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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-11-2005, 06:50 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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Did you take advantage...
of the 2004 Passporter specials?? I ordered the Disney God/Goddess Bundle for only $3!!(plus shipping and handling) What a bargain! We go twice a year and these will make great gifts to friends also. I use old versions for our March Spring Training Trips!! Click on the link at the top of this page.
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10-12-2005, 02:37 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Massachusetts
Concierge Level: 10
Posts: 5,054
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Re: Did you take advantage...
I ordered that "bundle" too. I'm so excited about it!!!! In May, 3 friends and I are going to BoardWalk Villas, 2 of these friends have never been to WDW before. I also have a friend going to WDW in 2 weeks. She has bought many WDW travel books but has never used PassPorter.......can you believe that!!!!!. I'm so excited about this offer. I already pre-ordered my 2006 refill edition and now I ordered this selection. I can't wait to give the "girls" their books so that they can begin to plan for our vacation. Even though these are an older edition,(2004 and we travel in 2006), they will be able to read all the tips and information that the PassPorter offers. It really is a great deal. I'm really so excited to be able to share this with them. This offer is just too good to pass up. I'm soooooooooo excited. rella   |
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10-14-2005, 10:09 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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Great way to try Passporter
This is a great way to try out Passporter before you spend the money for a current version. This is what I did when I got my first PP. I saw an ad on Deb Will's site selling older versions for $1, and I ordered one. From there I found this website and all of you!!
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Sponsored links
Check out the many e-books by PassPorter. The e-books are free to download if you have a PassPorter's Club pass.
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10-16-2005, 10:19 AM
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Red Hot Momma~
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Port Saint Lucie, FL USA 90 minutes from WDW!
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 1,305
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Re: Great way to try Passporter
We are having a Disney meeting this coming Friday. My friends/family and I are planning our trip for next year. I ordered a bundle to pass out. I am so excited!
Thank you PassPorter!
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10-18-2005, 09:26 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Upper Left Coast
Posts: 492
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Re: Great way to try Passporter
I just ordered the bundle. A friend and I will be travelling together in January and we will get to start planning soon. So, she gets one or two and I will probably brutalize a third  . I have a 2005 and don't wont to remove maps, ect so I plan to sacrifice one of the 2004s.  SHHH, don't tell anyone! |
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10-19-2005, 09:56 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Massachusetts
Concierge Level: 10
Posts: 5,054
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Re: Great way to try Passporter
Got my "bundle" on Monday and was able to give it to the friend (a DVC member) who has never used or even read a Passporter. She left today for WDW......I hope the latest hurricane, Wilma doesn't affect her stay or cause much more problems in Florida. They really have had it bad this past year with hurricanes. I was at WDW during Hurricane Charley,August of 2004. Well, anyway, thank you Passporter for the opportunity for me to introduce you to others and for offering the 30% off coupons for their own purchase of a new Passporter. I'm meeting with two of the "girls" I'm traveling to WDW with tomorrow night and I'll give them their books then. The other friend lives in Arizona and will meet us in WDW.....I'll be sending out her book this week. I know they will all be as excited about the Passporter as I am. rella  |
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10-21-2005, 10:19 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: East Bridgewater, MA
Posts: 16,143
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Re: Great way to try Passporter
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This is a great way to try out Passporter before you spend the money for a current version. This is what I did when I got my first PP. I saw an ad on Deb Will's site selling older versions for $1, and I ordered one. From there I found this website and all of you!!
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That's pretty much what I did too!
This time I ordered the bundle to share.
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