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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-11-2005, 10:41 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Massachusetts/ near Boston
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A new park to be bulit???
My brother just returned from WDW. He said there was some talk of a new theme park. This park would be an adventure park. Like Universal, with lots of fast action type rides. I am having a hard time believing this. Has anyone heard of this??? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/Rumour.gif[/img]
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11-11-2005, 10:50 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
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Re: A new park to be bulit???
Yeah that rumor's been around a little while now. I've heard adventure as well, with a Villians theme and thrill rides.
Did he say who he heard the rumor from? Was it a CM?
Thanks for sharing. I'm curious to hear what the newest talk of this is...
Jennifer
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11-12-2005, 08:45 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Re: A new park to be bulit???
My brother did indeed hear this from a CM. So maybe it is true???
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11-12-2005, 09:02 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
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Re: A new park to be bulit???
That would be so cool!!
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11-12-2005, 10:01 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Northwest Florida Panhandle/Lower Alabama
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Re: A new park to be bulit???
That would be awesome!!! My DH would be on cloud nine!!!
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11-12-2005, 04:45 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: Longfellow's "Jewel by the Sea"
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Re: A new park to be bulit???
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That would be awesome!!! My DH would be on cloud nine!!!
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[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/yeahthat.gif[/img] And I would totally dig a Villians theme!
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11-11-2005, 11:05 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Re: A new park to be bulit???
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My brother just returned from WDW. He said there was some talk of a new theme park. This park would be an adventure park. Like Universal, with lots of fast action type rides. I am having a hard time believing this. Has anyone heard of this??? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/Rumour.gif[/img]
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That would be AWESOME and just what Disney needs [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] I can't wait to see how this one pans out!
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11-12-2005, 12:30 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Western, NY
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Re: A new park to be bulit???
That would be cool!!!
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11-12-2005, 06:09 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: A new park to be bulit???
Very interesting. I guess if you look at the development of Disney World, we're heading into the time frame for a new park - on average over the last 30 years, there's been a new park every decade and the last one was Animal Kingdom in 1998. I wouldn't be surprised if they looked to do something for the early part of the next decade.
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11-12-2005, 11:37 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Southern Maine
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Re: A new park to be bulit???
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I hope this turns out to be true! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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11-12-2005, 11:43 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Flower Mound, TX
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Re: A new park to be bulit???
Darn, then I'd have to stay another two days to fit it all in. Hmmmm.
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11-13-2005, 05:26 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: New York/Buffalo
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Re: A new park to be bulit???
That would be fantastic! I think that more thrill rides at Disney would be great! -Jenn-
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11-14-2005, 07:49 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Virginia
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Re: A new park to be bulit???
I for one would not like to see another park per se, but major improvements on existing parks. Things like upgrades or updates on rides and attractions, maybe some new attractions or rides. I don't think thrill rides are necessarily the way to go either. Any ole theme park can crank those out. I think that Disney can do far better than that by incorporating their imagineering skills into something more than just another roller coaster. To me, this is what sets WDW apart from all the rest.
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11-14-2005, 08:54 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Re: A new park to be bulit???
I agree, Lisa. Disney is known for their themed rides, more than for their thrill rides [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] However, Disney also loses a lot of guests in that respect. They have the vote of most children and adults, but teenagers and thrill-seekers don't really like Disney, at least the one's that I know don't (I'm an exception [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]) Thrill rides are what amusement parks are all about, and would do great amongst the many dark rides Disney has... you know, something for everyone. I'd love to see more thrill rides, it would liven things up!
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11-19-2005, 12:21 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
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Re: A new park to be bulit???
That would be awesome! I love the Villians! I think that is a great theme!
Amy
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