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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-22-2004, 12:11 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Kissimmee, Fl
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 25,061
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Disneyland Paris and London!
Ok, thanks to Cheryl I am now planning a trip to London and Disneyland Paris. After I stated that flying into Paris is a bit too expensive so I wouldn't be able to afford Disneyland Paris, she suggested flying into London and taking Eurostar to DLP. Which caused me to think if I am going to do that, I may as well stay in London for at least a few days. So, I have decided to start planning a trip to London with a sidetrip to Paris to see Disneyland, and of course can't go to Paris withough seeing the Eiffel tower lol. So thank you Cheryl, you helped me in starting off my next vacation. Well, not my next, will probably take a short trip to WDW before hand, but I will be starting to plan my trip to London and DLP right away. Maybe I can find a friend to go with me, though most of my friends probably will not be able to afford it. Maybe even someone from here would be interested in Joining me?
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05-22-2004, 12:15 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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Re: Disneyland Paris and London!
That sounds so fun! I'm glad you're getting the chance to go after all!  |
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05-22-2004, 11:59 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Re: Disneyland Paris and London!
Wow Janine, what a great trip planned  Wish I could go with you, sounds like such fun!! |
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05-23-2004, 09:24 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
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Re: Disneyland Paris and London!
 Janine, that is AWESOME news! I am so pleased that I've encouraged you to do that - I really don't think it's a decision you'll regret. My view is very much that if you're taking such a long flight over here, then you may as well spend as much time here as possible and if you've got the time to visit both London and Paris, then go for it. They're both wonderful cities and I genuinely don't think you'll be disappointed by either.
If you need any help in planning this vacation, then let me know. We both look forward to meeting up with you again sometime soon!  |
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05-23-2004, 09:33 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: Disneyland Paris and London!
Thanks Cheryl, I plan on taking you up on that offer to help in the planning. I am thinking of September of 2005, need time to save for it. I am getting more and more excited about planning this trip, I am planning on going out sometime today or tomorrow and getting some travel books on London and Paris. Though, I am planning on spending more of the time in London then Paris, I speak no french lol. It will be great meeting up with you and Mark again, I really enjoyed meeting the both of you in Epcot.
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05-23-2004, 09:43 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
PassPorter Guide Author
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: Disneyland Paris and London!
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05-23-2004, 12:23 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: Disneyland Paris and London!
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Ooh!! Ooh!! Me!! Me!! Me!!
Seriously, Janine, if I can get my mom to watch the kids, I would so be up for this!! |
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05-23-2004, 12:26 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: Disneyland Paris and London!
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Ooh!! Ooh!! Me!! Me!! Me!!
Seriously, Janine, if I can get my mom to watch the kids, I would so be up for this!!
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Ooooooh - this is shaping up to be SO much fun! |
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05-24-2004, 07:10 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Location: Kissimmee, Fl
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Re: Disneyland Paris and London!
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Tina it would be soooo cool if you could go with me. I would so love to have someone from here go with me, then I know I would have a Disney lover like me that could put up with my Disney obsesion as well as visiting a great City in a great country, well 2 cities in 2 great countries. I am getting even more excited now. I would love to have you come along with me, I think we would have a great time!! |
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05-25-2004, 10:56 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Lake District England.
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Re: Disneyland Paris and London!
We holiday alot in London. It is a great city, there is so much to see and do and remember the best things cost nothing at all!
Have a great time planning your trip.
Julie.
(Who lives in the far north of England)
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05-26-2004, 12:31 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: Disneyland Paris and London!
Janine!! This is so cool. I am so serious about going - I am probably going to cancel our Sept. WDW vacation so I can save, save, save! Since the kids didn't know about it, it won't be a disappointment. I am very excited. |
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05-26-2004, 12:37 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: Disneyland Paris and London!
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Oh my goodness, this is shaping up to be so much fun - and from the British end, count me in as well! Mark and I will definitely be up for meeting up with you guys and showing you round London! |
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05-26-2004, 11:11 PM
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Location: Kissimmee, Fl
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Re: Disneyland Paris and London!
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Janine!! This is so cool. I am so serious about going - I am probably going to cancel our Sept. WDW vacation so I can save, save, save! Since the kids didn't know about it, it won't be a disappointment. I am very excited.
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Oh my goodness, this is shaping up to be so much fun - and from the British end, count me in as well! Mark and I will definitely be up for meeting up with you guys and showing you round London!
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Tina, yes I am serious about this, I am soooo glad you are too!! I Sent a pm to you earlier. I too have decided to hold off on any more vacations to save. I already purchased 2 guide books, one on London and one on Paris.
Cheryl, thanks for your offer to show us around London, that will be a blast. This trip is shaping up to be a lot of fun. I can't wait to meet both you and Mark again. |
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05-28-2004, 12:00 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: UK
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Re: Disneyland Paris and London!
Wow Janine and Tina, it sounds like you are planning a great trip . If you come over to London I don't live far away either, maybe we could meet up with you and Cheryl and Mark too.
Karen |
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05-28-2004, 04:44 PM
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Re: Disneyland Paris and London!
Karen, that would be so cool |
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