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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-31-2003, 06:10 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: Still Glowing From the Fun! 5/12-5/21
Sounds like you are all having a great time! We went last September and everything was a walk-on!! Love it!! We will never go during peak season again. Looking forward to more! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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05-31-2003, 08:39 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,386
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Re: Still Glowing From the Fun! 5/12-5/21
Sounds like you and your family had a wonderful time. Sorry that you didn't enjoy Animal Kingdom all that much. It's my favorite of the parks. But then that's what makes Disney so wonderful - there's something there for everyone, no matter what your tastes or interests. I'm looking forward to reading more.
Joy
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05-31-2003, 09:45 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Louisiana/Mississippi
Posts: 2,300
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Re: Still Glowing From the Fun! 5/12-5/21
Great Report. What is My Pal Mickey?????
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06-04-2003, 09:26 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: New Richmond, WI
Posts: 490
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Re: Still Glowing From the Fun! 5/12-5/21
It has been crazy here at work, so my installments are delayed a bit. We have the pics back, now I just need to put them somewhere online so I can attach them to these posts.
My next installments are coming soon!
To kimdisneynut, MPM is a new plush toy sold at the parks and at the hotels that interacts with the park. He is about 10" high and picks up sensors throughout all of the parks. He will giggle and vibrate. When you squeeze his hand, he tells you what he has to say. He is amazingly accurate to your location as well. When we went on Aerosmith at MGM, right after he said "Let's do it again! The back of the train is fun!" We sat in the very last car!!
He tells jokes that are themed to where you are in the park. When in Liberty Square, he tells haunted mansion jokes and president jokes.
He is very cool! Stay tuned for the next installment where we tell if we kept him or not!!
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07-08-2003, 12:03 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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Re: Still Glowing From the Fun! 5/12-5/21
Love your Trip Report thus far!! We like to upload at Shutterfly. Look forward to peeking at your pictures soon.
Elaine
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07-08-2003, 07:22 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Still Glowing From the Fun! 5/12-5/21
Great trip report Lyle [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] We were there the same time as you. I'm sure we must have passed somewhere along the way. I agree, the crowds for Spectro on Tuesday were outrageous. Thank goodness we had seen it on the previous Saturday, so we just stayed in Fantasyland and walked on everything. But trying to leave the park, forget it. Didn't get back to the hotel until after 11. Great job!!
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07-08-2003, 08:11 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Mid-Michigan
Posts: 1,440
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Re: Still Glowing From the Fun! 5/12-5/21
Sounds like you are having an excellent time.
I know that we have to get Pal Mickey this September he just sounds too darn cute. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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07-24-2003, 10:42 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 296
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Re: Still Glowing From the Fun! 5/12-5/21
More please! I am really enjoying your trip report! Good job so far! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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07-25-2003, 09:33 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Rock Creek, Ohio USA
Posts: 2,530
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Re: Still Glowing From the Fun! 5/12-5/21
Great report so far!! Can't wait to read more!!
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