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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-07-2000, 09:31 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Posts: 2,003
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Fun with a CM at WDW Travel!!
Just had to share with you some fun. CRO had made a mistake when they did a booking for me. I called CRO but the call rolled over to WDW Travel and the guy "Kramer" was fantastic! He sprinkled pixie dust and fixed CRO's mistake> Well after all was done and we were joking around, he turned into "Mickey" He was fantastic! Kramer left and "Mickey" talked to me for the rest of the call. You have no idea what it was like. I laughed until I cried. I ended up talking to his supervisor so that notes can be made on his employment record.If you come across CM's that go above and beyond, give them a boost with a call, a note, or an e-mail. They get credit for everyone that is sent. I thought you would enjoy hearing good stuff!
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Jean
jstultz@swbell.net
Upcoming Trips:
9/22/00 - Dolphin/Boardwalk Inn/Yacht Club
12/1/00 - Poly/Portofino Bay
6/2001 - Shades of Green
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07-07-2000, 10:26 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA
Posts: 8
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Re: Fun with a CM at WDW Travel!!
Hi Jean,
I just wanted to share with you how wonderful one of the CMs at Epcot was when we last visited. We were over by the France pavilion and I was taking pictures (as always) and I spotted "The Beast". I asked him if he would mind if I took his picture and he bowed and gestured that it would be o.k. Once I took his picture I thanked him and he came over and gave me a big hug.
I had thought that I was going to WDW for my son, for his enjoyment mainly, but that was when I felt the child within leap forth and tears well up in my eyes. He may never know what his hug meant to me then, and still does today. I get a little misty just thinking about it even now.
Looking forward to more magic and perhaps even more wonderous experiences with CMs. Tani
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07-08-2000, 12:24 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
Posts: 2,398
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Re: Fun with a CM at WDW Travel!!
I find that most of the CMs I come across go above and beyond and rarely get the credit they deserve for all they do for the guests. It takes a special person to be a CM and I, for one, appreciate them more and more with each trip!  Thanks for sharing, Jean!
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Cruella šoš 
"...where the young at heart, of all ages, can laugh and play and learn, together!" |
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07-08-2000, 05:37 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: The Colony, Texas
Posts: 2,019
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Re: Fun with a CM at WDW Travel!!
There was a CM at the ASMovies during our recent stay who was extra wonderful to my son! I wanted to write something nice about Clint to someone. Who should I send it to? You are right, they rarely get the credit they deserve!
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Michelle, who loves Eeyore because he needs love so badly.
July 1976 - off site
May 1984 - off site
June 1987 - off site
May 2000 - All Star Movies
Dec. 2000 - All Star Movies
March 2001 - Ft. Wilderness Campground
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