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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-06-2003, 10:46 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Parsippany,NJ
Posts: 3,235
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Re: You are joking, right? Update!
Poor Forti! Tell them that that will not do, since you will be back in school in 6 weeks and the installer will not be able to get in! I think you should demand your money back, cancel the order and go somewhere else!
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08-06-2003, 10:56 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,343
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Re: You are joking, right? Update!
OMG!!! That's terrible!!! [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img] I sure hope they can reimburse you for your trouble!!!
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08-07-2003, 08:15 PM
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Recovering VMK Addict!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Thornton, CO
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,087
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Re: You are joking, right? Update!
Here's the update:
We called the sales woman and told her to cancel not only our carpet order, but our tile and granite counter top orders as well. She was not happy. An hour later her manager called back and asked what the problem was so we told him.
The manager appologized and asked us to come down to the store to work something out. So being two bored teachers with nothing to do we went to the store.
The manager and sales lady met us at the door and asked if we would like to look at other carpets. Obviously we had already decided on a style and color and we selected the highest quality in our price range so I didn't see the point of looking at other carpets. When I politely told them this the manager said "Well how about a free upgrade?"
A free upgrade? I thought that only happened to a lucky few at WDW! So we picked out the same style and color but a better quality carpet. They installed part of it today and will finish tomorrow.
While this is all really cool I feel like I stole something. This would have been a huge difference in price (Like almost $1,000) DH thinks I'm crazy and that it was the carpet store's mistake so they should rectify the mistake. He also pointed out that they couldn't do this if they didn't markup prices so high and that the store is still probably making a huge profit. Still makes me feel guilty - but I'm sure I'll get over it! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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08-08-2003, 05:33 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: You are joking, right? Update!
Wow, congratulations Forti! Sounds like everything worked out in the end!! Enjoy your new carpet [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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08-08-2003, 07:45 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: UK
Posts: 2,476
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Re: You are joking, right? Update!
That's awesome! I'm glad it worked out in your favour.
Mel
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08-08-2003, 07:54 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Penndel, PA USA
Posts: 376
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Re: You are joking, right? Update!
Good for you!! [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] DO NOT feel guilty...you guys did absolutely nothing wrong...you paid them the money up front...you removed the existing carpeting....THEY screwed up! An upgrade is the very LEAST they can do!! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
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