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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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That's harsh reality. I love the story of the cook who just kept on cooking! What an experience to explore the tunnels.
And then you come back to current day life at the beach. Makes life seem so much simpler today!
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That update on the Ramsgate Tunnels was so amazing Cheryl!!! If I ever get the chance to visit England, I definitely want to take that tour I actually sent a link to your update to my parents to read as they have traveled to England many times and I knew they would find it fascinating. My mother is from Scotland and lived in Glasgow during World War II during the bombing raids so I know she would find it very interesting!
The memorial at Ramsgate is beautiful. Vera Lynn!! I read that name and immediately heard "We'll Meet Again" and "The White Cliffs of Dover" in my head. She's wonderful!
Oh she is amazing. I was lucky enough to meet her back in 2000, when they unveiled the memorial. I'm sure it was then, as it commemorated 60 years since the rescue of the soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk. I interviewed her, as I was working in radio then, and she was just wonderful. She shared some great memories and I felt very privileged to meet her.
That update on the Ramsgate Tunnels was so amazing Cheryl!!! If I ever get the chance to visit England, I definitely want to take that tour
Thank you - glad you enjoyed seeing the photos.
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I actually sent a link to your update to my parents to read as they have traveled to England many times and I knew they would find it fascinating. My mother is from Scotland and lived in Glasgow during World War II during the bombing raids so I know she would find it very interesting!
The tunnels are so fascinating. Reminded me a bit of what we saw at Dover Castle. We're watching an old show (from 2004) on Netflix right now - Island at War, about the Channel Islands in WWII. I'm don't know why I've always been drawn to that time in history.
The Ramsgate tunnels and views you captured were quite astonishing! Reminds me of my visit to Verdun outside of Reims France, on my trip to France in 2013. The Germans dropped nearly300 shells on Notre Dame Cathedral in Reims alone. Many thousands more in the city with 80% of city destroyed in over a three year period!
Here's a couple of photo (Eastern France TR) from my visit to Verdun of the army barracks tunnels. It was quite cold dark, and clammy down there. Just imagine living there with not exactly the most pristine conditions during WW I! It is something that will always stick with me!
Barracks Tunnel
Army Barracks
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The tunnels are so fascinating. Reminded me a bit of what we saw at Dover Castle.
Dover Castle's tunnels are very cool, and they recently opened a new part, which at some point we'll have to go and see.
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We're watching an old show (from 2004) on Netflix right now - Island at War, about the Channel Islands in WWII. I'm don't know why I've always been drawn to that time in history.
We've also done the tunnels in Jersey and they were amazing to see.
The Ramsgate tunnels and views you captured were quite astonishing! Reminds me of my visit to Verdun outside of Reims France, on my trip to France in 2013. The Germans dropped nearly300 shells on Notre Dame Cathedral in Reims alone. Many thousands more in the city with 80% of city destroyed in over a three year period!
Wow!
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Here's a couple of photo (Eastern France TR) from my visit to Verdun of the army barracks tunnels. It was quite cold dark, and clammy down there. Just imagine living there with not exactly the most pristine conditions during WW I! It is something that will always stick with me!
Barracks Tunnel
Army Barracks
Thanks for sharing those - that is really something to see!
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I actually sent a link to your update to my parents to read as they have traveled to England many times and I knew they would find it fascinating. My mother is from Scotland and lived in Glasgow during World War II during the bombing raids so I know she would find it very interesting!
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I was lucky enough to meet her back in 2000, when they unveiled the memorial. I'm sure it was then, as it commemorated 60 years since the rescue of the soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk. I interviewed her, as I was working in radio then, and she was just wonderful. She shared some great memories and I felt very privileged to meet her.
Great deal on your boots! 
Reminds me of my visit to Verdun outside of Reims France, on my trip to France in 2013. The Germans dropped nearly300 shells on Notre Dame Cathedral in Reims alone. Many thousands more in the city with 80% of city destroyed in over a three year period! 
It was quite cold dark, and clammy down there. Just imagine living there with not exactly the most pristine conditions during WW I! 
It is something that will always stick with me! 
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