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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-24-2003, 05:20 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
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Re: Up the Coast of California and Back Again! *DELETED*
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07-24-2003, 05:52 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
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Re: Up the Coast of California and Back Again!
Oh No!! Please don't let this trip report end!! I want lots more!!
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07-24-2003, 08:08 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Sacramento, CA
Concierge Level: 2
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Re: Up the Coast of California and Back Again!
Those shieldy things are really wierd. We finally found out that they are actually for noise reduction. There was a lot of concern from the local residents about the noise...and people scream on the Maliboomer!
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07-24-2003, 08:36 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Louisiana/Mississippi
Posts: 2,300
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Re: Up the Coast of California and Back Again!
This is a great report. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. I feel like I was with you during your trip. Thanks Again
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07-24-2003, 10:43 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: Up the Coast of California and Back Again!
Storyteller's Cafe Looks like a lot of fun - and I love the pictures of the GC lobby!
Keep the great reporting and pictures coming! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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07-25-2003, 12:49 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
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Re: Up the Coast of California and Back Again!
Great installments Tara [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] Your pictures are wonderful [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] Sounds like you all are having a wonderful time!! Can't wait for the next installments!! Hurry!!
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07-25-2003, 08:06 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: Up the Coast of California and Back Again!
Another great report and pictures [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] Sorry it's coming to an end [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] Looking forward to the next part!!
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07-28-2003, 11:05 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: Up the Coast of California and Back Again!
Okay, so it's technically our last day at DL. We met eveyone at Downtown Disney today and grabbed a quick breakfast at the La Brea Bakery. We went to DCA first and did Soarin' Over California one last time! Then we did the Grizzly River Run and Muppet Vision.
Then we went over to DL! It was really crowded today, so with our afternoon pool break,and a stop at DCA for Aladdin at the Hyperion theater, it took us all day to get on every attraction that we wanted to.
I, of course, made everyone do the Haunted Mansion three times!! We also rode Indy again and the PoC again!! We hadn't done Autopia, Peter Pan's Flight or Mr. Toad, so we made sure to hit these as well! That night, we ate at the Rainforest Cafe and had a fabulous time!!
After dinner, everyone came back again for a nightcap and to say our goodbyes! It was hard, but we had lots of great memeories and so much fun!! We are still keeping in touch alot via e-mail.
This was truly a terrific vacation!! I feel like we did so many things in a relaxed fashion and that is a nice feeling!! The kids were great, it was great to see our cousins and of course, I got a little Mickey fix in before September! Thank you so much for reading this!
Signed,
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07-28-2003, 11:08 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Up the Coast of California and Back Again!
Sorry to see this come to and end - nice time had by all it seems, especially hooking up with family. Thanks for sharing, Tara.
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07-28-2003, 11:17 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: Up the Coast of California and Back Again!
Tara,
I really enjoyed your report, and your pictures are excellent! You are blessed with a wonderful family, and I really appreciated getting to hear the details of your trip - thanks so much! [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]
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07-28-2003, 07:06 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: Up the Coast of California and Back Again!
Thanks Tara!!! This was an awesome trip report as usual!! Looking forward to the next one in September!! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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07-29-2003, 12:05 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Sacramento, CA
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 917
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Re: Up the Coast of California and Back Again!
Thanks so much for sharing your trip with us! What a great adventure!
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07-29-2003, 10:04 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 2,873
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Re: Up the Coast of California and Back Again!
I finally got caught up on the rest of your trip. Sounds like you had an incredible time. How cool that you got to hook up with your family, too! Seeing you pics of Yosemite made me want to go back soooooo badly. I was there as a teen when we took a month long summer vacation to Calif. and back. My folks were both teachers, so we could do that. DL just seems soooooo cool. I want to go there someday. Thanks for sharing all your travels with us and your pics were out of this world! Kudos!!!
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07-31-2003, 08:18 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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07-31-2003, 09:05 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 17,166
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Re: Up the Coast of California and Back Again!
Fan-tab-u-lous report Tara! Thanks very much for taking the time to write it!
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