend a couple of weeks in Balboa Park alone, just visiting all of the museums!!!
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11-10-2005, 09:12 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: Need suggestions, please....
I would vote for San Diego as well, if i wasn't so addicted to WDW thats where I would go!
Amy
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11-10-2005, 11:59 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Virginia - a day's drive to WDW
Posts: 3,317
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Re: Need suggestions, please....
Now, thats funny - before I read anyone else's reply I was going to say the same thing. I see your'e a Va girl like me. I was born in San Diego. We moved to Va when I was 8 years old. Every single year we were in Ca I was told I could go anywhere I wanted for my birthday and I went to the Zoo and the Animal Park every single year. I'm 36 and still have such great memories of the San Diego Zoo. That, along with the Bay - you can't beat the combo. You'll love it!
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11-11-2005, 11:06 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 35,829
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Re: Need suggestions, please....
Rome and Venice. Once you visit them, they get into your blood
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11-11-2005, 05:25 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,547
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Re: Need suggestions, please....
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Rome and Venice. Once you visit them, they get into your blood
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Oooh, I like that idea [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] I've LOVE to visit Italy!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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11-12-2005, 09:23 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: Need suggestions, please....
I was going to suggest Italy or France. Both places have a lot of things to see and do. Good luck trying to decide!
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11-12-2005, 12:00 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: Need suggestions, please....
My co-worker just got back from San Diego and she now wants to move there!! I have actually never had an desire to go there, but I've never heard anybody say anything but good things about it.
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