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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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01-10-2001, 02:48 PM
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PassPorter Guide Author
 Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 63
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Flashback: Adventuring in 11/2002 (November 2002)
Are you planning a trip sometime in November 2002? If so, share your dates and plans with your fellow travelers here! The following information is helpful to know (you can copy and paste it into your post):
Date: (when you'll be there, arrival to departure)
Adventurers: (who's going with you, their ages, and their experience)
Resort/Hotel: (where you are staying)
Celebration: (why you are going, even if just for R&R)
Meetings: (places you'll be at if others want to join you, plus ways fellow travelers can spot you, such as wearing a PassPorter Pin, etc. Remove this if you don't have the time or inclination to meet fellow travelers.)
Feel free to post even if your plans aren't firm -- you're always welcome to return and update us when you've made more plans!
When you return from your trip, we encourage you to share your adventure with us in our Sharing the Adventure message board!
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05-05-2001, 05:11 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Wilmington, DE, USA
Posts: 134
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 11/2002 (November 2002)
Yeah!!! We were able to set our 2002 trip dates!
Dates: Nov. 5 to 11
Adventurers:
Me, Susanna, age will be 35, this will be my 4th trip.
Eric, DH, age will be 35, he has not kept count of his trips (he use to live in Florida)
Mary: my mother, age will be 60 - wow, just realized that - this will be her second trip. However, her first trip was for a convention and she did not get to do very much.
Jordan, our oldest son, will be 7 and his second trip
Riley, our youngest son, will be 4 and his second trip too.
Resort - undecided but will be in the World
Celebration - taking my Mom to thank her for being such a wonderful mom.
[ 07-02-2001: Message edited by: Susanna ]
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07-09-2001, 10:20 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Traverse City MI
Posts: 221
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 11/2002 (November 2002)
We finaly decided on dates for our next trip!!
Dates November 6 -12
Travelers
My self Michelle (27) this will be my 2nd time with my family the other two times I was a kid.
My DH (27) This will also be his 2nd time with our family. He's been there a few times
my DS#1 (8) This will make for trip number 3!! He will also be there July 2002 with grandma and granpa!!
My DS#2 (5) this will be his 2nd trip.
We are staying at PO frenchquarter. Have stayed here last time and Loved it.
Reason for going just to go back!!!
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12-08-2001, 01:52 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Springfield, IL
Concierge Level: 4
Posts: 1
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 11/2002 (November 2002)
Hi!
We will be there November 28-December 7, 2002.
It will be me 33, DH 37, DD 5 and my mother!
We are all second timers, having went in 11/00.
We are planning on staying at WL but may change resorts and dates to adjust to the dates of a convention!
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12-09-2001, 03:14 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Southwest Michigan
Posts: 135
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 11/2002 (November 2002)
Date: November 6-16, 2002
Adventurers: Beth (41) - 2nd Trip; and Mary (52) - 1st Trip
Resort: Either the Grand Floridian or the Poly
Celebration: It's a double celebration. Mary will be celebrating a birthday while we're there. And Mary also just received a great inheritance, which is what is allowing us to make this great trip.
Meetings: None planned .. but would like to meet anyone who will be there while we are.
Special Stuff: One thing that Mary particularly wants to do on her birthday is have breakfast with the Princesses. This year when I went with my sister we were able to win the Cindy Olympics, and Mary wants to do the same. We also have reservations for the Hoop-De-Doo Revue ... which sounds like a fun thing to do on her special day.
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01-31-2002, 08:05 AM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Sicklerville, NJ
Posts: 32
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 11/2002 (November 2002)
Date:
November 6-11-02
Adventurers:
Husband Darrell-35, 2nd visit
Son Darrell-9 2nd visit
Son Deven-2 1st visit
Resort/Hotel: All star sports
Celebration: Celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary, but could not bear to leave the kids behind.
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02-01-2002, 09:34 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Panama City, FL
Posts: 2,225
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 11/2002 (November 2002)
Okay, here goes..
Date: Nov. 9-16
Adventurers: Me (24), Karl (My DF-26)
Resort/Hotel: ASMu
Celebration: Pre-emptive honeymoon?
DF and I are getting married next year,
but we won't have the time/money to get
away right after that, so we're going
early. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Meetings: We don't have anything
planned yet, but why not.. We're nice,
and we don't bite.. often. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Alicia
[ 06-17-2002, 04:11 PM: Message edited by: Mariposa ]
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02-03-2002, 05:51 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: New York
Posts: 6
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 11/2002 (November 2002)
We are going for our third trip on Nov 6th - 12th. (Before that we will be at Universal from the 2nd to the 6th). This trip celebrates our 10th Anniversary. Our first trip was for our Honeymoon and the next one we wanted to go for the Millennium Celebration (we also celebrated our 8th annniversary). Begin to see a pattern? My husband refers to me as General Penny and refers to our trips to DisneyWorld as my march to Orlando. (he's a history buff, could you guess?)Staying at POR again. We like it alot, and have stayed there during both previous trips. [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
UPDATE: My inlaws have decided to enjoy the fun. They called to check our dates and come along. I always wanted to be a trendsetter. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
[ 02-08-2002: Message edited by: Desari ]
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02-04-2002, 06:53 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Pittsburgh PA
Posts: 38
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 11/2002 (November 2002)
Date: November 5-10 2002
Adventurers: Me--Chris age 38 and never ever been to Disney World although I have been to DisneyLand over 15 years ago.
Hubby--Keith age 54 who was at Disney World once over 10 years ago!!
We are both excited althoug I am the one who chants "we're going to Disney" all day!!
Resort/Hotel: CBR
Celebration: We will be married one year in June, but didn't want to go in the summer so we are using the value time as a trip.
Meetings: Don't know yet, will keep open options and maybe wear a pin or something!!
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02-07-2002, 02:47 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 2,077
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 11/2002 (November 2002)
Date: November 30th to December 9th
Adventurers: Heidi (33)and Aimee (32) having her birthday while we are there
Resort: 6 nights at All Star Movies and 3 night Royal Pacific/Universal
Celebration: Celebrate Aimee's birthday, have fun and shop!
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[ 08-27-2002, 05:08 PM: Message edited by: Heidi ]
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02-17-2002, 09:46 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Corsicana, Texas, USA
Posts: 2,027
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 11/2002 (November 2002)
We've had to cancel this trip!! [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/pout.gif[/img] Maybe next year!
Date: November 24-30
Adventurers: Me (34), DH aka Disney Scrooge! (34), DS (12) & DS (10) We are all second timers.
Resort: WL!!!
Celebration: Because DH loves us! (Of course he says this is the last trip) [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] So it's GOT to be special!!
Meetings: We'll be @ MGM on the 26th & 29th , MK the 25th , AK on the 27th & Disney Quest the 25th and relaxing @ WL.
I'll have my green PP Pin on! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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02-17-2002, 10:08 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Mount Kisco, New York
Posts: 4
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 11/2002 (November 2002)
Can't wait!!
Dates: November 4th thru the 12th
Adventurers: Me (39), DH (Rich, 43), DD's--Lauren (16), Deanna (6) and Madeline (3)
Celebration: My 40th Birthday [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img]
Looking forward to getting more done than we have before. Would love to meet other Disneymaniacs.
Debbie [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] (I love these little guys!!)
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02-17-2002, 10:12 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Mount Kisco, New York
Posts: 4
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 11/2002 (November 2002)
Ooops, forgot to put the resorts.
Staying at the Beach Club Nov. 4 - 8, and at the Contemporary until the 12th.
Debbie
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03-05-2002, 04:54 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 55
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 11/2002 (November 2002)
Date: November 29, 2002 thru December 5, 2002
Adventurer: Just little ol' me! My name is Linda and I'll be 44 years old on this trip.
Resort/Hotel: Wow, change that reservation again. Now I will be staying at the POLYNESIAN! I was going to stay at the Port Orleans-Riverside again. First I was staying at the Caribbean Beach Resort (what would have been my first stay)has changed since they are closing Sept. 8 for rehab.
Celebration: Vacation (third vacation by myself. Sounds crazy, but is great to get away and feel safe at the same time.)
Meetings: I'll be waring my Passporter Pin.
I have made my PS for the 6:45 pm show of the Candlelight Processional. I will be dining at the Chefs de France on Monday, December 2. [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]
I'll be attending the Very Merry Mickey Party for the first time this year on December 3. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Planning horseback riding this year and hopefully a trip to the spa.
My husband is going to join me for the weekend only. His birthday is on Saturday. We are going to take the tour, "Keys to the Kingdom", and have dinner at the California Grill at Contemporary.
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03-13-2002, 04:21 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: the Jersey Shore
Posts: 824
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 11/2002 (November 2002)
Date: November 7 - 14
Adventurers: Tracy aka 2Princesses(35), DH(35), DD#1(5 1/2) & DD#2(33 months)
Resort/Hotel: Polynesian
Celebration: 1st trip down with our Princess-loving DD's and our 9th wedding anniversary is the day before we arrive - 11/6
Hubby and I have been postponing a trip to WDW for the last 4 years because our girls were so young. We finally agreed to "go for it" - and hope for the best.
[ 10-16-2002, 03:21 PM: Message edited by: 2Princesses ]
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