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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-14-2004, 09:07 PM
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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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Adventuring in 03/05 (March 2005)
Are you planning a trip sometime in March 2005? If so, share your dates and plans with your fellow travelers here! The following information is helpful to know. You can copy and paste it into your post or rearrange it as you see fit!
Destination:
Date: (when you'll be there, arrival to departure)
Adventurers: Resort/Hotel: (who's going with you, their ages, and their experience)
Resort/Hotel: (where you are staying)
Celebration: (why you are going, even if just for R&R)
Meetings: (places you'll be at if others want to join you, plus ways fellow travelers can spot you, such as wearing a PassPorter Pin, etc.)
Feel free to post even if your plans aren't firm -- you're always welcome to return and update us when you've made more plans!
When you return from your trip, we encourage you to share your adventure with us in our Sharing The Adventure message board!
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09-14-2004, 09:48 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Pittsfield, MA
Posts: 594
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Re: Adventuring in 03/05 (March 2005)
Destination: Walt Disney World!
Date: March 10, 2005 - March 19, 2005
Adventurers: My fiance, my parents, his parents, my brother, his girlfriend, and my aunt and uncle.
Resort/Hotel: Beach Club Villas
Celebration: To let our parents get to know each other, and introduce two people (my brother's girlfriend and my uncle) to WDW for the first time. And also because my fiance and his parents haven't been for 10 years!
Meetings: Don't have the itinerary down just yet - will update as I figure it all out - planning for ten people is quite a task!
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09-16-2004, 06:14 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Boston, MA USA
Posts: 2,535
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Re: Adventuring in 03/05 (March 2005)
Date: March 9th - 15th
Adventurers: My wife & I, and maybe more family
Resort: Wilderness Lodge
Celebration: Thaw out from the winter cold 
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09-20-2004, 12:45 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: IL
Posts: 760
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Re: Adventuring in 03/05 (March 2005)
Destination:
Date: March 25-April 1
Adventurers: Me, DH, DD(11), DD(9), DS (6)
Resort/Hotel: PC for 2 nights and then onto Beach Club Villas!
Celebration: Spring Break and to bask in the sunshine after a loooong Chicago winter!
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09-29-2004, 02:34 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: BURKBURNETT, TX
Posts: 414
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Re: Adventuring in 03/05 (March 2005)
Destination: WDW ON 4 DAY PH
Date: MARCH 13-19
Adventurers: ME, HUSBAND, PARENTS, SISTER, SISTER'S HUSBAND AND NIECE AND NEPHEW
Resort/Hotel: OFF SITE AT A GREAT VILLA
Celebration: THE KIDS WILL BE ON SPRING BREAK AND HAVE NEVER BEEN. NEITHER HAS BROTHER IN LAW. HUSBAND HASN'T BEEN IN 26 YRS, AND MY FAMILY HASN'T BEEN IN 16 YRS.
  WE ARE SOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!! |
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10-08-2004, 10:10 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
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Re: Adventuring in 03/05 (March 2005)
Destination: The House of Mouse - WDW!!! 
Date: March 12-20, 2005
Adventurers:
me, Sarah (28)
DH, Mike (29)
DD, Emilie (4)
DMiL, Jean (58)
DFiL, Jack (61)
Resort/Hotel: <font color="green">2 rooms at Shades of Green</font>
Celebration: Visiting for a combination of the following things . . .
DH's birthday - February 18 (belated)
Our 6th anniversary - February 22 (belated)
DFiL's 61st birthday - March 4 (a little belated)
DD's 4th birthday - March 9 (not too belated)
DMiL's 59th birthday - March 26 (a little early!)
MiL's Spring Break (she works in a school)
"It's a Small World" is scheduled to re-open March 18th-19th too!!!
Oh, and it's all expense paid by MIL and FIL, so LIKE WE'RE GOING TO PASS THAT UP!!! 
<font color="blue">Lots to celebrate!!!</font> 
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10-13-2004, 07:57 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,405
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Re: Adventuring in 03/05 (March 2005)
Destination: Phoenix, Arizona
Date: March 5-19, 2005
Adventurers: Me-2nd trip and DH about 5th trip
Resort/Hotel: None We will be staying at his cousins house in Anthem, AZ
Celebration: Looking for a house and jobs to get us geared up to move there!!!!
NO MEETINGS!!! Unless we decide to go to Disneyland while we are there.
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10-18-2004, 11:22 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chesapeake, VA
Posts: 329
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Re: Adventuring in 03/05 (March 2005)
Destination: <font color="blue"> WDW </font>
Date: <font color="blue"> March 25th till April 3rd for FL ~ in WDW starting March 29th to try to miss some of the Easter rush </font>
Adventurers: Resort/Hotel: <font color="blue"> Will Be staying with my granparents who live outside of Orlando. Our group will include: 2 parents and 3 kids....9, 8, and 2. </font>
Celebration: <font color="blue">Going because in 2000 Daddy (was out to sea) nor the youngest was with us, so it's time to go back so we all can enjoy WDW together </font>
Meetings: <font color="blue">I will be the petite one with short hair in the Pirates of the Caribbean Line. LOL! </font>
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10-19-2004, 04:27 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Plano, Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 848
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Re: Adventuring in 03/05 (March 2005)
Oh, wow! How have I forgotten to post my plans here before now??? (The reservations were made last March!)
Destination: 7-day land/sea package, WDW & Disney Wonder cruise
Date: Arriving in Orlando Sat. 3/5, at WDW Sun. 3/6, onto the ship on Thur. 3/10, home Sun. 3/13
Adventurers: Same crew as last time -- me (Brad), my wife Becky, our two boys Brandon (10) & Benjamin (7), and Becky's parents Bob & Linda.
Resort/Hotel: Beach Club (first time for all of us)
Celebration: Because it's been a couple of years since the last time!!! (Benjamin is turning 8 a few days into our trip, and is looking forward to getting all that extra Disney attention on his birthday again. Lucky kid!)
Meetings: Not planning any prearranged meetings. I'm easy to spot, though -- I'm a big guy, and I'll have a red "Guest of Honor" name badge, a yellow PassPorter name badge, and half the time I'll be taking notes in my deluxe PassPorter for the next trip report! Feel free to say "hi" if you spot me!
ETA: Duh... I did post my plans here immediately after making the reservations, but back then there was no "March 2005" category, just "Sometime in 2005"!
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10-24-2004, 10:13 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: BURLESON TX (near Ft. Worth)
Posts: 5,589
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Re: Adventuring in 03/05 (March 2005)
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Destination: <font color="red">WDW AND CARNIVAL CRUISE </font>
Date: <font color="green">MARCH 11-17 WDW, MAR. 17-20 CRUISE, MARCH 20 DW </font>
Adventurers: <font color="blue">ME 42 KELLY, DH 41 JEFF, J.J. 12, BRADY 10 </font>
Resort/Hotel: <font color="red">BEACH CLUB VILLAS </font>
Celebration: <font color="green">SPRING BREAK AND ST. PATRICKS DAY </font>
Meetings: <font color="blue">NONE PLANNED ... YET! </font>
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10-25-2004, 12:56 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SE Ohio
Posts: 3,246
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Re: Adventuring in 03/05 (March 2005)
WDW March 9-14 2005!
All-Star Movies (second time) - Me, hubby and 4 year old dd
Going for dd's 4th birthday celebration! 3/12
Just went in September, decided to try talking dh into going for dd's 4th birthday and he agreed!!! Definates consist of 1900 Park Fare for birthday dinner, Garden Grill for Ice Cream Social if not closed for rehab and Liberty Tree Tavern. Hoping Small World will re-open for our visit!
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11-02-2004, 04:13 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Central Indiana
Posts: 1,398
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Re: Adventuring in 03/05 (March 2005)
Destination: WDW (our first visit)
Date: Mon, 3-21 to Sat. 3-26
Adventurers: myself and our 16yo sone Kevin
Resort: Port Orleans Riverside
Celebration: Losing 100+ lbs!
I'd love some info re: how late the parks will be open, etc!
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11-05-2004, 02:32 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chesapeake, VA
Posts: 329
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Re: Adventuring in 03/05 (March 2005)
[ QUOTE ]
Destination: <font color="blue"> WDW </font>
Date: <font color="blue"> March 25th till April 3rd for FL ~ in WDW starting March 29th to try to miss some of the Easter rush </font>
Adventurers: Resort/Hotel: <font color="blue"> Will Be staying with my granparents who live outside of Orlando. Our group will include: 2 parents and 3 kids....9, 8, and 2. </font>
Celebration: <font color="blue">Going because in 2000 Daddy (was out to sea) nor the youngest was with us, so it's time to go back so we all can enjoy WDW together </font>
Meetings: <font color="blue">I will be the petite one with short hair in the Pirates of the Caribbean Line. LOL! </font>
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Correction we will be In the Disney Parks starting March 30 till the 1st of April. Will take a break on the 2nd to go to the flea market and then back to WDW on April 3rd. Our neighbors are now going with us too. So add another 2 adults and 2 kids.
Also from March 30th till April 1st we are now staying at the Pop Century Resort. Woooohoooo! Anyone else be there during our stay?
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11-07-2004, 09:36 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: B\'ville, OK
Posts: 851
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Re: Adventuring in 03/05 (March 2005)
Destination: WDW!
Date: <font color="blue"> </font> MARCH 13th-20th
Adventurers:The USUAL List of Suspects
ME-SleepingB, DH-41; DD#1-14; DS-10; DD#2-will turn 6 our first full day there; DGDad-65; DGma-65; Dsis; DBro, DSIL and kids-11; 9;and 7.
Resort/Hotel: POFQ
Celebration: We always have been in the summer. So we thought we'd try a different time of year. APs make it very tempting to go again. Also thought it would be cool for DD to have Birthday there.
Meetings:None planned as yet. Although we are a meeting in itself! Open to suggestions!
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11-08-2004, 10:57 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chesapeake, VA
Posts: 329
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Re: Adventuring in 03/05 (March 2005)
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Destination: WDW (our first visit)
Date: Mon, 3-21 to Sat. 3-26
Adventurers: myself and our 16yo sone Kevin
Resort: Port Orleans Riverside
Celebration: Losing 100+ lbs!
I'd love some info re: how late the parks will be open, etc!
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Congrats on losing the weight! You certainly deserve some fun at WDW. I PMed you about the park openings. Have fun on your trip! |
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