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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-12-2001, 08:00 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: The Colony, Texas
Posts: 2,019
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I\'m back!!!
I am back from the most wonderful time at Walt Disney World!
I can't say enough how much I loved meeting all of the PassPorters!!! I felt like I already knew everyone- (and I suppose I did) but, I loved putting faces with the names.
Everyone was soooo nice and fun! I went to all of the PassPorter events. My son loved everyone, too. I hope to get started on my trip report right away. I have hundreds of pictures to sift through. I could only wish that my trip report would be half as funny and interesting as Nates...but, I'll do my best.
Okay- here's a teaser...one day's title will have to be "I love those Speedo's!"
[img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
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12-12-2001, 08:23 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New York City
Posts: 2,471
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Re: I\'m back!!!
Welcome back! ANd welcome back to everyone who was at the greatest meet ever held and I missed so much! Now someone hurry and start writing those reports. I can't wait to read all about it and it will be cool reading different report from different people about the same meet.
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12-12-2001, 09:21 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
Posts: 7,526
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Re: I\'m back!!!
Welcome home, Mich! I'm so happy I could see you and Todd again ... only bummed that our trips didn't overlap MORE. (Didn't I say that last time? LOL)
Thanks for the Mickey/flag pin (found mine in my suitcase!) and thanks sooooo much for the Texas Bear. His new name is Nash, and he sits by my bed and holds my glasses every night. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Hugs to you and Todd!
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12-13-2001, 09:37 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 36,592
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Re: I\'m back!!!
Michelle--Welcome Home! I was so glad to me you and Todd and I wish we'd had a chance to spend more time together. I was looking to see when you are going again....and it looks like we won't be overlapping. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] I'm planning on taking my son in late April. Looking forward to the trip report! -HiddenMickey
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12-13-2001, 10:26 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Trois-Rivieres,Quebec,Canada
Posts: 2,687
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Re: I\'m back!!!
Welcome Michelle ! I'm sure your trip report will be great [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] can wait to read it
Chantal [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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12-14-2001, 03:57 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: McLean, VA
Posts: 756
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Re: I\'m back!!!
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">quote:</font><HR>one day's title will have to be "I love those Speedo's!"<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Actually, technically, I think the quote was:
"I love those Speedo things!" [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Can't wait to read all about it! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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12-15-2001, 08:54 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: The Colony, Texas
Posts: 2,019
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Re: I\'m back!!!
[img]images/icons/blush.gif[/img] I stand corrected, Nate. Now, I've got to get started on that report...where are my notes??? I didn't take any!! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] I will have to rely on this steel trap of a mind I have... uh oh. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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12-16-2001, 08:56 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: SE Texas!
Posts: 4,882
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Re: I\'m back!!!
WB, Michelle!
Wow! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] One's mind can only wonder what a teaser about Speedo's could be leading into.... [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Sooo glad to hear you and Todd had a wonderful time together. Cannot wait to hear all the details!
Michelle
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12-17-2001, 12:09 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: I\'m back!!!
Welcome back michelle =) Can't wait to hear about the Speedos [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
Peace, love & šoš
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