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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-13-2006, 06:08 AM
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The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
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Re: Our Month-Long Trip to Orlando // Final Thoughts - Trip Complete! (Finally!)
A long trip and a great report. Thanks for sharing it with us [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/applause.gif[/img]
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01-13-2006, 08:03 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Re: Our Month-Long Trip to Orlando// The Best Of the Theme Parks - Updated 12/30
Thanks again for a great finish to your TR! I too love the Animal Kingdom and I'm glad you came around to appreciate the beauty of it! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] I'm really looking forward to seeing the pics and stories of your trip down this summer. Hope you were able to get a great class schedule! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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01-13-2006, 10:19 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: Our Month-Long Trip to Orlando // Final Thoughts - Trip Complete! (Finally!)
Melissa, thanks so much for sharing your trip!! I really enjoyed every word and the pictures were great!! You really have a knack for writing and I'm sad that you report is over, but I am happy that there will be another one to read after JUly!! Thanks again for sharing!!!
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01-13-2006, 11:13 AM
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#154
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Bethlehem,Ct 06751
Posts: 3,918
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Re: Our Month-Long Trip to Orlando // Final Thoughts - Trip Complete! (Finally!)
What a wonderful report full of humor and wonderful pictures! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thanx.gif[/img] for all your hard work!
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01-13-2006, 12:28 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Posts: 136,854
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Re: Our Month-Long Trip to Orlando // Final Thoughts - Trip Complete! (Finally!)
What a great trip Melissa [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] Thanks for sharing it with us [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thanx.gif[/img] Loved it [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
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01-13-2006, 03:52 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New York
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,960
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Re: Our Month-Long Trip to Orlando // Final Thoughts - Trip Complete! (Finally!)
I really enjoyed every word (and picture) of your TR, Melissa! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/applause.gif[/img] Thanks so much for taking us along with you! I look forward to reading about your trip this summer!
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01-13-2006, 04:06 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Wishing I was at WDW
Posts: 2,384
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Re: Our Month-Long Trip to Orlando // Final Thoughts - Trip Complete! (Finally!)
Thanks so much for sharing your memories with us! I loved reading your TR.
Cindy
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01-13-2006, 05:15 PM
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#158
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 3,651
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Re: Our Month-Long Trip to Orlando // Final Thoughts - Trip Complete! (Finally!)
Melissa,
Great job! I really enjoyed reading and looking at all the pictures. Keep it up on your other report, too. Thanks for all your hard work - I know you were concerned about how you should take trip report notes before you left home, but I think you did an outstanding job.
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01-13-2006, 10:33 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Chicago Illinois
Posts: 5,421
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Re: Our Month-Long Trip to Orlando // Final Thoughts - Trip Complete! (Finally!)
Great report. Thanks for sharing with us! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
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02-04-2006, 11:20 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: Our Month-Long Trip to Orlando // Final Thoughts - Trip Complete! (Finally!)
I love your honesty and sarcastic sense of humor, Melissa. I love how close your family is, and I think every family should be so lucky to have a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Disneyworld - for a whole month! This is one of the best trip reports ever! Thanks for taking the time to write it all down to share with us, and for all of the great pictures. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] Looking forward to reading all about your next trip.
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02-04-2006, 03:34 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Montana
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,499
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Re: Our Month-Long Trip to Orlando // Final Thoughts - Trip Complete! (Finally!)
Thanks for your awesome insight and a great trip report! I enjoyed it! We hope to get over to US some year, but are starting out slow with SW.
Is Mythos a Greek restaurant? I love Greek food and would go just about anywhere to get it! I am completely unfamiliar with US-Is Mythos where we would have to get park admission?
Thanks again!
Claudine [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
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02-04-2006, 03:40 PM
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#162
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,547
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Re: Our Month-Long Trip to Orlando // Final Thoughts - Trip Complete! (Finally!)
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02-04-2006, 04:15 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Montana
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,499
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Re: Our Month-Long Trip to Orlando // Final Thoughts - Trip Complete! (Finally!)
Thanks! Sounds like we'll put it on our "To Do" list as it scored so well among theme park restaurants! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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