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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-08-2005, 07:05 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Toms River, NJ
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The Real MGM Studio is no more, what about the park name?
Here's an article that explains that MGM studio has been bought up, and is no more a self-sustaining production company:
MGM is no more.
Even though the name of the Disney World theme park has been treated recently as "Disney Studios" on the buses and such, it's still officially Disney-MGM Studio in publicity. Because there is no more MGM studio, the question of a name change arises. What do you all think? |
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04-08-2005, 07:35 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: BURLESON TX (near Ft. Worth)
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Re: MGM Studio is no more, what about the park name?
I personally like MGM better than Disney studios but I guess I'd get used to it if they did change the name.
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04-08-2005, 07:52 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
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Re: MGM Studio is no more, what about the park name?
I was wondering the same thing when I saw the article.
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04-08-2005, 07:55 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
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Re: MGM Studio is no more, what about the park name?
I'd keep the name, but I'll adapt if they change it.
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04-08-2005, 11:19 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Southern New Jersey
Concierge Level: 1
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Re: MGM Studio is no more, what about the park name?
Looking at the results so far, I guess we are a sentimental bunch!!  |
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04-09-2005, 12:52 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Maryland
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Re: MGM Studio is no more, what about the park name?
I like the old time magic of the
movie studios--MGM should stay!  |
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04-09-2005, 03:06 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: On the Computer
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Re: MGM Studio is no more, what about the park name?
Keep MGM-- If it's just the Disney Studios, it sounds to much like Universal Studios, and it dosn't sound magical
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04-09-2005, 03:59 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Houston
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Re: MGM Studio is no more, what about the park name?
Keep it. We even refer to the whole park as simply "MGM".
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04-10-2005, 01:11 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: North Alabama
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: MGM Studio is no more, what about the park name?
Hi, Brant!
I believe I read on another site (and I think I am remembering this correctly) that the contract is up for renewal this year for the rights for Disney to use the "MGM" name. There was a lot of speculation in article that, had things been in better shape financially at MGM at the time, Disney would never have been allowed to use the name--at least not for the amount of money that they paid. So, I think the dependency as to whether or not the "MGM" is retained will likely be how much Disney is willing to pay. BTW, the article went on to say that the rights were separately negotiated for The Great Movie Ride.
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04-11-2005, 04:38 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Re: MGM Studio is no more, what about the park name?
I think it would be ok for it to go. Let's face it Disney Studios has put out some pretty great films that weren't all animated. Not on the caliber of MGM, but then they were targeting a much smaller demographic.
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04-12-2005, 01:05 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: St Petersburg, Fl
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Re: MGM Studio is no more, what about the park name?
Keep the name!!! They're changing enough as it is.
PS: OT, I know, but sign the petition to keep CoP from closing down!
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04-12-2005, 10:59 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Colonia, NJ
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Re: MGM Studio is no more, what about the park name?
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Keep the name!!! They're changing enough as it is.
PS: OT, I know, but sign the petition to keep CoP from closing down!
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Where can the CoP petition be found? I'd definitely sign it!!
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04-12-2005, 04:27 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: On the Computer
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Re: MGM Studio is no more, what about the park name?
Sorry, but what is CoP?
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