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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-17-2001, 01:01 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 21,228
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Re: Quick trip to Disney?????
1st ask your self how do you feel about going without him.Then ask your self how you feel about going to the wedding and see wicth appeales the most to you.But if you could figure a way to do both then go for it.I'm tring to figure out how to afford the wedding.I would love to go.Good luck in your desion,I'll sent pixie dust to help you.
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10-17-2001, 02:33 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
Posts: 7,526
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Re: Quick trip to Disney?????
Well ... I'm sure glad to see you're at least still thinking about the possibility. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
As much as I'd love to see you there in December, I have a feeling that if it could only be one or the other, you'd rather go for the wedding. If you go in December, would that mean you couldn't go for the wedding?
If you could make both trips, then at least you could save some $$$ by getting an AP. And (here's a brainstorm that I just came up with off the top of my head [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] )maybe you can figure out a way to save some $$$ on the hotel room. Like, uh, maybe you have a friend who'd love to share her room with you those three nights? I mean really, your friend has a solo room ... and it happens to be the same three nights that you're thinking of going ... at a resort that you love ... how can you doubt that it's meant to be? [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
I'll stop now. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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10-17-2001, 02:46 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: Quick trip to Disney?????
Huh Sandy, you think? Actually, the choice is not wedding or not. It's just a general question of affording stuff. We probably could do both! Shawn is pushing me to go so he's either trying to get rid of me or he really wants me to go! Looks like you got yourself a roomie!!
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10-17-2001, 03:09 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
Posts: 7,526
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Re: Quick trip to Disney?????
LOL Belle! And whooo-hoooooo!! Can't wait.
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10-17-2001, 03:15 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 36,592
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Re: Quick trip to Disney?????
Cool guys......glad you got that worked out! What are the dates you're going whoSEZ? -HiddenMickey
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10-17-2001, 04:00 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
Posts: 7,526
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Re: Quick trip to Disney?????
HiddenMickey, I'll be there Nov. 27 to Dec. 6 ... the last 3 nights were going to be solo nights, but if Belle decides to go, I'll be solo no more!
I know you'll be there then, too -- remind me of your dates?
Sandy
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10-17-2001, 06:47 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: Quick trip to Disney?????
Hey Belle,
Congrats on working this out with whoSEZ!!
I'm also going in December without DH. He, however, is not being as accomodating as your DH. He pouts alot - but he'll get over it. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
When the Mouse calls - it's time to go!
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10-18-2001, 12:34 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Quick trip to Disney?????
Mushu1 being the amazing guy he is asked me the other day why I didn't go down for the PassPorter Meet in December if I could get cheap airfare!?
So the big question - do I go and have it be a Christmas present? Do I save the money for a trip for Will & Theresa's wedding? Am I selfish for not taking him with me??
What are your opinions PassPorter's? [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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10-18-2001, 12:45 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: Quick trip to Disney?????
hmm...that's a toughie. Of course my initial reaction is go go go! I don't think you'd be selfish for going without him and I think he is absolutely wonderful for suggesting it. Is there any way you could swing both trips since the wedding won't be for a while (at least from what I've read, Sept?)?
Keep us posted on what you decide [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Peace šoš
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10-18-2001, 02:27 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 36,592
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Re: Quick trip to Disney?????
whoSez and Belle -I'll be there the 6-9th. What are plans for your last day (6th)? We'll be there early in the am...maybe I can meet up with you before you leave. My tentative plan has been MGM in the morning, but nothing I can't change if I get the chance to meet you. -HiddenMickey
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10-18-2001, 07:18 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
Posts: 7,526
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Re: Quick trip to Disney?????
HM -- bummer! My flight leaves at 11:00 a.m. on the 6th, so I'll probably just have a quick breakfast at the hotel and then leave for the airport. Maybe Belle's flight home will be later? (That is, assuming she's definitely going ... I'm still waiting for word on that! Hint, hint. [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] )
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10-18-2001, 09:27 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Pace, Florida
Posts: 190
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Re: Quick trip to Disney?????
WOOHOO!!!! Can't wait to see you again Miss Sara!!! We'll have to do some Christmas shopping together... and of course take a trip to the "Pooky House" [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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