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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-22-2002, 04:15 AM
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Club President
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Concierge Level: 10
Posts: 14,552
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Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Are you planning a trip sometime in August 2003? If so, share your dates and plans with your fellow travelers here! The following information is helpful to know (you can copy and paste it into your post):
Date: (when you'll be there, arrival to departure)
Adventurers: (who's going with you, their ages, and their experience)
Resort/Hotel: (where you are staying)
Celebration: (why you are going, even if just for R&R)
Meetings: (places you'll be at if others want to join you, plus ways fellow travelers can spot you, such as wearing a PassPorter Pin, etc. Remove this if you don't have the time or inclination to meet fellow travelers.)
Feel free to post even if your plans aren't firm -- you're always welcome to return and update us when you've made more plans!
When you return from your trip, we encourage you to share your adventure with us in our Sharing the Adventure message board!
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02-22-2002, 07:18 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Mass
Posts: 50
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Date: Sometime around 8/16 to 8/30
Adventurers: Me (33) DD (10) and some other family members but not sure who yet
Resort/Hotel: Unsure. I am going 6/2002 and staying at CSR. If we like it we will stay there again. But as of right now, ASMo. Love AllStars!
Celebration: Going because we are Crazy about Disney. Crazy, Crazy, Crazy.
Meetings: None planned but would like to meet up with any other members. I will certainly have my Passporter Pin on. Say HI!
[img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]
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03-01-2002, 12:07 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: San Diego
Posts: 959
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
[ 09-07-2003, 04:05 AM: Message edited by: Cinderella_68 ]
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05-18-2002, 02:17 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Maidenhead, England
Posts: 2
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Date: August 23rd - September 6th
Adventurers: Myself (36), husband Rob (43), children Megan (16), Ryan (12), mother Di (60) in laws Diane (67) & Lionel (71)
Resort: Villa in Kissimmee
Celebration: End of Megans exams, my Mum's 60th Birthday and her first trip abroad !!
Hope to see you all there....I can't wait !!
[img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]
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09-06-2002, 10:52 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Mass
Posts: 50
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
changed my mind. going in June instead. June 21 to July 5. Loved CSR but booked for 8/03 with a convention.
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09-24-2002, 03:21 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Staten Island, NY
Posts: 1,330
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Date: Aug 23-Aug 30
Cast of Characters:
Me!, Mary, 30-Disneyaholic
Jimmy, DH, 47
Bobby, DS, 9
Tommy, DS, 5
Maybe more to be named later!
Accomodations: Disney's Magic
Celebrations: Tommy's Birthday, Aug 23....surprise trip for the kids [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]
Meetings: If you'll be on this cruise, e-mail me, we'll say hi! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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09-25-2002, 08:31 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Date: August 16, 2003 to August 29, 2003
Adventurers: Don, Nancy, Jason & Ashley
Resort: Old Key West, DVC 2 bedroom
Celebration: Before school family bash.
Update (1/03): The room is reserved now. Just gotta watch Southwest for the dates now. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Update #2 (5/03): All set with the flight and rental car now. Nothing to do but wait.
[ 05-31-2003, 07:15 AM: Message edited by: Disnydad ]
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11-11-2002, 10:34 AM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 40
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Date: August 13-23
Adventurers: Amy (I'll have just turned 29 [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] ), Lance (DH--30) and our oldest DD, Emily--she'll be a month shy of turning 8. Grammy and Papa are going to keep DD #2 (2yo) since August is so hot in FL, and they don't get much one on one time with her
Resort:Contemporary NGW via SOG
Celebration: not any particular celebration, however DH and I went by ourselves for a belated honeymoon (late by 9 years, LOL) in September, and we told Emily we'd take her when she turned 8 and was tall enough to ride the best rides [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] . Also, it's the last time to use our APs, and DH wants to take 2004 "off" from WDW [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
Meetings: Not sure where we'll be when yet, but we are trying to see if we can come up with the bucks for both Cirque (DH and I love La Nouba--and we think Emily will too) and a day at Discovery Cove. Here's hoping!
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11-14-2002, 10:33 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 21,228
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Date: 8/21/03 to 8/31/03
Adventurers: LilMarcieMouse (Me) 37 and RacingSueWho(sis)41 (at start)42 (by time we leave.)
Resort/Hotel: All Star Movies for 1 night, Poly for the first 3 days,Wonder for the next 4 days and AKL for the last 4 days.
Celebration: Because it's been too long since we went last time,Oh yea and It's Sue Who's Birthday!!
Meetings: Hopeful on the 21st Elliots Dragon (Joe) at Disney Studio's
22nd Wild By Desing Tour with Kristin aka Laughaholic
23rd Dinner at LTT with Elliots Dragon (Joe)
28th High Tea with tikibird, Disneydad and Family,Laughaholic,and Wheatenwalker
[ 07-16-2003, 01:09 AM: Message edited by: LilMarcieMouse ]
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02-08-2003, 08:49 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 4,169
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Date: 8.22 (something like that) - 9.2
Cast: Dad, Mom, Me, Brother
Celebration: My 4 month 15 unbirthday, with birthday breakfast at CP
Lodging: Old Key West
Funny how me and Disnydad will be in same resort at the same time! LOL
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03-02-2003, 02:11 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Florida
Posts: 1,144
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Dates: August 23 - August 30
Adventurers: Myself, DH and DS, 14.
Resort/Hotel: We will be staying at the WL and I can't wait! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
I would love to hear from other people who have been during this time of year. We usually go later in the fall and I think it will be very hot!!! But not sure about crowds. [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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03-07-2003, 11:53 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Ohio
Posts: 97
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Date: July 30-August 9 (I'm already counting down!)
Adventurers: Me (20), Dad (55), and Mom (53)
Resort/Hotel: Grand Floridian!!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Celebration: My parents 30th Anniversary
This will be my first time at the Grand Floridian, and my first time at a deluxe resort at all! How exciting! [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] The hotel is booked, the flight is booked, and the ride from the airport is booked. Now we just need priority seatings (although we can't do those for a while) and tickets to Cirque du Soleil. I CAN'T WAIT!
[ 06-04-2003, 08:44 PM: Message edited by: BeautyBelle ]
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03-11-2003, 06:13 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 4,148
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
DATES: August 14th thru August 21st
ADVENTURERS: Myself, DD-Pam who'll be 12 on 8/23,DS-Christopher,9 and probably Pam's best friend,Jill.
RESORT: 1 BR Villa at Old Key West
CELEBRATION: Ah, there are several; our first trip as DVC members,to celebrate Pam's birthday, a blast before school begins again, and to get extra milage out of our APs!!
MEETINGS: Maybe a meeting at one of the pools so that the kids can play and swim?
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03-11-2003, 09:49 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 2
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Date: Aug 25 - Aug 30
Adventurers: Me, DH, and 2 DD.
Celebration: My older DD 12th Birthday.
Also DH return to WDW. We went last month and he can't wait to return.
Place: Polynesian concierge. Although it will be in the Tahiti building, will still be great.
Planning on doing:
Hoop-Dee-doo show
Cindy Breakfast
O'hana breakfast (9 DD request)
Chef Mickey's
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03-11-2003, 10:19 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: NJ for now, one day Florida
Posts: 102
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Re: Flashback: Adventuring in 08/2003 (August 2003)
Date: August 23-30, 2003
Adventurers: Myself (48), DW (49), DD (12), my Dmom (67), Dsis (50), Dniece (28)
Resort/Hotel: Disney Magic 7 day Eastern Caribbean
Celebration: Our only "real" vacation this year, my DW just got over hip replacement surgery and I took two weeks of my vacation time to be home with her, so our August vacation, is a true CELEBRATION!!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Meetings:First at the Radisson on Friday night 8-22 around 8pm at poolside, then on the Magic after the muster(life jacket drill) on deck 9 behind Topsiders. Looking forward to meeting our fellow cruisers, either on Friday night or Saturday afternoon. [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
[ 05-24-2003, 06:59 AM: Message edited by: VerandahMan ]
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