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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-21-2004, 11:31 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Northern NV
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,516
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Re: Magical Passporter Boards
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This really is the best Disney board. Everyone is so very friendly and welcoming.
PS (Post Script, not Priority Seating) - my DH calls this board the cult, because I'm on it so much and telling him stories and where we should go because someone has recommended it!
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[/ QUOTE ]My DH said I love the boards more than him! And DS looks at the computer and "not passporter again!"   to everybody! |
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09-21-2004, 11:50 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: New Jersey
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 394
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Re: Magical Passporter Boards
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I too love these magical boards!!  I don't know what I would do without them.
I noticed that we are both from NJ and will be there the same week. Where are you staying?
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Hi, Kim. We're at Wilderness Lodge from 12/3 and coming home on 12/12. Maybe we can get together for a small meet or go on a ride together. Looks like you're at POR. Wonder if we'll be on the same flight home!!
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We'll only be there from 12/2 until 12/6. I envy your longer trip. We are planning to do a sleigh ride at the Wilderness Lodge. Maybe we'll see you there. This is just another example of how great these boards are!!  I also have to agree with the Post about moving to Celebration, my family and I were actually going to have lunch there and check it out on 9/3 but instead we had to drive home because Frances was on the way.
Are you from North Jersey? |
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09-22-2004, 12:13 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Alabama
Posts: 1,692
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Re: Magical Passporter Boards
Love these boards! My internet has been out the last couple of days, so I haven't been able to get on.  I'm having to check at work when I should be doing other things. I don't know what I'll do when my trip is over. If I keep reading these, I'll just get depressed. I'm hoping that my DH will let us plan another trip for next year so I'll be on for another 365 days!!
Thanks to everyone on the boards!! It's always so friendly here! |
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09-22-2004, 12:13 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: In the state of Disney Dreaming!
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,572
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Re: Magical Passporter Boards
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my DH calls this board the cult
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Here's another "cult" member according to my DH!  He's gotten better...he actually picked up my passporter once!
This is a great board - and I have DS#1 & DS#2 to thank for it. We were in Waldenbooks one day a few years ago. I was looking for a Disney travel book, just to see what was new at WDW. I picked up the normal book and they said, "Mom, what about this one." They showed me the passporter guide and I thought, why not. From that moment, I was hooked! I found the online site and even though I've lurked in the background and not posted at times, I have never turned away. |
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09-22-2004, 12:32 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Edmonton, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 17,823
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Re: Magical Passporter Boards
I also love this place! People on here are just awesome! This is such an awesome place to find info on anything, not just Disney! The Sunroom, Porch, Family room, and all the others, just make it feel like you all are in my home and everyone is welcome!!
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