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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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!
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Well we're back. We did have a great time. I met a lot of passPorters too and it was great! I don't know when I'll start the trip report, but hopefully not too long. I'm uploading the pictures I took currently to Shutterfly, but will need to get Becki's plus the PhotoPass pics as well. Today I'll be unpacking, doing laundry, and going to the grocery store. I sure am glad I have today to recover.
See ya real soon!
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It was so nice to meet you, Becki, Dylan, and Mike. Dylan is such a cutie!!
We got late Sunday night. Stopped in New Orleans Saturday night and walked around the French Quarter on Sunday. DD Steph says she wasn't impressed but she liked the historic qualities and architecture. She also loved Bubba Gumps and the food.
Hope you all had a great time in the World, we did!
We are already planning the next trip... the 40th B-day! Can't wait!! HAHAHA
It was so nice to meet you, Becki, Dylan, and Mike. Dylan is such a cutie!!
We got late Sunday night. Stopped in New Orleans Saturday night and walked around the French Quarter on Sunday. DD Steph says she wasn't impressed but she liked the historic qualities and architecture. She also loved Bubba Gumps and the food.
Hope you all had a great time in the World, we did!
We are already planning the next trip... the 40th B-day! Can't wait!! HAHAHA
It was great meeting you 2 as well! I can't believe we didn't run into each other more. Glad you got home safe. And yeah! to planning your next trip! So when will that be?
It was great meeting you 2 as well! I can't believe we didn't run into each other more. Glad you got home safe. And yeah! to planning your next trip! So when will that be?
Way tooo long from now. May 2011. Things may change if I get a job sooner than later though (hopefully with fingers crossed). DH works for GM and we found out right after I left that his dealership was NOT one of the ones they are letting go of next year so that was GREAT news! We haven't had a good year this year so Steph's Grad trip was something we needed to lift our spirits!!
Steph and I started mapping out the next trip at lunch at Le Cellier (which was excellent food) on Thursday. We also plan to return in Jan 2012 (Steph's 21st B-day). So those two trips will be closer together.
I would really like to go during the Holidays. It seems that it would be so pretty and special that time of year!! My mom would especially love it so I would bring her too. During our visit to Downtown Disney I had to purchase Mickey and Minnie hat ornaments for our tree. They are so cute!
I wish we had been able to hang out more too. Good to see y'all got home safe and that you had an extra day to get unwound from the trip. If our situation changes I will let you know!
Good Luck on the job hunt Shelley! Good News that DH's dealership isn't one of the ones closing.
Hey! At least you're planning another trip. We are going in December again (I think this is the first time we've gone so close together), then we would like to go for our 30th birthdays in August 2010 or in May 2011 for our 5 year anniversary if we don't make it for our birthdays. Hey, maybe WE will get to see each other again!
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I can't wait to hear all about it. 
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late Sunday night. Stopped in New Orleans Saturday night and walked around the French Quarter on Sunday. DD Steph says she wasn't impressed but she liked the historic qualities and architecture. She also loved Bubba Gumps and the food. 
to planning your next trip! So when will that be?
May 2011. Things may change if I get a job sooner than later though (hopefully with fingers crossed). DH works for GM and we found out right after I left that his dealership was NOT one of the ones they are letting go of next year so that was GREAT news! 
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