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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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.
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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.
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We headed out of London. It had been a whirlwind few days, but we had seen and experienced so much...so many memories! We headed out along the Motorway to Mark and Chez's house. We dozed in the car, and soon were in Maidstone. We stopped at a Tesco's for some groceries and milk. I checked for half and half...none! By now, Steve was pretty much drinking only tea, so we were OK. We got some cheese and a few other items, and before long, we were turning onto Sandling Way!
In the States, their house would be known as a half-double. Many houses in England seemed to be half-doubles, and real estate prices are....well....pricey! You enter into the foyer, and can either go straight to the dining/living area, or upstairs to the second floor bedrooms. Of course, we asked for and got the tour!
Their house is just lovely, comfortable and cozy! I took a picture or two....
Front of the house:
Living room:
Dining room:
Den/exercise area. The doors lead to the backyard and garden:
Out the kitchen window:
Chez's tomato plants:
An Eeyore (wait, there's more to come.... )
We went upstairs to the guest room, and were greeted by this:
It's a basket full of all things English, from real Cadbury chocolate to marmalade, coasters of Leeds Castle and tea. But I think my favorite was a photo book from our Dec 2007 trip!
The room is decorated in suspiciously familiar colors....
Looks like Beach Club!
This is the view from the window:
Chez went down to check her email and the Boards, and I wandered into the infamous Eeyore room! It had a few Eeyores in it. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!
I took a few pictures of the garden:
We relaxed for awhile, and then began to talk about dinner. We were going to get Indian take-away. I was pretty surprised to learn how popular Indian food is in the UK! Steve is not into spicy food, and we all know how he doesn't do "stuff"! With Mark's help, we decided on a Tandori chicken dish for him, which was mild and seemed to be something he would like. Mark said he would, and I believe everything Mark tells me!
The food arrived and...surprise...Steve liked it! He thought it tasted similar to barbecue chicken, and he really enjoyed it. Another thing to check off the list!
Steve is at home:
We watched some TV, and I got to see some of Cheryl's incredible scrapbooks, but we were pretty tired and still under the weather. We headed up to bed pretty early, took our medication and were soon asleep!
Next....A trip through Kent, Windsor Castle, and the Queen is in! (Lots and lots of pictures coming!)
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We headed out along the Motorway to Mark and Chez's house. We dozed in the car, and soon were in Maidstone. We stopped at a Tesco's for some groceries and milk. I checked for half and half...none! By now, Steve was pretty much drinking only tea, so we were OK. We got some cheese and a few other items, and before long, we were turning onto Sandling Way!
With Mark's help, we decided on a Tandori chicken dish for him, which was mild and seemed to be something he would like. Mark said he would, and I believe everything Mark tells me! 
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