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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-23-2005, 11:53 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
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Re: Lancaster,PA - We\'re Finally on Vacation! Day 4
That sounds like it was a great last day on vacation! Nice and relaxing!
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01-26-2005, 02:36 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: Lancaster,PA - We\'re Finally on Vacation! Day 4
What a great last day you all had!! Lots of shopping and wonderful weather for the pool! It's so nice that your family vacations together!!  |
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02-14-2005, 12:29 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,547
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Lancaster,PA - We\'re Finally on Vacation! Day 5
Friday, September 3, 2005
Sorry it took so long to finish this report up. I've been really busy and haven't had much time to work on it. I'm going to finish it up quick, though. I don't want to just forget about it, but I don't have the time to do a full whole day, either 
So toda we woke up pretty early again and headed out for breakfast at Denny's. It was packed! After about 15 minutes of waiting we were finally seated and breakfast was pretty good - not my favorite, but good. Afterwards we headed back to the hotel to finish packing up our stuff and head out. We were finally out of there at around 11:30, a half hour before check-out time but they didn't mind, and we were on the road. We had originally planned on stopping at a farmer's market but we were all really tired and just wanted to get home. We made a stop in PA and a stop on the Jersey Turnpike before I fell asleep and didn't wake up again until we were in Brooklyn, lol! I guess all those early mornings were really getting to me! All in all this was an amazing vacation - I LOVED finally being away again. After not going on vacation in so long I eally did have high expectations when it came to this vacation and it made me kind of nervous to now know how it would turn out. It far exceeded my expectations, though, and I can't wait until July when we leave for Orlando!
The Weather Was... Pretty cool, compared to the rest of the week
The Best Thing Today Was... Hanging out on the deck by the pool for the last time
The Worst Thing Today Was... hanging out on the deck by the pool for the last time  I miss it, lmao!
The Funniest Thing Today Was... The late check-out... we were all packed and ready to go before Alison didn't feel good if you know what I mean lmao
Today We Tried... Denny's
And the Result Was... We've eaten at Denny's before on other vacations but this one was just OK... everyone else seemed to love it but I didn't really like mine that much
The Most Magical Moment Today Was... Again, sitting out on the deck for the last time
Thanks so much for reading guys, I hope you all enjoyed it. I really love going on vacation and readngover this report brings bck so many great memories and really gets me excited for our trip to Orlando in July. I have to go plan... I'm so excited to finally get going!
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05-02-2005, 08:32 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,547
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Re: Lancaster,PA - We\'re Finally on Vacation! Day 5
Sorry, I just wanted to add my report back to my favorites and I don't know how to do it without replying.
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05-02-2005, 11:07 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: Lancaster,PA - We\'re Finally on Vacation! Day 5
Melissa, I am so glad that I got to read your report! I went to Hershey when I was about 6, it was nothing like it si now!! I live about 30 minutes from the Amish and it certainly is a different lifestyle! They have the best food and baked good though! Thanks for sharing!!!!
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05-03-2005, 11:15 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Re: Lancaster,PA - We\'re Finally on Vacation! Day 5
It sounds like you had a virtually perfect vacation! Thank you for sharing it with us!
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