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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-31-2002, 06:58 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Mini Meet June 30th, 3:30 p.m., Trader Bob\'s (was meet end June/beg July post)
Hey,
It seems there are going to be quite a few of us down at the World during that time, and I would love to meet some of you!
We will be there from June 28-July 4th, with the following plans:
June 28 - arrive AM - MGM - Eticket
June 29 - AK, possibly MGM PM
June 30 - Epcot (Forti will also be here this day)
July 1 - IOA
July 2nd - My 40th birthday! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] MK and E ticket
July 3rd - Universal Studios
July 4th - Disney Quest and La Nouba
July 5th - Epcot and home [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
Let me know if you would like to participate in a Passporter mini-meet! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
[ 06-12-2002, 08:40 PM: Message edited by: tikibird ]
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05-31-2002, 10:02 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Kyle, Texas
Posts: 601
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Re: Mini Meet June 30th, 3:30 p.m., Trader Bob\'s (was meet end June/beg July post)
Here is our itinerary. Hope to see you there!
July 02 - Arrive and fireworks from Poly beach
July 03 - TL and DD
July 04 - Breakfast at Chez Mickey's and DCL
July 05 - DCL
July 06 - DCL and DW's birthday
July 07 - DW, DD & DMIL Universal / DS & me Fantasia Gardens and DisneyQuest / All dessert and fireworks from California Grill
July 08 - MK and Breakfast at Crystal Palace
July 09 - EPCOT
July 10 - AK and E-Ticket???
July 11 - MK and CRT (Woo Hoo!!!)
July 12 - MGM
July 13 - [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] Head home [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img]
With the exceptions of the days we have PS's our park itinerary is pretty flexible. DD is still at the age where she needs an afternoon nap. We usually do one park in the AM and another in the PM.
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05-31-2002, 10:52 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: St. Louis
Posts: 631
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Re: Mini Meet June 30th, 3:30 p.m., Trader Bob\'s (was meet end June/beg July post)
Boo hoo, we are leaving on the June 27, so we will miss the meet. Hope you all can get together, and have a great time!
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05-31-2002, 11:13 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Mini Meet June 30th, 3:30 p.m., Trader Bob\'s (was meet end June/beg July post)
Ack! We're leaving 6/28 for home very early! We'll miss ya by hours! [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img]
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06-01-2002, 01:21 PM
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Recovering VMK Addict!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Thornton, CO
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,087
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Re: Mini Meet June 30th, 3:30 p.m., Trader Bob\'s (was meet end June/beg July post)
Just tell me when and where and I will try to be there!
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06-01-2002, 10:10 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Tennessee
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 464
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Re: Mini Meet June 30th, 3:30 p.m., Trader Bob\'s (was meet end June/beg July post)
We're leaving early on the 29th, so I think we'll be missing you too.
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06-01-2002, 11:49 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Ohio
Posts: 191
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Re: Mini Meet June 30th, 3:30 p.m., Trader Bob\'s (was meet end June/beg July post)
We're pretty flexible. We'll be in the world from June 20-July 3.
Tracy
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06-08-2002, 05:42 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: Mini Meet June 30th, 3:30 p.m., Trader Bob\'s (was meet end June/beg July post)
tracy,
Would June 30th, late afternoon at Trader Bob's (Canada) in Epcot work with your plans?
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06-08-2002, 10:48 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: CT
Posts: 27
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Re: Mini Meet June 30th, 3:30 p.m., Trader Bob\'s (was meet end June/beg July post)
Hi! I'm new to the boards but quickly becoming addicted!
We'll be there 6/21-6/30 staying at PO-R.
Robyn
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06-08-2002, 11:47 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Durham,NC
Posts: 2,615
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Re: Mini Meet June 30th, 3:30 p.m., Trader Bob\'s (was meet end June/beg July post)
I'll miss some of you guys by a day! We're coming home on the 29th [img]graemlins/pout.gif[/img]
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06-09-2002, 08:40 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Tennessee
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 464
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Re: Mini Meet June 30th, 3:30 p.m., Trader Bob\'s (was meet end June/beg July post)
Robyn627,
We'll be at PO-R from 6/21-29. See you at the pool!
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06-09-2002, 10:04 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Ohio
Posts: 191
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Re: Mini Meet June 30th, 3:30 p.m., Trader Bob\'s (was meet end June/beg July post)
Tikibird, the 30th at Trader Bob's would work fine. We have a family magic tour planned for 11:30-1:30 at the MK, then we're free for the rest of the day. At that point, I think we'll still be at POR.
Tracy
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06-10-2002, 11:12 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Mass
Posts: 50
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Re: Mini Meet June 30th, 3:30 p.m., Trader Bob\'s (was meet end June/beg July post)
We will be there June 22-29 at CSR. I would be interested in meeting othere while there.
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06-11-2002, 07:36 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: Mini Meet June 30th, 3:30 p.m., Trader Bob\'s (was meet end June/beg July post)
Okay, we have one meet on the 30th at 3:30 or 4:00 p.m. at Trader Bob's. (Actual time TBD)
Sounds like there are a bunch of you there the week prior.
Any volunteers to organize a meet that week?
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06-12-2002, 08:42 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
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Re: Mini Meet June 30th, 3:30 p.m., Trader Bob\'s (was meet end June/beg July post)
Okay, so it's set.
Forti and I are setting up a mini meet at Trader Bob's (Beaver Tail cart) in Canada on Sunday, June 30th at 3:30 p.m., and would love to catch up with any other Passporters.
Who else shall we expect! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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