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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-04-2005, 04:42 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: Colexi\'s Spring Break Adventure (or is it Nightmare) - Pretrip 4/9
Davy Jones!! How  is that?? I love the Monkees!
Sorry to hear about the slow service at Coral Reef.
Your Illumination pictures are great 
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05-04-2005, 05:32 PM
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#152
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posts: 4,751
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Re: Colexi\'s Spring Break Adventure (or is it Nightmare) - Pretrip 4/9
I am sooo jealous that you got to see Davy Jones! How cool! This trip report is awesome so far, I can't wait to read more! My DH would have bought me a sweatshirt but I can guarantee that it would have been the wrong size so double kudos for Matt!!
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05-04-2005, 07:45 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: Colexi\'s Spring Break Adventure (or is it Nightmare) - Pretrip 4/9
Love that picture of the kids in front of the fountain - what a couple of cuties  Glad you got to see part of Davey Jones - how cool that would be. Too bad your service at Coral Reef was sooo slow. Matt on picking up the sweatshirt. Good guy  |
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05-04-2005, 07:53 PM
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#154
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Rock Creek, Ohio USA
Posts: 2,530
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Re: Colexi\'s Spring Break Adventure (or is it Nightmare) - Pretrip 4/9
Mar nie! Mar nie! Mar nie!(This is how "Jan"from Brady Bunch would say it.  ) Davy Jones is just so groovy! Love your update! Your sweatshirt sounds really cute! What a thoughtful DH you have. |
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05-04-2005, 08:21 PM
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#155
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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: Colexi\'s Spring Break Adventure (or is it Nightmare) - Pretrip 4/9
Oh my gosh!! I was so in with Davy Jones!! Great updates Marnie and awesome pics!! |
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05-04-2005, 09:12 PM
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#156
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: East Amherst, NY
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 5,128
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Re: Colexi\'s Spring Break Adventure (or is it Nightmare) - Pretrip 4/9
You got to see Davy Jones!!! I'm still waiting to see Bobby Sherman (ok, you have to be really old to remember him). Thanks for including those great pictures.
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05-04-2005, 09:16 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NC
Posts: 3,536
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Re: Colexi\'s Spring Break Adventure (or is it Nightmare) - Pretrip 4/9
What a great first day, can't wait to read about the rest.
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05-04-2005, 10:03 PM
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#158
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: Colexi\'s Spring Break Adventure (or is it Nightmare) - Pretrip 4/9
Uh oh, now I've got the song stuck in my head and I'm getting ready to go to bed!  Oh well, could be worse things to dream about than Monkees!! Looking forward to your next installment Marnie!!  |
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05-04-2005, 10:47 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 751
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Re: Colexi\'s Spring Break Adventure (or is it Nightmare) - Pretrip 4/9
I just finished catching up with your report...wow you take awesome pictures! Mine come out with a yellowish tint and I hate it! (it must just be my crappy camera) What camera/brand do you use...(I have to get myself one of those)?
Love your TR!
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05-05-2005, 01:54 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: Colexi\'s Spring Break Adventure (or is it Nightmare) - Pretrip 4/9
Sorry to hear that the service was so slow at the Coral Reef, but I'm glad you got to see some of Davy Jones' show. I know you were looking forward to that! |
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05-05-2005, 07:24 AM
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The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
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Re: Colexi\'s Spring Break Adventure (or is it Nightmare) - Pretrip 4/9
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You got to see Davy Jones!!! I'm still waiting to see Bobby Sherman (ok, you have to be really old to remember him). Thanks for including those great pictures.
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Great Update Marney, fantastic pictures!!!!
You can always go to California, Cheryl. He's not touring anymore, but works for LAPD and/or San Bernadino Sheriff's Department...
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05-05-2005, 07:25 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Mooresville, NC
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Re: Colexi\'s Spring Break Adventure (or is it Nightmare) - Pretrip 4/9
Count me in as really old!
Elise
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05-05-2005, 08:28 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,431
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Re: Colexi\'s Spring Break Adventure (or is it Nightmare) - Pretrip 4/9
Excellent day! Love the Legacy tiles!
Jennifer
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05-05-2005, 08:48 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Bethlehem,Ct 06751
Posts: 3,918
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Re: Colexi\'s Spring Break Adventure (or is it Nightmare) - Pretrip 4/9
Wonderful, as usual, Marnie. Very cool seeing Davy Jones! I was a young teen in the 60s when the Monkee's were 1st popular and had a tremendous crush on him!
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05-05-2005, 08:48 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 7,569
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Re: Colexi\'s Spring Break Adventure (or is it Nightmare) - Pretrip 4/9
AHHHHH Davey Jones. My first love. Remember on the Monkey's when he would fall in love they would put those twinklie stars in his eyes? And I remember Bobby Sherman. I LOVED "Here Comes the Brides" (Let's see who REMEMBERS THAT show)
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