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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-27-2003, 03:57 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 21,228
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Laying one rumor to rest
Ok we took the Wild by Design Tour and at the end we we're talking to our guild Dan.The topic of River Country came up and well It will never reopen.The lockers don't even excist any more, the building are being used for some school program. Sorry folks.
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08-27-2003, 04:01 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 2,873
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Re: Laying one rumor to rest
I've never been, but I'm sure lots of folks will miss it terribly.
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08-27-2003, 04:41 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
 PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: Laying one rumor to rest
I've never been either, but I know DH has and always wanted to take me there one day. He'll be disappointed. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
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08-27-2003, 05:51 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Annapolis, MD
Posts: 1,200
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Re: Laying one rumor to rest
I didn't think it would ever open again. The last time I went there, I was 10 yrs old. It was nice, but nothing compared to the theming at Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach.
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08-27-2003, 06:17 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Odenton, MD
Posts: 689
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Re: Laying one rumor to rest
I'll miss it. I can remember going as a kid and loving it there. I can also see why my folks loved it there too - had to be easier to keep an eye on me that at the other parks. I think there is something to be said for a "simpler style" park. It was a perfect swimmin' hole.
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08-27-2003, 08:07 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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Re: Laying one rumor to rest
Don't like THAT news!!
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08-27-2003, 08:14 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Laying one rumor to rest
Bummer! [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img]
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08-28-2003, 05:50 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 244
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Re: Laying one rumor to rest
I remember having fun going there when I was a kid so I was hoping they'd get it refurbised and re-open it! That is a bummer! Wonder what they'll do with the property...
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08-28-2003, 09:05 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: SE Texas!
Posts: 4,882
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Re: Laying one rumor to rest
Thanks, Marcie, for the heads-up. That is a bummer, though. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
Michelle
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08-28-2003, 10:21 AM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: Laying one rumor to rest
That is too bad, I went there with my parents as a child. Maybe they will put a newer water park in its place. The concept itself is a good one, just needs something to compete with all the newer water parks.
Thanks for that news Marcie!
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08-28-2003, 07:39 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Edmonton, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 17,823
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Re: Laying one rumor to rest
They won't even let you go back there! It's blocked off and a CM is always there! I just wanted to have a look see, but we walked as far as we could and couldn't get a glimpse of anything!
Hope you're having a great time Marcie!
wendy
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08-30-2003, 01:12 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: cedar hills, utah
Posts: 107
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Re: Laying one rumor to rest
[img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] that is a huge bummer to me. My second trip to WDW was to fort wilderness way back when and we found River County. To me as a child it was the greatest "pool" i had ever seen. I had to use the word pool to describe it to my friends because water park was an unknown term back in the 70's . My last trip there was in 99 and i had planned a stop there next summer. I guess the draw was really to the other water parks and not there so i understand but still i will miss it. It is a nostalgic memory. [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img]
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