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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-27-2005, 10:06 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,547
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Wow, I think she\'s fully converted...
My Mom, that is. Anyway, my Aunt and Uncle were supposed to go to the Bahamas this week, but my Uncle just started a new job and couldn't get the time off. So, my Aunt took my little cousin, who's three, and still went with her mother, sister and brother-in-law, and nieces and nephews. My Uncle called us 45 times yesterday and said that my Aunt wasn't having a good time, and my Mom said that's because she's in the Bahamas with a 3-year old, who they make sure goes to bed at 9:00 every night. When you're on vacation you want to stay out late and have fun so he should be able to stay up later, but even if he does the Bahamas nightlife is comprised of nightclubs and casinos.
She then started telling him that they should have gone to Disney, instead of the Bahamas. My Uncle said that my cousin doesn't like rides and my Mom went into detail about how the rides weren't regular rides, but all really unique ones. I then heard her telling him that there ARE hotels are Disney that are $400 a night and all-inclusive, and she asked me which ones to which I replied the Contemporary, Grand Floridian, and Polynesian. My Uncle didn't believe her so he went online to look. My Mom was screaming about how Disney has something for every age, and if you want to stay out at night at least you know there's a parade at 10:00 to keep the kids entertained. Who wants to go on vacation and be in bed at 9:00?! So I just thought it was funny that she was preaching the upsides of Disney to him! Now I just need her to remember that when we pick a vacation spot in 2007... [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
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11-27-2005, 10:21 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: Wow, I think she\'s fully converted...
Looks like you have definitely converted her, Melissa [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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11-27-2005, 10:25 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 13,817
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Re: Wow, I think she\'s fully converted...
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/applause.gif[/img] Congratulations! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]
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11-27-2005, 10:44 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: Wow, I think she\'s fully converted...
Melissa I think your mom's been bitten by the mouse!!!!!! Sounds like your in for several Disney vacations.
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11-27-2005, 10:58 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 18,767
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Re: Wow, I think she\'s fully converted...
It sure sounds like you have her converted!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Congrats!!
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11-27-2005, 11:02 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 1,268
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Re: Wow, I think she\'s fully converted...
Definately sounds like she's been brought over to the happy side of the street.
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11-27-2005, 11:49 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: Wow, I think she\'s fully converted...
This is HUGE, Melissa! I remember how different she was when you were first planning the big trip. Looks like your brainwashing scheme worked. Good job! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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11-27-2005, 12:00 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,547
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Re: Wow, I think she\'s fully converted...
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This is HUGE, Melissa! I remember how different she was when you were first planning the big trip. Looks like your brainwashing scheme worked. Good job! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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Brainwashing... I like it. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] Thanks everyone!
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11-27-2005, 03:12 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
Posts: 13,308
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Re: Wow, I think she\'s fully converted...
Great job getting your mom on "our" side [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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