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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-26-2002, 08:43 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Michigan
Posts: 411
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Is there life in Florida outside WDW????
Now not all of us can afford to spend our entire time in the parks. SOOO..... What are your favorite things to do outside the parks with your family? What are your favorite things to do outside the parks with just the adults?
Hope this will start a discussion and give people some unique/fun/not thought of ideas for when planning.
Sorry, to clarify i mean in the orlando/kissimmee area [img]graemlins/puter.gif[/img]
[ 04-26-2002, 10:44 AM: Message edited by: sweet156 ]
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04-26-2002, 08:55 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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Re: Is there life in Florida outside WDW????
How wide a radius are we talking? There's:
Kennedy Space Center
Salvatore Dali Museum
Airboating
Outlets
just to name a few outtings...............
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04-26-2002, 01:26 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Sacramento, CA
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 917
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Re: Is there life in Florida outside WDW????
It's a little bit of a drive, but the Everglades are very cool!
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04-26-2002, 01:52 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Rantoul, IL and Orlando, Fl
Posts: 940
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Re: Is there life in Florida outside WDW????
beaches are goregous! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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04-26-2002, 03:52 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 2,172
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Re: Is there life in Florida outside WDW????
There is a beautiful spot in Lake Wales, south of Orlando, called Bok Tower and Gardens. Very romantic for just the two fo you.
http://www.boktower.org/
The Ringling Museum in Sarasota is pretty cool, too. Not terribly kid friendly, though.
http://www.ringling.org/
And if you're over that way, don't forget Busch Gardens in Tampa.
Closer to Orlando, my wife and I really enjoyed Cypress Gardens but I'd swear we were the only ones under 40 there. They do have a water park for kids, though.
In Orlando, of course you have to visit the Character Warehouse and Character Premier. |
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04-26-2002, 04:18 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: Is there life in Florida outside WDW????
It's only a 1 1/2 hour drive over to the Clearwater area to visit my Aunt & Uncle and Cousin & wife. They both have houses on the Intercoastal Waterway and day out there is cool. We cruise and dock at restaurants. It is a lot of fun. My Uncle has an electric boat that looks like the boat in the movie The African Queen. My cousin has a 27' Sea Ray.
We have also been know to visit Universal Studios, Sea World & the Kennedy Space Center.
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04-26-2002, 06:09 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: Is there life in Florida outside WDW????
DH and the boys love Universal and Islands of Adventure. I go along to keep them happy, but do really enjoy the Spiderman ride and the Mythos restaurant at IOA.
The Belz outlets are another "must do", although the Disney outlet stores seem to be hit or miss there.
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04-26-2002, 06:20 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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Re: Is there life in Florida outside WDW????
You should check the following site out for more ideas: www.orlandoinfo.com operated by the Orlando/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Their telephone number is 407 363-5872. They are located on International Drive.
Also check: www.flausa.com
This is Visit Florida which is our state tourism board. |
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