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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-10-2006, 12:43 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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My First Birthday with a redhead and a mouse! Day 1, Complete!
Well, since we have just a week and a day left to go and I cannot seem to go to sleep tonight, I thought I'd start on my new and upcoming adventure! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I'm just going to type until I get tired, so who knows how far I'll get! Thank you all for your input on the title of this report! This was the winner only by a little!
The Dynamic Duo: Angie, the redhead-WDW professional
Tara, the birthday girl-[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] another pro
The Dates: January 18th-January 23rd for Angie and
January 18th-January 25th for me!
The Resort: The one and only Animal Kingdom Lodge!!
The Reason: A birthday[img]http://smileys.*************.com/cat/13/13_4_3.gif[/img] and a friendship [img]http://smileys.*************.com/cat/15/15_12_133.gif[/img]
For the three people around here that don't know me, I will give you a little background on myself! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I am an Animal Kingdom Lodge lover from the first moment I laid eyes on it! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] My first visit here was with my Dad in 2002 and since then, I have been lucky enough to share it with my son, Sean; my wonderful husband, Muffin; my daughter Katie and my good friend, Donna and her daughter Paige! I truly consider it my home away from home and believe me, I have stayed at just about all of the other deluxe resorts. I even tried staying at the Wilderness Lodge, which had previously been my number one spot, after staying here and it just wasn't the same for me. The Animal Kingdom Lodge not only holds magic for me- it is hands down the most wonderful, exotic place that I have ever stayed! Anywhere! Ever! It only gets more entrancing with each new stay and I can always find new and wondrous things here. Got the picture?! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
So! When the wonderful opportunity for a birthday trip came up, there was never a question or decision for me on where I would go and where I would stay. But I digress.....
After my September anniversary trip this year, I discovered that I had enough mileage plus miles built up for a free round trip airline ticket. ( Mind you, I've had my mileage plus card for roughly seven years! That means my next free trip will be at 50! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]) After some discussion with Muffin, he said, "Hey, it's your ticket!" and basically told me to pick where I wanted to go and when. Okay-no forethought necessary here! Walt Disney World and my birthday!! My favorite place and my favorite holiday all rolled into one!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] This is truly a dream trip for me and something I have always wanted to do. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] Next, I asked Muffin (out of politeness-I already knew the answer! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]) if he had any interest in joining me. Of course, he said, " No thanks! Have fun!" and that was that. I did feel a little funny about being away for my birthday, but I am forcing my family to celebrate it early and everyone seems just fine with that! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
Okay, I'm really beat and I have to work in 6 hours, so I'd better get to bed! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/snore.gif[/img]
Coming up shortly: How the redhead enters the picture!
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01-10-2006, 12:51 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 9,564
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Re: My First Birthday with a redhead and a mouse! Pre trip
I am so jealous (and happy for) you guys!! Time is just ticking away, you'll be leaving real soon now! Have a great day at work.
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01-10-2006, 05:58 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: My First Birthday with a redhead and a mouse! Pre trip
I am so happy for you! I know how much you love your birthday! Wishing you a wonderful trip and I can't wait to read all about it! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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01-10-2006, 07:03 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 13,817
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Re: My First Birthday with a redhead and a mouse! Pre trip
This TR should be a hoot!
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01-10-2006, 07:16 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Foothills of Maine
Posts: 784
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Re: My First Birthday with a redhead and a mouse! Pre trip
Off to a great start...can't wait to hear the rest...especially when you two meet up!! Maybe we will see you at AKL!!!
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01-10-2006, 07:26 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South East London
Posts: 5,164
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Re: My First Birthday with a redhead and a mouse! Pre trip
Great start Tara, can't wait to hear how Angie got involved [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] More please!!
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01-10-2006, 07:46 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: My First Birthday with a redhead and a mouse! Pre trip
Your so lucky...spending your birthday at Disney!!!!!!
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01-10-2006, 07:48 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: DC
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 2,112
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Re: My First Birthday with a redhead and a mouse! Pre trip
lovin it!!!
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01-10-2006, 07:58 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Bethlehem,Ct 06751
Posts: 3,918
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Re: My First Birthday with a redhead and a mouse! Pre trip
Can't wait to hear the rest!
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01-10-2006, 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: My First Birthday with a redhead and a mouse! Pre trip
Great start Tara!! I'm sure this trip report will be hilarious with Angie involved too!! Have a great trip!!
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01-10-2006, 09:44 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: My First Birthday with a redhead and a mouse! Pre trip
Have a great trip Tara!!
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01-10-2006, 12:16 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: My First Birthday with a redhead and a mouse! Pre trip
Great start Tara [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img]
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01-10-2006, 01:02 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861
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Re: My First Birthday with a redhead and a mouse! Pre trip
Can't wait to hear how Angie got wrangled into this? Ya must've twisted her arm really, really hard!
Eileen
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01-10-2006, 01:15 PM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,286
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Re: My First Birthday with a redhead and a mouse! Pre trip
Great start Tara!! I can't wait to hear the rest!
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01-10-2006, 01:23 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 18,767
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Re: My First Birthday with a redhead and a mouse! Pre trip
Looking forward to reading about all the action and trouble (did I say trouble??[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]) that you guys get into!!
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It’s hard to believe anything is free at Walt Disney World; but there are actually a number of things you can get or do for little to no cost. This e-book documents over 200 free or cheap tips to do before you go and after you arrive. You could save a considerable amount of money following these tips. Perhaps more importantly; you can discover overlooked attractions and little-known details most people whiz by on their way to spend money. Click here to see free sample pages from the e-book!
Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95. |
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