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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Our Hawaiian Holiday!--FINISHED
We took this trip in November 2001, so this is a little old, but I thought somebody might find it interesting!
Who? Me 26 at the time
DH 37
DMIL OLD
Niece 21
What? Tour of Hawaii
When? November 11-26, 2001
Why? IT's HAWAII!!
Set up:
In February 2001, we heard about a tour that my grandma, great aunt, and cousins were going on. TO HAWAII!! Woohoo! We learned about the nuts and bolts and decided THIS is what we wanted to do for sure!
The tour was booked thru Your Man Tours and thru the Madison County R.S.V.P(retired seniors voluteer program).
Your Man Tours is an OLD outfit. Their company has been around since 1967, however I had never heard of them of course! www.ymtvacations.com
The tour included 15 days in Hawaii(Oahu, Big Island, Maui and Kauai), all hotels, tours, flights and interisland flights.
The cost: $1750 per person(it's now a little over $2000 a person).
We thought it was a very good deal and if you price these things separately, you'll see my point.
Okay, here we go!
October--we meet our representative and receive our packages including the air tickets.
November 11th, Sunday
We leave for Indianapolis to spend the night since we have an ungodly early flight. Thanks to what happened on September 11, we really didn't know what to expect at the airports.
We stay the night at the Holiday Inn Express at Indy airport. It's a very nice hotel! The lobby is a 5 story atrium and our room had an inside balcony over looking the lobby. My MIL paid for the room since we paid her way to Hawaii, a gift for everything she had done for us.
There was a really nice restraunt there called Chanteclair, very upscale and we watched a wedding party that night. It was hard to go to sleep that night! We were so excited!
Finally we did fall asleep, but only got 2 hours of sleep!
November 12th, Monday
We arrived at Indy airport at 4:10am and there were already people there! We were able to meet some of our fellow tour buddies! The ticket counter opened at 5am and we were checked in and heading to security. We flew United, and were a little bit nervous. But, security was fine, we shouldn't have worried after all but the line was incredibly long. Our flight to Chicago O'Hare was short and smooth. It's amazing how much Lake Michigan reminds you of the ocean. It's HUGE
We were NOT prepared for the size of O'Hare! Wow it's really big! We only had to walk 30 gates, but thankfully, it was in the same terminal. It seemed to take forever! We picked up Mcdonald's on the way. yum! Ben and I were really excited because we never took a honeymoon, so this was kind of it!
We boarded the plane and pushed back from the gate, got in a long line waiting for takeoff and ended up being grounded for about 45 minutes! Seems there was a 'security issue in New York'. Well, that really didn't set too well with people! I don't remember what it was now, and I didn't write it in my notes. But I think it was the plane that crashed in the residential area. Not terrorist related.
Finally we are off to our connection in LA! I had window seats to both Chicago and LA. Nice! I took pictures of the Rocky Mountains and they came out pretty clear!
The flight seemed to take a really long time, but it probably was because we were so excited! It did take about 4 hours and I actually fell asleep but not for long. I'm always afraid I'll miss something! LOL!
Next up-- arriving in LA!
Wendy
[ 09-11-2003, 06:08 PM: Message edited by: Wendyismyname ] |
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