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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-09-2006, 01:14 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Posts: 611
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Sneaking around at work...do you?
OF COURSE I AM TALKING ABOUT DISNEY! Do you sneak a peek at passporter while you are supposed to be finishing up those reports? Do you call your travel agent to make the 29th change to your next disney vacation itinerary? Does your DH or DW call you just to talk about a disney-related rumor or upcoming trip plans?
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04-09-2006, 02:47 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Ohio
Posts: 463
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Re: Sneaking around at work...do you?
When I am having a stressful day I love to take a sneak peak at Passporter. It take my mind far away to my "Happy Place" WDW!!!
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04-09-2006, 03:10 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Philadelphia suburbs, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 5,262
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Re: Sneaking around at work...do you?
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/whistling2.gif[/img]
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04-09-2006, 04:32 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 95,254
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Re: Sneaking around at work...do you?
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/whistling2.gif[/img]
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04-09-2006, 04:55 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Hooksett, NH
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 2,363
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Re: Sneaking around at work...do you?
I sneak peeks at the message boards when I can. It helps on those stressful days. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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04-09-2006, 05:59 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Michigan
Posts: 336
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Re: Sneaking around at work...do you?
How can you not? It gives me a few minutes to escape and think about what I have to look forward to on my next trip. Only a few more days for me! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
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04-09-2006, 06:01 PM
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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: Sneaking around at work...do you?
Oh I definately sneak a peek!
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04-09-2006, 06:04 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Sarasota, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 1,547
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Re: Sneaking around at work...do you?
Guilty as charged! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
I do sneak a peek now and then. It tends to de-stress me during a hectic day!
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04-09-2006, 06:13 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: Sneaking around at work...do you?
I can read the guidebooks but I can't go online!
I usually am reading the books and making hotel reservations at the same time.
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04-09-2006, 07:20 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Longfellow's "Jewel by the Sea"
Posts: 14,165
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Re: Sneaking around at work...do you?
Most of my TR has been written from work [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] but only on slow days.
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04-09-2006, 07:21 PM
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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: Sneaking around at work...do you?
I don't know what I would do without Passporter while at work. It helps keep me going through my 12 hour, 3rd shift nights.
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04-09-2006, 07:27 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Charleston, SC
Posts: 881
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Re: Sneaking around at work...do you?
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zputer.gif[/img]? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/phone.gif[/img]? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/whistling2.gif[/img] Yep, guilty of both calling Disney and looking at the boards-- oh, and the Disney website too. How else should we spend our down time? Working? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
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04-09-2006, 07:27 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 3,294
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Re: Sneaking around at work...do you?
Considering that I work out of my home "office" or wherever I'm at (if I've brought my laptop with), I can look at whatever I want.
I'm usually on Passporter even if I'm working on bulletins or calendars for work in another window.
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04-09-2006, 07:44 PM
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PassPorter Guide
 Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Baltimore, MD USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 5,684
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Re: Sneaking around at work...do you?
I spend a little too much time on the various message boards.
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04-09-2006, 07:53 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: American Paradise, US Virgin Islands
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 14,399
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Re: Sneaking around at work...do you?
Yep..home office too, you got it!
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