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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-29-2005, 12:07 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Near a Tower of Terror at the moment...
Posts: 13,884
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PayPal...how much do you trust them with your money?
I have a PayPal money market account w/ the debit card tied to it and have been toying with putting my "WDW Money" into that account. It gets better rates than anything else I've got, even if only for a month, and I get 1% back immediately when I use the card. It's not much, but it adds up! I'm just paranoid that something will happen, the money will flush (not FDIC), or the card won't work (some places can't take it b/c it says "business" on it [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img])
I've got to put the money somewhere, I just don't know what is best to do with it.
Do you feel safe with money in PayPal?
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10-29-2005, 06:52 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Jersey Shore
Posts: 2,054
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Re: PayPal...how much do you trust them with your money?
I don't have anything set up like you do but when I do use PayPal I don't leave it in their account for too long. Usually a week or two at most and then I transfer it to my bank account. I'm sure it's fine with PayPal but I just feel better when it's actually in MY own bank account.
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10-29-2005, 07:45 PM
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Guide since 2003
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: West Mifflin, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,546
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Re: PayPal...how much do you trust them with your money?
Nope, don't trust it.. I take the money out at least every week ( depends on the balance) it is not FDIC insured which means if it goes belly up.. so goes your $$
also, they can freeze your account at any time .. check out some of the Ebay discussion boards to read the horror stories..
I do love pay pal for it's paying convenience but I still trust my good old bank
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10-29-2005, 08:25 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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Re: PayPal...how much do you trust them with your money?
I always use my Disney Visa. Trust them much more then Pay pal
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10-30-2005, 06:10 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 3,470
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Re: PayPal...how much do you trust them with your money?
No I don't trust PayPal. I transfer all money out to my own bank account ASAP. If you've ever had a transaction go bad or had PayPal make an error on your acct., you'll find it's next to impossible to get them to resolve anything to your favor! Trust me I know!!! Paypal is good as long as everything works smoothly, but when something doesn't... it's BAD, BAD, BAD!!
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10-30-2005, 10:47 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: PayPal...how much do you trust them with your money?
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Nope, don't trust it.. I take the money out at least every week ( depends on the balance) it is not FDIC insured which means if it goes belly up.. so goes your $$
also, they can freeze your account at any time .. check out some of the Ebay discussion boards to read the horror stories..
I do love pay pal for it's paying convenience but I still trust my good old bank
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Ann, you told me this a while ago and ever since then I have taken my money out of Paypal ASAP. I also shared this with my mom and sister (who is a powerseller now) and they do the same thing. Thanks [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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11-07-2005, 07:22 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 6
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Re: PayPal...how much do you trust them with your money?
Leaving your money without the FDIC protection is a risk that may not be worth the small gains. However, you might want to look at internet banking which is FDIC insured. (search for the money magazine online story -> Why aren't you banking online yet? - Oct. 3, 2005 - gives a good introduction) I've never had a problem with paypal when paying and getting paid however wouldn't have a non FDIC entity hold my money.
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11-07-2005, 11:20 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Near a Tower of Terror at the moment...
Posts: 13,884
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Re: PayPal...how much do you trust them with your money?
Thanks, everyone! I hadn't even considered the whole PayPal as eBay hitman scenario! I movin' it on out! Gimme an F, gimme a D, gimme an I, gimme a C!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
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