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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-17-2005, 07:20 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: A shaemful confession
I don't think there is a ride I haven't ridden, except for the new ones like Stitch and Soarin.
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05-17-2005, 08:59 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Central NY State
Posts: 4,202
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Re: A shaemful confession
Shameful confession of a big ride chicken to follow:
I don't like surprises, and motion rides make me woozy (found this out AFTER riding body wars). So there are several rides I will NEVER attempt like Dinosaur, ToT, RnR, Space Mountain, BTMRR and Star Tours. Also probably wouldn't try Astro Orbiter and the spinny coaster at AK (name escapes me at the moment), or Stitch, which doesn't interest me. I have yet to try Country Bear Jamboree (always under rehab when I go), Tarzan Rocks (doesn't look like I'll get a chance for this one  ) Aladdin, Dumbo, Teacups, Test Track, the backlot and animation tours at MGM and the new things like Soarin'. I've also never seen AK's parade or the Electric Water Pageant, or been to any of the water parks, though I'd like to try them.
I've ridden Mission Space, and it did make me woozy, but I loved the rush, and Splash Mountain's drop didn't thrill me, but the music and theming more than make up for it; you get MUCH wetter on Kali. If I can do these rides, anyone can! 
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05-17-2005, 10:00 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: A shameful confession
Not anymore - for a while it was PoTC but I finally got on it.
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05-17-2005, 10:24 PM
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#34
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Peoria IL
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 6,423
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Re: A shameful confession
Ok, now this one is shameful.
The Hall of Presidents! What's even more shameful is I have been going to WDW since 1971 and still haven't seen it.  
I also will not do Mission Space due to issues with motion sickness. |
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05-18-2005, 08:36 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Carolina
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 5,666
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Re: A shaemful confession
No Mission Space for me! I am a little to claustophobic. It looks so small!
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05-18-2005, 10:43 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Houston
Posts: 5,162
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Re: A shaemful confession
I have never ridden the Teacups, Dumbo, Barnstormer or the carousel. I realized the other day that I have never even stepped foot in Camp Minnie/Mickey at AK. I've never seen Playhouse Disney. I'm seeing a pattern here. I haven't done any of the really little kid things.  Can I borrow somebody's baby? |
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05-18-2005, 11:20 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Corona, New York
Posts: 3,436
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Re: A shaemful confession
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Tower of Terror, but I would like to try this on our next trip! 
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<font color="purple"> I'd like to be there for that one Cheryl! 
Melissa, you'd better hope for  weather cause that'll be the only way you get out of doing Splash in Dec!
It is so worth getting wet for!
 Oh, Saaarraaahhh....You've got a reservation at a certain hotel! J/K
I hadn't ridden the carousel 'til this trip! 
And I almost got to ride Cindy's very own horse, but a little girl snagged it before me! 
I still have to ride Aladdin's Magic Carpet& Triceratop Spin. I'll pass on Playhouse Disney, thank you very much. I've never set foot on Tom Sawyer's Island.
Okay here's one that I bet quite a few of you have never done: Shrunken Ned's Junior Jungle Boats! </font> |
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05-18-2005, 12:17 PM
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#38
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Indiana , USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 26,527
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Re: A shameful confession
After 11 visits, I have still not gone to any of the water parks. Those are the only ones I haven't done.
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