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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-16-2007, 10:27 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: Which would you choose?
I want to try Halloween but Christmas is really calling out to me.
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01-16-2007, 10:30 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 35,829
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Re: Which would you choose?
Christmas. there's nothing like walking around WS after Illuminations listening to the Christmas music. The park is virtually empty by then; it is so tranquil and peaceful
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01-16-2007, 11:05 AM
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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: Which would you choose?
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I would have to say Christmas. Only because it is my favorite time [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smileysanta.gif[/img]
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01-16-2007, 01:27 PM
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Uncle Duck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Paradise, CA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 18,048
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Re: Which would you choose?
Christmas (and mousefest!)
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01-16-2007, 02:02 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861
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Re: Which would you choose?
I think it depends on your own preferences.
Halloween is great and the MNSSHP is fabu (the headless horseman is worth the cost of admission, IMHO) - so much fun to dress up! The F&WF is on and the Funai Classic is usually running. All good reasons to be there. It's also warm (if that's what you want) and the weather gets better and better as you get later into October.
Christmas is resort-wide (as mentioned earlier) and it really wraps itself around you and gives a big Disney hug!! It's also fun to wear silly Christmas hats everywhere. The MVMCP is super-duper and I love all the special shows and parades and the hot chocolate [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/yuma.gif[/img] The weather can be a bit more unpredictable. We had be-yew-tiful weather this past year, but it's been cold and rainy in other years.
Good luck deciding!
Eileen
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01-16-2007, 02:03 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Posts: 11,350
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Re: Which would you choose?
IT's a toss up for me, since I haven't been to either. I just love Halloween, but I also think Christmas would be just as beautiful and magical....... So I would go for either they both sound fun
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01-16-2007, 04:00 PM
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Wishing I was at WDW!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Southwestern Florida, USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 39,153
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Re: Which would you choose?
I have not been to either - but if I were going to choose, I would go at Christmas time.
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01-16-2007, 04:51 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: Which would you choose?
Christmas - I like Osbourne Lights, Candlelight Processional, Jammin' Jingle Bell parade.... lots more to do at Christmas
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01-16-2007, 05:28 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Lafayette, LA & BCV
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 4,751
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Re: Which would you choose?
Both are wonderful but I would pick Christmas! As a matter of fact, I made our BCV ressie for December 2007 this morning! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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01-16-2007, 05:43 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Bennington, NE
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,556
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Re: Which would you choose?
I am a Christmas lover and not particularly fond of Halloween, so I would choose Christmas. That being said, I would love to see the Boo to You parade!
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01-16-2007, 06:44 PM
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Guide since 2003
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: West Mifflin, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,546
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Re: Which would you choose?
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I would do Halloween. Mostly because I've done Christmas (which was very nice!), and partly because I missed hearing the regular music loops in the parks during the Christmas season. I got tired of Christmas music and no "Disney" music during that trip.
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you took the words right out of my mouth ( off my computer?? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]) I really missed hearing the Disney Music & I adore the F&WF so I choose October
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