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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-26-2005, 08:43 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Girl Power at the World! Sue\'s Update 6/1 - Breakfast at \'Ohana
The beginning goes all the way back to August as Lynn and I parted ways after a second fabulous trip to Disney together. It was then that we realized that this girls only Disney thing would have to be an annual event. It just was not in the realm of possibility we could NOT take a trip there together once in a while! Call it kismet, cosmic or whatever- we clicked that well and what was meant to be was meant to be.
In the fall, Sandy (WHOSez) and I also became to be very close friends and she was really up for a big girls adventure and I talked her into going with us. After Lynn and I went to WDW in August, Angie (poohsgirl) mentioned if we ever went again- she would be interested. Terri (DrDolphin) had mentioned the same to me- so we quickly let them know what we were thinking. We sent out the emails and it was actually quite fascinating how quickly five women in five states with five jobs, families and bank accounts signed on so quickly for a trip to WDW!
Not too long after- this group became a family (insert the Brady Bunch theme song here) as Tara pm'd me one afternoon to see if there was room for one more. Well absolutely!! Tina (loobyoxlip) and Sue joined in the fun and poof- we had 8 Passporter Girls headed to Disney for a fantastic adventure!
Planning was actually easier than one might think- hope the girls agree- thanks to email and every few weeks, we all chatted on Sunday nights- we got a lot of things such as the group meals and transportation issues sorted out. Our resort was the Grand Floridian and we all would be spread out in 3 rooms. The GF seemed like a great choice for ladies at play and fitting to the occasion.
We had picked out a few spots for group meals and there were some meals split up according to preferences. We all agreed that was okay and it was physically impossible to spend every day together.
One of the things we were most looking forward to was our Illuminations Cruise with Monica (MontiMouse) and family. Several of us decided to try for the cruise that morning that marked 90 days. I think it was 5 or 6 of us- and both Sue and Lynn came out the winners- we had not one but two boats! What to do with the second boat? Fill em with Passporters of course to make for one terrific meet! Yeah!!!
It worked out in the end that Tara and Terri would arrive the 11th and the rest of us would stagger in the next morning. As usual, Northwest changed my flight arrival from 12:17 to 12:44 -- which put me in last! Most of the arrivals were between 10:30-12:30 and we decided that everyone would hang out and wait underneath the arrivals and departures board in MCO.
The day before we left, Sandy got notice from Northwest her flight was overbooked and was offered compensation to take a later one but she wouldn't know for sure until she actually got to the airport. The flight would have her in about 3:00 pm- hopefully in time to make our 3:40 PS for tea at the Garden View Lounge. As the rest of us would already be at the resort, we had to figure out something quick- to get Sandy there. I made a phone call to Gregory at Quicksilver, who was super and said he could have a driver to pick Sandy up no trouble- even with the short notice. Cool!!
I managed to be packed and in bed by about midnight but it still would be a short night of sleep as I had to get up at 5:00. Still, after 10 months of planning and dreaming as well as massive saving- the big day was finally here and I was about to have Disney magic with 7 really cool girls!!
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