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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-07-2002, 08:49 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Toms River, NJ
Posts: 3,062
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PassPorter Chat Game - Big Kickoff This Sunday!
The wild and crazy parrot is back from Disney World and brimming with all the trivial schtuff that rubbed off on me this trip (and most others trips [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] ). So come out this Sunday June 9 for an hour of laugh-a-minute games and chatting! It starts at 9 PM (Eastern time) and you just need AOL Instant Messenge to play (free at www.aim.com. Just IM me at "JoeyCarioca" between 8:45 and 9 PM for an invitation into the room.
Plenty of crazy surprises await! For more info, click here for the official PassPorter Chat Game page ! All are welcome, new and old, I hope to see you there!!!
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06-08-2002, 04:46 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: PA
Posts: 306
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Re: PassPorter Chat Game - Big Kickoff This Sunday!
I plan on playing. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
And since tikimom has a laptop again now, she'll play, too! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
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06-08-2002, 05:43 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: PassPorter Chat Game - Big Kickoff This Sunday!
Gonzo,
You are going to find that you are no match for the tikimom! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Looking forward to tomorrow's game everyone!
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06-08-2002, 07:00 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Colorado
Posts: 408
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Re: PassPorter Chat Game - Big Kickoff This Sunday!
[img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] Hi Brant!! Welcome back! I've been thinking about you and wondering how your trip was!! We missed you!!
Can't wait for a trip report!!!
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06-08-2002, 10:30 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: PassPorter Chat Game - Big Kickoff This Sunday!
By hook or crook I'm going to do everything in my powers to there.
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06-09-2002, 01:58 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: PassPorter Chat Game - Big Kickoff This Sunday!
Win a WDW trip? Cool. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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06-09-2002, 02:47 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 7,150
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Re: PassPorter Chat Game - Big Kickoff This Sunday!
Hope to be there if I remember tonight. Just have to stick a post-it to my forehead and remember! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Free trip?!?! How about just free hotel accomodations? [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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06-09-2002, 06:13 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: PassPorter Chat Game - Big Kickoff This Sunday!
I wish I knew how to use instant messenger!
Tara
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06-10-2002, 12:03 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: May 2001
Location: PA
Posts: 306
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Re: PassPorter Chat Game - Big Kickoff This Sunday!
Quote:
Originally posted by tikibird:
Gonzo,
You are going to find that you are no match for the tikimom! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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final score for week one of Gonzo (Iago) vs. Tikibird (Fritz) = 29-29
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TIE
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06-10-2002, 12:56 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Toms River, NJ
Posts: 3,062
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Re: PassPorter Chat Game - Big Kickoff This Sunday!
One final reminder to all those who are considering joining in, please stop by, even if you know very little about Disney World, or even have never visited, you will still have fun playing and chatting and maybe even learn some valuable info for your next trip!
See ya real soon!
-Jose Carioca
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06-10-2002, 10:08 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: PassPorter Chat Game - Big Kickoff This Sunday!
Can I tell you how upset I was last night? [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img] I logged on to Passporter just to get Brant's AIM and boom it went down - just as this post came up! Some of ya'll know I emailed you to find the AIM but everyone was already playing! [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] I missed it! I feel like Charlie Brown's sister on Halloween after she wasted her night in the pumpkin patch waiting for the Great Pumpkin! [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img]
Oh well, I would have beat ya'll anyway, [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] so I'm sure you're glad I wasn't there - I'll be there next time though! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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06-10-2002, 10:18 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: PassPorter Chat Game - Big Kickoff This Sunday!
Steve,
Are you Sybil? One minute you are very sad and the next you are gleefully implying that you are the king of disney knowledge! So, here is my reply: Don't cry!/Don't be so sure of yourself!
Tara
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06-10-2002, 10:20 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: PassPorter Chat Game - Big Kickoff This Sunday!
LOL, Tara! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] My Disney knowledge is pretty good, but I don't know Sybil! [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img] I guess I would have lost! Spill the beans to me now - don't leave me hangin'!
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06-10-2002, 10:25 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: PassPorter Chat Game - Big Kickoff This Sunday!
You have NEVER seen that movie with Sally Field. It is supposed to be based on a true story and is about a little girl who is traumatized by her mother and develops many split personalities.
I only meant to say that you had 2 [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]
Tara
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06-10-2002, 10:41 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: PassPorter Chat Game - Big Kickoff This Sunday!
ROTF! No, I haven't seen that Sally Field movie yet - LOL! But I do probably have many people running around inside of my brian - not due to trauma, but just plain pure craziness! You are too funny!
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