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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-08-2002, 10:13 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Hey Guys!
I'm just back after a phenomenal business trip - I know, how can business be fun, but since it's all mine, I can truly say it was awesome! Stopped over at my inlaws in DC on the way home for an extra day and we toured DC yesterday! So I just wanted to pop in to say "hey"! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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08-08-2002, 10:15 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 1,608
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Re: Hey Guys!
Hey! That's awesome!!
I was wondering where you were!!
I have never been to DC (I drove past it a couple of times) but I hope to go for a long weekend next year!
Again, I'm glad you had a great business trip and you were missed!!
[ 08-08-2002, 10:16 PM: Message edited by: allysonh ]
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08-08-2002, 10:16 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 17,166
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Re: Hey Guys!
Cool, welcome back Steve! We thought you were on Survivor or something...hehe!
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08-08-2002, 10:32 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 21,228
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Re: Hey Guys!
WOW [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] Your alive!!! I thought Mickey The Dryer got you. Welcome Home!!
BTW do you notic anything diffrent ? [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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08-08-2002, 10:38 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Deatsville, AL, USA
Posts: 510
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Re: Hey Guys!
Hi Steve,
Welcome home! Glad you are back safe and hope you had a productive trip.
Sure have missed your SQOTD's! What DID you ever do about that dryer, anyhow?
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08-08-2002, 10:42 PM
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Recovering VMK Addict!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Thornton, CO
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,087
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Re: Hey Guys!
[img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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08-08-2002, 10:54 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Katy, Texas
Posts: 2,416
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Re: Hey Guys!
Welcome back, Steve! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
Glad to hear that your business trip was so successful! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
We thought you were "camping" again - hee,hee...
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08-08-2002, 11:04 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: Hey Guys!
[img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] Hi Steve! Glad you're back!!
Looking forward to your SQOTD tomorrow
morning!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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08-08-2002, 11:05 PM
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PassPorter Guide
 Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Pine Bush, New York
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 1,900
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Re: Hey Guys!
You know Steve there was some speculation as to your where-a-bouts.
Susan
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08-09-2002, 07:21 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Trois-Rivieres,Quebec,Canada
Posts: 2,687
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Re: Hey Guys!
[img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] Welcome home!!! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
Chantal [img]graemlins/puter.gif[/img]
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08-09-2002, 07:49 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Tioga County, PA
Posts: 6,102
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Re: Hey Guys!
Welcome back! Glad your trip went well.
We were really wondering what happen to you. Things just haven't been the same.
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08-09-2002, 08:56 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
Posts: 3,406
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Re: Hey Guys!
Steve, welcome back. Glad to hear that your trip was a success!
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08-09-2002, 09:13 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 1,281
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Re: Hey Guys!
Welcome Back!! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] So how was WDW? [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
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08-09-2002, 09:33 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: Hey Guys!
Welcome back [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] - you were missed! [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]
You know, we expected you to come back announcing that you had been selected for the next Survivor! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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08-09-2002, 09:54 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Orlando area via Chicago
Posts: 5,424
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Re: Hey Guys!
Welcome back Steve! It was sure quiet around here without you! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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