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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-08-2003, 12:34 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Plano, Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 848
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Re: Final Chapter (sigh) - The Many Adventures of BRWombat
Hey all! Chapter 10, which includes our last full day aboard the Disney Wonder, Castaway Cay, and the incredible show "Disney Dreams," is now posted, pictures and all!
http://brwombat.home.att.net/DisneyTrip.htm |
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04-08-2003, 07:30 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,574
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Re: Final Chapter (sigh) - The Many Adventures of BRWombat
Another great chapter! Thanks again for all the details for those of us who haven't cruised. It's sad to know that this story is coming to an end [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
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04-08-2003, 10:00 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: Final Chapter (sigh) - The Many Adventures of BRWombat
I'm also sad your trip is coming to an end [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] , as I have enjoyed every detail of your report! You must do a wrap up, too! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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04-10-2003, 01:15 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Plano, Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 848
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Re: Final Chapter (sigh) - The Many Adventures of BRWombat
The final chapter of our trip report, with pictures, is now up at http://brwombat.home.att.net/DisneyTrip.htm.
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04-10-2003, 02:12 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 296
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Re: Final Chapter (sigh) - The Many Adventures of BRWombat
You certainly had a vacation that Disney dreams are made of! Your depiction of the entire trip was amazing and I am so glad you had a great time. The upgrade on the ship was beautiful! I can't wait to plan our land/sea vacation someday! It definitely looks like something I have to do! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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04-10-2003, 05:34 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: Final Chapter (sigh) - The Many Adventures of BRWombat
Wow, truly incredible Brad! How cool [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img] to be with you every step of your trip! Thank you SO much for all of the time and effort your put into your report - it is, in a word - EXCELLENT!!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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04-10-2003, 07:02 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,574
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Re: Final Chapter (sigh) - The Many Adventures of BRWombat
Brad, thanks again for such a great and detailed report. From doing my own not-so-detailed reports, I know how much time and effort it takes! It is sad to see it come to an end [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
Pam
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04-10-2003, 08:02 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: Final Chapter (sigh) - The Many Adventures of BRWombat
Brad, that was a truly magical trip report and I enjoyed reading every word!!! Thank you so much!! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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04-10-2003, 08:32 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Final Chapter (sigh) - The Many Adventures of BRWombat
Wow, Brad. I just caught up on the last few chapters. What a great trip report with great pictures. Your attention to detail is amazing. Thanks for all the information that you gave. I feel like we were all going on your vacation again from your reports!! Job well done!!
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04-10-2003, 08:45 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Final Chapter (sigh) - The Many Adventures of BRWombat
Thanks for sharing your trip with us Brad. [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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04-10-2003, 09:24 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 169
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Re: Final Chapter (sigh) - The Many Adventures of BRWombat
Thank you so much for taking thetime to put together such a wonderful trip report. I felt like I was right there withyou and I've never even been on a cruise.
Thanks again!!!
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04-10-2003, 09:32 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: georgia
Posts: 2,818
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Re: Final Chapter (sigh) - The Many Adventures of BRWombat
BRAVO! super fantastic t.r.! i hate to see it end. it really makes me want to book a cruise right now. thanks for sharing. magnificent job!
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04-10-2003, 09:35 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 17,166
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Re: Final Chapter (sigh) - The Many Adventures of BRWombat
A truely fantastic report Brad, I love every word! Hope I can do it justice this fall when we return from our Disney Parks and Cruise adventure! Bravo!
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04-11-2003, 08:16 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Caribou, Maine
Posts: 790
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Re: Final Chapter (sigh) - The Many Adventures of BRWombat
Brad, thank you so much for taking us along and sharing your wonderful memories. You truly know how to tell a great story! Gail
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04-17-2003, 03:35 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Near Seattle, WA
Posts: 1,183
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Re: Final Chapter (sigh) - The Many Adventures of BRWombat
Tinkerbell certainly worked overtime on your trip! Thank you for the awesome report!
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