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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-09-2005, 09:43 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Shocked! longish post...Updated 12/8
Amy I will ask my sister she might have a few suggestions. Sandy lives in Kissimmee near the airport off from Boggy Creek road. I know she lived in an apartment complex off from 192 for a couple of years.
I will ask Sandy where NOT to look.
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12-09-2005, 09:44 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
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Re: Shocked! longish post...Updated 12/8
Good luck with everything Amy!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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12-10-2005, 05:20 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Kissimmee, Fl
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Posts: 25,061
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Re: Shocked! longish post...Updated 12/8
Amy I am so happy for you, and think in a few years maybe we will be neighbors! Sooner if I can help it. Lakeland is one of the areas I was thinking about too.
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12-10-2005, 06:40 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Houston
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Re: Shocked! longish post...Updated 12/8
Sweet Loretta! Moms has gone nuts!
Wow, Amy, that's some news. I think I would die of shock.
'course, my mom has to plan a couple of hours before she decides on which placemats to use. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img]
How exciting for you. I also know people that live in Altamonte Springs and I've been out there before and it seemed nice. And what was that you said about "other" things to do in Orlando? Cuz all I heard was blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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12-10-2005, 07:51 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Missouri
Posts: 4,595
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Re: Shocked! longish post...Updated 12/8
Wow! What news! My parents always gave me news either during the morning or during a back rub.
How fun to be thinking of moving to Orlando! How exciting!!!!
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12-10-2005, 09:06 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: Shocked! longish post...Updated 12/8
Sounds like some great news for you and mom!!!!Wish I could be of more help in the Orlando real estate market - but I don't have a clue there.
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12-10-2005, 09:29 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Lansing, Michigan
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Posts: 4,890
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Re: Shocked! longish post...Updated 12/8
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And to think when i live there I can take vacations to other desitinations...Did you know that there are other places to see other then Disney [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img] when did this happen? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
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You're kidding, right? There are other places to see??? No way! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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12-11-2005, 10:17 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
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Re: Shocked! longish post...Updated 12/8
I just found this thread - what great news this looks like being for both you and your mum. I hope it all works for you. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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12-11-2005, 12:02 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Whitefield, NH
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,599
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Re: Shocked! longish post
Wow!!!! Amy - this is incredible news!!
Good luck to you and your Mom - I hope you find a great place.
Are you planning to apply at WDW for a job? What are you hoping to do?
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12-11-2005, 01:14 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 5,517
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Re: Shocked! longish post
We're PMing each other, but I just wanted to chime in about a couple of things.
If you choose to live in Altamonte, Winter Park, Winter Garden, Clermont..etc...then be prepared to drive a long way to work (if you work close to Disney) on very crowded roads. Some days it may take you 30 minutes to get to work. Other day, 2 hours. I4 is BAD and most of us try to avoid it..but some of those suberbs require a drive via I4 (or toll roads) and it can be hectic. Coming from a small town myself, I didn't want to have to deal with that.
Lake Mary is nice, but again, the main road back and forth would be I4.
I love this area and it's very magical to have the Magic Kingdom in my back yard. But remember that living here does spoil it a little. Granted, I get to do a lot of things that tourists don't get to do...and I would NEVER in a million years move back to PA. But, it's not the same as visiting here. You'll get tired of the traffic, the outrageous prices, the accidents on the roads, the heat, etc...I'm not trying to spoil it for you..I'm just being honest.
BUT DEFINATELY MOVE HERE. It's what you dreamed of!!! You have to take advantage of it while you can. You never know if you'll be able to again. It was the absolute best choice I've ever made.
Kelly
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12-11-2005, 02:30 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: Shocked! longish post...Updated 12/8
Thanks Kelly and all for the pixies and advice.
While i Love the mouse I don't have the desire to work for him again. I did the college program and the only way i'd want to work there is seasonal maybe as a ride operator but full time i'd like to find something different.
Right now i think we have narrowed it to either living in orlando or living halfway between Tampa and Orlando but that will depend on where we can find work.
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