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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-20-2004, 07:46 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Minnesota, USA
Posts: 261
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Walt Disney Parks and Resort Online Panel??????
 Hi all!
I received an email today from "Walt Disney Parks and Resort Online Panel" thanking me for being a part of the panel. Part of the email reads:
"Happy Holidays from the Disney Panel!
As 2004 comes to a close, we wanted to thank you for participating in the second year of the Walt
Disney Parks and Resorts Online Panel.
You and your fellow panel members have been instrumental in helping Walt Disney Parks and
Resorts Online understand how our web sites add magic to your vacation. Thank you!!
The goal of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online is to communicate directly with our visitors so that
we can provide you with the best possible products and services. Your help is always greatly
appreciated."
Now, to my knowledge I've never been on any panel like this, and, when I checked my "preferences", I had been "opted in" today, about when I first logged on to check email.
Anyone know anything about this??? They're not asking for anything, and I'm not getting flooded with emails, but I'd sure like to know what it's all about.
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12-20-2004, 08:13 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
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Re: Walt Disney Parks and Resort Online Panel??????
I received the same e-mail just now. When I signed up on Disney.com, I said I would be interested in participating in surveys . . . and have received a few (not including the ones they asked about in the parks) over the past couple of years.
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12-20-2004, 08:28 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 1,336
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Re: Walt Disney Parks and Resort Online Panel??????
I got this email today too. During my planning I took an online email survey from WDW then on my return they sent another one asking questions about our trip. I am assuming that is what they are referring to. I was so bummed that there were no coupons attached.
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12-21-2004, 12:43 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861
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Re: Walt Disney Parks and Resort Online Panel??????
I got this yesterday too!
I've done the on-line surveys at Disney.com and I've taken a few in-park surveys.
It was nice that they thanked us -- I just wish they would do more surveys! I  giving my opinion of WDW...
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12-21-2004, 03:27 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SE Ohio
Posts: 3,246
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Re: Walt Disney Parks and Resort Online Panel??????
That's funny because I actually signed up about a week ago after doing a survey to be a panelist and I got no such email! Go figure!
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12-21-2004, 03:47 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Edmonton, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 17,823
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Re: Walt Disney Parks and Resort Online Panel??????
I got one yesterday also!! I've taken a few surveys. I love doing it, only because it's Disney!
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12-21-2004, 05:37 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Minnesota, USA
Posts: 261
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Re: Walt Disney Parks and Resort Online Panel??????
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That's funny because I actually signed up about a week ago after doing a survey to be a panelist and I got no such email! Go figure!
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And I've never signed up OR taken a survey!
It's a mad mad mad mad world.
No, wait, wrong studio. Sorry!
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12-21-2004, 11:44 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 1,302
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Re: Walt Disney Parks and Resort Online Panel??????
I got this email. I did a survey on-line for them and that's how I got signed-up. Since then, I have been sent several surveys about Disney in general, and shopping for Disney stuff.
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12-24-2004, 03:12 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Ohio
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 11,856
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Re: Walt Disney Parks and Resort Online Panel?????
I got one, too. I have done a few on-line and park surveys.
Clio
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