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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-07-2002, 07:21 PM
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Guide since 2003
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: West Mifflin, PA
Concierge Level: 6
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Can I brag a little?
I just have to brag a little on my son...
Friday, DS #1 ( Jamie) teacher came up to me & told me how proud he was of Jamie.. His class was doing the morning announcements & the person who was supposed to do the news was absent so his teacher pulled something off the AP wire & picked Jamie to read it cold turkey with no practice & he said that Jamie did excellent.. He then topped it off with " You know, he's the 5th best reader in the PSSA tests" I assumed he meant 4th grade & was proud BUT.....
today after I asked him for homework/make-up work while we're at WDW he told me that he was just going to give Jamie a couple math papers to keep up with the class & then floored me by saying " he wont need any reading~he is the 5th top reader in the state" After picking my jaw up off the floor I asked him to repeat it & he said yes, according to the PSSA tests Jamie scored #5 in the STATE!!!!
WOW!!!!!!! I was told last year by his teacher & the principal that he was the top student in his grade but #5 in the state in reading [img]graemlins/dizzy.gif[/img]
Now you can see why I want to do something special for this boy for his 10th birthday?? He made his Mama VERY proud today ( aw heck, he & his brother & sister make me proud most days!!!)
Can you tell I'm walking on cloud 9??? [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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10-07-2002, 07:40 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New York City
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Re: Can I brag a little?
Congradulations!
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10-07-2002, 09:07 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Clio, MI, USA
Posts: 1,711
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Re: Can I brag a little?
You have every reason to be very proud! That is great! Tell him to keep up the good work!
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10-07-2002, 09:49 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: Can I brag a little?
Awesome Ann, congrats! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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10-07-2002, 09:56 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: In the state of Disney Dreaming!
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,572
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Re: Can I brag a little?
That is awesome! Who does he take after, Mom or Dad? [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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10-07-2002, 10:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Foothills of the Adirondacks
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,733
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Re: Can I brag a little?
Congrats to Jamie and his proud mom! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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10-07-2002, 10:57 PM
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Guide since 2003
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: West Mifflin, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,546
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Re: Can I brag a little?
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That is awesome! Who does he take after, Mom or Dad
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Me of course!! [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
Actually I did do very well in school & ended up being Techincal Valedictorian. BUT... Both boys take after Jim in learning & studying.. if they get distracted.. forget it.. they lose all train of thought.
The school is taking the PSSA tests this week.. I always laugh because both of my boys score VERY high in environment ( off the charts to be exact) & when I asked what that meant our Principal said "All your trips to WDW you're giving them culture!!" [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] |
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10-08-2002, 01:16 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Posts: 5,641
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Re: Can I brag a little?
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our Principal said "All your trips to WDW you're giving them culture!!"
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Just one more reason to love Disney!
Seriously, major hats off to your son's accomplishments. That is something that will stay with him for life.
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10-08-2002, 01:54 PM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: Can I brag a little?
Congratulations on a very intelligent son!
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10-08-2002, 02:10 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Posts: 482
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Re: Can I brag a little?
Congratulations!!! You must be so proud. Isn't it nice to see that all your hard work has paid off.
Helen [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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10-08-2002, 02:17 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
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Posts: 34,137
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Re: Can I brag a little?
WOW!! Go Jamie!! [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]
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10-08-2002, 04:38 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: VERMONT
Posts: 4,201
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Re: Can I brag a little?
Brag away! That's great! You have reason to be very proud!
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10-08-2002, 05:50 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Connecticut Shoreline
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 8,250
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Re: Can I brag a little?
Congratulations Ann!!! You should be very proud of your son. Fifth in the state for reading!! Have a great vacation.
KathyL
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10-11-2002, 06:50 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
Posts: 7,526
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Re: Can I brag a little?
Wow, Ann -- that's awesome!! Congratulations to Jamie. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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10-11-2002, 07:16 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Richardson, TX
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 3,357
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Re: Can I brag a little?
You have every right to brag! Tell Jamie that he has made all of your PassPorter family very proud also. Isn't it great when our kids shock us with something so fantastic!
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