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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-26-2002, 10:55 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: NY State
Posts: 174
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Weather Question
I know this rain is not the norm for this time of the year because usually we are in Florida right now when we go on vacation. Due to a few things going on we are not leaving until July 16th. One of the CM's at our local Disney store told me she just got back and it rained every day most of the day. [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] Just curious to know if anyone heard if this rain is going to let up. [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img]
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06-27-2002, 12:24 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: New Orleans, LA
Posts: 259
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Re: Weather Question
Well I live in the south and it has been raining every afternoon for a while, and I heard that WDW is no exception. You are just going to have to prepare for the rain just in case. When I went to WDW last May, I brought a poncho and an anorak that I bought from Old Navy, in case the bad weather approached and both these things were very good to have. When it started to rain, my fiance and I just rain into a store and it gave us a chance to do some shopping that we wouldn't normally do!
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06-27-2002, 07:54 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Arlington,Texas USA
Posts: 2,555
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Re: Weather Question
PurpleMickey, we'll be there the same time as you. It's our "usual" time, so, from experience, it will rain most afternoons. We use the time to return to our resort and rest. When the showers are gone the temp is much cooler and makes evenings in the parks very pleasant.
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06-27-2002, 10:04 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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Re: Weather Question
During the summer months especially- expect alot of rain and be prepared to just sort of go with it. Our plan of attack has always been that as long as there is no lightening and it's just a nice ole Florida downpour, we don the ponchos and keep going. On the few trips we went during the summer, I think it rained 50-75% of the time. Have fun - and you will regardless of the weather!
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06-27-2002, 11:42 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: IL
Posts: 106
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Re: Weather Question
It rained the entire time we were there last week. We just put on our ponchos and I also had a Mickey umbrella. Everyone did the same and the fun continued!!
[ 06-27-2002, 11:42 AM: Message edited by: Youngatheart ]
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06-28-2002, 12:33 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Floyds Knobs, IN , USA
Posts: 120
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Re: Weather Question
We were at WDW last week and it did rain every day. We usually go in June so we are used to the afternoon shower but this was a morning, afternoon and evening shower. The rain didn't stop the fun so have no fear of that. BUY A PONCHO AND TAKE IT EVERYWHERE YOU GO. That is my best advice. I have just posted a trip report called Fun with my Family in the Rain. It might help you worry less about the weather if you read it. We still had a super time.
Joy
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