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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-09-2005, 06:26 PM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,286
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Ordered photos from photo-pass
The photo pass is so much more convenient than having to stand in line to look at pictures and then having to worry about getting them home without bending them.  |
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07-09-2005, 07:33 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: nyc
Posts: 9,580
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Re: Ordered photos from photo-pass
re: taking photos home, it's not that difficult if you just bring a large book or some other type of hard container with you that you can put the photos in so it won't get damaged in transit.
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07-09-2005, 08:37 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
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Re: Ordered photos from photo-pass
I ordered some in January . . . it was SO much more convenient to be able to sit at home and look at them then decide. And NOT have to wait in line  . . . the photo lines are always SO long!
I just bought some of their stock photos ("Disney's PhotoPass Gallery") last week (making my living room a Disney living room  ) . . . my total was over $100 and I used their online coupon for 30% off of my order. My total ended up being just $76!!!
Their current specials for July are:
20% off of orders $50 and over - 20JULY50
30% off of orders $100 and over - 30JULY100
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07-09-2005, 09:21 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: Ordered photos from photo-pass
I can't wait to try it out this trip!!
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07-09-2005, 09:41 PM
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PassPorter and WDW Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,489
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Re: Ordered photos from photo-pass
I need to get mine ordered! I did like coming home and looking without dealing with the lines!
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07-09-2005, 10:58 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Carolina
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 5,666
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Re: Ordered photos from photo-pass
I can't wait to use this service! Come on November!
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07-09-2005, 11:04 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 18,767
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Re: Ordered photos from photo-pass
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I just bought some of their stock photos ("Disney's PhotoPass Gallery") last week (making my living room a Disney living room)
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I did the same thing when I placed my order back in May. The stock photos are great!!!!
I  Photopass!!! I can't wait to do it again in Nov. |
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07-10-2005, 03:47 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Southampton, U.K.
Posts: 8,125
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Re: Ordered photos from photo-pass
We did buy some of the photos while we were in WDW last year but I also ordered some from the site when we got home. 
I think it's great & will definately be using it this November. |
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07-10-2005, 07:46 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: Ordered photos from photo-pass
I agree  |
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07-10-2005, 10:48 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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Re: Ordered photos from photo-pass
I can't wait to try it!
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07-10-2005, 11:42 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Maryland
Posts: 3,451
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Re: Ordered photos from photo-pass
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I can't wait to try it out this trip!!
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3 more weeks~~3 more weeks~~
GREAT IDEA!
Profit wise I wonder how much the sale of these
pictures increased? $$$$$  |
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07-10-2005, 11:48 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Orlando area via Chicago
Posts: 5,424
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Re: Ordered photos from photo-pass
I just ordered mine yesterday and we've been back a week. We never did make it back to the MK, so I'm glad they offer this service. We had our picture taken right as the fireworks went off for Cinderellabration. It came out GREAT!
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07-11-2005, 09:57 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,481
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Re: Ordered photos from photo-pass
I have been to WDW many times and I have only purchased one photo from the in park photographers. This last trip in May I ended up coming home using Photopass and I purched 10 photos from Photopass (2 were left over from my trip in December...still on there!) I am going to be sure to use Photopass alot more in December. Also since I waited until I got home to photos I ended up saving money because I used a 35% off coupon I got from my Disney Visa! Next trip I will have to make sure to remember to pull out my card before the photo is take...I ended up with 6 differant Photopass cards!
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07-11-2005, 11:24 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: the Burbs outside of Philadelphia
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 12,093
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Re: Ordered photos from photo-pass
Beware!!!! I logged on after getting home and the three pictures in front of Space Ship Earth are of a different family.
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07-11-2005, 01:12 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: Ordered photos from photo-pass
I'm really looking forward to trying this, too! Sorry to hear about the wrong family being in your picture, Krisk11!  |
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