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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-11-2006, 08:06 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Northern NV
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,516
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip Report - Travel Day Updated 8/31
A couple of great updates, Disney-induced sugar high and a makeover [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] What more do ya need?!
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09-11-2006, 08:06 PM
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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: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip Report - Travel Day Updated 8/31
Fantastic update Marnie!! The pictures of Alexa's BBB makeover are wonderful!!! I have that Pooh poster in my bedroom.... Those photos of Colin are definately be great blackmail fodder in a few years!!
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09-11-2006, 08:13 PM
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Tinkerbell's Aunt
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: McHenry IL
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip Report - Travel Day Updated 8/31
Marnie - Great update! The pictures are pricelss. Alexa is so beautiful, and Colin looks adorable (I know that's porbably not what he is going to say in later years, but he does!).
More please............
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09-11-2006, 08:30 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Southern Maine
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 1,552
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip Report - Travel Day Updated 8/31
What a great update! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I love the pictures of Alexa, just adorable. And the Colin makeover pics are priceless! I wish they would have had the BBB years ago when DD was younger. Hurry back.....
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09-12-2006, 12:18 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: new york
Posts: 9,202
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip Report - Travel Day Updated 8/31
more please sounds like you had a great time at the world.I can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip
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09-12-2006, 02:25 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LITH, Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 3,205
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip Report - Travel Day Updated 8/31
Great update Marnie! Love the pics of Alexa giving Colin a makeover.
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09-12-2006, 02:36 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
Concierge Level: 3
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip Report - Travel Day Updated 8/31
Alexa looked absolutely stunning - a real Princess. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] And how wonderful that she made sure Colin didn't feel left out. You're right - he's going to make good fodder for her for a quite a few years! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]
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09-12-2006, 06:42 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 5,668
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip Report - Travel Day Updated 8/31
Alexa looks like a true princess!!! Colin doesn't look too bad himself. The pictures are priceless. Hurry back to tell us about your night in the MK. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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09-12-2006, 08:44 AM
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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: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip Report - Travel Day Updated 8/31
Those are great pictures of Alexa from BBB!! The Colin makeover was priceless! Can't wait to read more!!
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09-12-2006, 08:53 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Methuen,MA
Posts: 4,499
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip Report - Travel Day Updated 8/31
colin looked fantastic - how great of alexa to do that for him because he felt left out - how sweet
great updates marnie - can't wait for more
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09-12-2006, 10:07 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Mahopac, NY
Posts: 3,460
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip Report - Travel Day Updated 8/31
great update, Marnie!!!!!!!!!
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09-12-2006, 10:50 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Florida
Posts: 1,144
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip Report - Travel Day Updated 8/31
What a great update, great BBB pictures and great blackmail pics for Colin when he starts dating. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
P.S. Don't you love how Jeff lurks until you write a trip report and then starts posting again? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] Hi Jeff [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img]
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09-12-2006, 11:07 AM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Songtan, South Korea
Posts: 4,681
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip Report - Travel Day Updated 8/31
I loved both sets of BBB pictures! Colin's nails are just gorgeous! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] How cute!
More please!
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09-12-2006, 11:36 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 5,325
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip Report - Travel Day Updated 8/31
Great update! Love the pics of BBB and of Colin's makeover! Too cute! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Can't wait to hear more but sorry to hear that there is rain on the way! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
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09-12-2006, 12:10 PM
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#225
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New York
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,960
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Re: The Grand Fiesta 10th Anniversary Trip Report - Travel Day Updated 8/31
Wonderful update, Marnie! I loved reading about Alexa's experience at BBB and am glad she enjoyed it. She looked gorgeous all made up, and Colin is such a cutie too [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] Can't wait for more!
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