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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-28-2005, 12:42 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
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Location: South East London
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Re: Monsters Inc. rumor
That would be so awesome, I [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] Monsters Inc
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12-28-2005, 09:23 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: UK
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Re: Monsters Inc. rumor
That sounds great! I hope the rumour becomes reality [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img].
Karen
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12-28-2005, 10:28 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Western Pa
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Re: Monsters Inc. rumor
Hubby and I were talking about this last night and we thought this would be better as a simulator. You know similiar to the Spiderman attration at that other park [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/whistling2.gif[/img]
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12-28-2005, 11:58 AM
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Red Hot Momma~
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Port Saint Lucie, FL USA 90 minutes from WDW!
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Monsters Inc. rumor
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When we were watching the movie at the theater during the door scene I leaned over to Matt and said, "That would make a great roller coaster"
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I did the same thing! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/yeahthat.gif[/img]
I just didn't say it to Matt but to Adam!
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12-28-2005, 12:55 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,590
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Re: Monsters Inc. rumor
When we were at WDW a year and a half ago we verbally said that this would happen and I guess it is going to happen. Cannot wait to see this come to fruition. Thanks for the update.
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12-28-2005, 01:18 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hawai\'i
Posts: 2,862
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Re: Monsters Inc. rumor
Hey, gang....
I was watching a tv special on WDW and I think they were previewing a Monster's Inc. ride! It was like the Figment ride/attraction. It also had scenes from the movie. They said the ride wasn't supposed to open until 2006 sometime, but they were giving everyone a "sneak Peak"
Did anyone see this too?
The ride looked like it was going to be fun!!!
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12-28-2005, 01:22 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Pensacola, FL
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Re: Monsters Inc. rumor
I saw it on TV during the Christmas Parade at WDW. They were previewing the ride, which looks like it will be a gentle kid's type ride with animatronics, props and scenes from the movie. Looks like it will be mild but fun for kids.
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12-28-2005, 03:14 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: East Bridgewater, MA
Posts: 16,143
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Re: Monsters Inc. rumor
A Monsters, Inc. themed ride would be so cool - roller coaster, simulator, or whatever!
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12-28-2005, 11:58 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
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Re: Monsters Inc. rumor
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When we were at WDW a year and a half ago we verbally said that this would happen and I guess it is going to happen. Cannot wait to see this come to fruition.
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This project isn't a go yet, just a rumor though.
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The Monsters Inc. attraction that was being previewed during the Christmas parade was the one at California Adventure (called "Monsters Inc., Mike and Sulley to the Rescue"). It soft-opened recently and it is supposed to fully open next month!!! (I sure hope I can get back out there soon to check it out!)
I also think that, if there ever is a Monsters Inc themed attraction, it would be more fun as a 3D simulator . . . wouldn't take up as much room as a coaster would either! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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12-29-2005, 07:02 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
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Re: Monsters Inc. rumor
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I also think that, if there ever is a Monsters Inc themed attraction, it would be more fun as a 3D simulator . . . wouldn't take up as much room as a coaster would either! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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If you combine both - it would be like someone already mentioned - very similar to Spiderman at IOA. Although Spiderman isn't exactly a coaster, they are free moving vehicles on a track. I'm sure the Disney Imagineers are chomping at the bit to top their competition!
According to the article, if this ever did come to pass, it probably wouldn't happen in this decade though [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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12-29-2005, 10:16 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: Monsters Inc. rumor
That would be WAY cool!
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12-30-2005, 12:48 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LITH, Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 3,205
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Re: Monsters Inc. rumor
That would be a cool ride.
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12-30-2005, 01:16 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 13,817
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Re: Monsters Inc. rumor
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When we were watching the movie at the theater during the door scene I leaned over to Matt and said, "That would make a great roller coaster"
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I thought that exact same thing. How cool would that be for a ride!
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12-30-2005, 11:50 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
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Re: Monsters Inc. rumor
That would be so cool!
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