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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-19-2003, 05:10 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 4,169
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Thanks for coming!
I've been noticing the past few days that there are a lot more new faces popping up in our forum!
I hope to hear from all of you. Remember, we can try to answer any of your questions! And if we can't, we'll direct you to the best possible place to find a reliable answer!
So just wanted to say:
THANKS FOR COMING! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
Kristin [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Your Passporter Guide for the 'Vacationing Your Way: Your Special Needs' Forum
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07-02-2003, 05:09 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: nj
Posts: 45
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Re: Thanks for coming!
Hi Kristen,
My name is Sue and this is the first time I have posted to this forum. I can't get enough Disney and I am always reading as much info online as I can find. I purchased a passporter about two months ago and have read it over and over.
When I read your post in this forum, curiosity made me check out your profile. I have twin daughters who have the same birthday as you, 4/11/88. What a coincidence!
If you don't mind me asking, why are you so involved with a forum on special needs? Does it pertain to you or someone in your family? As for me, I have MS and am wheelchair bound. My three daughters (I also have a 12 year old) are wonderful and pretty much run the house with my husband.
I can't wait to go to WDW in November. My last visit I used a wheelchair, but was not confined to it. I could transfer to rides and stayed in a regular room at the Contemporary. However in the past year, the MS has progressed and I am now always in a wheelchair. I have reservations in the Polynesian where they have wheelchair accessible rooms with roll in showers. Have you heard from anyone who has been in these facilities?
Sorry for the long post, but I will keep monitoring this forum and will "talk" to you soon.
Thanks for the great site.
Sue [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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07-02-2003, 05:28 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 4,169
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Re: Thanks for coming!
Thanks for posting Sue! I see it's your first post as well! Welcome!
I know a lot of people who have the same birthday as me! Seems like a common date!
See, I'm interested because if you read my story -
About Me! on the Passporter site, my brother has Autism, and since I saw no other board on here about Special Needs, I posted a thread about having one. Well, a lot of people posted in my thread and well, as you can see, we have ourselves a new forum!
I would break everything down for you, but since it's already been done, I suggest you go to that link!
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07-03-2003, 09:42 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Naugatuck
Posts: 44
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Re: Thanks for coming!
Sue -
Just want to say thank you for this forum. It really is a great part of the PassPorter Boards and it can only do good. [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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07-04-2003, 05:23 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: UK
Posts: 2,476
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Re: Thanks for coming!
I'm going to have to say ditto to what Mary Ellen said.
Mel
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07-04-2003, 06:36 AM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: Thanks for coming!
Just wanted to say Welcome Sue to the boards!! Have fun planning your trip, and jump right in to the fun here!
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