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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-27-2006, 05:58 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2,183
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Re: Adventuring in 5/07 (May, 2007)
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09-28-2006, 08:20 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Celebration, FL
Posts: 3,915
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Re: Adventuring in 5/07 (May, 2007)
Good luck! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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09-28-2006, 10:49 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Lansing, Michigan
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,890
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Re: Adventuring in 5/07 (May, 2007)
Ya know, a hint might come in handy...and if all else fails, why don't <u>you</u> ask him? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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09-29-2006, 08:32 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Newtown, PA
Posts: 7,634
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Re: Adventuring in 5/07 (May, 2007)
Destination: Disney World (or as my son has been calling it: Cinderlla's Castle or more recently Mickey's house) [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Date: Tentative plans are for April 28-May 3, 2007. That is if I can get the boss to approve those dates.
Adventurers: Me - Pam, age 35, 5th trip; Son - Andrew, will be 4 years old when we plan on going. I took him once before when he was 21 months.
Resort/Hotel: (where you are staying) Port Orleans French Quarter. A first for us.
Celebration: Andrew's birthday: March 15. There's no way I'm going down there in the middle of Spring break. Pam's birthday: May 23. Finishing my online masters degree: Hopefully on April 23. Yahoo! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Meetings: Traveling with a 4 year old I have no idea where we will be at what time. It's totally up to him.
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10-11-2006, 08:14 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Volunteer State - Tennessee
Posts: 12,203
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Re: Adventuring in 5/07 (May, 2007)
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[/ QUOTE ]Let us know what happens [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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10-16-2006, 07:13 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Ohio
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 362
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Re: Adventuring in 5/07 (May, 2007)
Destination: Walt Disney World!
Date: May 7-12
Adventurers: Me and Hubby
Resort/Hotel: Port Orleans French Quarter
Celebration: My Graduation from College (finally!!!!!)
Meetings: none yet
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11-01-2006, 01:29 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,304
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Re: Adventuring in 5/07 (May, 2007)
Date: May 14 - 18
Adventurers: Me (Deb) and DH Mike
Resort/Hotel: POFQ
Celebration: Vacation!
Meetings: We would love to meet up with any fellow passporters! Drop me a note [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img]
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11-05-2006, 01:36 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: northern Virginia
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 14,821
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Re: Adventuring in 5/07 (May, 2007)
The tour mobile(s) are worth the money if you are not sure what it is you want to see. I live in Northern Virginia and work downtown. The Gray Line tourmobiles give you a good overall look of the sites and help you pick out what it is you want to explore. The DC duck is lots of fun as well, so you might consider taking one of those tours. A not to miss? Stand in the middle of the mall between the Capitol and GW Memorial at sunrise. Best photo op! Another good one...stand in the middle of Pennsylvania shooting down to the Capitol at sunrise. (there is room at the lights between the lanes of traffic) The light at 9th is probably the best.
Have fun and welcome to our home! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/welcome3.gif[/img]
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11-05-2006, 01:53 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: northern Virginia
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 14,821
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Re: Adventuring in 5/07 (May, 2007)
Our May 07 Adventure:
Dest: Walt Disney World
Dates: 5/6 - 5/12
Adventurers: DH (Dave) 49, me(Stephanie)49
Resort: Saratoga Springs, 1-br villa
Celebration: Our first stay as DVC members; R&R from Work!
Meetings: Southern Belle and her family, Epcot, May 12 We will be the two in Hot Pink Crocs! I'll be the short brunette, SB the short redhead!
May 6-Turf Club (Saratoga Springs) 5:45 PM
7th-Brown Derby, 6 PM
8th- Wolfgang Puck Dining Room 6 PM
9th- Fulton's Crab House 8:30 PM
10th- Concourse Steakhouse 6 PM
11th - Chefs du France 6 PM
12th - Le Cellier - 11:30 AM (lunch)
If you see me, say hi!
Last edited by NanaTink; 04-16-2007 at 11:38 AM..
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11-18-2006, 03:59 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: Adventuring in 5/07 (May, 2007)
Destination: 11 night Disney cruise around the Mediterranean
Date: Friday 25 May - Wednesday 6 June
Adventurers: Me, Cheryl, 34 and DH Mark, 41
Resort/Hotel: Grand Marina Hotel, Barcelona for the first night and then 11 nights on the Disney Magic
Celebration: because it's the first time Disney's cruised the Med and we couldn't miss this, as it's almost on our doorstep! 
Meetings: we'd love to meet fellow PassPorters on the same cruise
Last edited by chezp; 03-11-2007 at 05:01 AM..
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11-18-2006, 10:18 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 3,294
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Re: Adventuring in 5/07 (May, 2007)
Destination: Walt Disney World
Date: Thursday, May 17 - Sunday, May 27
Adventurers: Me, Jana (34); DH, Nate (33); DS, Benjamin (8); DD, Troian Rae (4); and now adding, DNephew, Cameron (6) who lives with us as well.
Resort/Hotel: Port Orleans - Riverside
Celebration: 11th wedding anniversary (6/8) & a MUCH-NEEDED VACATION!!!
Meetings: None planned as of yet, but I love meeting Passporters!!
Last edited by TroianRae; 03-11-2007 at 07:15 PM..
Reason: added a day to our vacation
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11-28-2006, 12:56 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: NJ
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 87
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Re: Adventuring in 5/07 (May, 2007)
Destination: [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] WDW
Date: [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] 5/12/-5/18
Adventurers: [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Tanya (old), DH (old), DD (11)
Resort/Hotel: [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Unfortunately, offsite.
Celebration: [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Definitley for an R&R and to have lots of FUN!
Meetings: [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I'll be at The Garden Grill on 5/15 at 1:40pm, 1900 Park on 5/15 at 8:30pm, LTT on 5/16 at 6pm, 50s Prime on 5/17 at 6:55pm and Cape May Cafe on 5/18 at 8:40am. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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12-12-2006, 09:33 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 2,072
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Re: Adventuring in 5/07 (May, 2007)
Date: May 25th-June 3rd
Adventurers: Karen-41, Steve-43, Kelley-16, Caroline-13
Resort: Caribbean Beach and Fort Wilderness Campground
Celebration: Caroline's 13th birthday (belated trip)
Meetings: None planned.
Last edited by eeyore8484; 03-01-2007 at 06:57 PM..
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12-15-2006, 08:59 AM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Texas
Posts: 4,748
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Re: Adventuring in 5/07 (May, 2007)
Date: May 27th - June 6
Adventurers: Valerie - 24, Todd - 33, DS Josh - 22 months
Resort: POP
Celebration: Josh is getting his first haircut!
Meetings: I'm always up for meeting some PPs.
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12-19-2006, 05:39 PM
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Magic Happens!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: E. Stroudsburg, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 29,184
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Re: Adventuring in 5/07 (May, 2007)
Destination: 7 Day Western Carribean Cruise 
Date: May 5th - May 12th
Adventurers: Steve and Sue, third Disney cruise!
Resort/Hotel: The beautiful Disney Magic!
Celebration: Just because!!
Meetings: None planned, and we are not doing any land time this trip. But we are friendly people and willing to meet anyone!
We just added a night at WDW at the end of our cruise! Hoping for tthe Contemporary or the Poly! 
Last edited by rescuesk; 02-25-2007 at 09:46 PM..
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