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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-09-2005, 03:01 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: London, UK
Posts: 1,468
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OOOHHH I want to go back soooooo bad
DH and I went into our nearest Disney Store yesterday and just seeing all the merchandise and smelling that certain Disney smell made me long to go back sooooooooo badly that I could actually physically feel it.
We are not going back till Xmas 2006  but I'm not sure I can wait that long as I know we've only got about 5 days in the parks after our cruise and it's really WDW that I love.
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05-09-2005, 04:02 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Southampton, U.K.
Posts: 8,125
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Re: OOOHHH I want to go back soooooo bad
 I know exactly what you mean Isabel.
Lisa.
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05-09-2005, 04:31 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Whitefield, NH
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,599
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Re: OOOHHH I want to go back soooooo bad
You bet!!
I haven't been back since November of 2003, so it's been over a year and a half - I'm getting DT's!!!!
I'm planning a quick trip for Mousefest 2005, but it's still up in the air - and John and I are planning to go in February 2006 for our 20th anniversary. With 2 teenagers in the house - it's next to impossible to figure out a way to get to Florida as a family (and VERY expensive).
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05-09-2005, 06:35 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: OOOHHH I want to go back soooooo bad
I can so relate Isabel!! I can't stand the waiting in between trips!  I suggest you write a poem every day between now and then!  |
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05-09-2005, 07:47 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: OOOHHH I want to go back soooooo bad
I've experienced that strong longing to return. This trip seems like a long time (it will be about 9 months between visits) away still. Hang in there......maybe you can squeeze in a short trip before.
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05-09-2005, 08:14 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: OOOHHH I want to go back soooooo bad
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I know exactly what you mean Isabel.
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Me too!! |
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05-09-2005, 08:25 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: WI
Posts: 17,126
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Re: OOOHHH I want to go back soooooo bad
I know what you mean too! I visited the Disney store over the weekend and for a little while, I could pretend I was at Disney.
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05-09-2005, 08:34 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 18,767
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Re: OOOHHH I want to go back soooooo bad
I can relate! I just got back and as I am doing my scrapbook, I am remembering everything and want to go back.
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05-09-2005, 10:12 AM
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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: OOOHHH I want to go back soooooo bad
I do know that feeling!!!
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05-09-2005, 10:24 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: northern california
Posts: 9,588
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Re: OOOHHH I want to go back soooooo bad
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I do know that feeling!!!
[/ QUOTE ]Me too
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05-09-2005, 10:34 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 13,146
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Re: OOOHHH I want to go back soooooo bad
I know exactly what you mean Isabel. I have been feeling that way every now and then since we came back. For the last 4 nights in a row I have even dreamt about WDW  .
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05-09-2005, 10:37 AM
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PassPorter and WDW Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,489
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Re: OOOHHH I want to go back soooooo bad
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I know exactly what you mean Isabel.
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05-09-2005, 10:44 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 35,829
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Re: OOOHHH I want to go back soooooo bad
Boy, do I know that feeling! I visit the world every October, so I know there's always a light at the end of the tunnel. Not that that makes the waiting any easier. Disney music sends me right back to Main Street USA!
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05-09-2005, 11:00 AM
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Facebook Addict
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 39,682
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Re: OOOHHH I want to go back soooooo bad
I get anxious when we don't have any trips planned.
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05-09-2005, 11:03 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: 2 hour plane ride from the Magic
Posts: 2,761
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Re: OOOHHH I want to go back soooooo bad
Anything that smells like Disney gives me an HUGE desire to be there. ANything as simple as the smell of an elevator can send me right back. I know exactly what you mean.
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